Searching for a Color Wheel in August

August 6, 2013

Blue hydrangea petals

Blue hydrangea petals

I set out on a recent neighborhood walk to photograph a color wheel in the hues of a Seattle summer day.

Green acorns amidst green oak leaves

Green acorns amidst green oak leaves

Yellow -- floral suns in a blue sky

Yellow — floral suns in a blue sky

Orange signals summer road construction projects

Orange signals summer road construction projects

Red flowers in a hanging basket in the shade of a porch

Red flowers in a hanging basket in the shade of a porch

Violet clematis

Violet clematis

And back to blue -- the cloudless skies of a midsummer day

And back to blue — the cloudless skies of a midsummer day

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Responses to “Searching for a Color Wheel in August”

  1. Chris Says:

    Beautiful colors, Wow! And yes, you don’t see Seattle skies like that everyday! That rudbeckia looks like Herbstone…the plants are huge…mine sometimes grow to over 5 ft.!
    Love your acorn shot!

  2. Pat Says:

    What a fun focus for a photo walk. Great images, great colors.

  3. ebbtide Says:

    Seattle gardens are so fun! A little bit of everything and a nice long growing season 🙂 Love it!

  4. Judy Says:

    I love this!!

  5. camilla wells paynter Says:

    Ah, how we do appreciate and revel in those cloudless days!

  6. shoreacres Says:

    What a fun idea – and such beautiful colors!


  7. Nice pictures, love hydrangeas and the acorns are cool. I recently posted a few hydrangea flower pictures as well as Japanese iris flower pictures, check it out.

    Nice blog,….

  8. Juana Jennifer Says:

    These is really awesome flowers. These flowers is best for present on decoration places. I like it..


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