Walking in a Spiritual Garden. I just took this picture. It’s about 57°F which is almost 14°C. It’s December 30th in Southern California, and the warmer temperature means lots of winter growth like clover. The rain last night still rests as drops on the leaves, making this look like an enchanted miniature garden alive with the Spirit of God. #findbeautywhereyouare #clover #green #growth #life #spiritofgod #holyspirit #adonai #raindrops #spirit #travelspiritually #travellocal #itookthispic #orangecountyca #orangecalif #cityoforange #outplanettravel

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Picture 2 (filters applied) of 2. Picture 1 was the original no filter picture. Experimenting to see the before and after. No filters was a happenstantial shot with distortion and noise applied by glass. Picture 2 pulls out more blue and fades the edges into obscurity as the focus is applied. To some extent effects can happen with a good camera, lense, and knowledge of angles F-stop and lighting. Filters allow you to perhaps be a little lazy on a shoot and “fix” these things later. I used to to this for professional photographers on things like wedding and senior portraits. But that does not make me a photographer. But with quick snaps for material I can take a picture into more of a painting with colors, overexposure, focus, etc. #carvista #travellocal #itookthispic #orangecountyca #orangecalif #sky #trees #sun #sunshine #glasswindow #distortion #focus #outplanettravel

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