Good enough to eat.
If you are interested in tree bark…
You can spot my husband and son way out in the field.
Pink hair.
This looks like a flower convention where the cones prevail.
Grabbing all he can get.
We must be off the beaten path.
Picture inside itself.
Paths, trees and flowers. Who could ask for more?
Bedraggled, but standing tall.
Convention attention shifts to black-eyed susans.
Not to be ignored.
Minnesota 2015 Part 2
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
Trees and flowers.
I have a thing for grass and stalks.
This flower can’t decide what it wants to be.
Field of flowers.
Flowers don’t discriminate.
Anyone for purple?
My son, taking a picture with his iPhone. Must have been a flower in there.
Bee…careful!
Showoff.
Spindly, but stalks nonetheless.
This clover bloom stands out.
Another showoff.
I have a thing for grass and stalks.
This flower can’t decide what it wants to be.
Field of flowers.
Flowers don’t discriminate.
Anyone for purple?
My son, taking a picture with his iPhone. Must have been a flower in there.
Bee…careful!
Showoff.
Spindly, but stalks nonetheless.
This clover bloom stands out.
Another showoff.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
The red grass seems to be screaming, “Pick me! Pick Me!”
These daisies did their best to hide in the grass. But I found them.
Trying to get along.
Almost unreal.
A bee does his thing in the middle.
It’s as if they are posing for my camera.
My son, getting a bee shot.
And here is mine.
Can you hear them ring?
Flowers will grow out of anything.
Bad hair day.
Let’s all get together.
These daisies did their best to hide in the grass. But I found them.
Trying to get along.
Almost unreal.
A bee does his thing in the middle.
It’s as if they are posing for my camera.
My son, getting a bee shot.
And here is mine.
Can you hear them ring?
Flowers will grow out of anything.
Bad hair day.
Let’s all get together.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
We see Canada geese all the time around the lake behind our house. These were spotted in Minnesota, closer to their home.
My son, getting a picture of a cooperating sunflower with his iPhone.
My turn. Hmm. It’s a little buggy.
Odd cluster. I cut around it and did a lens blur on the background. Now it looks almost 3D.
It’s as if they are all thumbing for a ride.
I like the way the trees frame the lake.
It is the next day, 8/10/15, and we are visiting the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Flowers are a big deal here.
Their visitor center looks like a hotel lobby.
In case you want to find your way around...
I like cone flowers.
But they have to share their space.
Love those leaves.
My son, getting a picture of a cooperating sunflower with his iPhone.
My turn. Hmm. It’s a little buggy.
Odd cluster. I cut around it and did a lens blur on the background. Now it looks almost 3D.
It’s as if they are all thumbing for a ride.
I like the way the trees frame the lake.
It is the next day, 8/10/15, and we are visiting the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Flowers are a big deal here.
Their visitor center looks like a hotel lobby.
In case you want to find your way around...
I like cone flowers.
But they have to share their space.
Love those leaves.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
It’s like a rose and a half.
This rose has some company.
The original picture, with just one “doorway,” was portrait-oriented. I plopped it into a larger portion of itself.
This is the Japanese portion of the arboretum.
Another way to deal with a portrait-oriented image.
Green peace.
If bells could be sad...
My son makes his way through the forest.
This bloom is no larger than my fingernail.
I suppose this rock means something to my son, who has a thing for geology.
To me, this is a beautiful flower. The lighting is nice, too.
This one can’t decide what color it should be.
This rose has some company.
The original picture, with just one “doorway,” was portrait-oriented. I plopped it into a larger portion of itself.
This is the Japanese portion of the arboretum.
Another way to deal with a portrait-oriented image.
Green peace.
If bells could be sad...
My son makes his way through the forest.
This bloom is no larger than my fingernail.
I suppose this rock means something to my son, who has a thing for geology.
To me, this is a beautiful flower. The lighting is nice, too.
This one can’t decide what color it should be.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
It appears we are walking towards a woodland garden.
Cute and pretty.
They jump out at you.
Don’t fence me in.
It may look as if I had laid these blossoms and leaves on a glass table, but I actually cut around the items, softened the background, applied a “glass” filter, and added a slight shadow.
I took some liberties with this originally portrait-oriented image.
I have a fondness for white birch trees. These were standing in a mass of ferns.
I couldn’t stand the over-exposed petals, so I applied a little texture to them.
A closer look at the ferns
I’m actually surprised at how well this originally portrait-oriented picture turned out. I used a larger section of the image for the background and selectively cut away the hard edges of the image on top. Tree edges made it easier.
Can you call those spiky things petals?
The one on the left needs to try harder.
Cute and pretty.
They jump out at you.
Don’t fence me in.
It may look as if I had laid these blossoms and leaves on a glass table, but I actually cut around the items, softened the background, applied a “glass” filter, and added a slight shadow.
I took some liberties with this originally portrait-oriented image.
I have a fondness for white birch trees. These were standing in a mass of ferns.
I couldn’t stand the over-exposed petals, so I applied a little texture to them.
A closer look at the ferns
I’m actually surprised at how well this originally portrait-oriented picture turned out. I used a larger section of the image for the background and selectively cut away the hard edges of the image on top. Tree edges made it easier.
Can you call those spiky things petals?
The one on the left needs to try harder.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
The bee fits in with this odd bloom.
My son is too big to live in this house.
Daisies cheer you on your way.
Be it ever so humble...
This tree holds its own picture.
You never know what will grow in a field left to its own devices.
The grass must share its space.
Not sure what demands a shelter here.
Smiles all around.
Cone flowers are always dramatic.
Even in the shade.
A star is born! Maybe several.
My son is too big to live in this house.
Daisies cheer you on your way.
Be it ever so humble...
This tree holds its own picture.
You never know what will grow in a field left to its own devices.
The grass must share its space.
Not sure what demands a shelter here.
Smiles all around.
Cone flowers are always dramatic.
Even in the shade.
A star is born! Maybe several.
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Re: Minnesota 2015 Part 2
Sometimes white flowers are difficult to photograph because they tend to appear overexposed. These behaved nicely and even pop.
One might wonder why the pavement stops abruptly. The wild field beyond is an acceptable excuse.
This poor sunflower stalk can barely support all of its customers.
This picture started out as a portrait-oriented image, as seen on the right side. The left side is a larger rendition of the...left side!
The clouded sky must have prompted my flash to activate, brightening the flower things in the foreground to a glowing appearance.
This once-attractive flower will not give up, in spite of many intrusions.
I call this a wallflower, with a klutzy frame.
If you sit on this bench too long, the sunflowers will overtake you.
This is a hopefully interesting treatment of a portrait-oriented image.
The sky-reaching grass is in focus here, but we mustn’t overlook the floral floor. (Say floral floor five times fast.)
Ah, the beloved cone flowers, with their very own explanatory sign.
What must lie on the other side of that fence?
One might wonder why the pavement stops abruptly. The wild field beyond is an acceptable excuse.
This poor sunflower stalk can barely support all of its customers.
This picture started out as a portrait-oriented image, as seen on the right side. The left side is a larger rendition of the...left side!
The clouded sky must have prompted my flash to activate, brightening the flower things in the foreground to a glowing appearance.
This once-attractive flower will not give up, in spite of many intrusions.
I call this a wallflower, with a klutzy frame.
If you sit on this bench too long, the sunflowers will overtake you.
This is a hopefully interesting treatment of a portrait-oriented image.
The sky-reaching grass is in focus here, but we mustn’t overlook the floral floor. (Say floral floor five times fast.)
Ah, the beloved cone flowers, with their very own explanatory sign.
What must lie on the other side of that fence?