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Pumpkins Before and After

2011-11-10T09:31:00.001-08:00

Halloween Pumpkin Contest pictures before and after lighting up.
I love comparison photos of before and after. Here are some Pumpkin Contest winners light and dark.
The trick to pumpkin carving is to make it look good when lit up at night.
More Halloween photos are also up on flikr. Check out flikr for more free photos by Freeflower.
www.flickr.com/photos/freeflower

Halloween Pumpkin Contest winners

2011-11-05T01:10:00.000-07:00

Here are the Halloween Pumpkin Contest winners for 2011 Halloween.

About 700 people came around and voted on the pumpkins in our Swansea Toronto neighborhood Halloween Pumpkin Contest. Winners receive much praise and bragging rights but all the entries look great and are enjoyed by everyone. We hope these pumpkin winner pictures will give everyone some good creative ideas for carving their own creations.
The ZEN PUMPKIN was content to watch from the sidelines, and received one vote for being so content. The big winner was the #1 JAKE (double pumpkin) and second place went to # 17 Hoot the Owl, Third place went to #3 Crazy Bird, and forth place was a tie between #2 Witchy Poo and #14 Jailed.
This neighborhood event is organized by the ladies at CHARLAND DESIGNS, who have been running this contest for several years.

Halloween Pumpkin Contest

2011-11-02T01:11:00.000-07:00

Halloween Pumpkin Contest video

2011-11-02T01:06:00.000-07:00

Halloween Pumpkin Contest video 2011

My first video of the Halloween Pumpkin Contest.
http://www.youtube.com

below is a Halloween Pumpkin Contest video 2009

from youtube by missgiggy

Pumpkin Nightmare Video

A strange funny Pumpkin Nightmare Video I made for fun

Halloween Pumpkin Contest 2011

2011-10-31T23:25:00.000-07:00

Halloween Pumpkin Contest 2011

Halloween 2011 was a great year for pumpkins and the weather was perfect for our annual Halloween Pumpkin Contest in Swansea Toronto. Someone counted about 600 trick or treaters out for treats and stopping by to vote on their favorite pumpkins. You have to vote to get a treat here. I got a little bit scared when I saw a ghost coming to see the contest.

Halloween Madcatz Gif

2011-10-31T13:17:00.000-07:00

Halloween Madcatz
gifs are spooky

gifs work better on tumblr
artzplanet.tumblr
or on photobucket

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Halloween Village Cemetery

2011-10-28T01:15:00.000-07:00

I love this funny Halloween Village Cemetery, because the names are so funny. The raven crow birds are a great touch and the DEAD FRED in the box is really cool.

Halloween Decor

2011-10-25T23:20:00.000-07:00

Halloween time is for scary creatures and all the cool ideas and creative displays.
It's great to see the interesting Halloween decorations on the front yards, and puts me in the mood for scary fun trick or treating.

Rose of Sharron

2011-09-07T02:46:00.000-07:00

The Rose of Sharron has beautiful pink flowers

PINK FLOWER BUSH

Rose of Sharron

Rose of Sharon is a common name that applies to several different species of flowering plants that are highly valued throughout the world. The name's colloquial application has been used as an example of the lack of precision of common names, which potentially causes confusion.

I usually call this the pink flower bush, and I have noticed that the flowers open in the early day and close up later in the afternoon or evening.

Hibiscus syriacus, a deciduous flowering shrub native to east Asia, the plant generally referred to in American English as "Rose of Sharon" and the national flower of South Korea. The specific epithet indicates that the plant was originally (and erroneously) thought to originate from Syria. The flower's name in Korean is Mugunghwa (Korean Hangul: 무궁화, Hanja: 無窮花) meaning 'immortal flower'. Mugunghwa (rose of sharon) has been loved by Korea since highly ancient time like Gojoseon. And Silla (one of the ancient Korea's kingdoms that conquered other kingdoms and completed the shape of Korean peninsula of nowadays)'s 'Hwarang', which means 'flower youth knight' whom excelled in intelligence, courage , and 'beauty' their 'Hwa' indicates mugunghwa. Cheonji-Hwarang, which is the forerunner of Hwarang wore cap sticked with Mugunghwa.(At that time Mugunghwa was called Cheon-Ji-Hwa which means 'flower that indicated the sky' and Cheon-Ji-Hwa was highly sacred by ancient Korean)

Cultural presentation
The first record of the Rose of Sharon (mugunghwa) grown in Korea is mentioned in an article produced 1,400 years ago. A geographical article, Sanhaegyeong (Hangul:산해경, Hanja:山海經), written in Dongjin Dynasty (Hanja:東晉) of China mentions, "The Land of Wisemen is spread for 1,000 li and mugungwha grows plentifully." The name "mugungwha" was first used by the poet Lee Gyu-bo (이규보,1168 – 1241) of Goryeo Dynasty.
In the USA, the Rose of Sharon is the official flower of Phi Beta Chi, a national Lutheran-based Greek social letter sorority.
In Canada, Rose of Sharon is a charity that focuses on helping pregnant and parenting young women under the age of 25[2]
In The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Rose of Sharon (often called "Rosasharn") is a major character, the eldest daughter of the Joad family and the sister of the protagonist Tom Joad. Throughout much of the novel, she is depicted as fragile because of her pregnancy.
Leonard Bernsteins Kaddish Symphony takes the form of a monologue by a narrator self-identified as Chavatzelet HaSharon, "the lily that man has picked and thrown away."
The song "King's Ransom" from the 1986 Petra album Back to the Street contains a lyric in which the Rose of Sharon symbolizes Jesus Christ.
The Rose of Sharon is also referenced in the Kate Bush recording "The Song of Solomon" from her 1993 album The Red Shoes.
The Rose of Sharon is referenced in the Killswitch Engage song "Rose of Sharyn" from their 2004 album The End of Heartache.
There is a song entitled "Rose of Sharon" on Xiu Xiu's 2005 album La Forêt. The lyrics seem to allude to both the Song of Solomon and to Steinbeck's novel.
The Ragnarok Online background music set includes a track called "Rose of Sharon".
The village of Rosharon, Texas is named after the "Rose Of Sharon" from the Cherokee Roses that grew nearby.
The Rose of Sharon is referenced in the Bob Dylan song "Caribbean Wind." The song appeared on the compilation album Biograph but was originally recorded during the sessions for Shot of Love.
Leonard Cohen in his original poem "The Traitor" (on which the song "The Traitor" is based) also refers to the Rose of Sharon.
Rose of Sharon is a homeless character in Sherman Alexie's short story "What You Pawn I Will Redeem," published April 21, 2003 in The New Yorker.
Sephardic Hebrew poetry from the 10th-15th century demonstrates prolific use of the חבצלת (ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ) translated into English consistently as "Rose of Sharon"; there are a few renderings as "lily" (see Gate 47 of the Tahkemoni) .[3] The term and trope are found throughout the Sefer Tahkemoni by Yehuda Alharizi (1165–1225) and much of the poetic corpus of the Golden Age of Iberian Jewish belles lettres, which includes the works of such poets as Shmu'el HaNagid (993-1056), Moses Ibn Ezra (c.1055-after 1138), Yehuda Halevi (c.1075-1141), and Abraham Ibn Ezra (c.1093-c.1167) among others.[4]
Judah Robertson has an album entitled "Rose of Sharon".
"Rose of Sharon" is a song by Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead) released on his solo album Tiger Rose.
"Rose of Sharon" is a song sung by Joan Baez on the album Day After Tomorrow.
"Rose of Sharon Cassidy" is a NPC in the video game Fallout: New Vegas. She implies she is named after the Steinbeck character.

Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_of_Sharon

Snowman Christmas Party

2010-12-20T15:51:00.000-08:00

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SNOWMAN CHRISTMAS PARTY

The usual practice is to then dress the snowman, usually with rocks, coal, sticks, and vegetables. Carrots or cherries are often used for the nose, as are sticks for arms and stones for eyes (traditionally lumps of coal). Some like to dress their snowmen in clothing (scarves, jackets, hats). Others prefer not to risk leaving supplies out doors where they could easily be stolen or become stuck under melting ice. There are variations to these standard forms. These other types range from snow columns to elaborate snow sculptures (similar to ice sculptures).
- From Wikipedia -

CHRISTMAS SNOWMEN

2010-12-20T14:50:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS SNOWMEN DECOR
Snowman and Christmas Snowmen, Snowboys, snowgirls and snowbabys gather for a Christmas snow party.
These inflatable snowman look amazing together. I have never seen so many gathered together in one place. It looks like a great snow party and a fantastic Christmas yard decorating idea.

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Christmas Poinsettia Decor

2010-12-09T19:30:00.000-08:00

Christmas Poinsettia Decor

Christmas poinsettia Decor

Euphorbia pulcherrima is a shrub or small tree, typically reaching a height of 0.6 to 4 m (2 to 16 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7 to 16 cm (3 to 6 inches) in length. The colored bracts—which are most often flaming red but can be orange, pale green, cream, pink, white or marbled—are actually leaves.^{[citation needed]} The colors come from photoperiodism, meaning that they require darkness for 12 hours at a time to change color. At the same time, the plants need a lot of light during the day for the brightest color.^[3]Because of their groupings and colors, laymen often think the bracts are the flower petals of the plant. In fact, the flowers are grouped within the small yellow structures found in the center of each leaf bunch, and they are called cyathia.

The species is native to Mexico.^[4] It is found in the wild in deciduous tropical forest at moderate elevations from southern Sinaloa down the entire Pacific coast of Mexico to Chiapas and Guatemala. It is also found in the interior in the hot, seasonally dry forests of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Reports of E. pulcherrima growing in the wild in Nicaragua and Costa Rica have yet to be confirmed by botanists.^{[citation needed]}

There are over 100 cultivated varieties of poinsettia available.

Christmas tradition

In Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, the plant is called Cuitlaxochitl (from cuitlatl=residue, and xochitl=flower) meaning "flower that grows in residues or soil." The Aztecs used the plant to produce red dye and as an antipyretic medication.^[5] Today it is known in Mexico and Guatemala as "Noche Buena", meaning Christmas Eve. In Spain it is known as "Flor de Pascua", meaning Easter Flower. In both Chile and Peru, the plant became known as "Crown of the Andes".

The plant's association with Christmas began in 16th century Mexico, where legend tells of a young girl who was too poor to provide a gift for the celebration of Jesus' birthday. The tale goes that the child was inspired by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside and place them in front of the church altar. Crimson "blossoms" sprouted from the weeds and became beautiful poinsettias.^[6] From the 17th century, Franciscan friars in Mexico included the plants in their Christmas celebrations.^[7] The star-shaped leaf pattern is said to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem, and the red color represents the blood sacrifice through the crucifixion of Jesus.^[8]

Poinsettias are popular Christmas decorations^[1] in homes, churches, offices, and elsewhere across North America. They are available in large numbers from grocery, drug, and hardware stores. In the United States, December 12 is National Poinsettia Day.

CHRISTMAS BELLS AND BALLS

2010-12-09T17:30:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS BELLS AND BALLS

CHRISTMAS TREE FREE PHOTOS

2010-12-09T11:27:00.000-08:00

Christmas tree in Toronto office lobby - original exposure.

Christmas trees in Toronto office lobby - enhanced with photoscape.

CHRISTMAS TREE FREE PHOTOS
These Christmas tree photos are free to use.

”I hereby release it into the public domain”
This makes it clear that you can use these images for any purpose.

These photos were taken in Toronto in December 2010.
I love Christmas and enjoy sharing my photos with the world.
Its fun to see them being used in other websites and Wikipedia.

Wikipedia has some great information about Public Domain Photos and how they can be used in various projects. Actually Wikipedia is best for listing all the places to find Public domain image sites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_image_resources

Here is a great article from http://publicdomainblog.com :

Finding Public Domain Images on Wikipedia and Flickr

I’ve been finding a lot of terrific Public Domain images lately on Wikipedia.org. Not all images there are in the Public Domain…some are licensed CC or GNU…but quite a few images have been release into the Public Domain by the copyright holder.

http://publicdomainblog.com/public-domain/finding-public-domain-images-on-wikipedia-and-flickr/

Funny Pumpkin Clip Art

2010-12-01T00:17:00.000-08:00

I have been working with CLIPART and Photoshop to make some unusual funny Pumpkin art.
These images and art have been derived from public domain clipart freely available at
http://www.openclipart.org/packages-halloween2010
(NOTE : These images are JPG format. )
(www.openclipart.org provides SVG images and PNG format images)

I hope these can be useful in your projects or fun :-)

”I hereby release it into the public domain”
This makes it clear that you can use these images for any purpose.

No credit is required.
(Art Planet credit would be nice and appreciated)

www.openclipart.org is one of the best free clipart sites I have seen and it is supported by Wikimedia and features free downloads of zip packages.
The Open Clip Art Library has grown, from humble beginnings in early 2004,
into a massive collection of over 24,000 scalable vector images, all created by 1200+ artists from around the world.
Clip Art Packages contain original content generated by the Open Clip Art Library Community.
Each themed package aims to collect artwork, centering around a theme, and present it in a usable format.
All work contained in these collections are free to use for any purpose.
This Halloween 2010 Clip Art Package contains related Holiday work by the Open Clip Art Artists.
http://www.openclipart.org/packages-halloween2010

PUMPKIN ART FUN and STRANGE

2010-11-30T21:05:00.000-08:00

I have been working with photos and Photoshop to make some strange funny Pumpkin carving art.
I like to have fun with art and try to do something different or strange or funny.
I hope these can be useful in your projects or fun :-)

”I hereby release it into the public domain”
This makes it clear that you can use these images for any purpose.

No credit is required.
(Art Planet credit would be nice and appreciated)

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN ART PATTERN

2010-11-30T20:19:00.000-08:00

I have been working with photos and Photoshop to make some strange funny Pumpkin carving art. I hope these can be useful in your projects or fun :-)

”I hereby release it into the public domain”
This makes it clear that you can use these images for any purpose.

No credit is required.
(Art Planet credit would be nice and appreciated)

Halloween Trick or Treat

2010-11-05T22:06:00.000-07:00

Halloween Trick or Treat is lots of fun for everyone and a great chance for fun photos in Toronto, Canada. This year I saw lots of great halloween costumes and decorations.
I love the funny tombstones in the graveyard too.

Trick-or-treating is a customary practice for children on Halloween seen in many countries. Children in costumes, either in large groups or accompanied by an adult, travel from house to house in order to ask for treats such as candy (or, in some cultures, money) with the question "Trick or treat?". The "trick" is a (usually idle) threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given.

In North America, trick-or-treating has been a customary Halloween tradition since at least the late 1950s. Homeowners wishing to participate in it usually decorate their private entrance with plastic spiderwebs, paper skeletons and jack-o-lanterns. Some rather reluctant homeowners would simply leave the candy in pots on the porch, others might be more participative and would even ask an effort from the children in order to provide them with candy. In the more recent years, however, the practice has spread to almost any house within a neighborhood being visited by children, including senior residences and condominiums.

The tradition of going from door to door receiving food already existed in Britain and Ireland, in the form of souling, where children and poor people would sing and say prayers for the dead in return for cakes.^[1] Guising — children disguised in costumes going from door to door for food and coins — also predates trick or treat, and was traditional at Halloween by the 19th century in Scotland and Ireland.^[2] While going from door to door has remained popular among Scots and Irish, the North American custom of saying "trick or treat" has recently become common. The activity is prevalent in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Puerto Rico, and northwestern and central Mexico.

(facts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick-or-treating

Halloween Pumpkin Contest 2010

2010-11-01T08:29:00.000-07:00

Vote for your favorite PUMPKIN!
Another great Halloween Pumpkin Contest in Toronto Bloor West Village, Canada. We love HALLOWEEN.
A large crowd of Halloween trick or treaters came round to see the contest pumpkins and everyone must vote for there favorite pumpkin carving. I like them all, but had to choose the UFO PUMPKIN - "take me to your leader" #5. I'm not sure if its made from a gourd or a pumpkin, but I like the creativity, and have never seen anything like that before.

PINK and PURPLE flowers

2010-05-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

PINK and PURPLE flowers

These PINK and PURPLE flowers are now blooming in High Park and looking amazing. More details and photos comming soon. Need to do a little research for their names.

IRIS PURPLE and BIG

2009-05-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

IRIS FLOWERS are BLOOMIN GOOD

Iris

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Iris is a genus of between 200–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name; for one thing, it refers to all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. In North America, a common name for irises is flags, while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as junos, particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower in the United States.

GARDEN PATH

2009-05-22T17:37:00.001-07:00

A mix of bugs and birds found along the garden path. Some af these bugs are very wierd and I dont know their names but I thought I would post these pix out for all to see.

CATERPILLARS

2008-12-31T11:57:00.000-08:00

Caterpillars are COOL

I like Caterpillars and enjoy watching them & photographing them. I saw 3 different species in my garden in June and try to isolate them with a plain background. They tend to keep moving fast when they see my camera so it was hard to get a good shot.

MARGARITA & TEQUILA MIX

2008-12-31T11:05:00.000-08:00

MARGARITA & TEQUILA MIX COLORS
MARGARITA & TEQUILA MIX COLORS

I love the awesome colors of these flowers known as Margarita mix and Tequila mix.
These plants and flowers became great gifts at our summer garden party in June.

PINK ROSE

2008-12-31T10:45:00.000-08:00

PINK ROSES LOOK BEAUTIFUL

Our Pink roses look so pink and beautiful when they bloom.
If you think you like pink then this rose is for you.

HALLOWEEN HOUSE OF PEDRO

2008-11-29T01:02:00.000-08:00

VOTE FOR PEDRO ON HALLOWEEN

Just put a pumpkin in your garden to signify your response on halloween.

We are not sure why but you really should vote for PEDRO or we will tie him to a tree.

HALLOWEEN DECOR

2008-11-29T00:34:00.000-08:00

DECORATING FOR HALLOWEEN

BOO! I keep a black cat around to keep things very scary on Halloween.
But a Goalie mask reminds us of Jason and scares the pants off everyone!
An orange hat also comes in very handy for halloween !

Halloween decorations graveyard witch

2008-11-05T09:58:00.000-08:00

I love halloween and all the cool ideas and creative displays. Some of the halloween decorations are scary funny and cute. Here are some photos of my favorite halloween decorations.
There is nothing like a spooky graveyard or a glowing pumpkin to spook up your yard.
One of my favorites is the witch in the tree. This year the weather was great for taking photos.

Halloween Pumpkin Contest Winner

2008-11-04T07:57:00.000-08:00

These are my favorite pumpkin carvings from the Halloween pumpkin contest in Toronto Bloor west village. I love the way they glow at night in the dark and all the kids and parents that come enjoy seeing so many pumpkins all in one place.
Looking at all these pumpkin carvings together is giving me some ideas for my next pumpkin carving. The dark pumpkin skull is the big winner tonight, but the black raven also did well.

Halloween pumpkin contest

2008-11-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

Halloween Pumpkin Contest in Toronto 2008

Halloween night was scarry in Toronto at a halloween pumpkin carving contest in the bloor west village nieghbourhood. They had lots of pumpkins on display for trick or treaters of all ages.
This contest has been going on for years with several nieghbours contributing to more than 20 pumpkins carved up and scarry.
Everyone who comes must vote for their favorite pumpkin before getting a treat. Its a great way to see some really good ideas for pumpkin carving all in one spot. The Skull on top and the Black Raven were clear favorites on Halloween eve.

garden strewn with gnomes freephoto

2008-10-22T02:36:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite gnome statuette! Its always fun to see a garden strewn with gnomes deers mushrooms weasel & a squirrel!

FAIRY TREE CNE

2008-09-03T00:27:00.000-07:00

Several Farries have gathered around an old tree at Torontos CNE.

Black Eye Susan

2008-08-29T15:10:00.000-07:00

Black eyed susan in High Park

Comparing exposure color & focus

Black Eye Susan in High Park
All photos on FreePhotoGarden are free to download and use however you wish. I have lots of photos of flowers and I like to share them with the world. Also Ive noticed that a lot of sites ask you to read extra terms and conditions and apply different credits for different photos, or bend over backwards to get something for free.
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Farmers Market in High Park

2008-08-29T14:34:00.000-07:00

farmers market in High Park, Toronto.

Fresh fruit & vegatables

Fresh Fruit and vegetables are available in the farmers market in High Park, Toronto.
This market is located beside the pink lillies that I photographed. It is also beside the Grensdere restaurant and ice cream stand in the center of High Park. It is only open on Sundays during the summer.

PINK LILIES in HIGH PARK

2008-08-15T11:30:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Pink Lilies are now blooming in High Park.

These amazing flowers are in bloom during June July and August.

Liliaceae is a large family, with hundreds of exotic species in cultivation. They include hyacinths, tulips, onions, as well as the true lilies. This family is extremely complex and botanists estimate 250 genera and 4,000 to 6,000 species worldwide. Some species are edible while others are very poisonous.

With so many different Lily flower types it can be difficult to identify each variety. I have spent many hours searching for a match to these but I couldnt find anexact clear match. I was amazed at how many there are and how difficult it can be to identify a specific flower. Wikipedia has quite a few photos of Lillies but some varities are missing photos. This may be one of those.

Interesting from wikipedia; Lilies are leafy stemmed herbs. They form naked or tunic-less scaly underground bulbs from which they overwinter. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Very few species form near the soil surface.

Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out adventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.

The large flowers have six tepals, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours ranging through whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots, brush strokes and picotees.

The plants are summer flowering. Most species are deciduous, but a few species (Lilium candidum, Lilium catesbaei) bear a basal rosette of leaves during dormancy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium

LILY in HIGH PARK

2008-08-05T08:37:00.000-07:00

The LILIES in HIGH PARK look great.
These photos were taken outside the Grenadiere restaurant in High Park, August 08.
I was surprised to learn that there are 110 different kinds of lilies acording to wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium
The genus Lilium are herbaceous flowering plants normally growing from bulbs, comprising a genus of about 110 species in the lily family, Liliaceae. They are important as large showy flowering garden plants, and in literature. Some of the bulbs have been consumed by people.

Pink Lillies googlec57c502653a55296.html

Sunflowers & Bumble Bee

2008-07-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

These Sunflower photos were taken with auto exposure (no bee) and vivid color using my Canon powershot sd450 digital camera. I usually use the vivid color setting because I prefer the richer color look. It did not use photoshop but you can get a similar effect with that, but it is faster to use the camera setting.

Lilly of the valley - orange

2008-07-07T23:17:00.000-07:00

This garden is highlighed with a beautiful ORANGE - Lilly of the valley.

Lilly of the valley

the Lilly of the valley, is hardy and grows well in the canadian south zones.
I like these flowers because they have many beautiful blooms and they multiply in your garden.
They are perenials so they keep comming back year after year. They even grow in poor soil conditions with poor sunlight.

Mushroom 1

2008-06-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Free Photo Garden

These photos are free to use in any way you wish.
My idea of free is FREE FREE FREE.
No terms or conditions - just take what you want and enjoy them. :-)

Below are several mushrooms that I photographed recently growing in High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I try to get the best photographs I can and consider how they might be used.
As an artist myself, I have noticed it can be hard to find a good image that shows the full subject as a lot of photos are cropped tightly to show detail. I usually try to get the whole image so that you can crop it however you like.

These photos are free to use in any way you wish.
My idea of free is FREE FREE FREE.
No terms or conditions - just take what you want and enjoy them. :-)

Mushrooms can be a little difficult to photograph as they tend to shine brightly and reflect the light. I try to shoot them on a cloudy day and use multiple exposure settings. Thats why the background is usually dark. When shooting from under or below you have to brighten your exposure in order to see the detail underneath.

This is a mushroom I saw growing near a Oak stump in High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I try to get a good angle for faireys and gnomes.

Click on the photo for large image.