"Italy starts week with north in virus lockdown", "Actor Max Von Sydow dies at 90", "U. S. trading halted as shares plunge around the world", "Lorry load of toilet paper on fire in Australia".  Today's headlines, mixed with the off-kilter feeling resulting from the change to daylight saving time, definitely necessitated a colorful, bright, and hopeful blog for this morning.  Luckily, friends of ours provided the subject matter yesterday in the form of some beautiful tulips.

Because of the interior bowl that contrasts the deep purple petal color, I took the flowers outside to let the sun act as fill light.

Flowers - tulip (closeup)

Flowers - tulip (closeup 2)

Turning the flowers in the light, I saw how stunning the exterior base of the bowl was, causing me to shift my focus.  This shot was made against one of the remaining snow piles on the north side of our house.

Flowers - tulip 1

In the photograph below, the eastern morning light is shining directly into the bowl.

Flowers - tulip 3

Eastern light added to the reflected light allowed the bowl of the tulip to be lit in addition to the petals.

Flowers - tulip 2

Thank you, Ingrid and Robert, for the tulips, and thanks to TTT, Steve, Catherine, Barbara, Dianne, Elida, Wayne, and Susie for your comments and support.

until next Monday,

DB

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