May 9, 2008; Day 7. Most people in NH have rhubarb that grows like mad and comes up bigger and better every year. Not me. I’ve been caring for these plants for 7 seasons and I still don’t get enough for a single pie. Bad soil? Bad PH? Bad light? It’s the sunniest spot in my yard, it has good runoff, and I gave it some nice horse manure last year. My sister says that it’s time for a raised bed.

Here I’ve gotten down to the stalks of my largest plant with my Sigma 10-20 lens and captured 6 exposures for another HDR composition. This time the alignment was much better; the camera is sitting on the ground. Somehow the neighbor’s cat managed to stay still throughout…lucky me!

In the central background is my cherry tree with pink blossoms opening…I’ll be doing plenty of photographing this weekend.

May 9, 2008; Day 7. Most people in NH have rhubarb that grows like mad and comes up bigger and better every year. Not me. I’ve been caring for these plants for 7 seasons and I still don’t get enough for a single pie. Bad soil? Bad PH? Bad light? It’s the sunniest spot in my yard, it has good runoff, and I gave it some nice horse manure last year. My sister says that it’s time for a raised bed.

Here I’ve gotten down to the stalks of my largest plant with my Sigma 10-20 lens and captured 6 exposures for another HDR composition. This time the alignment was much better; the camera is sitting on the ground. Somehow the neighbor’s cat managed to stay still throughout…lucky me!

In the central background is my cherry tree with pink blossoms opening…I’ll be doing plenty of photographing this weekend.