Poetic Shutterbug

Taken at Pine Lake in Stern Grove, San Francisco, CA Click photos to enlarge. Taken in the garden of fragrance at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. San Francisco Botanical Gardens Visit Watery Wednesday for more water photography.

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Dwarf Conifer Pond at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. Pine Lake at Stern Grove. Water Droplets on Petals Fish Underwater at Pine Lake in Stern Grove http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/ Make sure to visit the other participants at Watery Wednesday by clicking the above link.

Before (Above) After Before (Above) After ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I decided to venture out to Stern Grove which is within walking distance of my neighborhood. It's about 10 minutes away from where I live. We used to hang out here decades ago while I was in high school. Now I go there for their Summer Concert Series and to go crazy taking photos during the week. I took dozens and dozens during this jaunt which I will have for you over the next few days. There were some that did not come out very well so I decided to take a couple of those and make some changes to them. I got the idea from Icy over at Reach Beyond Limits and decided to use the software that came with my camera called Ulead software. The first photo is the original photo of Pine Lake in Stern Grove . It's murky, way too green and I just did not like the photo. I decided to have a little fun with it and as a result the second photo I liked much better. The third photo ...