Flowers to brighten up your day | Pictures of the day

In this World of go, go, go sometimes you have to relax and enjoy the simple things in life.  These sunflowers and tulips will help you sit back, take a deep breath, and enjoy the rest of your day.  How can you not smile.

What started out as a hopeful career in nature photography and conservation photography has bloomed into a whole new realm of photography for me – weddings.   You can see the fusion of nature and wedding/fashion photography in my work.  I still enjoy jumping into my car and going to find beautiful locations to capture.  When I am stressed I find relief in nature.

A lot of the same elements of nature photography are found in wedding photography.  I learned so much from the great nature photographers of today like John Shaw, George Lepp, Arthur Morris, Rod Planck, Moose Peterson, Darrel Gulin, and many more.  All of these guys I have met in person and seen in seminars.  They have rounded my vision and helped me form a persona of my own.  To my brides and grooms, you can thank these people for my images  and vision too.

I am feeling great now that the flu bout is over.  My wife is home again today sick with what seems like the flu, even though she got a flu shot?  I don’t know about flu shots.  The only time I got a flu shot I came down with bronchial pneumonia and a temperature of 104 degrees.  I knew my brain cells went somewhere.:-)

So, here are my pictures for the day – Enjoy!

tulips
tulips
tulip closeup
tulip closeup
tulip stamen and pistil
tulip stamen and pistil
yellow sunflower
yellow sunflower
sunflower stigma
sunflower stigma
sunflower petals and sepal
sunflower petals and sepal

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Hope this brightens up your day!

Paul Retherford Photography, LLC

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