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Close to Home: Orchids and the dogs

156 photos became 13 · 2023 and 2024 · at home

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Most of what I shoot now happens within a few feet of the couch: the orchids by the window and the dogs, usually under whatever color the lights in the room were set to that night.

It’s the same habit as the landscapes, just closer. Get in tight, find the one sharp thing and let the rest fall away.

A hot pink orchid bloom, backlit, with a sharp center and soft petals
A pink orchid in bright window light against a white background
A deep magenta orchid, backlit, with dark petals around a glowing center
A dark scruffy dog looking straight at the camera, warm light and teal blur behind him
A small white fluffy dog looking up happily, with its mouth open
A small white dog in a close frontal portrait, with dark eyes and a sharp nose
A pale yellow orchid with a pink center against a soft brown and blue background
A yellow orchid with a pink lip, its stem leading in from the side
A spray of yellow and white orchids along a branch
White orchids with pink centers against a cool green background
A white dog's face in purple light, looking up with big dark eyes
A white dog chewing an orange toy under purple light
A scruffy terrier resting on a teal fuzzy blanket

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