A few days ago I did a blog on a pincushion protea. While shopping again today, at the same store, they had a different variety of protea. I looked it up in my "protea encyclopedia", i.e. the internet - I think it's a Rose Mink Protea. These are the protea that I remember from Hawaii. …
Day 84 – “No Matter How Long the Winter, Spring is Sure to Follow”
Sometimes it seems like spring will never arrive. We'll have a couple of nice days to tease us and then winter returns.And as nice as it was yesterday, today is promising more wet, cold weather. But, there are sure signs out there that spring will follow winter again this year.Maralee
Day 83 – Down by the River
After a week of snow and rain, the sun finally came out today. It was one of those days when the sky is incredibly blue with just a few beauty clouds to enhance it. I went down to an area of the river I haven't been in several years. People were out walking their dogs, …
Day 82 – Red Pincushion Protea
While at the grocery store today, I spotted some Protea flowers and I just had to pick them up. I haven't seen a Protea since I left Hawaii 13 years ago. There are many different types of protea flowers - these are Red Pincushion Protea. The Protea flower originated in South Africa. Ancestors of the …
Day 81 – Experimenting with Orchids
Today I decided to do some experimenting in Photoshop and NIK software using one of my orchids as the subject. I took several different photos using different exposures, a couple of different lenses, a shallow depth of field, and various white balance settings. The background was a muted yellow and the walls in the room …
Through My Lens 