Category: Photograph(s)
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Flower of the Week – Yellow Rose
For the Flower of the Week, this week, I offer this closeup photo of a lovely yellow rose. The botanical identifier says this is an Austrian Copper Rose (Rosa foetida). I am partial to yellow roses, which often signify friendship, joy, and new beginnings.
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New Images #9
“Coffee on the Patio” is the first of two images in this week’s New Images post. (Click the small image to left to view larger image with fulllscreen option.) This week’s two images were generated by AI in Photoshop, with subsequent editing for textures, sharpness, and light. The second image is “Ferns and Daisies in…
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Monochrome Monday – Red Cedar
This week’s Monday Monochrome is this image of the trunk of a mature Red Cedar tree sprouting fresh growth. The Eastern Red Cedar is not a “true” Cedar; it’s actually a member of the Juniper family (Juniperus virginiana). Juniper trees (and bushes) produce juniper berries. According to Wikimedia: “Cedar waxwings are fond of juniper berries.…
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Flower of the Week (Extra) – Parrot Tulip
An “Extra” flower for this week – This extravagant, gloriously colored tulip. My botanical ID program tells me this is a variety called Didier’s Tulip. I love these showy tulips, also referred to as “Parrot Tulips.” With my specifications and the assistance of Photoshop, this is the AI’s idea of a “red and yellow multicolored…
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New Images #8 – Color
The images today represent “work in progress,” experiments with color and some new techniques for developing images. In the following, click on any of the three images to see larger views (including a fullscreen option). Here are three more images. Again, click any one for a larger view (including a fullscreen option). And that’s it…
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Flower of the Week – Blue Iris
I don’t think I have shown this image before; it’s been in the library for a while. There’s something special (to me) about blue irises. And I’m fascinated by the intricate shape of most iris flowers. While the beauty of irises is certainly apparent in a natural (i.e. unedited) image, I feel that this edited…
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Monday Monochrome – Angel’s Trumpet
This image of trumpet flowers is this week’s Monday Monochrome. The common name is “Angel’s Trumpet,” the genus Brugmansia in the Nightshade family. Wikipedia says: Brugmansia species are among the most toxic of ornamental plants, containing tropane alkaloids of the type also responsible for the toxicity and deliriant effects of both jimsonweed and the infamous deadly nightshade.
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New Images #7 – Mixed Edits
The feature image above, titled “Wave,” can be seen in a couple of ways. Its smoothly undulating shape is meant to emulate a somewhat perturbed flowing wave – water, air, clouds, or similar mediums. At the same time, the combination of lighting, color, and flow patterns is meant to draw the viewer into the upper…
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Flower of the Week – Roses
For this week’s Flower of the Week, I have selected this picture of a lovely, variegated rose. Three roses, actually.
