I just love dogwood blossoms: when they are in perfect conditions they are so beautiful and minimalist-elegant… I stumbled upon this particular blossom in Yosemite National Park and it immediately struck me, so much so that I felt I needed to stop to photograph it.
As soon as I saw it, I realized the image I would make of it would be a pretty strong metaphor. It would carry a message that beauty is fragile and transitory: the blossom appears perfect in its delicate beauty, but the twig that supports its very life is broken, like a stark premonition of the fate that is looming over the now perfect blossom. In my view, the somber mood of black & white complements well the message that this image intends to convey.
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GORGEOUS!!!
Thank you very much, Kimberly! 🙂
BTW, did you like the Spirit Bear that I dedicated to you and Sarah?
Take care!
OH my gosh… I truly apologize…I have no idea how I missed seeing that.. Yikes… please don’t think I am a rude girl..
I LOVE it! Thank you so much for the bloggy love…I can’t believe you got to see a Kermode Bear.. so awesome!
Absolutely no need for any apology – and least of all could I ever think that you are a rude girl!!!
I would not even had mentioned it, but I thought it is such a defining charateristic of the beautiful place you live (and such a rare one to see) that you might have liked taking a look at it 🙂
Thank you for your super nice comment 😀
I loved it…and thank you again! Cheers Stefano!
That is a great metaphor.
Thank you, Lyle.
I truly appreciate your photograph which is shown the exact moment of the beauty and perfection. Even though this is black and white photo, I can see the color behind it 🙂
Thank you very much, Yuko: glad you liked it! 🙂
Really quite stunning!
Thank you very much, John! 🙂
your thought on beauty and simplicity is great!
lovely picture
Thank you very much, glad you liked it! 🙂
Brilliant and a wonderful metaphor. I love it. So much to this 🙂 It is wonderful when one photo can mean so much!
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Judy: so glad you liked it! 🙂