Reader Rock Garden is now in full bloom. So I thought it might be a good opportunity for a Field Trip. If you would like to join me, I will be there on Monday Jun 8, 2026 at 10 am. You can also go at your own leisure any time you like and post your images
Hope to see you there.
Trying to post not so boring flower photos by focusing on colour and shadows. Post processed in Camera Raw emphasizing bright and de-emphasizing dark. Enhanced colour saturation. Then cropped
Beard aspect of an iris.
Tried to de-emphasize the bright spot with selective “burn” in Photoshop
A different crop of the same flower.
a different perspective
Beautiful compostion Della. Love the water drops.
I did not notice the moth till processing time
Very nice!
the fly added interest to the flowers
a bumble bee collecting pollens
a composite
Very nice. This looks very painterly!
a simple image that is tranquil
When we arrived, the sun was shining through this patch of irises. I liked the effect.
Fly away! There were quite a few bumblebees on the flowers this morning. I liked the transparent wings.
Like the composition. Great bee detail. Love the motion blur of the wings. It gives this image a sense of action.
Cynthia’s contribution #1
Cynthia’s contribution #2
Absolutely great image Cynthia. Love the little ripples giving away that this is a reflection.
My last pic of the morning, and it turned out the best
Fun to see a spider in there
– wish he was in focus
Bumblebee adds a nice touch of interest
I like the angularity of the flower too