Spring 2024 is cold and wet. But rain does make flowers incredibly photogenic. Without the droplets on this Poppy, it would be a much less interesting photo.
However fragile a poppy may seem, they are in fact very strong. They need very little to bloom. In fact, I sowed this flower in our garden, they don't come up there, but what blew to the adjacent park spot is doing just fine. There is a whole clump of bright red poppies there and 1 pink one, the one in this picture.
The poppy is one of my favourite flowers. Not to be picked and put in a vase, unfortunately, because they don't survive that, but you can hang them on your wall as a photo and enjoy them inside.
As the daughter of a photographer, photography has been a big part of my life. I love nature and especially flowers, so you see this most in my work. I have worked as an independent make-up artist for over 15 years, developing my eye for detail. Composition.. Read more…