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Maryanne's "Isolation"
13 May 13. Since it is Spring, and as the flowers are now out in abundance, I'm thinking it is time for images of flowers. Not all at once, but scattered throughout the next several weeks. Let's start with something of a royal nature. About 45 minutes from our home, situated directly across the road from Puget Sound is found Whitney Gardens, in the small town of Brinnon, WA. We first visited there about a month ago, simply dropping in for a visit to shoot photos at a nursery we hadn't known about or visited, obviously, prior. While we were there we were informed that their specialty was rhododendrons, and that they had roughly 1,200 different species on the property. It was also suggested that we return close to Mother's Day weekend to see the majority of them in bloom. So we went back about a week ago, saw lots of simply elegant plants in bloom, and bought a few azaleas and clematis for the yard. They are all in the ground and displaying nicely. This is a shot of a single bloom from one of them. The background was too busy, so I isolated the blossom and put it on its own layer, then blurred the underlying layer, from which the blossom was isolated, to get what you are seeing. Before doing all this I also did a little detail enhancement on the flower to bring out the wonderful textures in the petals. The final step was to sharpen it just a little. Then of course it was flattened and saved as a JPEG to share with you. Nikon D300s; 18 - 200; Aperture Priority; ISO 200; 1/60 sec @ f/ 7.1 with fill flash.
Griffin Column head, isolated on white, [capital city of Persian empire, Darius ] Persepolis, Iran, Middle East
Isolation Lake, Upper Enchantment Lakes, 2010, p64
Isolation Lake, Upper Enchantment Lakes, 2010, p63
Isolation Lake, Enchantment Lakes, 2010, p62
A metal chair sits unoccupied on the plaza of Riverview Gardens Park in Red Bank New jersey accompanied only by the drops of rain that kept visitors away.
Human fingers and boiled egg in a salt cellar. Isolated against the white background
Human fingers in a salt cellar. With a grain of salt. Isolated against the white background
Maryanne's "Isolation"
Maryanne's "Isolation"
Maryanne's "Isolation"
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