Winter Camellias
by Penny Lisowski
Title
Winter Camellias
Artist
Penny Lisowski
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
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-Nature Photography...03/13/2014
While walking around Harry P Leu Garden in the rain and taking photos, this is one of the beautiful camellias I found. If you have not been to Harry P Leu Gardens, it is a must see. My husband Chuck and I have been several times. The house tour and history are very interesting. No extra charge. They are a reciprocal garden too. And they allow any photo taken to be used freely and without further permission. The camelias were in bloom along with the roses. This is one of the camelias. Here a little more information on the gardens. The Harry P. Leu Gardens are semi-tropical and tropical gardens in Orlando, Florida, USA. The gardens contain nearly 50 acres (200,000 m2) of landscaped grounds and lakes, with meandering trails shaded by 200 year-old oaks and forests of camellias. They are open to the public. The address is 1920 North Forest Avenue Orlando, FL 32803.
A 15-acre (61,000 m2) section of the park is a U.S. historic district. As such, it is known as the Mizell-Leu House Historic District (or Leu Botanical Gardens and Leu House Museum). It received that designation on December 29, 1994. According to the National Register of Historic Places, it contains 3 historic buildings.
This image is a photograph that I used the technique of selective focus. Notice the main flower is in focus with the background flower totally out of focus. This is how we naturally see. We focus on one part until we move our eyes to the next. I also digitally painted the image to give it a soft feel.This is my vision of the scene, hope you love it!
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March 11th, 2014
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