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Blue Dicks Flowers

Blue Dicks Flowers
Spring blue dicks flowers in California hills.

Blue Dicks Flowers. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Spring blue dicks flowers in California hills.

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Larkspur Flowers

Larkspur Flowers
A group of larkspur wildflowers in the hills of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Larkspur Flowers. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

A group of larkspur wildflowers in the hills of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Three Ivy Leaves

Three Ivy Leaves
“Three Ivy Leaves” — Three spring ivy leaves emerge from the shadows

Ivy is among a group of (sometimes) shade-loving plants whose leaves intrigue me. The shapes, colors, and textures are immediately appealing, especially in soft light. But the complexity of their arrangement can make it difficult to find compositions. The beauty of the leaves makes me think it will be easy, but the complexity challenges me.

Here a few newer leaves stood out a bit from the darker background leaves — both because of their newness and because they were a bit forward and in the light.


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Sea of Dogwood Blossoms

Sea of Dogwood Blossoms
A dense expanse of spring dogwood blossoms.

Sea of Dogwood Blossoms. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

A dense expanse of spring dogwood blossoms.

This amazingly thick mass of dogwood blooms comes from a tree I mentioned in an earlier post. We had gone to a location where we sometimes photograph dogwoods (and many other things), but we knew that the trees we usually look for would have almost completely dropped their blossoms by now. However, to our surprise and pleasure, there was a tree that we did not know about, and it had more dogwood blossoms than any tree I’ve seen before.

The light was extremely soft due to the late hour. I would usually photograph smaller groups of flowers or even individual blossoms, typically in a more straight-on fashion. But these branches were at eye level and higher, so I decided to photograph across them and show their extent.


G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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