FOUR days later - a new walk in my backyard - please join me for a minute

[Mira]

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[JeffR]

1. Greening up fast!

:)

[Celebration]

11. The tree has a face!

That is very cool.

[mth44sc]

2. Nice nice nice

Can't wait to see those hostas in that pot all growed up :-)

[Mira]

3. Thanks - as we say around here - I'm jerkin' them up as fast as I can, and now

I remember, I owe you the promised alligator, but don't show her to squirt (or whatever his name was) she is not beautiful enough for him.
I'll go look for her picture.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Spring is lovely,

and these are beautiful. I know it'll happen here someday.

[qnr]

5. Beautiful photos. That's a wonderful backyard you have. n/t

[ConsAreLiars]

6. Your photos show that you have an artrist's eye

when it comes to composition and subject selection. In this series, the first and last show that talent most clearly, but the middle ones, I think you might agree, don't quite show as much as you saw and wanted to share.

There are technical things about how the camera works and the limitations on how well it captures what we see, and better understanding the conditions and settings that will mean that the photos better reproduce that original "image" you saw. Climbing that learning curve, in addition to being fun, will be worth the effort you put into it.

Apart from a good heart and mind, you remind me a lot of Blue_In_AK, whose first photos in this group were uniquely stunning but sometimes marred by by the sort of technical defects that result when one is unfamiliar with how one best controls the tool being used, the camera. Looking at her work today, it is hard to imagine any photo by Blue_In_AK being less than WowPerfect! Keep studying, learning where you can, and you will have gallery exhibit and a secondary income if you want that.

[Mira]

8. Without the care and attention your feedback shows, I could not progress.

Instinct alone does not do it, nor does observation, it just takes too long. Thank you for your time to do it!

[MissHoneychurch]

7. Beautiful

beautiful pictures - beautiful garden

[intheflow]

9. The first one gave me the shivers.

Those really are the first buds, you can feel how new they are. Such a promise that spring will come to Denver again, too! My favorite is the Japanese Maple. I love the composition and contrasts.

[Tindalos]

10. What a difference a few days makes

After such a long winter, it's amazing how things can "return to life" almost overnight.