Magnolia
by joynim

Comment by roz:
brilliant .. i love how this moves from a fairly distant shot to a closer one, to a view inside the flower, and then a very close up of a petal .. great combination .. :)

Day-3-slice-of-life.jpg
by joynim

Comment by roz:
great confusing image .. i opened the original and couldnt work it out .. i thought matches but they were too shiny .. so i opened your processed one thinking you'd have put an explanation .. i would never have guessed hairbrush .. excellent process of this abstract image .. :)

Day-3-slice-of-life.jpg
by joynim

Comment by muckpond:
the cross-processing on this is totally cool. i'm going to bum that idea for some of mine. :)

Day-2-slice-of-life.jpg
by joynim

Comment by riversong:
Oh my, been there done that this summer. I learned aphids burst overnight and you have infestation in one day. Anytime you see shiny, sticky plants, it's due to the aphids sucking the lifeforce out of your plant or tree.

I was told to put one part soap with 3 parts water and spray your rose bushes or trees throughly. Insects breath thru their outer shells and will suffocate when the soap blocks these openings they have for oxygen intake.

Good luck. You'll win. And, ladybugs do eat aphids like candy. I thought about starting a ladybug company!

Day-2-slice-of-life-re-edit.jpg
by joynim

Comment by awpollard:
That's what I'm talking about...bring those nasty critters out. Good job.

Day-2-slice-of-life-re-edit.jpg
by joynim

Comment by JLC:
Oh my goodness! Look at the bugs! Nice detail.

Day-2-slice-of-life-re-edit.jpg
by joynim

Comment by Ken:
This is much better than your day 1. You may want to just try a simple levels adjustment on your original and see what happens.

Dance
by joynim

Comment by DJWoodward:
Nice capture of a seemingly pensive moment. She looks very deep in thought.

Day-2-slice-of-life-re-edit.jpg
by joynim

Comment by muckpond:
this is LIGHT YEARS over the last post. really makes all the difference. :)

Day-2-slice-of-life-re-edit.jpg
by joynim

Comment by roz:
well, i couldnt be mistaking them for little flower buds in this edit !!! ... you could lighten the aphids and only lighten the background from your previous edit just a bit so there's more of a contrast between the aphids and the surroundings .. ?? .. :)