looking closely

sometimes i get feedback from people and its clear they think that i’m doing something very skilled or out of the ordinary in the process of gathering STILL blog images. but really, it’s just a question of looking closely. i’m not saying that’s easy. it’s like meditating. it’s not complicated. it just takes attention and practice. my husband particularly liked this image. he watched this flower turn from an orange flame to this wilted rag. he said he would have left it there. he never would have looked more closely to see those rusty orange and lemon yellow highlights on the wilted petals. it was a kind of compliment, which i accepted gladly. looking closely is not a broadly marketable skill just now. i’ll take all the compensation i am offered.

dried blanket flower bloom (rudbeckia)