Flowers

I like to photograph flowers and small objects or insects. The key to photograph small objects is to have a very study tripod to help reduce shaking and blurring. I took this picture of a bee standing on a flower at the Prospect Park zoo in Brooklyn. It was a very fun day spent with my mother that came to visit from Florida, my sister-in-law and my nephew and two nieces.

I find it very cool that I was able to capture this bee doing what bees do best: gathering the nectar from flowers. If you look closely you can see the bee "licking" its legs. Yummy!

I got really close here so I could capture the worm hidden among the beautiful tentacles in this flower. The worm was actually very small but thanks to the macro function in my camera I did get a nice shot of it.

My mom loves flowers as well. Contrary to me she has a very green thumb and can make any plant grow strong and even give fruit. I stick to photographing flowers; nothing I try to grow makes it past a month. No even weeds.

I do have an avocado tree; it is now about two feet tall and seems to be doing pretty well. I threw the avocado pit into a pot full of dirt I had in the kitchen and to my surprise a small avocado tree started growing. Now I am talking to it, watering every other day, and checking for bugs and stuff that can kill it. Sooner or later I'll have to transplant it because it's getting too big for the planter. Let's hope it makes it.

This is another flower from the zoo. I never know the plants or flower's names; I only care about their color and details. Once I download my photos to the computer I zoom in on them until the details start to show the pixels. The closer you get to a flower the more alien it becomes. It also becomes more beautiful because you see how the parts make the whole. It is just like people; we sometimes look at the person from outside but if you really get to know them you'll find their true beauty.