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photo walk : succulents.

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I am going to be bringing a few new features to the blog this summer – two that are photo based.

Weekly, I'll be sharing the "around here" shots, which are photos that I take mostly in my workspace throughout the week. Then every so often, I'll be sharing posts titled "photo walk : ______." These will feature photos that I took with a specific theme over a super short period of time (like 20 minutes to an hour). I love the idea of shooting just one color (photo walk : yellow) or something more general (photo walk : pattern). Not all will be in my neighborhood (this is such a fun activity while traveling) but some will.

For the first one, I put on my flip flops and headphones and walked around my block taking photos of succulents. They grow like … wildflowers here and I am in love with the various varieties and patterns they create. Sometimes it seems like they belong under the sea or back in dinosaur times. And the colors… OH THE COLORS. If we eventually settle down near the beach, I'll cover our backyard in them.

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32 responses to “photo walk : succulents.”

  1. Vera Avatar
    Vera

    There was a time when we attempted to keep a collection of succulents here, but they died off on us one by one over a period of time (not too quickly). I still am drawn to them. Maybe someday we’ll try again but only after learning how to make our area conducive to them.

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  2. Anne Elisabeth Avatar
    Anne Elisabeth

    Love the photo walk idea!

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  3. Sonja Avatar
    Sonja

    Love the idea —and the pics!

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  4. worQshop Avatar
    worQshop

    great idea! I love those succulents they seem so exotic and amazing!

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  5. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    I was surprised how many photos there were, I just kept scrolling and scrolling. They are certainly prolific in your area. I love the colors and variety. Plants are amazing. Great post idea, too.

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  6. Misti Avatar
    Misti

    Excellent idea for a blog post! The first one is one I grew when I lived in FL, I never knew the name but it just trailed along everywhere. Third from the bottom looks like a pencil cactus.

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  7. Angela NJ Avatar
    Angela NJ

    Thank you for this great idea! I happened to do something similar last week around my yard, but it never occurred to me to do a “yellow” walk or a “pattern” walk, so thank you for shifting my perspective. If you have a moment and wouldn’t mind sharing the camera and settings you used when taking your pictures, I would appreciate some more information. Your photos are stunning 🙂

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  8. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    Such a great new feature! I love succulents. Amazing the variation in them…especially in the ones you captured here!

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  9. Kiki Avatar
    Kiki

    What a lovely idea! I’ve been looking for more ways to push myself to take more photos and I love this idea of capturing the little things. The succulents are so pretty! Your photos definitely make me want to get some now!

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  10. cinback Avatar
    cinback

    So jealous of your climate and the resulting succulents. I got snow again on the weekend!

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  11. Amanda S. Avatar
    Amanda S.

    Love this “new” post type on your blog. Can’t wait to see what else you capture. Beautiful pics — I love the ice plant. It’s my favorite when I walk every day on my lunch break at work 🙂

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  12. Jill Avatar
    Jill

    These are fantastic, Elise! Wish I had enough light in my place to keep them alive. I loved seeing them everywhere in Italy last year. One of my strongest memories of my trip there. Can’t wait to see what your other photo journeys reveal this summer 🙂
    Oh, received my stamps over the weekend. So love them! Can’t wait to get out the hot pink embossing powder!

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  13. Pat Machin Avatar
    Pat Machin

    Lovely pictures! And a great idea – I like the idea of a focused walk.
    We can grow succulents over here in the north, though we grow them in pots with very free draining compost – otherwise they would rot in the rainy weather.
    It’s lovely to see them growing so freely.

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  14. alexandra Avatar
    alexandra

    so pretty.

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  15. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    hey! I have a canon rebel xsi and I shot most of these with the kit lens that came with it. I kept the ISO around 100 for most because it was bright out and the aperture was usually at 5.6 or one lower. I took a TON of shots, probably at least triple what is here and looked at them all when I got home and out of the sun. 🙂

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  16. Sarah Rooftops Avatar
    Sarah Rooftops

    Lovely shots – there’s nothing like that here; in my head, succulents only grow in little pots on windowsills so I love seeing pictures of them running wild.

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    christine

    Love your ideas. I had been thinking about doing weekly series titled “Creative Space” basically documenting what I’m working on that day or what my work area looks like. I was also trying to figure out a weekly post of photos but I just haven’t been able to come up with a title. I love yours “Photo Walk” and the concept. Your pictures are beautiful..I may need a couple of succulents in my life.

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  18. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    I love succulents, and you got some gorgeous shots! Now I want to go on a photo walk…

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  19. Skye Avatar
    Skye

    I love this photo walk feature and look forward to more! I like the idea of focusing on specific colors.

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    lucky penny love

    Love the photo walk idea, especially picking a color theme!

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  21. krystal Avatar
    krystal

    yay! excited for this new feature. i would love to play along 🙂

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  22. J3SS1C4 Avatar
    J3SS1C4

    Your pics are amazing! I especially love the second one, with the red rimmed leaves… The colours are amazing! I’ve been debating whether to start a cactus garden or grow succulents instead… I love cactuses, but the colours on succelents are amazing as well. I’m just not sure if they’d survive too well here.

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  23. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    please play along. 🙂

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  24. wolkenzucker Avatar
    wolkenzucker

    Such a fun idea!
    My favorite is the one withe the wooden backround. I love the kind of fagile look.

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  25. Pink Ronnie Avatar
    Pink Ronnie

    Gorgeous idea Elise – these photos are so beautiful.
    What beautiful succulents your neighbourhood must have. Love the light that you captured too!
    Ronnie xo

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  26. Kathy Martin Avatar
    Kathy Martin

    Fantastic idea! You just might start a ‘thing’ that people want to follow! 🙂 your photos are lovely and it’s amazing to see the variety of succulants in your neighborhood!

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  27. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    Beautiful! I wish I lived in a city where things, other than cactus and weeds, grew.

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  28. Kyetra Belton Avatar
    Kyetra Belton

    I love succulents. It takes a lot to kill them so they do pretty good at my house. Your photos are great. ;0

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  29. Dawn Avatar
    Dawn

    Hi Elise! You said that for most photos you shot with your kit lens, what other lens did you shoot with for these?

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  30. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    I think two of them were shot with the 50mm.

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  31. kristen Avatar
    kristen

    This. is. AWESOME! Such pretty photos, Elise.

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  32. betsy Avatar
    betsy

    Ah!!! What a great inspiration for shooting photos! I am trying to expand my abilities and shoot randomly, but what a fun way to have some subjects to look for and be creative!

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