Pink Lenten Rose

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged backlit, Civic Garden Complex, copyright, green, petals, photography, yellow • Leave a comment

Sun lights up a Lenten rose or Helleborus x hybridus. A perennial plant in the buttercup family, these are always a joy to see in the early spring garden.

© Sheila Creighton 2021

Yellow Leaves

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Trees • Tagged backlit, blue, blue sky, branch, colorful, copyright, fall, fall color, leaf, leaves, light, London, Medway Creek, Ontario, photography, woods, yellow • 5 Comments

Bright light in the fall woods gives colour to hold on to as we move toward winter.

© Sheila Creighton 2020

Money Tree Leaf

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Light • Tagged backlit, close up, contre-jour, copyright, good luck, green, house plant, leaf, photography, purple, veins • Leave a comment

Wishing you a lucky day!

© Sheila Creighton 2018

Leaf Layers

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged backlit, close up, contre-jour, copyright, green, Hackberry, leaves, light, native, Nature, photography, sun, tree, veins • 4 Comments

Sunlight blows through Hackberry leaves.

© Sheila Creighton 2016

Garden After The Rain

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged backlit, bokeh, colourful, copyright, Flowers, leaves, light, petunias, photography, water • Leave a comment

Flowers glisten in the late afternoon light after a much-needed summer rain!

© Sheila Creighton 2016

Green Blades

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged angles, backlit, blades, close up, copyright, green, iris, leaves, light, Nature, photography, spring • Leave a comment

Late day light shines through the spring green iris leaves.

© Sheila Creighton 2016

Lace Fan

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Light • Tagged backlit, copyright, field, frost, Nature, photography, Westminster Ponds, white, winter • 4 Comments

Shades of silver and grey from earlier this winter. The temperatures are now very spring-like and the snow has almost all melted…can it be?

© Sheila Creighton 2016

Teasel Pals

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged backlit, blue, brown, copyright, field, frost, light, photography, prickles, silver, spikes, teasel • 8 Comments

Buddies hang out in the frosty field.

© Sheila Creighton 2016

November Milkweed

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged art, backlit, brown, contre-jour, copyright, field, light, Medway Creek, milkweed, photography, plant, seeds, white • 2 Comments

Backlit milkweed commands attention in the fall field.

© Sheila Creighton 2015

Shining Seed Head

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Light • Tagged backlit, blue, contre-jour, copyright, fall, fall color, field, fluff, goldenrod, Medway Creek, photography, seeds, sun, white • Leave a comment

Sunlight turns a fluffy seed head into a glowing torch.

© Sheila Creighton 2015