Seeing Red

The red ranunculus looked so very pretty in the containers as I rifled through them looking for the perfect bunch to take home.  Finally found the prefect bunch and away we went. They were so lovely with their different stages of opening buds, some tight just daring to start to peak at the world while others had full skirts that were twirling in the slightest breeze.  Little cups to captures droplets of water, beautiful rows of patterns and curly ques.  Just a lovely day of photographing these sweet beauties.  Then I uploaded the images to my computer and the hidden, evil, dark split personality was revealed!  The dreaded editing of RED, they all looked like they were on a trip in the 1960's with their acid pinkish, magenta, red whatever, it was a nightmare to get them looking like the original, thank goodness that once I was able to get one color corrected I was able to copy and paste my settings.  I will stick with my sweet, soft pastel flowers for awhile I do believe! 

Ranunculus Orange

Gift of Ranunculus

When your daughter brings you flowers that you have been waiting/looking to come into season you spend the day playing!!!  I love Ranunculus and have been wanting to find some but they are so expensive at the florist but Nikky found some for me and I am in love.  They remind me of a cross between a rose and a miniature peony, there are layers and layers of petals and as they start to unfold they just keep getting more and more beautiful.

One Mans Trash Another Girls Treasure

  When visiting my friends flower shop he tossed two sprigs of tea roses in the trash and I didn't hesitate to dive right in after them!  He said they were on their last leg but I knew I could coax some life out of them.  I put them in the refrigerator and was able to finally spend sometime on Saturday taking their portraits.  The blooms are only about a quarter in size, one sprig he had tinted with pink and the other was plain white.  I used my extension tubes, window light and had a marvelous time with my dumpster diving treasures.