California poppy, Deep Inside Notecard
California poppy, Deep Inside Notecard
Getting up close to a flower has many rewards, especially when the flower is the Poppy. It is a special moment when the late afternoon sun rays sneak over the top of the petal and just touch, ever-so-slightly the tips of the stamen.
Petal Portraits Notecards are 5” x 7” when folded and include an envelope. The images were made using only natural sunlight with minimal retouching. The cards are printed on paper that is designed to show off the vibrant colors on the outside and have a surface on the inside you can easily write on.
Each card is printed individually by the photographer and inspected prior to packaging and shipment.
There are few things more satisfying and more rectifying than to see the Arizona desert so boldly demonstrate its passion for life as it does in the Spring after well-timed and well-measured winter rains. The hillsides especially can be blanketed with long vistas of yellow and orange as the poppies have their days in the sun.
To really appreciate the visual extravaganza this is, you have to get close. You have to feel the earth with your knees in order to change your focus from the broad view to the single flower, knowing that when you observe the play of shadows on the petals and the way a tiny beam of Light illuminates the innermost parts of this flower, you will be touched. You will smile at the realization that even in the harshest conditions, being touched by the Light sustains all life.
Check out our other Poppy Notecards, Fine Art Prints and Canvas Prints below:
