Spring Bouquet

These violets run wild all over the lawn as do the grape hyacinths. The yellow was snipped from my budding spirea bush.

[Milanie]

What a gorgeous spring bouquet - love both the white violets and the grape hyacinths - they're both on my morning trail - love the way you put them together - wish I could make them look like this! Pretty, pretty.

[Alison Tomlin]

The colours are so clear and vivid. Really like how you do this.

[Amy Spada]

Exquisite... is this another scan? Beautiful colors!

[Allison Maltese]

@aspada Yes. I was making miniature place settings for a dinner party and thought I'd do a couple of scans while I had a few flowers gathered.

[NotLiz]

Allison! This is so beautiful!

[Dawn Irwin]

Love these colors! So pretty.

[Jann]

Gorgeous!

[Jann]

What is a '"scan"?

[Allison Maltese]

@jannkc You place the flowers on the glass surface of a flatbed scanner, and make a scan with the top off. This makes the background black.You can use anything-- shells, feathers, etc. My friend, Ellen, is a master of this technique: http://myneighborsgarden.com/Selections-From-Natural-Companions-By-Ken-Druse-Botanical-Photographs

[Kerri]

Beautiful!

[Dione Giorgio]

Wonderful capture and processing.

[Fran McMullen]

Excellent work Allison!