Bloomy Things

A couple of May 2024 blooms, showing contrasting colors.

A peach rose in May 2024, with water droplets on pedals, dark background.

A peach colored rose with soft highlights, water droplets on pedals and dark background.

A pink rose with water droplets on pedals. Taken on May 4, 2024.

A pink rose re-edit from 2020

April showers bring May flowers.

A rose taken on the Vernal Equinox and then post processed in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop 2024. Santa Fe Springs California.

A still life of four Calla Lillie in a blue vase sitting on a wooden table at sunset.

Lily Happiness. Amazing Bloom

Lily Happiness. Amazing Bloom

A January Lavender Rose in Southern California after a morning rain shower. Photo taken 1/21/2024 with a Sony A7 IV, with Tamron 18-300 telephoto at 18mm, f11, 1/60sec, ISO 100. Post processed with Adobe Lightroom CC, and Adobe Photoshop 2024, cropped and resized with a light overlay to enhance color.

A January Lavender Rose in Southern California after a morning rain shower. Photo taken 1/21/2024 with a Sony A7 IV, with Tamron 18-300 telephoto at 18mm, f11, 1/60sec, ISO 100. Post processed with Adobe Lightroom CC, and Adobe Photoshop 2024, cropped and resized with a light overlay to enhance color.

April Showers bring May flowers

A January Lavender Rose in Southern California after a morning rain shower. Photo taken 1/21/2024 with a Sony A7 IV, with Tamron 18-300 telephoto at 18mm, f11, 1/60sec, ISO 100. Post processed with Adobe Lightroom CC, and Adobe Photoshop 2024, cropped and resized with a light overlay to enhance color.

A red rose in full bloom, with water droplets on pedals, high key light for effect.

A red rose with water droplets on pedals, high key light for effect.

Same rose as No 1, but a day later in full bloom

Black and White of same rose as No 1, but a day later in full bloom

A red rose with water droplets taken in May 2024

A slightly damp Red Rose in late April 2024.

A Black and White of Rose with water droplets on pedals, with a single light ray highlight.

A January Red Rose just starting to bloom. Photo taken in Southern California in a front yard garden. Camera was an iPhone 11 Pro Max, exposure was ISO 32, f1.8, 1/400sec, at 4mm focal length. Post processed in Lightroom CC to enhance exposure and Photoshop 2024 to add a light leak overlay.

A January Red Rose in full bloom. Photo taken in Southern California in a front yard garden. Camera was an iPhone 11 Pro Max, exposure was ISO 32, f1.8, 1/400sec, at 4mm focal length. Post processed in Lightroom CC to enhance exposure and Photoshop 2024 to add a light leak overlay.

This red rose photo was taken on 1/15/2024 with a Sony A7IV with a Tamron 18-300 telephoto lens at 1/100sec, f9.0, at 18mm. Post processed with Adobe Lightroom CC, and Adobe Photoshop 2024. A Textured Light Overlay was added for effect to highlight the water drops.

A Lavender Rose blooming in Jan 2024 in Southern California. Edited with Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop 2024.

A misty red rose from our garden in December 2023. Mist was added in Photoshop for effect

A pink December rose from our garden in Southern California. Highlight added with Photoshop for effect.

A late October red rose bloom from my front yard. Should be the last one of the Fall season....going to trim the bushes back later this month.

Close up of a cactus with pointy spines. Don't Touch. Taken with IPhone 11 ProMax at 1/120th sec, at f1.8, ISO 125.. Post processed in AdobeLightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop 2024.

A duo of September roses taken with an Iphone 11 ProMax f/1.8 at 1/350 sec, 26mm focal length, spot metering. Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop 2023. Added light streak from Sharkpixel presets and fog brush, both recolored to add magenta color cast.

A Hawaiian Plumeria from my backyard. Taken with Iphone 11ProMax, 1/181 sec, F1.8, ISO 32, 4 mm focal length. Post processed in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop 2023.

A Hawaiian Plumeria from my backyard. Taken with Iphone 11ProMax, 1/181 sec, F1.8, ISO 32, 4 mm focal length. Post processed in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop 2023.

Red rose after summer storm. Taken with iPhone 11 Pro Max, f1.8, 1/4300sec, ISO 32, focal length 26mm. Post processed in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop 2023

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