Smoketree

 

I'm keeping an eye out for the "smoke." :-) The flowers, it's said, are clustered in a large open terminal panicles with a fluffy grayish-buff appearance resembling a cloud of smoke over the plant, from which the name derives.

Recital

 

It can be tricky shooting photographs in a theater. I'm still thinking about what I could have done under the circumstances to account for the lights on stage as compared to the darkness in the auditorium. Not wanting to interfere with the recital, I only photographed the musicians as they made their entrances rather than during the recital itself, resulting in some blurring of the images. On the other hand, I sort of like the way that helps capture some of the energy that was in the room.

Peebles Theater