“Why have we invested 50p in two bunches of dead dahlias?’ He asked shaking his head.
“To photograph their beauty and to press some petals of course!” I said
I took them home, sorted the good from the not so good, sorted long stems and short stems and kept some buds.
I took the small vase of short stems up to my room with my phone. The light was fading, much like some of the dahlias, but needs must.
I don’t have the energy yet to go out on a photo walk with my friend and our cameras but I know a garden full of dahlias which the lady of the house picks, and puts out on a table for sale. £1 a bunch if they are ‘alive’(!) She had been away and these two bunches were long past their best so she would only take 50p for them all.
It was a short car ride away, an extremely small financial investment, I had fun photographing them and this morning pulled off lots of petals and put them in my flower press. Oh! and hanging upside down in a bulldog clip are three buds, drying nicely in the breeze… more photo fodder.
Needs must as they say.
I still have a very large vase of the long stems yet to photograph. I just need a little more energy and some light would be nice, it is very overcast here today.
Thank you for the e-mails, I really appreciate them. Have nice weekends.:)
Well worth the effort – you have some brilliant photos here. The weather is not good today is it? It’s been pouring down all day so far and the light, as you say, is not that good for photography so I’m even more impressed with your results.
Good job making it all work for you! Remember to take it easy on yourself!
Oh, how beautiful! Well worth the 50p, I’d say!
They are beautiful! I love dahlias! Great lighting. Good to see you posting too!
Lovely! I need to do something similar. After having so many wonderful things to photograph for a month while on vacation, I’m at a loss to find something here. Just need a change of focus.
Miriam, I think these are beautiful! The colors are so pretty.
You take good care of you, and keep photographing those lovely flowers.
Have a wonderful weekend, sweet friend. xo.
beautiful colours – well worth the 50p just for those and you have more goodness in other places too – a great investment. Have a great weekend
lovely! Great photo fodder for 50p…
Well worth the investment! It sounds like you got more than 50p’s worth of “lift” from your flowers
What great beauty there is here … Very creative thinking, Miriam – it wold never have occurred to me. Next time I am about to ditch a fading vase of flowers, I will inspect more closely for photo fodder!
Worth every penny and good for you for finding a way to indulge your hobby regardless of various obstacles!