bernadette

did a search, but didn't see an existing thread... if there is one, please mods, merge this.

anyway, i have a couple of new ones.
<b>post yours, too, as they happen!</b>

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/may2k5/zinnia.jpg">

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/may2k5/orange.jpg">
yes, obviously desaturated the arm with photoshop. i think it looks better this way.

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ChasingAmy

The first one is very pleasing!

The arm makes me think of Casper.

=D

Cheers!

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Shpoop

Yea that arm like that seems a little wierd to me...maybe try desaturating everything except the arm and the orange? I think that would send a message across better at least.

I have to head off to school, I'll post mine when I get back.

paddyjoe

Good stuff bernie. Thinking as I'm having my morning OJ, how nice it would be to grab some fresh from the garden.

Here are a couple crocus' that have since left:








Oh look, my buddy fly stopped over for a visit.......

bernadette

yeah PJ, it would be quite nice to grab fresh oranges from your own yard... alas that tree is in a neighbor's yard. i'd hafta walk half way down the lane... so yeah, we keep tropicana in the fridge.

lovely crocus! you caught a bastard fly in that last snap.

shpoop, i know it looks a bit weird & that is exactly what i like about it. but then, hey! i am weird. hehe

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Chamaeleontidae

I hope you enjoy this collection... Spring has finally sprung here... Had to take a couple of Nature shots.









This is the above image with "Auto Levels" applied in Photoshop

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cellophanedeity

Lovely!

I can never get my flower shots to turn out well. Probably because I've yet to merge souls with my camera.

Shpoop

Oops, forgot to post mine. Here we go:



























hrmm never realized how many I had. I don't even think that's all of them...oh well, hope you enjoy

Fly

one i'm semi proud of........

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Fly

and of course..........

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tropicdiver

Fly, just how far are you from the Port Townsend area?

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Fly

i'm in south western British Columbia......close to the border.

about an hour and a half north of Bellingham.


why......you wanna hook up?

or arrest me.........

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degrawj

here's one that i took recently



and btw, i like your last one flyman. :-) i think i need to make a trip up to B.C. some time this summer.

degrawj

and one more:

RickB

dogzilla

I've been experimenting with my Digital Rebel, 50mm f1.8 lens and some close up attachment lenses. These are a few flowers I like.

A tulip with the sun shining thru


A lowly dandelion


Some tiny white flowers that are all over around here

Chamaeleontidae

Trees are now starting to bloom...

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Charlatan

Some of these are just gorgeous... I've taken a few with my camera phone but they just aren't as nice as what the rest of you have posted...

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maleficent

The colors in this thread are amazing... they're all so beautiful... thanks for sharing your gardens to some of us city folk...

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mrbill700

Thought i would end the theme of Colorful photos, eh?

pinkie

This thread is so gorgeous!

My favorite:

cca2k1

bernadette

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/may2k5/redzinnia_fly.jpg">

i haven't grown tomatoes for several years.
i planted two this year & i am excited watching my first tomato develop.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/may2k5/first_tomato.jpg">

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/may2k5/zinnias_above.jpg">

this thread is gonna be nice to look at when cold dark winter days return!

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Fly

damn........the crazy broad caught me on film again....






nice pix bern

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Konichiwaneko

Shpoop your quantity is definally outdone by your quality. All those pictures are excellent.

Wonderul and amazing shots here, here's one I took yesterday.

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bernadette

nice butterfly/daisy bouquet, Konichiwaneko!


my hydrangea is looking rather stunning this year.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/hydrangea/bloom.jpg">

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/hydrangea/bush.jpg">

my dog though is a bit less impressed as you can see by his commentary.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/hydrangea/whizztard.jpg">

need a closer look?
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/hydrangea/zoom_pee.jpg">

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LewisCouch

All I've got time for this evening...

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Meditrina

Not as good as all of yours, but I took these the other day with my Kodak EasyShare.

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ngdawg

This one is one of my entries in next week's artshow, taken in April:


Same gardens, taken 2 weeks ago:

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bernadette

[the pics deleted from this post weren't worth the bandwidth, not to mention thread load time.]

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paddyjoe

Beautiful still life with the vase, bernie.



Here's a straw flower from the backyard:

tropicdiver

No arresting.

Going up to the Olympics and possibly back to the San Juan Islands, again. Looking to take some squirrel photos.

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Ishmal

that'd be nice...

its Winter over here...

i'll have to c...

i think i have some moon flower pics somewhere here...

**Ishmal wanders off in search of his albums**

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BoltedDown

And how 'bout a pelican, because he was just asking to be photographed:

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bernadette

the tomatoes i'm growing my backyard are beginning to ripen steadily now. yay!
one is a beefsteak, planted in the ground;
the other is a black plum (small fruit like cherry tomatoes), planted in a flower pot.

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/august2k5/tomato22.jpg">

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/august2k5/tomatoes19.jpg">

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bernadette

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/august2k5/zinnia82k5.jpg" border="1">

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/m0us33/august2k5/vine_tomatoes.jpg" border="1">

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bernadette

<img src="http://photos21.flickr.com/33677876_c631a2db6b.jpg">

<img src="http://photos22.flickr.com/33677875_9640208050.jpg">

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hotdogg

Two from my backyard

5757

Preserve aspect ratio hell.

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crazybobmarley

I think the closeup of that dog peeing may belong on the titty board

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