October 2025 – Page 2 – patricia emerson mitchell photography

October 22, 2025by patricia emerson mitchell2 Comments

Allium with Water Drops, 4.1.23

Water drops are always fun. Or at least they are when I manage to get them in focus. It can be rather difficult, crouching down to get the shot, attempting to keep my body still, not breathing, and then pressing the shutter and hoping like anything it works. This one did okay, but I should have worked on some even closer images. Sometimes, though … well … I get weary of crouching! In this case I also simply couldn’t manage to get closer without climbing into the plants and since we were at a popular mansion and garden spot I didn’t think people would appreciate me stomping on things.

Floral Photography

Daily Flora

October 21, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

Plumbago auriculata (I), 10.21.25

I find this plant incredibly difficult to capture because of the color. When I see them on my walks I puzzle over them … blue or purple?! Really, I think it’s one of those in between colors that could be seen either way, depending upon the viewer. But I do try to create the image in the color I remember. Straight out of the camera (SOOC for those in the know) it appears quite blue, but, at least to me, there needs to be a bit of the purple thrown in. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I need to walk back and have another look! And maybe, to you, this does just look like plain old blue. Do tell!

Daily Flora

October 20, 2025by patricia emerson mitchell3 Comments

Pink Helianthemum, 3.18.16

Daily Flora

October 19, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

Yellow Magnolia (I), 2.25.16

I always try to remember to walk past this tree each year, as the blooms are really lovely and the color isn’t quite as common as the pink and white magnolias one can find. The spot is a bit less than two miles away, so it’s pretty easy to get there.

Roses, Sunday Morning White

Good Sunday Morning

October 19, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

White Rose with Raindrops (I), 10.14.25

Daily Flora

October 18, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

Tradescantia in Lisbon (II), 5.2.25

Shooting these guys is a real challenge, but I couldn’t resist working on some photos when I saw the most healthy tradescantia ever while Dan and I were walking in the Alfama area of Lisbon.

Daily Flora

October 17, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

Yellow Freesia with Raindrops (II), 3.21.16

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October 16, 2025by patricia emerson mitchellLeave a Comment

Rumex (II), 5.9.25

This image was made on our first walking day in Portugal this past May. We were, at this point, a bit above Pinhão. We started out in the rain, and we had a good climb as we began. but nothing that did us in. I found the colors of these plants to be lovely. Of course stopping to shoot flora also gave me a bit of time to catch my breath from the climb.