Tropicals & Tender Perennials: photoshop and begonias, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I would go with photo editing software first if you already have a decent camera. It is a very inexpensive way to enhance your photos. Of course you still have to compose the photo and make sure the exposure is somewhat correct.

The cloud picture was taken with my compact Canon - easy and fun to use and very small. The picture of the begonia was with my big Canon DSLR which is heavy, expensive, somewhat awkward but is fast and has lots of control. Photoshop Elements actually came with the Canon DSLR so it is a generation or two old and can be frustrating at times (some things just don't seem intuitive) but lets you spice up pictures if need be. The pros have been using darkroom techniques for years and now we can too with the digital darkroom.

I darkened the trees a bit in this picture from earlier this week with my small compact.