Day: June 3, 2015

For those following the Archives, you may recall that last week I was watching the mystery buds of the Plumeria tree. These are the first, since the Bohemian and I planted it a year ago, and our family has been curious to see the color of the blooms.

It’s the first and only tree we’ve planted at our abode, so far. And being that its roots are surrounded by the remnants of the leis we wore at our wedding, it has a special significance to us.

We’ve been excited to see the budding, and eagerly observing the unfoldment of the flowers as they reveal their hue.

And now here they are, full bloom.

If you ask the Bohemian about the day we met (that fateful day at the beach, when I walked passed him on the sand), he’ll say that he saw pink. That as he watched me pass…

Nature’s most beautiful present
Thrown on arrival of someone
of no importance to history
Then feet and bin its fate
Humanity that much cruelty
Even plants hate

Its now June and so time for a new image for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge.

Week One Edit

For this first week I wanted to keep the edit quite simple. I cropped it and used the clone tool to remove the remaining branches in the top right corner. I then used the levels adjustment tool to boost the shadows and highlights, added a warming filter and increased the saturation a little  to make the autumnal colours pop.

All edits were done using Photoshop Elements 13.

Here’s the original image for comparison:

Original Image

This month’s picture was taken in Hartsholme Country Park in Lincoln (UK) last November during Photography 101. I used shots of the front of the boathouse for the architecture theme but this one, showing the rear view over the lake, was never used. The boathouse is Victorian, built in 1881 when the park was still the grounds of a stately home. The…