photo challenge (28/30) – flowers

The seasons are finally shifting and Spring is kicking into action. The trees are budding, the days are getting longer and warmer, and the flowers are poking their heads out of the ground. At last, the season of growth is here!

Flowers mean so much to people and we all take a different meaning from them. They can make a sad person smile; send love to a relative when you can’t be there in person; they tell someone you love them, just because you wanted to; they can bring comfort to someone in pain; or they can just brighten a room.

I was born in Spring, so it’s only natural that I feel drawn to this season of life and renewal. When I walk through Westbourne and into Bournemouth, seeing the trees coming into blossom actually puts a smile on my face (which doesn’t happen too often, or easily).

photo challenge (27/30) – from a distance

Yesterday’s feature was a close-up – for which many would probably choose a person or something macro, and I chose a beach hut – and today it is ‘from a distance’.  I thought I would try to keep a common theme for both of these two parts of the photo challenge, as it was something I was recently told I should try with my photos.

I’ve also tried to keep a sense of symmetry to this photo as that is something I’m very keen on.  Earlier today I read something that really clicked with me: “To me, photography is an art of observation.  It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place.  I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”