salt water pastels

Posted on February 17, 2017

I spent hours photographing these pretty coastal blooms with my macro lens (and no tripod!) on top of a windy Bodega head, captivated by their abundantly gorgeous array of pastel candy shades, like the tangy-sweet salt water taffy we gorged ourselves on. Up close they look like perfect wedding bouquets. Though I have searched I haven’t been able to locate their name, so I would love if someone could tell me what they are called.

© images by Emily Hughes, 2016

Category: a small world, scrapbook Tagged: beach, blooms, bodega bay, california, coastal buckwheat, coastal flowers, colour, Eriogonum latifolium, macro photography, pastel shades, pink, salt water taffy, seaside, wedding

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bleak fog

Posted on February 16, 2017

Last summer we visited Bodega Bay in California: such a quaint little picturesque seaside town, but who knew the weather would be worse than a British summer? We braved the pacific fog – in any case, it suited me fine and made for some nice lighting – taking lots of windswept walks along the deserted beaches and sampling the various clam chowder outlets. The sombre, brooding tone of these photographs belies the happy memories I have of this place. Perhaps next time we visit there’ll be blue skies.