Flowers

Several New Photos on Redbubble!

by pixelmountain · Nov 18, 2019

Colorado Wildflowers with Lichen Background

Delicate yellow flowers in front of a lichen-covered boulder, seen on a hike in Horsetooth Mountain Park, Fort Collins, Colorado. Available on most Redbubble products.

Colorado Wildflowers with Lichen Background - greeting card

Colorado Wildflowers with Lichen Background - framed print

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Backlit Apple Blossoms

Light pink and white flowers on the apple tree in our yard, blooming profusely and backlit by the sun.

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Pink and Purple Flowers Around Base of Blue Fence

A blue-painted fence with a profusion of purple, pink, and white flowers growing around its base. Photographed on a street in San Francisco, California.

Pink and Purple Flowers Around Base of Blue Fence - studio pouch

Pink and Purple Flowers Around Base of Blue Fence - drawstring bag

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Rain over the Colorado Front Range Mountains

A photo taken from the plains east of the Rocky Mountains, near Fort Collins, Colorado. The mountains are silhouetted in the distance, with the Twin Sisters in view. A summer rainstorm and clouds loom above the mountains, and a lone group of trees is in the middle ground.

Rain over the Colorado Front Range Mountains - spiral notebook

Rain over the Colorado Front Range Mountains - framed print

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Mountain Ridge with Trees and Sunset Clouds

Beautiful lenticular clouds stream above a mountain ridge near Fort Collins, Colorado, lit by the sunset.

Mountain Ridge with Trees and Sunset Clouds - clock

Mountain Ridge with Trees and Sunset Clouds - acrylic block

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Pale Blue Iris with Pattern of Iris Leaves Hardcover Journal

by pixelmountain · Sep 5, 2019

A pale blue (almost white) iris superimposed over a pattern of iris leaves.

I love these irises, which grow wild in our yard. They’re so pale they’re almost white, and they’re beautifully translucent.

This is a layering of two of my photos: one of an iris, and one of a patch of iris leaves.

Pale Blue Iris with Pattern of Iris Leaves Hardcover Journal

White Prickly Poppy Flowers: Two Versions

by pixelmountain · Apr 6, 2019

White Prickly Poppy Flowers Version 1

This is a white flower with a deep yellow center that grows in our back yard. The species is Argemone polyanthemos, commonly known as prickly poppy or thistle poppy. It grows wild in our area. I love the way the petals are like translucent tissue paper and billow in the slightest breeze. When they’re in their prime I become obsessed with photographing them, trying to capture the way the fragile petals look as they flutter.

I have two versions of this photo. Version one has a transparent background, allowing it to be isolated on t-shirts. This version also has a plain white background on select products.

White Prickly Poppy Flowers Version 1

White Prickly Poppy Flowers Version 2

Version 2 of this photo has a textured background, created from part of one of the flower petals.

White Prickly Poppy Flowers Version 2

Jasmine Nightshade Vine on a Green Fence

by pixelmountain · Mar 30, 2019

A photo of white flowers with purple edges and yellow centers, growing on a vine against a painted green fence. I loved the way it cast interesting shadows on the fence. This is one of the many San Francisco garden scenes that I photograph on my visits every year.

I looked this up and discovered that it’s Solanum laxum, commonly known as potato vine, potato climber or jasmine nightshade.

Jasmine Nightshade Vine on a Green Fence

I also have this in black and white:

Jasmine Nightshade Vine on a Painted Fence, Black and White

Honeybee on Evening Primrose

by pixelmountain · Mar 30, 2019

I took this photo on my deck. The flowers are pink evening primrose that I bought at a university plant sale the year before. I planted them in a half barrel on the deck, along with several other native and drought tolerant ground cover plants. My plan is to grow them there, where they’re protected from deer, rabbits, and other wildlife, until they have spread enough to transplant some into our yard. We’re trying to cultivate plants that are drought tolerant, wildlife friendly, and fit in well with the natural landscape in our area.

Honeybee on Evening Primrose

Ladybug on Poison Hemlock with White Flowers

by pixelmountain · May 8, 2018

Poison Hemlock, which looks a lot like Queen Anne’s Lace, grows rampant throughout our neighborhood. We’re working on eradicating it from our yard. But before I knew that’s what it was, I spent an afternoon photographing lady bugs on the plants on a beautiful summer day.

This photo is available on a clock face, cell phone case, hardcover notebook, and many other products at Redbubble.

Ladybug on Poison Hemlock with White Flowers