Satsuma Oranges In The Making

The Satsuma Mandarin orange tree in the back yard is in bloom.

I've been experimenting with manually setting the exposure on the camera. In this case, I wanted to expose for the sun-lit white petals rather than the surrounding trees.

I could have created a similar effect with Photoshop, but this is much better since it provides detail in the white petals that would have been washed out in a standard exposure.

But, of course, I still felt compelled to do a little before . . .

. . . and after Photoshopping.

Day 151 of 365