Camellia bud, antique mosaic

 

More dabbling with my photo-editing software.  First  I used  ‘retro’ style, then added an antique mosaic look. Apologies for the actual composition of the photo, but was trying hard to get the bud close-up.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration

Wildflowers.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Admiration.

I’ve always admired wildflowers that manage to sprout up, grow and survive not only in meadows and woods, but also on roadsides, pavements, urban paths and in the most unlikely places presenting us with an array of colour to enjoy while carrying out their important work of exchanging pollen and producing seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

Wheat among the daisies, then abstract

Not sure if this is wheat, barley or rye.

In the photo-editing I used effects –  edge effects – enhance.

Shades of dreamy pink, then original

I took the original picture at the Botanical Garden of Valencia, Spain.

For the editing I used a ‘wall effect’ – ‘white brick’.

Here’s the original yellow flower.

 

A kaleidoscope of basil leaves, then original

This is the original picture of the fragrant herb ‘basil’ (ocimum basilicum).

 

This basil plant (Italian – basilico) is growing in a small pot in my garden on hand ready to put in the pasta. An easy pasta sauce I make is with olive oil, garlic, tomatoes (fresh or tinned) and basil leaves.

For the kaleidoscope pattern I used the photo-editing ‘effects’ and then ‘kaleidoscope’.

 

A flower stall in Italy

Last spring I went on a trip to the towns of Lucca in Tuscany (with its wonderful Renaissance walls which surround the historical centre)  and Ravenna in Emilia-Romagna (famous for its mosaics), Italy.

While I was sorting out my photos I came across this one of a lovely flower stall. Lots of ‘mimosa’ flowers in small, bright bunches.

As there were shoppers in the picture I’ve tried out the ‘motion blur’ tool in my photo-editing software.

The motion blur tool is in the ‘adjust’ section of my photo-editing software, ‘blur’, then ‘motion blur’.

 

Pink Camellia in bloom, then instant film effect

This is last year’s camellia in bloom. Still waiting for this year’s blooms, buds are just coming out now.

In the first picture I used hue, saturation then vibrancy. In the second ‘effects’ and an ‘instant film effect’.

Shades of mauve, then retro

The flowers are pretty, but as I took the photo with my mobile did some quick editing.

I selected the main flower, then added a slight ‘soft focus’ to the background with photo-editing software.

For the second picture I used a retro look. Effects, photo effects, then retro.

 

 

Shades of pink abstract, then original orange flower.

This is the original picture taken at the Botanical Gardens of Rome, Italy (slightly edited with a soft focus). I managed to take a lot of photos at the gardens, but mainly with my mobile phone – so more dabbling with photo-editing software.

Then a more subdued effect.

 

Shades of yellow, then mosaic effect

Here I used an antique mosaic effect.