When I was young, my family lived in the Garden State, where I learned to appreciate the four seasons. Although I always looked forward to the first winter snow, I was weary of the cold weather and dirty snow by the end of February. By March, I was good and ready for any sign of spring.
It seems appropriate that the Yellow Daffodil is March’s birth flower. Like spring, the Yellow Daffodil represents new beginnings, happiness, rejuvenation, and hope. This member of the Narcissus family sports a sunshiny bloom that foretells the beauty and warmth of spring, which arrives on March 20 this year.
For a change, my flower of the month aligns with March’s birth flower. Daffodils, like other members of the Narcissus family, are tricky lumen subjects due to the variable thickness of the blossom. Although some lumen prints closely resemble their botanical subjects, they often appear very abstract.
Each of the following prints was made using a different photo paper. The properties of the photographic paper and the different post-processing chemistries I use contribute to the resulting prints’ differing colors.
