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snapapple
Jul-08-2005, 02:37 PM
This sage is not in Cleveland, it's in San Diego.:D

I tried again to capture it digitally. The hillsides are covered in blue right now and I have a hard time capturing the color of it. But I love the smell of it in the early morning.

Blossoms against the sky
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598893-L.jpg

The way they look on the bush
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598898-L.jp

Some of the blossoms are double, one stem comes right out of the top of the other flower.
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598907-L.jpg

And another
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598905-L.jpg

Sage blossom against the red clay
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598900-L.jpg

I think this one looks like a ballerina
http://SNAPAPPLE.smugmug.com/photos/27598890-L.jpg
gluwater
Jul-08-2005, 07:34 PM
Those are very nice shots. I like the first shot the best, and also the last shot a lot. I think it would really stand out if you took out the sky in the first and replaced it with a solid black background, the contrast would be exceptional IMO.
gluwater
Jul-08-2005, 08:42 PM
Something like this:
http://gluwater.smugmug.com/photos/27655192-M.jpg
Hope you don't mind the edit of your pic, I'm not very good but I think you get what I was going for.
snapapple
Jul-09-2005, 09:12 AM
Something like this:
http://gluwater.smugmug.com/photos/27655192-M.jpg
Hope you don't mind the edit of your pic, I'm not very good but I think you get what I was going for.
Wow! Gluwater, that's great. I had that thought myself about #1, but I don't think I can do it. It would take hours of work to mask out all those flowers. It's nice in that last one. Only one flower is doable.:D

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your feedback. I always appreciate a second pair of eyes, or a second imagination. Yours are very good.
ginger_55
Jul-09-2005, 10:38 AM
I love them all, Snappy! Gorgeous flowers............... I have never noticed flowers before, but I am taking them now.

You know the names, Sage is cool.

My personal favorite is the second one. I love fields of flowers.
And with the mtns as a backdrop, lovely.

ginger
ginger_55
Jul-09-2005, 11:08 AM
I don't think these are the best kind of flowers to show as a silhouette. They have a more delicate, smaller beauty.

ginger:D
gluwater
Jul-11-2005, 04:47 AM
"Wow! Gluwater, that's great. I had that thought myself about #1, but I don't think I can do it. It would take hours of work to mask out all those flowers. It's nice in that last one. Only one flower is doable"

I have to agree with you. I started to mask the first one but soon realized how much time it would take so I did an easier one. I'm glad you liked it in the last one though.