Mimosa Close up

It is June and the mimosa shrubs are in bloom. It is considered an invasive plant.  I did not take the image this year, but took last year with my iPhone 5s.  It was late evening which is why you see more blue tones in the foliage.  This plant is difficult to find all blooms optimal in one area. This image reminds me of a firecracker and is one of my favorite photos.
It was taken at the Greensboro Arboretum and when I went back this summer I was unable to find the shrub.  Other shrubs blooming just have not been as "photogenic".   I know I cropped and added saturation to make the pink stand out.  When I submitted for a critique for my online iPhonology course, I was told I needed more margin but I have a feeling there were other blooms too close I did not want in the image.  

Preparation for the Challenge

In May 2014 I took an iPhonology Course.   I have been really surprised at the types of images I have been able to take with the iPhone 5S and various other Android devices I own.   Today I got an email from the iPhonology School suggesting that I accept the Challenge to take an iPhone photo each day  for 365 days in 2015. I can elect to post to Social Media sites if I chose.  I plan to do that but I also thought I would start this blog to serve as a virtual journal of my progress with this challenge.
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This way I can add comments about how I might had found the image, specific location, if I used any special props, or what post imaging apps I might have used.   This was one of the images I submitted for critique when I was enrolled in the school.  It reminded me of firecrackers.   The Mimosa blooms in June in NC.  This is a close up using HDR setting with native camera, no tripod, and some cropping, increased saturation,  I ised Photoshop Elements 11 as my Post Imaging program as am not adapt at in camera apps.  

I definitely want to try taking pictures of different venues and using more apps.