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Friday, March 30, 2012

Flowers on Saturday

My entry......
a couple more for good measure...lol

I love taking pictures!!  I love how the top photo turned out.  I used it for my screen saver last summer.  The petals look so iridescent. I don't use any photo editing software.  I usually just download and go.  If I want to participate in a few more "photography" parties I am going to have to find some type of program to use.  Any recommendations?  "free" is always a plus!!

47 comments:

  1. Those purple flowers are Clematis, aren't they? Beautiful! I can't wait til mine are that plentiful!

    When I have to edit pics I use GIMP. It's free, easy to use, and you can download it here:

    http://www.gimp.org

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Yes Della they are Clematis. And this plant isn't mine either, I was dog sitting for a guy at work and his yard was amazing. I took lots of pictures. Thank for the software!!

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  2. I love the purple of this flower. So pretty. For editing my photos I use Photoshop Elements.

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  3. Such freshness, colour and shapes. Beautiful....
    Best regards, Karin

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    1. Thank you very much. I really got lucky on the. First shot.

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  4. Beautiful, Roxanne! Great color! Nice work.

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  5. This looks to be a Jackmanii clematis. I have a couple and they are lovely.

    I use pixlr.com which is a free online photo editor.

    Thanks so much for sharing at Your Sunday Best this week, Roxanne. :)

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  6. Your first shot is gorgeous. I'm trying out a few new photo editors since my go-to program is being pulled by google. I've fooled around a bit with pixlr.com (both the simple and more complex versions) & picmonkey.com. So far I'm not finding exactly what works best for me so I'm still looking.

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  7. Such a vibrant shade of purple, lovely.

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    1. Thank you very much ive always thought this was a special shot. I don't get very many that I feel that way about

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  8. What a gorgeous shot. Love it. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.

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  9. Calling by from My Favourite Photo Monday as another participant, what a beautiful clematis. Like Cheryl I have been using Picnik and have not found anything to match it yet, I like to make collages which you may notice if you call by News From Italy. :)

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  10. love these ... try scripture and a snapshot...with katie lloyd

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  11. if you do many link ups.. you may want to reconsider word verification...

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    1. Thank you - I had it turned off, not sure how it got turned back on.

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  12. Beautiful flower.

    Regards and best wishes

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  13. Incredibly beautiful pictures you show.
    Wishing you a good day / good Easter.
    Hugs Hanne Bente / hbt.finus.dk

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    1. Wishing you a good day and a happy Easter as well

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  14. you had a beautiful screen saver :)

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  15. Love these beautiful flowers and your photography is amazing. Thanks for leaving a comment about my vintage seed packet decorating. So fun that you are a Sanibel lover. I have had a few fabulous vacations there. Tricia

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    1. Thanks Tricia. Yep I am definitely a Sanibel lover!

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  16. Hi Roxanne, I love the honesty in your profile. Taking the first step into blogging is a little scary like, "What am I Doing Here". It looks like we both started blogging about the same time. I have truly been enjoying the journey and meeting so many interesting people along the way. I really like your blog, it has already given me an intriguing interest to see your lovely dream island. Speaking of dreams . . . you know that every wonderful thing that never happens in our life, starts first with a dream. One of my favorite quotes is, "Dream Big & Work Hard". That's how you make your dreams come true. I want to invite you over to my blog . . . come visit and join my journey, too. Your newest follower, Connie :)

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    1. Hi Connie, I popped over to your blog and loved your post about the backroads of Oregon. I am following you too.

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  17. Hi Roxanne!

    That clematis is such a beautiful color! If that looks so good and you haven't enhanced it then you are already a great photographer!

    Thanks for sharing at my party this week!

    xoxo Bunny Jean
    Wednesday's Bunny Hop Party!

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  18. Ahh..thanks Bunny Jean and thank you for stopping by.

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  19. Love clematis - never grew it successfully but going to give it another go this year!!

    I am a point and shoot gal but PicMonkey is a great photo editing site - it's free too!

    Kelly

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    1. This clematis isn't mine - but my dad gave me a small vine last year that looks like it is going to be very pretty (although still small) this year. Thanks for the software advice.

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  20. Cool photo! I've never seen this flower before. I love the purple color! So vibrant!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog today :) you'll find great book bargains too sometime :)

    Xoxo
    Myric

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  21. I love the flowers!! Happy Easter!

    Carol

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  22. A great job, deliciously sublime this flower, congratulations, I love your photos.
    Saludos.

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  23. Beautiful pictures, I just love the color. Sometimes nature doesn't need any help at all:-)
    Enjoy your Easter weekend.

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  24. Beautiful shot of an amazingly beautiful clematis blossom!
    Happy Spring! Linda @ Grandmalay's Daydreams

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