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This photo of my Bleeding Heart plant is from April 09..
Most of my newest photo's are/were on our other computer now being repaired after a power cut yesterday .. :(
Bleeding hearts photographed against the pale green leaves of my gold mound spirea, giving it this gorgeous sunny green bokeh
Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you :-)
― Rita Mae Brown
bleeding hearts, little theater garden, Raleigh, north carolina
Well of course not really the sun. It does seem to work, though, to have a soft yellow splash of color as a background.
It may seem quite straightforward, but it took quite a few camera movements to find this positioning.
My photo of Bleeding Heart, rendered in a lovely soft pastel [my favorite medium] by Google's Deep Dream Generator.
This image has been digitally enhanced for artistic purposes. I have had some inquireys as to the enhancement process I use...I first adjust the image for contrast, color and sharpness using Picasa as needed. I next use Art Master Pro to simplify the image and make it look more like a painting. Finally I finish the image using Corel Photo Paint and a Wacom tablet and sylus to soften edges, dodge and burn for contrast enhancements, and airbrush to remove unwanted distractions and make it more of a graphic art image. I am a painter, and my tendancies are to create images which have a fine art look and feel, and the use of light to make an emotionally dramatic statement. Any additional information will be gladly provided upon request.
Mary Oliver wrote,
"I know a bleeding-heart plant that has thrived
for sixty years if not more, and has never
missed a spring without rising and spreading
itself into a grassy bush, with many small red
hearts dangling. Don't you think that deserves
a little thought? "
A note on May 7, 2025: Unfortunately, the bleeding-heart plant that produced the lovely dangling hearts in this image did not thrive for such a long time. I miss it, still; and I'm glad I made many photos of it while it was thriving.
Best wishes to all you Moms out there!
Bleeding Hearts, Columbine, and - I forget the name of the first one below, with the purple center! All from our garden around the yard!
Taken in our front yard while the mosquitos feasted. If you look closely at the third photo, you may notice the silhouette of a surprise visitor. That's the fun of macro flower photography. Sometimes you simply discover a friend you never knew you had. . .
All photos clickable as always.
[SOOC, f/4.0, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/320, -1/3 EV]
Late evening with the sun setting off to the center-right. We really enjoy these flowers. The dew-like spots on the white part of the flower are actually part of the structure of the flower, not moisture.
Shot with the kit lens.
such a unique blossom ... bleeding hearts this spring
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A little bit behind , this one.lol.
Still, it is May again.
Have a great day, whatever day, you are reading this
Explore #297 on 4-May-2012
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We have a single Bleeding Heart plant in our backyard and for a few brief days every year, the hearts pour out. And then, they sprout wings and look like diving turtles. Not soon after, the wings woefully whither leaving me heart-broken. Less than an inch (~2cm) in length, they are small fragile little wonders.