Like An Orchid L.I.F.E. Is Delicate…

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botanical art, botanical photography, botanical photos, botanical prints, floral, floral art, floral photography, flowers, orchid, orchid art, orchid photography, orchid prints, orchids

Delicate Orchids

Photography

Sharon Cummings

2016

Find ORCHID Art and Photography Here!

GREEN With Envy…

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agave, blue agave, florida, garden, green, green art, green plants, green prints, southwestern plants, succulent garden, succulent prints, succulents, tropical plants

Green is one of my favorite colors (aren’t they all…)!  There is something about the way the sun illuminates leaves, spears and fronds.  It’s a tropical delight here in coastal Florida.  The plants are so lush this time of year.  The succulent agave stand tall and proud.  I wish I could adequately capture Mother Nature’s pallet with my paintbrush.  This is a photograph taken exactly as this agave appeared in the bright sunlight….

“Succulent Agave”

Photography

Sharon Cummings

2016

Your Lush Green Garden Is HERE!

SPRING Is H.E.R.E.!!!

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bee, bees, florida, flower, flowers, macro photography, signs of spring, spring, spring art, spring colors, spring fever, spring flowers, spring prints

Yes!!  Spring is finally here!  Florida is alive with birds chirping and bees buzzing. Flowers are everywhere!  It’s time to enjoy the great outdoors with family, friends and my macro lens. 🙂

Spring Fever

Macro Photography

Sharon Cummings

2016

Get a taste of S.P.R.I.N.G. Right Here!

A Little Summer C.O.O.L…

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beach, beach home, beach house, blue, bradenton, breeze, breezy, caribbean, coast, coastal, coastal living, florida, home, house, island, lifestyle, light, light blue, movement, ocean, oceanic, palm, palm fronds, palm trees, sarasota, sea, seaside, shadow, shadows, sharon cummings, sky, summer, tommy bahama, tropical, tropical art, tropical decor, turquoise, vacation

Yesterday was hot hot hot!

Today is cool cool cool!

A little shade.

A little breeze.

“Tropical Shadows”

New Art by

Sharon Cummings.

Ahhhhh…..The Salt Life

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I’ve got my toes in the sand.

Be back soon.

Ah.

S.U.M.M.E.R.’S Brightest…

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beach, beach sunflower, beauty, florida, flower, flowers, gardening, landscapes, nature, ocean, sarasota, sarasota florida, sea, sharon cummings, siesta key, summer, vacation, yellow, yellow flowers

The Summer sun is particularly brutal this time of year in Florida.  Temperatures soar and it is nearly impossible to spend time outside during the hottest part of the day.  As I head back to my retreat after a long walk along the ocean, I am always stuck by how parched and dead everything is on the dunes.  It looks brittle and bare.  But there are these little bursts of color dotting the landscape.  Yellow flowers that withstand the most demanding months of Summer.  The Beach Sunflower……Summer’s brightest!

I will be away for awhile….see you when I get back!

S.U.M.M.E.R. Blues…

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I’ve got the Summer blues.  I am not talking about the sad kind.  I am referring to the azure skies and blue aqua tint of the ocean waves of Florida.  There is also the deeper blue gray of rain in the distance that tends to come around 5:00 pm each day.  I am in Venice right now enjoying the salty air and cooler breezes that provide the only reprieve from the stifling heat.  This morning we went out and swam in the choppy swells.  The temperature was perfect and the sun was hidden behind the clouds for a few hours.  I would apologize for my frequent absences from my blog, marketing and work in general.  But I am far from sorry.  I’ve worked hard for this and can finally live the life I’ve always envisioned.  I am spending as much time as possible at the beach this year. It’s just heavenly…

The Surprise…

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When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with photography.  I had my little Kodak Ektra camera and I would take quick snaps everywhere I went.  The most exciting part of the process was always going to the drug store to pick up the developed photographs.  Back then there was no one hour photo.  It took about 5 days and the anticipation would drive me crazy!  I would constantly ask my Mom if they were ready yet.  Then I would revel at the surprise shot.  The one that wasn’t anticipated.  A casual shot that turned out to be a “wow”.  Today it isn’t much different.  I still take snaps wherever I go whenever something catches my eye.  And then when I get home, the anticipation of downloading them on my computer is the same as when I was young.  The only difference is now I wait mere minutes instead of days.  Recently I had a beach getaway where I took over 300 shots and this was the “surprise”…the “wow” shot….

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