Cleveland Sage (Salvia Clevelandii)

snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
edited July 11, 2005 in Wildlife
This sage is not in Cleveland, it's in San Diego.:D

I tried again to capture it digitally. The hillsides are covered in blue right now and I have a hard time capturing the color of it. But I love the smell of it in the early morning.

Blossoms against the sky
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The way they look on the bush
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Some of the blossoms are double, one stem comes right out of the top of the other flower.
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And another
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Sage blossom against the red clay
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I think this one looks like a ballerina
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2005
    Those are very nice shots. I like the first shot the best, and also the last shot a lot. I think it would really stand out if you took out the sky in the first and replaced it with a solid black background, the contrast would be exceptional IMO.
    Nick
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  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2005
    Something like this:
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    Hope you don't mind the edit of your pic, I'm not very good but I think you get what I was going for.
    Nick
    SmugMug Technical Account Manager
    Travel = good. Woo, shooting!
    nickwphoto
  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2005
    gluwater wrote:
    Something like this:
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    Hope you don't mind the edit of your pic, I'm not very good but I think you get what I was going for.
    Wow! Gluwater, that's great. I had that thought myself about #1, but I don't think I can do it. It would take hours of work to mask out all those flowers. It's nice in that last one. Only one flower is doable.:D

    Thanks for stopping by and thanks for your feedback. I always appreciate a second pair of eyes, or a second imagination. Yours are very good.
    "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." - Francis Bacon
    Susan Appel Photography My Blog
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2005
    I love them all, Snappy! Gorgeous flowers............... I have never noticed flowers before, but I am taking them now.

    You know the names, Sage is cool.

    My personal favorite is the second one. I love fields of flowers.
    And with the mtns as a backdrop, lovely.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2005
    I don't think these are the best kind of flowers to show as a silhouette. They have a more delicate, smaller beauty.

    ginger:D
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • gluwatergluwater Registered Users Posts: 3,599 Major grins
    edited July 11, 2005
    "Wow! Gluwater, that's great. I had that thought myself about #1, but I don't think I can do it. It would take hours of work to mask out all those flowers. It's nice in that last one. Only one flower is doable"

    I have to agree with you. I started to mask the first one but soon realized how much time it would take so I did an easier one. I'm glad you liked it in the last one though.
    Nick
    SmugMug Technical Account Manager
    Travel = good. Woo, shooting!
    nickwphoto
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