The Tree

So my second Flowering Dogwood tree unfortunately did not survive. The tree was out in the middle of the front yard, unable to withstand the exposure to sun, wind, and rain despite all my efforts. It should have never been planted, but I wanted a Flowering Dogwood so bad!

All is not lost, as the Kwanzaa Cherry is the Dogwood's replacement. I think in a way the lack of survival of both Dogwood's is rather symbolic for me right now. I am not discouraged and next spring I will be able to enjoy and take pictures of the new blossoms.

12 days until I start my film photography course. Again I am really looking forward to this class. I have been reading other peoples blogs about photography and I have found a lot of different resources in addition to some of the books about photography that I have been reading. I have really been drawn to they way other photographers portray their subjects and objects with composition and creative uses of depth of field. Now, I really need to dig in and start applying the things I have read about depth of field!