June Bloom Day

I’m late, and I forgot to do a May Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, and I’ve decided to do an artsy bloom day post this time, playing around with digital enhancement to emphasise colour, texture, or shape, or just to see what happens. Enjoy!

purplecloverlawn16June2020lightened
purple clover
whitecloverlawn16June2020enhanced
white clover
anemonesylvestrisflowersbackyard16June2020HDR
anemone sylvestris
orangehawkweedflower15June2020HDRLOMOish
hawkweed
purplepinklupineflowersslanted15June2020filmgrain1960s
lupine
purpleirisflower15June2020invertedcolours
iris (inverted colours)
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iris (vignette)
yellowtomatoflowers9June2020LOMOish
tomato flowers
shadegardenmashuplamiumsyellowarchangelforgetmenots9June2020crossprocess
yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon) and another lamium with some forget-me-nots scattered (cross-processed)
MaynightsalviapurplepinkdianthusSpiritsedumpatiomashup9June2020overexposed
‘May Night’ salvia (Salvia sylvestris ‘May Night’) and ‘Fire Witch’ pink dianthus (Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’), plus some ‘Spirit’ sedum (Sedum selskianum ‘Spirit’)
daisyflowerpatio13June2020heatmapped
lawn daisy
pinkSweetWilliamDianthusflowersBringHomeButterfliesmixfruitguild13June2020posterize
pink Sweet William (from a years’-old mix)
thymeflowerclose9June2020boosted
thyme flower
pinktruffliesbaptisiastempink9June2020LOMOish
Decadence Deluxe ‘Pink Truffles’ baptisia
blueflowersstaramsonia9June2020saturatedsoft
‘Blue Ice” amsonia (Amsonia x Blue Ice)
smallpinklilaccloseflowerssideyard7June2020saturateneutralcolourpicker
a small pink lilac (untagged) from a garden sale
purplepenstemonbuds7June2020heatmap
‘Husker Red’ penstemon (Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’)
pinkprofusionflower15June2020saturated
‘Pink Profusion’ Bowman’s Root (Porteranthus trifoliatus)
orangecreamazaleaflowers7June2020invertedcolours
orange-cream azalea flowers (inverted colours)
pinkwhitecolumbinerockwall7June2020enhanced
columbine
magentaSweetWilliamBringHomeButterfliesmixfruitguild14June2020Orton
magenta Sweet William (from a years’-old mix)
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swallowtail butterfly on ‘Sensation lilac (Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’)

Last, an unenhanced but rather nostalgic-looking photo of the fruit guild and part of a spruce tree this afternoon, with some ‘Carolina Moonlight’ baptisia blooming in the foreground and the red of the sand cherry for contrast:

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Featured image is the same ‘May Night’ salvia, but when it was in bud earlier in the month. Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.

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