A blooming (vibrant red,
even) hibiscus. Indoors. On a cold, damp, overcast, icky,
I-don't-care-what-the-calendar-says-Spring-will-never-actually-get-here-this-year,
late-March day.
Happiness is also noticing
that the bush was in bloom. (Missed the first flower and with these plants you
only get about a day for full glory.)
Happiness is the plant
being in a north-facing window on an overcast day (best lighting ever--artists
have known this for centuries).
Happiness is having a cable
shutter release for the really sloooooooow shutter speed necessary for the low
light and depth of field. (And knowing how to compensate a bit for exposure.
Oh, ok, so I tweaked a few back to where they "should" have been, but
I still like the saturated, blown-out look too…)
Made my day, that's for
sure. Until it started to snow. Again.
