The complex that I currently live in has little beds of flowers near the mailboxes. I am not sure who takes care of them, but I have seen people out there with a watering can on a few different occasions, so it must be an individual that does it for the HOA. Anyway, I really do love flowers. My only problem is that I never know what kind they are and usually have to ask my friends to help me out with discovering their names.
I have always loved the colors on this Dahlie that I captured at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The purples and yellows just seem to work perfectly with each other. This is one of those pictures that I did a little editing with and desaturated the non-focal parts of the picture. Sometimes I want to do more photoshop work, but sometimes I just love how the pictures come as they are. I hope you don't mind.
Sometimes animals and birds seem to pose for a picture. I don't know if that was the case with this American Eagle or if it was just completely luck. I would love to be able to capture more pictures like this in the future. I would need to explore more and get a stronger telephoto lens to get as close as I want. Maybe 2017 will bring me these things.
