Gardens Challenge

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With about 4 hours left in the challenge, my seclections for the Gardens Challenge reached the "All-Star" level

GardenRespit  -- At Washington State Park, Palm Coast, FL

GardenEntrance  --  Riverfront Garden in La Crosse, WI

RiverfrontGarden -  La Crosse, WI

Cacti  -  Cactus garden at the Phoenix, AZ botanical garden

BikeGardenEntrance

Garden in Eichelman Park in Southport area of Kenosha, WI. Picture with my Trek 7200FX bicycle     September 21, 2015

Canon PowerShot S95  f/7.1 at 1/160 sec   6.0mm  ISO 80  Three bracketed exposures (+2.00, 0.00, -2.00 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 and cropped with Photoshop Elements 11

RiverfrontGarden

Garden in Riverfront Park along the Mississippi River at La Crosse, WI    September 6, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/125 sec    Program Mode  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro , cropped and final processing with Photoshop Elements 11

ChollaGarden

Cholla Cactus "garden" in Joshua Tree National Park, Southern California   January 30, 2015


Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/200 sec   Program Mode  28.0mm  ISO 200   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and stylized by Photomatix Essentials 4 

SE Utah Formation

This SE Utah red rock formation is viewed from the Valley of the Gods scenic road near Mexican Hat, UT    June 20, 2009

Canon EOS Digital Rebel with Canon EF 75-300 (1.6 cf) lens  f/5.6 at 1/318 sec  205.0mm  ISO 200   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Peonies

White, Pink, and Red peonies at Yampa River Botanic Park, Steamboat Springs, Colorado   June 21, 2006

Canon EOS Digital Rebel   f/4.5 at 1/50 sec  18.0mm  ISO 100   Processed from RAW and tone balanced by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro. Further enhancement in Photoshop Elements 11

Goblins Underpass

Goblins Underpass is one of the features at Rock City, Chattanooga, TN   June 17, 2010

Canon EOS Rebel T1i f/4.0 at 1/60 sec Program Mode 18.0mm ISO 800    Processed from RAW  by Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop Elements 11.

Garden Respite

A great place to rest in the garden of Washington Oaks State Park, Florida   December 23, 2011

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  f/5.0 at 1/200 sec  Aperture Priority   18.0mm  ISO 100  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom 2 Pro with finishing with Photoshop Elements 11.

Multi-Colored Hydrangea

Bushes with several colors of hydrangea.   7/1/10

Canon EOS Rebel T1i  with Canon EF 75-300 lens   f/5.6 at 1/800 sec  Manual Exposure  95.0mm  ISO 800  Processed with Adobe Camera RAW and PhotoShop Elements 11

Trellis Window

Photo taken at an undisclosed location.  Guess taking flower photos at that place are forbidden  .  6/28/10

Canon EOS Digital T1i  f/8.0 at 1/30 sec  Aperture Priority  27.0mm  ISO 800  Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) processed from camera RAW with HDR Darkroom Pro.  Further processing with PhotoShop Elements 11