Without darkness, nothing comes to birth. As without light, nothing flowers.
May Sarton
Bougainvillea image processed with two textures from Kim’s Downton Abbey Collection. (For Kim’s 2 B class Week #5)
As without light…
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This is absolutely gorgeous!!! Your processing/compostion is perfect, lovely light, ethereal and so not winter 🙂
Love bougainvillea and the picture is gorgeous!
So beautiful, Sherry! Love the light and tones!
Beautiful Sherry it looks like a delicate painting the light is wonderful…
Absolutely love this photo and your special light.
That pink! Thanks for visiting.
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Thanks so much, Sherri. I really appreciate your kind comments.
Oh wow…this is stunning! The colors are absolutely beautiful…
Scrumptious!
Thanks Janel. I’m a big May Sarton fan. Do you know her novels?
Thanks, Barb. A tropical version, let’s say…
Yes, I can’t help working palms into my pics. I don’t get to do that normally! LOL
love seeing the tropical palms behind….makes me feel like you are very close. LOL.
What beautiful processing…and wonderful image. LOVE the quote…and especially like the composition of the photo. LOVELY.
This looks awesome with the textures. I think you did great in making it look somewhat like cherry blossoms. Cool
Thanks, Linda!
Thanks for your lovely comment, Kristeen!
Thanks, Indigo! For me this was about capturing colours that evoked cherry blossoms, which I love and of course you don’t see in this climate. But the bougainvillea does the trick — and the palm tree in the background sets the context.
Hi Sandra. I really enjoy your blog and thank you for paying me the compliment of wanting to follow mine. You can do so on the top right of my home page…I found something called Bloglovin, which allows me to enter all my favorite blogs — WordPress, Blogger and others — and keeps them all organized and lets me know how many editions I have not read. And it’s all free. You have a beautiful weekend too!
So pretty and just what I needed on this cold grey day. I love this uplifting combination of colours, and that hint of what looks like a palm leaf, with all that evokes.
What delicate flowers, Sherry. So now there is a “Downton Abbey” collection of special effects! How amazing!
Please tell me how I can become a follower of your blog. I cannot see this setting and I’m less familiar with wordpress. For the time being, I just pop in on the off-chance!
Have a beautiful weekend! Sandra
So Beautiful..
I love that flower and the stillness with softness — I’ve seen that flower throughout Cabo San Lucis Mexico.. and even here in AZ..lovely..
Hugs