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Welcome to 52Photos, a year in images 2011. 52Photos started in January of 2010 as an effort to capture 2010, one week at a time, through the eye of a camera lens. I've enjoyed the process immensely, and have been thankful for all the amazing feedback I've gotten as a response to my images, stories, and thoughts throughout the year. I'll be continuing with the blog through 2011 with a slightly new look, but still providing 52 images and some thoughts to go along with them. Technical to abstract, social commentary and just plain fun, you'll find a mix of topics, variety of images, and hopefully, something you will enjoy following along. I've had a number of people ask "where can I buy a print??". The answer is an easy one... select images are available by clicking here. Of course you can just send me a message too, I'd love to hear from ya!

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Saratoga Yellow

Week 5


Saratoga Yellow
February 6, 2010

Driving back from a client meeting, I was passing this field beside the Saratoga public library. It was almost sunset, and the color radiating off of these flowers was too tempting to pass up. I stopped my truck, parked and started shooting, wondering how long before I would be chased off of what appeared to be an orchard of some sort.... Luckily, I was able to shoot freely and without interruption as I walked along the perimeter of the orchard where these yellow flowers, (mustard flowers I believe) were in bloom and catching the most amazing light.

The potential clients I was meeting with are a friendly couple that are holding their wedding in a county park nestled in the mountains that overlook the small town of Saratoga. The redwood forest is beautiful here, and I was reminded again today that it has been way too long since I've strapped on a pack and walked into the woods for couple days of rest and solitude. I love being out in nature, and find the beauty I'm surrounded by soothing and cleansing. I find myself wanting to capture everything I see, and so frequently take a ridiculous number of pictures when I'm out hiking or camping.

What was nice about today was the reminder that I don't have to be a couple miles away from the nearest road and out of cel-phone coverage in order to witness and capture simple, but striking beauty that we can enjoy and is abundantly available to us, but that we frequently take for granted.
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2 comments:

  1. JacFebruary 16, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    I love this, great shot! And so true, sometimes even a median in the road offers photo worthy beauty.

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  2. UnknownMarch 25, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    Love this one! Amazing how much you can capture in one seemingly small little flower.

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