Dead Flower Macro, Stanley Park, Vancouver

christine: One February afternoon while I was impatiently seeking signs of the upcoming spring, I saw these wilted flowers remaining from the previous year. At first glance the flowers were dull, drab, and lifeless. But on second look, the wilted flowers took on a lacy delicate appearance through the late-afternoon sun. I let my camera do its work. An elderly woman, who we met through previous trips in the gardens, stopped to see what I was doing. She asked me why I was interested in photographing dead flowers such as that. I just replied to her that there is beauty in everything.

How I wish I knew to photograph in RAW back then...

Ah, “dull, drab, and lifeless”? No way. Owning a camera is the best way to open our eyes to the beauty around us.

Posted by AG on January 11, 2007 at 3:39 AM

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great macro, compliments!

Posted by alberto on January 11, 2007 at 8:30 AM

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Love the details, great find!

Posted by Ashish Sidapara on January 11, 2007 at 8:37 AM

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It's amazing how many things we can walk by every day and never notice until we look at them through the eyes of a photographer. Excellent shot.

Posted by Datreebear on January 11, 2007 at 10:52 AM

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a real beauty of a shot!

Posted by Crash on January 11, 2007 at 1:52 PM

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Such a beautiful macro this is. Lovely!

Posted by Pinto on January 12, 2007 at 4:59 AM

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a wonderful way to show the details of decay!

Posted by Claus on June 26, 2007 at 5:22 AM

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