Stuck on Sepia
Once again, I preferred the sepia version of this flower. See two other alternatives below and tell me your preference. It seems to me that the sepia better reveals the details of both the petals and the raindrops caught in them
Below is a version of the same photo with the saturation decreased from the original:
And below, again, is the actual color of the flower:
Which photo do you prefer?
For Cee’s wild zinnias and other flowers, go HERE!!!
Fallen Ladies
For more flowers, go HERE.
I saw this beauty in the Panteon today and had to save it for Cee’s challenge.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/03/flower-of-the-day-november-3-2015-roses/
Hanging Gardens!
A nursery in Ajijic hung marigolds from a massive tree at its entrance for Dia de los Muertos. Stunning!
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/11/02/flower-of-the-day-november-2-2015-peony/
Marigolds are seen in profusion on Day of the Day altars and graveyards. I snapped these at the Lake Chapala Society during a lull in the rain today.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/31/flower-of-the-day-october-31-2015-halloween-flowers/
Happy Halloween! Zinnia.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/30/flower-of-the-day-october-30-2015-bashful-dahlias/
Shy Sister: Zinnia
Sometimes we overdo it in editing and cropping and need to be brought back to our senses. Please tell me which view you prefer!
Rain-heavy Hibiscus
For Cee’s Dahlia and other flowers, go HERE.
Hide-And-Go-Seek
The rain started while we were watching an incredible Iranian film at the Lake Chapala Society. When we emerged, the rain was a surprise, even though we’d been warned about the big tropical storm about to hit–a long arm of Hurricane Patricia that is predicted to arrive with full force at midnight tomorrow. I have started to prepare–butane camp cooker, bottles of water freezing in the freezer, candles and oil lamps out, cooking food ahead as I’m about out of gas and I know I have a gas leak. How could I use $200 worth of gas in three weeks?
Anyway, we decided to be kids and enjoy the block long walk to the car in the rain and were rewarded, when we ducked under cover of the little outside restaurant that was halfway to the gate of LCS, with a view of an incredible orchid tree. (My name. I don’t know what it is.) An added bonus was that I was under the cover of the roof of the open air little restaurant and so I didn’t have to risk getting my lens wet.
It was only after I got home and started playing with the pictures that I spied the various little characters hidden in the flowers. See if you can find them.
Can you find the koala bear? Some may think he has more in common with a polar bear.
Mr. Frog is enjoying the rain.
Little bird is hungry, but old grandfather mouse is just wet and disgusted.
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/10/22/flower-of-the-day-october-22-2015-dahlia-backs/
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