Tulips . . . IV (Backlit)

I wanted to try to get some photos of the tulips when they opened using backlighting from the sun.  We were fortunate to have a couple of beautiful, sunny days.  Today there was a lot of sunshine but there was a thin high cloud cover which made for a little more diffused lighting. Maralee

Tulips . . . II (White Tulips)

Today's installment of tulips is white tulips.  I was trying to photograph white tulips against a white background.  I was able to get the tulips white but he background turned gray.  So I had to do some adjustments in NIK Viveza to lighten the background a bit. Maralee

Tulips . . . I

Every year when I turn the calendar over to March, I start getting spring fever.  Even though we've had a very mild winter here, I'm ready to start seeing the flowers bloom and color emerge.  Until then, I will have to settle for cut flowers in a vase. These tulips sitting in our office brighten …