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 …
Weekly Challenge: Lost in the Details
While doing my 366 post a day last year, I started looking at things a little differently. One of the best things to come of the year for me was macro photography and photographing flowers. Calla Lilies have always been one of my favorite flowers. I love the elegance and clean lines of the flowers. …
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss
Life is never black & white, but eight years ago I was touched by "it." The contrasting colors caught my eyes and I was forever a changed person. Tuxedo, the runt of my cat litter, had a lopsided "got milk" mustache, white booties and soul-loving pretty green eyes; the rest of his body was pitch black. His …
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Flowering Cabbage
I saw these interesting flowering cabbage plants and had to photograph them. Here's what gardening.com says about them: Ornamental cabbage and kale are in the same species, Brassica oleracea, as edible cabbages and kale. They are the result of hybridizing and, although they are still edible, they aren’t as tasty and tender as their cousins. Although …
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