Time for a new installment from Manhattan Beach's Farmer's Market . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Deuxcents]

1. So nice to see beautiful colors and flowers while it's so cold out in most places 🙏

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents!

That fact was on my mind when I took these. The whole eastern part of the country is suffering with the terrible storms.

I am really glad to be able to help the folks as they traverse this terrible scenario.

[Deuxcents]

6. That's one reason you're so loved..🥰

[Easterncedar]

22. Hear! Hear!

[Permanut]

2. Nice nice nice..

2nd pic focus on the sprig in dead center - how did you do that?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks for your lovely comments and for the question, my dear Permanut.

How did I get that picture? It was not hard at all.

I spotted the eucalyptus branches and then I saw this little sprig standing up. It was ready-made to be the center of my photo. So I zoomed in a bit, keeping the sprig centered in my viewfinder, adjusted the exposure and took the photo. Easy.

I did a little post-processing to make it clearer and sharper but those moves were pretty easy as well.

Hope this answers your question!

[Permanut]

8. Question answered..

You turned a mundane little sprig into a star attraction. Well done.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Your skills are wonderful. Such lovely colors.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Awwww........thank you so much, my dear Curt!

The colors always pull me in! And there were so many!

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Love the Peruvian Lilies.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thanks so much, my dear sinkingfeeling! They really caught my eye.

[LoisB]

10. Color, color, everywhere. Beautiful photographs. Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thanks so much, my dear LoisB!

The market seemed unusually colorful today. The sun was out in full force. It was great!

[MIButterfly]

11. Beautiful pictures, CaliforniaPeggy.

Oh, how I envy you for your warm weather! It has been so bitterly cold here in southeast Michigan for the past month. I don't remember it ever being so frigid for so long before. It may well have happened before, but I don't remember it. Looks like the highs will be in the 30s next week and I am so looking forward to that!

Anyway, I digress. I just wanted to compliment your beautiful photos and thank you once again for posting them for us.

Best regards,
MIButterfly

P.S. Congratulations on your 21st DUversary!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you, my dear MIButterfly, for your lovely responses!

I used to live in Illinois and of course we had snowy winters. But I was a little girl then and I can hardly remember it! It's great living in California, where it rains in the winter, down here by the beach.

We are very lucky!

I'm very happy that you enjoyed my photos. I had a lot of fun taking them.

[Lemon Lyman]

12. Photos

Beautiful images of different flowers in winter.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks so much, my dear Lemon Lyman, for your lovely remarks. I'm glad you liked them!

[2naSalit]

17. Nice batch!

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I haven't been keeping up lately, still dealing with things I hauled here that I can now get out of here. Yesterday I bought a shredder, that will be the last of the 'stuff' in my living room and then I can start playing with things like the million pictures I took last year.

Always love your pictures, you've become quite adept with the macro thing! My favorite kind of pictures, next to all the rest!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thanks so much, my dear 2naSalit!

I hear you about 'stuff'! I have lots of it too, and I'm nowhere near getting ready to chuck it!

As for the macro, I'm not using the official macro lens. All of these photos have been taken with my Olympus Pro lens 12-45mm. Right now the F stop is 4.5 which gives a very narrow DOF, making it look like a macro.

[2naSalit]

19. Well...

If it looks like macro, I'll call it that until corrected! They look great,you put effort into them, add you skill and you end up with great shots!

Thanks for sharing as you do!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. You're very persuasive, my dear 2naSalit! I bow to your greater wisdom.

[2naSalit]

21. I think..

It's the other way around, I'm no pro nor will I ever be as technically informed as you are and your pictures are of, I think, better quality. so there.