3 Candle Views

Tulips

I took these images of store-bought tulips a few weeks ago. The backlighting from the window seemed right for these shots. However, since I didn't use any flash on these indoors shots, I adjusted the levels to expose the dark areas more.

Color Me Weekly, Spring Palettes

I couldn't pass up the chance to create a palette using Kuler and a recent Spring photo.



Spring for a Tree


Creating a Palette in Kuler

Last time, I moved the points, but here I was satisfied with the Kuler choices and used the hex values to create a new palette in GIMP. Then I used the software's Palette Map operation to change the colors of the photograph which I featured in a recent post. It also happens to be the base image for the header of my main blog Bill's Thingees.



A Bridge on a Trail


A Change of Color

While the results of Palette Map don't always look good, the operation can lead to interesting images. Here's a look at an phograph I shot several years ago of downtown Boston.



Boston from the Charles River



Downtown Boston in New Hues

That's definitely a view I wouldn't have envisioned.

Stop by Rosie's blog and check out the other Color Me Weekly photographs and palettes.

Spring in Nashville

Over the past couple of weeks, Spring has finally started in Nashville. Things have been becoming green and the trees have blossomed. Here are some of the images:


















It has been very interesting watching the progress. The next image is from March 10th, while the last is eight days later. How quickly change develops.






Several of the above images have slightly larger resolutions for more detailed viewing. Click to see.

Mississippi River Greenbelt Park, Memphis