I’ve had a little time lately to shoot more flowers on white. These two floral arrangements feature orchids—buying them for photography seemed a little expensive at the time, but in retrospect well worth it! (Click on the images to view them larger.) One of the key words in this kind of photography is “arrangement” because [...] Related posts:

Cherry Dance is manifestly a digital art creation. This collage combines a photo of blossoms on a cherry branch with two flat-bed scans of paper—using Photoshop to create a whole that resembles Japanese brush painting as much as it does tradional photography. There’s no doubt that cherry blossoms are among my most popular subjects and widely viewed. [...] Related posts:

To create these images, I arranged flowers on a lightbox that was proportionally much wider than it was tall. Next, I shot straight down with a macro lens, bracketing for an HDR effect. I discarded the dark exposures, so my brackets essentially went from “correct” exposure to way overexposed (almost white). I shot the arrangements [...] Related posts:

The Paperwhite, Narcissus papyraceus, is a small white flower related to the Daffodil. Grown from a bulb, the plant is originally from the Mediterranean basin. It’s commonly thought of as a house plant—and “forced” to bloom indoors for the winter holidays. By the way, forcing a bulb is a process that to some extent negates [...] Related posts:

El Dorado County Counsel Lou Green announces that the County has prevailed in the Lawsuit brought against the County by The California Native Plant Society and the Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation.  Building an assisted living for up to 345 seniors, including 50 to 60 with Alzheimer's disease will now resume. See related stories below.

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Calling all flappers and socialites to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the shore of Lake Tahoe. The 22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 on the lawn at Valhalla Estate. Roaring '20s costumes are encouraged, but not required.

Tahoe in Bloom, the fourth annual Lake Tahoe Historical Society Garden Tour, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, will feature five wonderful gardens at the South Shore. One feature repeated in all the gardens is shade plantings.

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The Department of Fish and Game recently announced the names of the top winners of the 22nd annual Nature Bowl Competition held in May at California State University, Sacramento. ... Charter Home Study Academy team of El Dorado County received first place ... Latrobe Elementary placed second

The annual event, open to all third- through sixth-graders, is one of seven such events held in California. Teams compete in either the third- and fourth-grade or fifth- and sixth-grade divisions.