Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

The weather in Denver has changed lately. Instead of warm and mild, it turned harsh and bitterly cold. Not much snow, though. Actually we only had about a quarter of an inch a couple of nights ago but the temperature dropped into the low 20s overnight. Still, even that thin layer of snow promised something, so I headed to the Denver Botanic Garden hoping to capture these Snow White beauties dusted with white. To my disappointment, not only was there no snow left on the ground, but all the snowdrops were frostbitten and lying flat. It was heartbreaking to see those delicate white flowers seemingly destroyed.

 

Beautiful morning and some unexpected finds :)

I know - it's the middle of February, and it’s supposed to feel like winter, right? But it feels like... just kidding, I have no idea what it feels like, but definitely not like any winter I remember :) Last Saturday morning I woke up with the strange feeling that something interesting was waiting for me. I didn’t know what it would be, but the feeling was there. So I drove to City Park, hoping to find some cormorants. Unfortunately, I was disappointed, they haven’t arrived yet. The lake was iceless, and geese were everywhere. Just ordinary geese, not even snow geese. That was a bummer for sure.

 

With just a splash of color...

Last time I did something I usually don't do - I converted my photos to black and white (click here to refresh your memory - Beauties in monochrome). Don't get me wrong, I love black and white images... but I chose the wrong subject that time :) Actually, I knew that flowers in general and orchids in particular are better in color. And it seems like you agreed with me (I always listen to your feedback). So let's look at the same photos again, but this time with some color added :)

 

Beauties in monochrome

What do we like most about flowers? I think it is color.. Or at least color attracts our attention and makes us turn our heads towards these stunning flowers. And today we are lucky because we have a small (but amazing) device in our pocket that allows us to capture this beauty instantly and have it on our screen any time we want to see it again... But not so long ago we did not have this luxury. Photography meant black-and-white film... and the world of images was monochrome. Yet people still loved taking photographs and printing them.