Portland Plants 17 - More photos of the plants and flowers from the Pacific Northwest!

fronttowardenemy (57) in photography • 7 years ago

Portland Plants 17:

These are some of the photos from the photo excursion that I took last Thursday. I spotted a few flowers that seemed new to me. It's likely that I've encountered all of these plants before, but this my first time noticing them.

This first group of flowers was all in front of the same house. The flowers look familiar, but I've never looked this closely at them before. I like the weird spikey hairball looking thing in the middle.

This was a weird one. I'm pretty sure this thing used to have petals, but I can't say for sure. It's not exactly pretty, but it is weird so it has earned a place on my blog.

These are the only 2 of this plant that I've seen. They just seemed to stand there looking crazy.

This is a pretty funky looking flower, and it looks familiar. It seems like I've seen these before.

Here's a strange one that I found really close to home. These things grow on giant hedges that are two or three times taller than me.

This last section will be individual shots of plants that caught my eye.

I love these little blue flowers. Every time I go out for photos, I try to resist the urge to photograph them. I usually fail to resist that urge.

I think these are seahorse ferns. They look like seahorses. These are pretty common around here.

Just a pretty patch of flowers that I liked.

That's going to do it for this post. I've already got some photos that I took this weekend for my next post. I've also ordered some extension tubes for my camera. Hopefully, I'll be able to get even closer with some of the photographs.

I hope you enjoyed some of the photos. Which plant did you like the most?

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7 years ago by fronttowardenemy (57)

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ddschteinn (65) · 7 years ago

I'm calling 'fake' on the first two. OK, maybe not. But they sure do LOOK like it. The colors are so oddly amazing. Only Mother Nature can do that sort of thing.

Your forays out and about sure do find a lot of different plants. I think there is so much around us we don't usually notice, until we get behind a camera, which slows us all down a bit. I suppose one could do it without the camera, but it just seems to help focus more. I think I've viewed the world that way for a long long time.

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doctorcrypto (59) · 7 years ago

I like what i'm hearing from you dd.

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fronttowardenemy (57) · 7 years ago

This is what the photo looked like without the levels adjusted. I did boost the vibrance and contrast some, but I usually try not to go overboard with it.

These flowers were pretty crazy. I believe the owners had 4 varieties of colors in the same little patch of land between the sidewalk and the road.

I share your sentiment about cameras. I feel like I've got a whole new world to explore when I have a camera in my hands. What I'm especially enjoying are the close-up shots that let me see more detail than is possible with my aging eyesight.

I never really considered myself a "plant guy", but I'm developing a fascination with them as I take more photos. With all the crazy plants available in Portland, sometimes I do feel like a treasure hunter or something. These flowers were a real treat!

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ddschteinn (65) · 7 years ago

I hope you didn't take that wrong, I wrote that and then today looked at it again. Kind of sounded like I was slamming your photos a bit. Just meant they are some really wild looking colors and some almost fake looking wild flowers. I do a bit of editing too, as part of the whole shebang. So that wasn't a reflection on your photo process. Then there is the TOTAL edit, which is fun too. I did a 7 day series of plants from other planets of the solar system. Was fun, and tried to make them look as odd as possible. The sky's the limit.
I agree with the detail thing, it is amazing what's going on in these flowers. I used to do more, should get back to it again. Then again, I should post more in general. But I do love seeing the world through a viewfinder. It can be hard to run about in nature with folks that don't, "what are you taking a picture of NOW"? A shoe, what else. Such fun. Keep up the good works.

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fronttowardenemy (57) · 7 years ago

No no no, I didn't think you were accusing me of something or anything like that. The subjects of the photos do look fake or extraterrestrial. I've been thinking of doing some before/after shots of some of my photos, but I don't think it would make for an interesting post. Your comment gave me a good excuse to post an unprocessed photo.

I do sometimes wonder if I'm overprocessing my photos though. I tend to go heavy on the contrast and darken things up. I wonder if I'll regret my post-processing procedures if I ever get a good monitor.

I'm with ya when it comes to people without cameras. I find that I enjoy photography a lot more when I'm alone. Even if my companions aren't actually bothered by me stopping for photos, I usually feel like I'm being an inconvenience.

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ddschteinn (65) · 7 years ago

I do process my photos too. Not to a huge degree, but if you are going to put them out, they should look at least pretty decent. I hope to use mine in other applications/publications, etc some day. So there's no reason to put out images that are mediocre, at least in my book. That's one reason I don't put out a bunch of posts a day, and the same with writing. I don't want to just put out 'stuff' and not put any effort into it. May not pay as well, but that's OK, I still strive for at least a modicum of quality in most efforts.

I went on a trip with a friend last year, and being Joe Photog of everything that comes along, I was concerned a lot that I was slowing everything/where down and being a pain. He said not, but it's always in your mind. So I agree, just going it alone is much better. You can do whatever you want for as long as you want. I never GET anywhere, but then, most times, where is the 'there' we really need to BE. Just enjoy the trip.

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andresmirabal (34) · 7 years ago

wuaooooo brother those photos are worthy of a prize, I capture the image of the first I congratulate you, if you keep publishing so you will win the interest of many, magnificent colors!