Photography – Page 54

Petals

Natural velvet The original: I needed to whiten up the background and brighten up the petals. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

When we lived in Monterey I was determined to grow citrus. We did the best (cheapest) thing we could and bought an orange tree from Home Depot. It took SO LONG for the oranges to grow and ripen! March came and we were rewarded with these beautiful and wonderful smelling blossoms. We finally got toContinue reading “Stigma and anther”

Explorers

They were intent on exploring new lands, Conquering fears and overcoming obstacles, Then it was time for dinner. The original (taken by a friend). I straightened the horizon, cropped and went black and white. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~Continue reading “Explorers”

(layers of) Boats in the Baltimore Harbor

Dragon . . . boats Paddle . . . boats Lightship . . . boat (Chesapeake) The dragon boats are what caught my eye, but when I started studying the scene I realized there are several vessel types. With the edit, I tried to draw attention to that instead of how busy the picture is.Continue reading “(layers of) Boats in the Baltimore Harbor”

Pathway

We took a stroll around Georgetown one day. I don’t remember what house or gardens this pathway is a part of, but cobblestone is always a good choice. The original: The main edit was going black and white and then “healing” out two magnolia seed pods along the cobblestone. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~Continue reading “Pathway”

Opportunist

These guys are everywhere and they get aggressive when they think you have any food. The original. I lightened up his eye and did some other minor edits. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~