Back in creative mode. I didn’t really like the dirt in the background of this strawberry so I opted for a texture instead. Then it seemed to cry out for a botanical label. I also added quite a bit of sharpening and detail to bring out the seeds on the berry.
Category: Gardens
Day 8 – Calibrachoa
I thought these flowers would lend themselves well with a little texturing and I like the effect. I added three different textures from French Kiss with Gaussian blur added on the colorful ones to create the background using various blending modes. The more textured one I reduced the saturation and did about a 65% opacity… Continue reading Day 8 – Calibrachoa
Day 5 – Hydrangea
Yep, I’m back in the garden. It seems I am going to have to get through helping Mom with Fourth of July preparations before I can get out on a full blown photo shoot. But, in the meantime there is plenty of subject matter in the garden! I did my traditional post processing approach on… Continue reading Day 5 – Hydrangea
Day 3 – Blueberries
Here’s another one from the garden. Trying to buy a house so I haven’t ventured too far afield yet but soon. Just added a little saturation and detail on this one and cleaned up a few blemishes.
Day 2 – June 29 – Fresh Picked Raspberries
One of the benefits of living in Oregon is I have complete access to my parents garden, currently being managed and cared for by my brother and sister-in-law. Yesterday I went out and picked the raspberries for them and I couldn’t resist taking a picture. I expect the garden will figure prominently in this project… Continue reading Day 2 – June 29 – Fresh Picked Raspberries
Rose center
I’m deep in the moving process now so this is another image from last week’s trip to the rose garden. I’m planning to make up for it with a new 100 days project when I get back to Oregon. I have been debating whether to start a separate blog for that or just post the… Continue reading Rose center
Pi nk Rose
Amidst the chaos of moving I gave myself a morning off to visit the rose gardens this week. Some of the roses were near peak, some past and some still waiting to bloom. I found myself wishing I had gone the day after the generous rains we received a week or so ago. This image… Continue reading Pi nk Rose
Iris
I haven’t shared a flower in awhile and it IS that time of year. I was on Mr. Toad’s wild ride this week with pre-moving chores. But when my artists group headed out to El Rancho de las Golondorinos I had to carve out a few hours to join them. I was expecting to be… Continue reading Iris
Bicycle
This week’s photo shoot was cancelled due to windy showery weather so I had to revert to last weeks images from the Quaker Garden in Santa Fe. I’m always a sucker for bicycles and the door with the heart behind it made this one special. This is another case where I intentionally over processed the… Continue reading Bicycle
Turtle
I found this turtle at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens back in May. I have begun the process of culling this year’s photos in order to free up more disc space. For post processing I had to do a little cropping to focus attention on this turtle on not the one behind him. The image also… Continue reading Turtle