Thank you, folks, for your very kind reactions to my K & M roses photo. An excellent local photographer and I talk often, and she says that photography is all about light and luck. I would add to that by saying "light, luck, and labor", meaning take photos every day because you're not gonna get many great shots without taking hundreds of not-so-great shots.
I wasn't expecting much from my photo because in my experience floral shots with medium to dark reds and medium to dark greens seldom succeed; I think because you end up with an image that is all middle to dark in value. Even with my lightening of the main blossom, this becomes obvious if you convert my finished version to grayscale.
Quint, thank you. A "gem" that means a lot to me.
Sorry about your cell phone.
Rich, all I can say is WOW! Thank you!
Great photo at Pebble Beach. Do you know what hole that is? My guess is maybe the famous 18th.
I golfed from age 6 or 7 into my late 50s, when back issues made playing golf too painful. One of my regrets is that I never got to play at Pebble Beach. (Another regret is that I never got a hole-in-one; came within inches a few times, but never got the ace. )
Natalie, high praise from someone I admire. Thank you!
BTW, saying Pebble Beach looks like a nice place to play is like saying Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were a pretty good team, or Taylor Swift has had some success, or Leonardo da Vinci was competent in a couple of different areas.
Hummingbird update:
Well, our hummingbird (almost certainly an Anna's Hummingbird) finished building her nest and is now incubating. Anna's typically lay 2 clutches a year, each with 2 eggs (layed a day or two apart if I remember correctly). I don't know how many eggs are in the nest because it is pretty high up so it's hard to peer down into it.
The mama is still pretty skittish and darts from the nest when we slowly open the front door and approach. I'm hoping she'll learn that we aren't a threat, which could mean she will allows us closer.
For right now photos are hard to get.
I wasn't expecting much from my photo because in my experience floral shots with medium to dark reds and medium to dark greens seldom succeed; I think because you end up with an image that is all middle to dark in value. Even with my lightening of the main blossom, this becomes obvious if you convert my finished version to grayscale.
Quint, thank you. A "gem" that means a lot to me.
Sorry about your cell phone.
Rich, all I can say is WOW! Thank you!
Great photo at Pebble Beach. Do you know what hole that is? My guess is maybe the famous 18th.
I golfed from age 6 or 7 into my late 50s, when back issues made playing golf too painful. One of my regrets is that I never got to play at Pebble Beach. (Another regret is that I never got a hole-in-one; came within inches a few times, but never got the ace. )
Natalie, high praise from someone I admire. Thank you!
BTW, saying Pebble Beach looks like a nice place to play is like saying Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were a pretty good team, or Taylor Swift has had some success, or Leonardo da Vinci was competent in a couple of different areas.
Hummingbird update:
Well, our hummingbird (almost certainly an Anna's Hummingbird) finished building her nest and is now incubating. Anna's typically lay 2 clutches a year, each with 2 eggs (layed a day or two apart if I remember correctly). I don't know how many eggs are in the nest because it is pretty high up so it's hard to peer down into it.
The mama is still pretty skittish and darts from the nest when we slowly open the front door and approach. I'm hoping she'll learn that we aren't a threat, which could mean she will allows us closer.
For right now photos are hard to get.
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
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