Randy Bell
October 2025 - Flower
About the Image(s)
I brushed off the dust from my camera and took it out for an afternoon this last month. This flower, I believe, is a Rose of Sharon, from the Hibiscus family of flowers. This time, I did not use Lightroom to edit this image. Following up with suggestions I received last week, I am trying to learn the new software I have, Affinity Photo. Edits include a curve adjustment, adjustments to color and contrast, an added vignette and square crop.
I used my Nikon camera with a 50mm lens at f/2.8, 1/100s and ISO 125.
1 comment posted
Randy, It's great that you took your camera out again. It was worth it.
I like hibiscus, and you captured this flower so beautifully.
The eye is drawn from the bottom right and rests on the flower. Only then do you see leaves and other flowers, which lead into the depth.
The color of the flowers is exactly as I remember them from last summer.
I think the cropping is appropriate; it puts the flower in focus.
The edits bring out the colors.
I thought about how I could make the flower brighter,
so I added another vignette.
I hope that was okay and that you like it too. Posted: 10/08/2025 20:08:16
