Showing posts with label flower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flower. Show all posts

Friday, August 22, 2008

"Natural" Hibiscus Leaves

There's something about the leaf and flower buds of a hibiscus that intrigues me. Look closely at this photo, especially the large version, and I think you'll see why. I almost deleted this photo in the camera, thinking it was out of focus. But, when I looked at it on my computer monitor, I found that the soft edges were from the almost white shadow cast by water droplets. Not bragging, but it is a very cool effect, in my opinion.


This is a shameless plug -- when you look at my photos, keep this in mind: I don't use PhotoShop. I sometimes tweak contrast, brightness and hue or light saturation using Paint Shop Pro 6. However, most of the photos on Blog/o/Foto are as they were shot in the camera. Effects are not "man made".

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Red Bonnet - Super Macro

Looking at the red bonnet of yesterday's flower against the black background made me smile so much, I decided to add a super-duper, closeup, extreme macro of the same flower. FWIW, I have NO idea what the real name of the flower is. If you know, feel free to post a comment. I'll update the blog post and give you credit. THANKS!

Friday, October 05, 2007

God is good...

This photo- graph begged for something inspir- ational to be included with it. The first thing that came to my mind was "God is good". Even now, recalling that moment invokes a lump in my throat... and a tear in my eye. It was fitting that the childhood prayer offered before meals became the "inspirational" text included with the photo. Enjoy!