On 4/8/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The state flower of California is the poppy. They bloom once a year > so there is a short opportunity to see and photograph them. On my > recent morning walks they have been out and I have been taking > pictures when conditions were good. I felt that there were more than > would be worth showing as a string of PESO's, so here is a little > gallery. View if you are so inclined: > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Poppies/index.htm > > Comments always welcome.
Getting time to comment on some old ones that were posted around the time I was away to Nova Scotia. These are all beautiful, Bruce. FWIW, this is my fave: http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Poppies/bkd_1655.htm Lovely, simple composition, and I love that smooth, creamy background. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson

