“Pictures of My Azaleas”

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This is the red/magenta azalea right outside our livingroom window.

The detail in some of these shots just amazes me... and I took the pictures! I think that photography is my only (or my best) artistic talent. I'm usually just logical, but sometimes I get a powerful urge to take some artistic (or at least "pretty") photos.

These pictures actually start out at 1600 x 1200 pixels, so the versions on this page are 1/16th the size of the originals (400x300). I take the best of the big ones, and shrink them down to exactly the size of my desktop... and then, of course, use them as desktop images.

I'd been outside for about 30 minutes, waiting for the sun to set so that I could get this picture! I knew that when the sun hit the petals from the back, they'd light up quite nicely... and I'm pleased with the result. I hope the deeper reds and the lighter pinks, that are just starting to open, look this good!