Escapade II

Escapade II
Floribunda Rose ‘Escapade’ – Montreal Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/9,5 @ 1/500 sec;
ISO: 400; Focal length: 105mm

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Jerusalem artichoke

Jerusalem artichoke
The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas. It is also cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable

Photographed in a neighbour’s garden. Amherstview, Ontario, Canada

Camera: Canon EOS 7D; Lens: Canon EF-70-200mm f/4.0L USM; f/4.0 @ 1/250 sec; ISO 160; Focal Length: 200mm

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My funny Valentine

My funny Valentine
Tulip with multiple layer blend modes, masks and textures.
Textures courtesy of PareeErica and Lost & Taken textures.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/5.6 @ 1/350 sec; ISO 400

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Side by Side

Side by Side
A textured image of Pink Gerbera daisies photographed at the Montreal Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/6.7 @ 1/500 sec; ISO 800

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Malva sylvestris

Malva sylvestris
Malva sylvestris also known as Tall Mallow photographed at the Napanee Fair 2013,
Napanee, Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/4.0 @ 1/25 sec; ISO 800; Focal Length: 105mm

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Saucer magnolias - watercolour

Saucer magnolias - watercolour
Digital watercolour created (using Dynamic Auto-Painter/Bogfl1 AOP) from original photo of Saucer magnolias in bloom
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A rainbow of pansies

A rainbow of pansies
A planter-full of colourful pansies. – Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM: f/9.0 @ 1/500 sec; ISO 200; Focal Length: 105m

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Yellow Hibiscus

Yellow Hibiscus
Yellow hibiscus photographed in Palm City, Florida, USA
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/6.7 @ 1/250 sec; ISO: 400; Focal length: 105mm

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Colbert

Colbert
Paphiopedilum ‘Colbert’ photographed at the Montreal Botanical Gardens,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/4.50 @ 1/125 sec; ISO 800

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Rugosa roses

Rugosa roses
Rugosa roses (also known as Rosa rugosa, Japanese rose, or Ramanas rose)
photographed in a neighbour’s garden. Amherstview, Loyalist Township, Ontario, Canada.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/9.5 @ 1/1000 sec; ISO 800

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Echinacea - textured

Echinacea - textured
Echinacea growing in a neighbour’s garden.
Added texture (‘Wheat Calico’) courtesy of ParéeErica
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/6.7 @ 1/205 sec; ISO 800; Focal length: 105mm

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Frangipani

Frangipani
Plumeria (common name Frangipani) photographed in a butterfly conservatory
in Cambridge Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm USM Macro; f/6.7 @ 1/500 sec; ISO: 800

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Tail Jay on Scarlet Milkweed

Tail Jay on Scarlet Milkweed
Digital painting created in Painter 2016 using an original photo as reference.
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Front and Center

Front and Center
A late in the season purple coneflower (Echinacea) photographed in a friend’s garden
in West Brook, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 7D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/3.5 @ 1/125 sec; ISO 400; Focal Length: 50mm

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Chinese Gardens

Chinese Gardens
Chinese Gardens photographed at the Montreal Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/9.5 @ 1/180 sec; ISO 400; Focal Length: 24mm

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Pink Poppies

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Pink Poppies
Pink Poppies photographed in the George-Vanier Community Gardens on St-Jacques street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/6.7 @ 1/250 sec; ISO 400; Focal Length: 102mm

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Pink Clematis - coloured line art

Pink Clematis - coloured line art
Colour line art created from original photo of pink clematis
A B&W line art was created from original colour photo using Paintshop Pro9. Three additional layers added. Each layer was filled with a single colour – green, pink and yellowish brown. A mask was added to each layer and filled with black. Then details of the original image were painted with white to reveal that layer’s colour. For example, on the green filled layer, the leaves were painted and on the pink layer, the flower petals were painted and finally on the yellowish brown layer, the flower centers and flower buds were painted.

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Her Royal Highness waves to her subjects

Her Royal Highness waves to her subjects
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) photographed at the Black River Diary
– Black River, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM; f/6.7 @ 1/250 sec; ISO: 400; Focal length: 105mm

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Victoria - textured

Victoria - textured
Original photo of Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria’ also known as Mealycup sage with two textures (Courtesy of Shadowhouse Creations) applied to achieve results.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-100mm f/2.8 USM Macro; f/6.7 @ 1/500 sec; ISO: 400

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Pink Double Peony

Pink Double Peony
Pink double Peony shot in a neighbour's yard
Camera: Canon EOS 5D; Lens: Canon EF-50mm f/1.4 USM; f/4.0 @ 1/6400 sec; ISO 400

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