A few pictures I took this weekend

[BigSmooth]

Took a trip up to Washington Park in Portland on Friday where we have the International Rose Test Garden. You could see why Portland is called the City of Roses because they were in full bloom, with all the colors and varieties you could imagine. Anyway, I took a few pics with my new Fuji S5000 (which I am still learning to use, so please ignore the poor technique) and I thought I'd post 'em.
View from the park (little hazy so you can't see Mt. Hood too well)
Red rose
Lamp post
Pink rose & buds

The most interesting photo, though, turned out to be one that was way underexposed.
I took a macro of a pink rose which turned out too dark. However, I messed around with the contrast & brightness using The Gimp, and it came out pretty interesting.
Here is a full-res version of the edited pic. 🙂

Edit: few more @ full res...

Yellow rose w/pink edges
Pink rose & bud in foreground (sky is overexposed, though)
Red rose
Pink rose, unedited

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Wow, cool! The Rose Gardens are gorgeous 😀 In order for me to be able to visit, I have to take every alergy medication on the market and seal myself in a air-tight suit with a rebreather. 😛

 

[paruhd0x]

Cool pics.

My flower gallery

 

[Geekbabe]

Thank you,I love roses and these will make nice wallpapers🙂

 

[skychief]

Great pics. I just ordered my first digital camera so I hope I will be able to get pics like these soon.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Nice pics BigSmooth. By any chance, could I have a copy of the full resolution version of the unedited pink rose pic? That one's my favorite. 🙂

 

[RossMAN]

Beautiful pictures and thank you for utilizing fox302.com free pic hosting 🙂

 

[GreatBarracuda]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x
Cool pics.

My flower gallery

Hey paruhd0x, what camera is that...I have to know! (and how much is it and where did you get it?), please 🙂

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Nice pics BigSmooth. By any chance, could I have a copy of the full resolution version of the unedited pink rose pic? That one's my favorite. 🙂

Sure! Here are a few full-res macros.
Pink rose, unedited
Yellow rose w/pink edges
Pink rose & bud in foreground (sky is overexposed, though)
Red rose

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Nice pics BigSmooth. By any chance, could I have a copy of the full resolution version of the unedited pink rose pic? That one's my favorite. 🙂

Sure! Here are a few full-res macros.
Pink rose, unedited
Yellow rose w/pink edges
Pink rose & bud in foreground (sky is overexposed, though)

Thank you! Now I think the yellow rose with the pink edge is my favorite! LOL 😀

 

[BigSmooth]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Beautiful pictures and thank you for utilizing fox302.com free pic hosting 🙂

And thank you & notfred for the hosting!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: BigSmooth

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Nice pics BigSmooth. By any chance, could I have a copy of the full resolution version of the unedited pink rose pic? That one's my favorite. 🙂

Sure! Here are a few full-res macros.
Pink rose, unedited
Yellow rose w/pink edges
Pink rose & bud in foreground (sky is overexposed, though)

Thank you! Now I think the yellow rose with the pink edge is my favorite! LOL 😀

That's my favorite as well, beautiful picture.