Red Kuri Squash Blossom

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Narcissus

My second species of cultivated flower has bloomed. First daffodils, now the narcissus. Next should be lilacs in June. I love bulbs. Amy plants them and then they grow forever without any work. She tossed these bulbs on this thatchy hill behind the clothes posts. To tell the truth, I prefer wildflowers much more than cultivated ones. When clicked, this photo will open, full size, in a new window.

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Stalk in Snow and Crystals

Curve
(assignment: Shapes; natural light, no flash)

Crystals 1

Crystals 2
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Today I learned how to make a vignette of my photo of johnny-jump-ups from this summer. I used GIMP, QuickMask on GIMP, the wave distortion and the Gaussian blur. After I inverted the selection, I used the background color that I picked out of the photo to fill the selection.

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Everyone has tiger lily photos but my lillies are special: they just blossomed here on the mountain this past week! I am thrilled. Last year they didn't blossom at all.

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