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9/2/15

Koru

Every year, I look forward to seeing ferns before they unfold. The Maori call it 'koru' and it symbolizes new life.

koru-unfurl

I have been editing my photos in Photoscape for years. Its free and does everything I want to edit my photos--except one, and that's to highlight one color in a b&w shot. Thanks to Rhonda over at Albom Adventures, I can now do that in Picmonkey.
koru-nz-silver-fern



15 comments:

  1. Bill Sep 2, 2015, 10:55:00 AM

    Nicely done--- also requiring that I remember the season there. I love seeing the ferns here as they first grow.

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  2. daisy gSep 2, 2015, 11:56:00 AM

    How amazing is that?!!!

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  3. ak_utSep 2, 2015, 4:54:00 PM

    fantastic !!!

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  4. Claire JustineSep 2, 2015, 6:17:00 PM

    Whoo this is great :)

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  5. Yamini MacLeanSep 2, 2015, 9:22:00 PM

    Hari OM
    I too love unfurling ferns! Popped colour can be very effective... my lastest camera actually has an override option by which I can take the photos based upon the colour of choice - not that I remember that in the heat of a photographic moment! YAM xx

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  6. JohnSep 3, 2015, 12:30:00 AM

    In Maine they are called fiddle heads and are eaten.

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  7. Sharon WagnerSep 3, 2015, 2:05:00 AM

    The birth of a fern. Lovely.

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  8. Rambling WoodsSep 3, 2015, 6:10:00 AM

    Oh wow..I love these macro photos.. visiting from Tuesday Afternoon...Michelle

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  9. IdaSep 3, 2015, 11:22:00 AM

    I like that curled up fern and yes Pic Monkey is awesome!

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  10. AnonymousSep 3, 2015, 2:53:00 PM

    I remember those from last year. Still amazing.

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  11. you-wee becauseSep 3, 2015, 6:10:00 PM

    We just call it 'Farn' (close to the English 'fern') and there are many great ferns - even here in Germany. But I think the variety (and size?) of ferns in NZ is even greater!
    Why have you never tried Photoshop Elements to edit your photographs - it has a very good price-performance ratio and compared to the long and regular time of use it's nearly free as well...
    ...I can't imagine a life without PS Elements (currently version 13) anymore!

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  12. The Artful DivaSep 4, 2015, 5:34:00 AM

    so interesting - the texture reminds me of braided, twisted yarn

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  13. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Sep 4, 2015, 11:33:00 AM

    Beautiful ferns ... it is easy to see how they symbolize rebirth.

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  14. doodles n daydreamsSep 4, 2015, 10:14:00 PM

    I love these shots of the koru, our ferns (in our section) haven't started to green up yet. I love when they are just starting to unfurl.

    Diana

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  15. aspiritofsimplicitySep 8, 2015, 6:00:00 AM

    that is just beautiful. Here in USA we call them fiddlehead ferns and we eat them in the spring...well, I don't. Absolutely beautiful images. I have been using picmonkey but haven't tried photoscape yet.

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