I’ve Been Published!

Awhile ago I submitted an image in hopes of being selected to appear in the National Juried Competition called “Fusion” at Arc Gallery in San Francisco.  Last night I got the good news that I was one of the ones selected out of thousands who submitted!   Some were selected to appear in the gallery and some were selected to appear in the catalog.  I was selected for the catalog.  The catalog will also be displayed on a monitor in the gallery so not too shabby!

The catalog can be viewed here, Fusion Art Catalog, and I must say I’m humbled.  The artwork in here is amazing!  I’m featured on page 45, and if you aren’t sick of this photo you will be!  I’ve posted it several times on my blog, but I’ll post it here again only because I’d like to share which image was selected.

Coneflower Twirl

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Coneflower Good-Bye

As fall envelopes us with its cooler evenings and the fog rolls in off the bay more often, our flowers are fading away till springtime.  I’ll miss seeing them because they are so fun to photograph and are so colorful and perky.  Yes, some flowers are perky to me.  🙂

Coneflower Good-Bye

Complimentary Ladybug

Last evening I went into our yard with my trusty new Macro lens.  Wow I’m loving it!   The coneflower I posted here shows a small ladybug of some sort  I’ve never been much of a bug person but I have to admit I went out in search of one on a plant yesterday.  I doubt I’ll be posting close ups of spiders (eeeek!!!) but I think I can handle a ladybug.  🙂

With this image I’d also like to mention for those who are new to photography that the colors here are complimentary colors.  Well most of them anyway, lol.  The green and the purple (or magenta) are opposite each other on the color wheel.  I find the opposites work best especially for very colorful, pleasing images.  I’m sure that a trained artist could tell you more about this but I’ve found it helpful to check out the color wheel when I’m in doubt with which colors work well together.  I’ve included a color wheel at the bottom of the post in case you’re interested.

Insect on Flower Macro

Color Wheel for Complimentary Colors