Summer Solstice California Poppies

California Poppies - no polarizer, no color enhancement

California Poppies – no polarizer, no color enhancement

Summer Solstice dawned clear and bright. The poppies called and I could not resist. I have hundreds, maybe thousands, of photos of poppies but alas, I keep on taking more. Poppies are so fluid, so temporary, so delicate and so addicting. I just can not leave them alone.

I decided to try out some film grain from Adobe Lightroom with the photo and I’m not sure which one I like best. Let me know what you think.

California Poppies - film grain added in Adobe Lightroom

California Poppies – film grain added in Adobe Lightroom

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5 thoughts on “Summer Solstice California Poppies”

  1. marts's avatarmarts on said:

    Absolutely beautiful. I prefer the first one — the flowers are translucent, and almost look like a watercolor. Lovely!

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  2. Becky's avatarBecky on said:

    I like the first one without the film grain.

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  3. Steve's avatarSteve on said:

    Petals full of sunlight. I prefer the first one

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  4. Matt's avatarMatt on said:

    Aunt Susan, We want to buy a very large poster of this photo, the first one. Please tell me how to do so. It’s awesome.

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