Small Things

Sometimes the smallest flowers are so exceptional.

Purple Gentian on the corner of Cameron and Wendover

such a small flower, as seen by the eye and through a close-up with a camera

Flowers of the O•S•C•A•R© Article

Cameron Ave Succulent, at 163

Wildflower Datura at Tundra Moving Pictures, 435 Sunnyside Ave

Railroad Vine Flower, Harvard Ave

Orchid, Windsor Ave

OSCAR Article - May 2012 Edition

The O•S•C•A•R© The Community Voice of Old Ottawa South


has published an article of mine in the May issue.  

5 Tips For Capturing The Perfect Flower Photograph

By Richard Weintrager

You can download the whole issue here:

http://www.oldottawasouth.ca/documents/oscar/2012/2012-05-May.pdf

My article is on page 24.  If you have the paper version of the newspaper, it is the centre-fold article.

Echinacea Ice

Freezing rain and snow the past few days in Old Ottawa South.  Sometimes ice on an echinacea looks like another world.  

freezing rain

ice makes this echinacea appear absolutely astral

Tiny Gifts from The Netherlands

such delicate tones

Sunday Morning

On EARTH DAY, this simple stretch of tulips seemed just, so; perfect.

7 Grove

Two weeks later, I decided to check out those same perfect blooms.

Clutch of Tulips

white

pink

variegated

White Tulip Abstraction

Close ups can create painterly abstractions

White Tulip Stamen

Wet Pink Tulip

after the rain

details

another detail

Daffodils

Daffodils are often the first blooms in Old Ottawa South.

Playful petal-hat and a dancing skirt corona on these from 27 and 7 Ossington Avenue.

7 Ossington Avenue

SPRING - 2012

Welcome to the new blog - which I started fresh this spring and dedicate to all the new blooms, buds, flowers and endless photographic possibilities to come.


A very big thank you to everyone who explored my past blog incarnations.  


This year my entries here will continue to capture the beauty of Old Ottawa South and explore so much more.