This plant is growing by the back door in a garden behind Liz' house. I noticed it was there, but then was stunned to REALLY look at it. It is just beautiful. I forget that one difference between New York and Los Angeles, is that LA is tropical and NY is not. So here is a quiz for you all. In the upper right hand corner of the photograph, there is a splotch of red in the background seen between some of the leaves. I have photos with the red in, and the red out. First I thought it was a distraction, then I thought it added interest, and decided to leave it in. How do all of you feel?
Monday, December 8, 2008
L.A. Garden
This plant is growing by the back door in a garden behind Liz' house. I noticed it was there, but then was stunned to REALLY look at it. It is just beautiful. I forget that one difference between New York and Los Angeles, is that LA is tropical and NY is not. So here is a quiz for you all. In the upper right hand corner of the photograph, there is a splotch of red in the background seen between some of the leaves. I have photos with the red in, and the red out. First I thought it was a distraction, then I thought it added interest, and decided to leave it in. How do all of you feel?
Interestingly, I probably would have moved the lens to eliminate the subtle but still obvious red color behind the flower. But there is a certain mystery to the red color, which adds interest. While touring the wine country in northern California recently, I was confronted with a similar situation while trying to photograph a small stone chapel in a vineyard. There was a large blue container near the foundation that I found offensive so I positioned myself to put some foliage between the lens and building.
ReplyDeleteI have a bright shiny nickel for the first person who can correctly identify the red splotch... =)
ReplyDeleteKen, what type of plant is this?
I would have taken out the splotch.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what kind of plant it is, but I will find out, and tell everyone on a later post...
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