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Bright Coneflower
Purple Texas Coneflower exported to TIF from Lightroom 5. Opened in Sagelight 4.4 with HDR Vivid Photo and Bokeh/Lens Blur applied. Resaved to new TIF. Original TIF opened in PhotoLine 17 and Sagelight processed TIF then applied as top layer. Merged and saved as new TIF. The operation in PhotoLine was to restore the EXIF information, which is stripped by a bug in Sagelight.
Greenthread Wildflower
Greenthread, a spring-blooming Texas wildflower, Austin, Texas, USA, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center.
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Purple Cone Flower
Stylized blossom of the Purple Cone Flower. Processing in Lightroom 5, PhotoLine 17, Topaz Adjust and Topaz ReStyle.
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Indian Blanket Beauty
Roadside Indian Blanket wildflower on FM 1864 just west of Scranton, Texas. Processed in Lightroom 5, PhotoLine 17, Topaz Adjust and Topaz Detail.
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Purple Cone Flower Closeup
Closeup of the blossom of a Texas Purple Cone Flower
Corn Poppy
A corn poppy blossom at the Wildseed Farms near Fredericksburg, Texas.
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Corn Poppy Field
Field of corn poppies at the Wildseed Farms near Fredericksburg, Texas. Processed in Lightroom 5, PhotoLine 17, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail and Topaz ReStyle.
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Giant Spiderwort
Giant Spiderwort. Growing near the Tunnel of the old Fredericksburg and Northern Railway southwest of Fredericksburg, Texas.
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Bluebonnets in the Ross Cemetery
A large portion of the Ross Cemetery in Baird, Callahan County, Texas is covered with springtime bluebonnets.
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Center of Poppy
The center of a red poppy. Short with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro.
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Visitor on Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera AKA Mexican Hat, Prairie coneflower, Upright prairie coneflower, Red-spike mexican-hat, Long-headed coneflower, Thimbleflower. This native plant of Texas grows in patches along roadsides, vacant lots and other locations where the ground is undisturbed. Shot at the trail head at the end of Brush Country
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Prairie Cone Flower and Friend
Macro of an insect visiting a Clasping-Leaf Cone flower AKA Prairie Cone Flower (Dracopis amplexiculis). Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Mexican Hat
Macro of Mexican Hat, wildflower found in many parts of Texas and in other states. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
Blooming Plumbago
Macro of a Plumbago blossom, also known as Cape Plumbago or Sky Flower. Scientific Name: Plumbago auriculata. Often used in Central Texas landscapes because it is hearty, can take the Texas heat and its deer resistant. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine, Topaz Adjust.
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Butterfly Visitor
Macro shot of a butterfly on plant at the trailhead in the Westcreek subdivision in southwest Austin, Texas. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Bee on Indian Blanket
Macro shot of a bee on an Indian Blanket, blooming at the trailhead in the Westcreek subdivision in southwest Austin, Texas. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Flowers at the Zoo
Flowers at the San Francisco Zoo.
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Blossom on Stem
A blooming flower at the San Francisco Zoo. Processed in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Exotic Flowers in Zoo
Exotic flowers in the San Francisco Zoo. Processed in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine, Perfect Photo Suite and Topaz Adjust.
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Color among the Grass
Beautiful, deep reds among green and brown grass at the San Francisco Zoo. Processed in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine and Topaz Adjust.
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Lantana Blossoms
The lantana is a hardy plant that tolerates heat, sun and deer. It's a magnet for butterflies and humming birds and grown in many Texas landscapes. This variety, the "Irene", produces clusters of intense red, orange, yellow and pink blooms in various configurations. Processed in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine, Perfect Photo Suite and Topaz Adjust.
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Turks Cap Twins
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii). Also known as Texas mallow, red mallow, bleeding heart, and Drummond wax-mallow. Native Texas plant blooming in summer and autumn.
Mexican Bush Sage
Mexican Bush Sage, Salvia leucantha. Processing in Photo Ninja, PhotoLine, Perfect Photo Suite and Topaz Adjust.
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Turk's Cap Blossom
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii). Also known as Texas mallow, red mallow, bleeding heart, and Drummond wax-mallow. Native Texas plant blooming in summer and autumn.
Expired Cone Flower
The remains of a Purple Texas Cone Flower blossom in autumn.
Winter Shrimp Blossom
While most spring-blooming flowers have finished for the season, here in Central Texas shrimp plants are putting on their second round of blossoms this year. Processing in DxO Optics Pro 9 Elite, Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail and Zoner Photo Studio 16 PRO.
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Golden Brown Burst
Golden brown burst image of the dried remains of a purple cone flower blossom in Central Texas. Processing in DxO Optics Pro 9 Elite, PhotoLine 18, Perfect Photo Suite 8 and Topaz Adjust.
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Stylized Flowers
Flowers at the San Francisco Zoo shot with an Olympus E-M5 and Olympus M.40-150mm f4.0-5.6 R. Raw processing in Photo Ninja. Post processing in Photoshop Elements 12, Viveza 2, Focal Point 2, Topaz ReStyle, Topaz Adjust and Topaz photoFXlab.
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Pansey
Pansy flowers in a sales display at a Lowe's store in Sunset Valley, Texas. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and 45mm f/1.8 prime. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja. Post Processing in Topaz Adjust, Topaz Detail, Topaz photoFXlab and PhotoLine 18.
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Esparanza
Esparanza flowers. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and 60mm f/2.8 macro. Raw development in Capture One 7 Pro. Post processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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Blossom Glos
Flower blossom with processing applied. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E_M5 and 60mm f/2.8 macro. Raw development in Capture One 7 Pro. Post Processing in Perfect Photo Suite 8 and PhotoLine 18.
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After the Freeze
Winters in South Central Texas are usually mild, sometimes temperatures drop to freezing only a few nights during the season. But already this winter we've had several consecutive nights of temperatures in the 20s. The "frigid" weather has had an impact on some plants; other don't appear impacted at all. This leaf is from a plant that did not survive. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.60mm f2.8 macro lens. Raw conversion in Photo Ninja 1.2.2. Post Processing in Silver Efex Pro 2 and Photoshop Elements 12.
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Memory of Spring
The brown blooms of a live oak tree trapped by a spider's web on a shrimp plant. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 and Olympus M.60mm 2.8 macro. Raw development in Photo Ninja 1.2.2 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in Perfect Photo Effects 8.
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Winter Berry
A closeup image of a single berry on the end of a branch of a Domestica Nandina bush. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.60mm f2.8 macro. Raw Development in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5. Post Processing in Perfect Effects 8.
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Restyled Winter Berry
Restyling of an image of a single berry on the end of a branch of a Domestica Nandina bush. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and Olympus M.60mm f2.8 macro. Raw Development in Lightroom 5. Post Processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz ReStyle and Perfect Effects 8.
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Pansy 03
Pansy flowers in a sales display at a Lowe's store in Sunset Valley, Texas. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 with Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens. Raw conversion in Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in onOne Perfect Effects 8.
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Crepe Myrtle Red
In addition to providing showy blossoms during the spring and summer, the leaves of the crepe myrtle turn a beautiful red at the end of the season. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro. Raw conversion in DxO Optics Pro 9 via Lightroom 5.3. Post processing in onOne Software Photo Effects 8.
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Spring Is Near
A new leaf emerging on the end of a twig of an American Beauty Berry. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 Macro. Raw conversion in LightZone 4. Post processing in Topaz photoFXLab, Topaz Detail 3, Topaz Clarity, Topaz Adjust 5 and PhotoLine
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Mellow Yellow
Part of a potted-pansy flower sales display at a Lowe's store in Austin, Texas. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 camera and an Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 prime lens. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Post Processing in Topaz photoFXlab, Topaz Adjust 5, Topaz Simplify 4 and PhotoLine 18.
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Empty Seed Pods, Version 2
Almost empty seed pods waiting to give way to the blossoms of spring. Shot with an Olympus OM-D E-M1 m43 format camera and an Olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. Raw conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Post processing in Google Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Topaz Adjust 5 and PhotoLine 18.
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