On a photo walk around Monterey one day, I saw this beauty.
The original:
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Bird of Paradise
Sun Salutation
Doesn’t it look like the contrail is going through her arms?! I didn’t edit that, it already looked like that. I guess it’s the lighter part of her palm, but it lines up exactly with the contrail!
The original:
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Vertical
Can you guess what this is? (It may help to look at the original photo). I love the contrast in the black and white version.
The original:
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Petals
Natural velvet
The original: I needed to whiten up the background and brighten up the petals.
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Stigma and anther
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 to taste the fruit of our labor right before we moved.
The original: I adjusted the exposure and cropped for a better focus of the blossoms stigma and anthers. When I lightened up the picture I noticed the spider web running from either the back petal or back anther to a leaf.
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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.
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Not So SAHM 