Houston Hybiscus

[bburton]

On a brief trip to Houston found Rose bushes and Hybiscus in bloom already. Houston's Spring looks to be about three weeks ahead of the Dallas-Fort Worth area which is 270 miles further north.

 

[LaFoto]

Ooooo, it is a bit bright and oversharpened. The sun must have been VERY bright ... lower luminosity a bit and soften it a bit. Hibiscus flowers are so beautiful, but this one ... is on the brink of hurting my eyes.

 

[Aoide]

The winter (haha... WHAT winter????) has been so mild that they have dumped ice all over the azaleas here to stop them from blooming before the March Azalea trail.

 

[sfaribault]

Mine will not bloom far a few months....

This is pretty brite...


Steve

 

[bburton]

Ooooo, it is a bit bright and oversharpened. The sun must have been VERY bright ... lower luminosity a bit and soften it a bit. Hibiscus flowers are so beautiful, but this one ... is on the brink of hurting my eyes.

Thanks so much for your feedback.

You're very faithful to comment on other's posts, and that's most gracious of you. You're right about my picture, and I regret posting this one prematurely. :blushing:

Let me play with the original some more based upon your advice, and if I come up with a more suitable version, I'll post it on this thread. If I cannot salvage the shot, I'll give you another -- for I owe you and others on the forum the best I can do.

Thanks again.

 

[bburton]

Well, it must be fate, but somehow I've erased the original of the Hybiscus above. However, here's a similar picture taken a year ago from the same bush at the same time of day:

And, as a special bonus, below is a macro shot from today of a yellow rosebud from one of our miniature rose bushes which has spent the winter inside in a pot.

 

[LaFoto]

Oh, that rose is precious, precious, precious. It will be MONTHS until we get roses here again. So I appreciate every "virtual" one even more. Thank you so. This one's so crisp and sharp... even the tiniest hairs can be seen. Lovely light!!