Monday, July 18, 2016

Rose of Sharon - Neighborhood

I love Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus synuacus).In the USA, you can see this deciduous flowering shrubs blooming in private and public gardens in the summertime.  There are different varieties.  I took these two images of a pink double petal one which the center is less evident and then a white single petal with elongated stamen.   These blossoms do not last long.  They will not do well as a cut flower in a vase.  If it is raining or cold in the morning they will wait until temperature warms up and sun comes out. It is the national flower of South Korea and a member of the Malvacea family not the Roseacea family of plants. Both images were taken with iPhone 6, Camera + app.  Since it was bright noonday sun I did try to change the exposure using the exposure slider.  Further adjustments which included healing brush & clone tool used on the white image using PSE 11.  The white one has a vignette appled.   

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