Spring in Cape Town

September 3, 2010
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Spring in Cape Town

Our Digital Photography Experiments in view of our new website ‘Photo Media Stock’ has inspired me to capture this picture of a huge bumble bee on a cloud of pink keurboom blossoms in my garden in Noordhoek:

Spring is in Cape Town, South Africa – finally

Bumble Bee in Spring by Bianca Gubalke Images

Spring in Cape Town

The above picture is right from my camera with a little correction in toning and vibrance – and of course some serious downsizing! The original is 3000 x 4000 and of good, sharp quality.

Bumble Bee by Bianca Gubalke Images

Here I added variations using filters in Lightroom and adjusting to my taste.

Bumble Bee by Bianca Gubalke Images

Bumble Bee by Bianca Gubalke Images

And of course… the black & white version:

Bumble Bee by Bianca Gubalke Images

Filters are a never-ending story… but using them is the only way to get to know them… in order to know when to apply them.

As the weather gets warmer and the colors and fragrances continue to explode, these little buzzers will soon be dressed in furry black and yellow pollen coats as future photos will show.

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