Credit: Carla Cioffi via Visura
Asset ID: VA75859
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Copyright: © Carla Cioffi, 2024
Collection:
Art
environment
personal
Travel
Location: Alexandria, VA
Topics:
Architecture
Art
Color
Eastern Redbud
environment
Fine Art
Flowers
Landscape
Light
Nature
personal
Personal Projects
Photography
Pink
Plants
Redbud
Travel
Tree
Virginia
Each spring I look forward to the blossoming of the Redbud trees, even more than the Cherry Blossoms so proliferate in our area. Cherry Blossoms are no doubt beautiful and enticing, but the Redbud tree is different. Its blossoms appear before its leaves and even seem to grow straight out of its bark. Its color is bold in its shades of magenta and screaming pink. It is almost Suessian in character. Apparently, Redbud blossoms are edible and taste like green beans with lemony overtones. In fact, it's in the same family as peas. Interesting. I wouldn’t know, and now it’s too late, at least until next year.
I am often drawn to the land, nature and environment for inspiration, and love the genre of landscape photography. As a challange to myself, I decided to make a small portfolio of this vibrant and punchy tree. I chose to contrast its colorful flowers with the man-made environment to create a graphic effect.