Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Spring hath sprung

The Village 365 blogs have been full of gorgeous spring flowers. Here in northern Illinois, my flowers and trees are finally coming to life! In my front yard, this flowering crab apple provides a bright pink display for about a week. Just ponied up for a suite of Topaz Lab filters and enjoyed playing with Topaz Adjust on this image.

11 comments:

  1. Really gorgeous! I keep seeing all the uses for Topaz I might just have to invest.

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  2. Crabapples add a lot of much-needed color to the landscape this time of year. Your use of the Topaz filter is really nice............

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  3. Beautiful image, the color is wonderful.

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  4. Magnificent blooms! The topaz makes this look like a painting - gorgeous!

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  5. Gorgeous blossoms, the colors are spectacular!

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  6. Beautiful!! I love the flowering trees. I wish they would be in bloom longer. Hope you are enjoying Topaz.

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  7. Very pretty. Love all that bright pink color.

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  8. I love Topaz and I think you've done a stunning job on this shot!

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  9. Spectacular! Gorgeous colour! YAY to the arrival of the blossoms...if only they lasted a wee bit longer!

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  10. I love the rich color. Very nice.

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  11. Those blooms just glow! Being a native Illinoid (what is the word for someone born in Illinois?) I'm always surprised to see the bloom timing there and here in the PNW. Some things bloom the same week and others can be a month or more earlier.
    Have fun with the Topaz suite, I like the Adjust that I bought.

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