Came across this ‘Purple Passion Flower’ as I meandered by a community garden.
I’d never seen such a flower; not even at the Botanical Gardens.
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Interesting. Quite unusual.
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Did you pick the chicken of the woods?
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Just snapped the pic. Not my kind of mushroom to eat but understand others do like them.
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Your new camera is really quite versatile. I’m jealous.
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That’s really cool! So they’re basically a ‘wildflower’ out in your neck of the woods?
As I’d said before, I’d never seen them before. No surprise since I reside in the concrete jungle - home to ‘street art’, ‘pizza rat’ and ‘squirrel proof trees’… 
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Clematis…?
I ask because this is like kudzu in my yard. I have to cut it back frequently so it does not overgrow other plants and overwhelm my front porch.
It propagates readily and I often find new shoots sprouting from the middle of the lawn (all summer long).
I found a USDA pamphlet on the flower.
PURPLE PASSIONFLOWER / Passiflora incarnata L
It’s considered invasive and is prolific, as you stated.
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Thanks for this.
Cheers
Really starting to have some fun with this hobby. Very pleased with the results after only two tries.
Nikon Z5 camera settings: 400mm, 1/250s, ISO 640, f5.6, -0.7ev
RAW/NEF file processed in Adobe Lightroom for added detail, minor exposure,etc.
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Yup
I was playing around with some free, on-line, photo editing software. Quite fascinating from the perspective of a cellphone user who does his editing in the camera.
Anyway, when I take photos, I sometimes see them as paintings; akin to other paintings or styles I’ve seen over the years. Here are two examples of what these online sites can do.[Granted, they are very crude - but it gets the idea across none-the-less].
This is a sunny afternoon in Washington Square park, in NYC.
I often go there because of the seasonal foliage, changing light and people.
This is of the Washington Square Arch.
This is “enhanced” in an “Ukiyo-e” style. It’s subtle without being overwrought.
I enjoy Monet’s painting style and vision. This enhancement gives a rough Monet look.
Taken the same day, just a few feet from the first photo, I was intrigued by the individuals residing in their own private worlds, the richness of the vegetation and the mottling of
the afternoon light through the trees.
Seeing a Cezanne filter, I though it would be appropriate to give this a try.
Again, nothing great, but interesting just the same.
I am not a photographer and do not pretend to be one. But, the advent of the cellphone camera and online filtering/editing software makes this such a wonderful pastime.
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I really like your work with the “painting of the pictures”. Well done.
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Thank you. I’m glad you liked them. It’s always interesting to observe how folks interpret the world through their photos. I always find it enlightening.
