Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Hot Pink Azaleas, Mobile, Alabama
Azaleas, rhododendrons, I love flowering shrubs and trees. These azaleas, photographed at Bellingrath plantation garden near Mobile, Alabama, were a color that tested the digital camera’s ability to record. It’s almost surreal. I underexposed a bit to bring out the darker tones of the purple, and moved in with the camera on a tripod as […]
Podcasting From the Road
My business partner, Dave Moyer of Bitwire Media, WordCast, and other ventures, and I spent several weeks on the road 24/7 traveling from Chicago to Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, then Vancouver, BC, and back to Seattle, then Portland. It was non-stop movement. He was worried when it came time to do the first podcast on […]
Lorelle’s World as of May 28th, 2011
Lorelle VanFossen published Lorelle’s World as of May 21st, 2011. Lorelle VanFossen published Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: A Weed. Lorelle VanFossen shared Managing Multiple Authors: Showcasing the Authors. Managing Multiple Authors: Showcasing the Authors Lorelle VanFossen shared Managing Multiple Bloggers: Author Content Management on WordPress. Managing Multiple Bloggers: Author Content Management on WordPress Lorelle VanFossen […]
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: A Weed
We call them “weeds,” a different colored tulip in a batch of other colors. This was taken at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Washington State near Mt. Vernon, one of the largest tulip festivals in the world.
Lorelle’s World as of May 21st, 2011
Lorelle VanFossen published Photographing Old Antique Cars. Lorelle VanFossen posted Ezra O. Knapp (1838-1916) of Riley Township, Illinois. Lorelle VanFossen posted Taylor Rapids, Wisconsin, The Town That Vanished. Lorelle VanFossen shared WebVisions: Managing Multiple Bloggers in WordPress. WebVisions: Managing Multiple Bloggers in WordPress Lorelle VanFossen posted Reverend Seneca Primley (1871-1966). Lorelle VanFossen shared How to […]
A Rainbow of Colors in Tulips, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
When working the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, I always look for contrasting rows of colors. This garden section of Rodengarten near Mt. Vernon, Washington, had interesting rainbow tones of yellow, pink, reds, blacks, and whites. I chose to do this vertically to compress the feeling of the stripe patterns of colors. Conveniently, shadow fell across […]
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival: Tulip Picker on the Horizon
A spotted this tulip picker on the horizon in the pre-dawn light of Mt. Vernon, Washington, during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. With the brightening sky behind him, I was able to underexpose the image to create a semi-silhouette effect, a dramatic image of a Mexican collecting the tulips up to put into boxes and […]
Closeup of Red and Yellow Tulip, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Among the many beautiful photographs of the tulips from the International Skagit Valley Tulip Festival held annually in the Mt. Vernon area of Washington State, I love it when I can find a simple tulip and focus on just the color and micro patterns in the image. Tulips are such powerful symbols of Spring for […]
Yellow and Purple Tulip Closeup, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
I love the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and have many years of photographs from its bountiful rainbow of tulips. This one is from the 2007 festival, a very gray sky and wet few weeks. We always bring our full camera gear, different tripods, lenses, everything we can to get the landscape views as well as […]
Behind the Scenes: Lacy Trees in Winter
Winter is one of my favorites, and trees coated in snow is top of the list. I captured these ancient trees along the pond at the farm in Gaston, Oregon, where we stayed the first two years back in the Pacific Northwest. Their twisted and gnarled branches were perfect for creating a lacy effect with […]