Flower and other stuff

[alfredo]

[Mira]

1. 3 exquisite pieces of work

WOW
The flower - how could your presentation be more beautiful
The children - how could it be more intriguing what they are looking at- it took me two viewings to catch the full impact of the photo
and the setting of the bench in full focus, and the rest an emotional paradise in the last one

they all make me continue to be your number one fan.
I hope you can handle it.
LOL

[alfredo]

3. Thanks. I get hit hard with the "it's been done" syndrome

When it comes to flowers. It's hard not to photograph them. Those kids were playing catch with a boy below the stairs. The girls were coming to the realization that he wasn't throwing the ball to them, but at them.

I had to take a closer look at the tree I photographed earlier this week. It's a paper birch.

[arikara]

2. That flower leaves me with the desire

to see its colour and to smell its sweet perfume. A beautiful photo.

[alfredo]

4. The architecture of the flower gets overlooked.

[Little Star]

5. #3 makes me want to sit on one of those benches in the shade of the trees. k&r

[alfredo]

7. It's such a wonderful place to hang out.

Henry Clay was an incredible man.

[ManiacJoe]

6. Love the flower.

A little brighter would bring out some of the details.

[alfredo]

8. The flower was in the shade, but when I lightened

It, i got some problems with the highlights. I tried increasing the DR, but I couldn't keep it from looking like an HDR image. I much prefer the dark mysterious images.

[ManiacJoe]

9. Dark, mysterious can be fun options.

This flower shot is one that can easily be over processed for a loss of "quality".

[alfredo]

10. I try to keep PP to the minimum. I converted, cropped, and messed with WB and levels.

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Nice, Alfredo, as always.

I really love these. The green lawn and leafy trees look especially nice.

[alfredo]

12. That restored estate is a source of pride in our town.

With all that green beauty comes pain. We are first or second for pollen in the US. In the fall the air is yellow with ragweed pollen. You can taste it.