"Pink Camellia #2" posted on +500px

Another shot of the blossoming camellia in the garden

"Pink Camellia #2" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

I've posted it in my +500px gallery, under the below link:
https://500px.com/photo/84836501/pink-camellia-%232-by-gilles-royer

"Pink Camellia" photo posted

Spring has nicely settled in here in Melbourne, and flowers are blossoming in the garden. This was is a pink Camellia, shot under natural light.

"Pink Camellia" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

I have also posted it in my +500px gallery at the following link:

https://500px.com/photo/84711685/pink-camellia-by-gilles-royer

Thanks for stopping by!

"White Azalea" photo posted

This shot of a white azalea, taken in my front garden yesterday, under natural light, has been posted on my 500px gallery (http://500px.com/photo/84103847/white-azalea-by-gilles-royer) as well on the Kujaja.com site (http://www.kujaja.com/en/photo/39575)

Hope you enjoy. If you do, please leave me your comments / impressions

"White Azalea" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

"Azalea Explosion" posted on 500px gallery

Just posted on 500px (http://500px.com/photo/83878055/azalea-explosion-by-gilles-royer) this shot of an azalea, grown in my front garden, and taken in my improvised garage studio

Hope you enjoy!

"Spring Has Arrived!" photo posted

Down Under, in Melbourne, this is Spring time - perfect season to get a beautiful strong light, as well as heaps of flowers and blossoms. 

Below is an example of this - a blossoming tree, taken just around the corner from where I live. I love the pink colours and tones, contrasting with the blue sky.

"Spring Has Arrived!" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

I've also posted the photos in my 2 active galleries:

• 500px.com -> http://500px.com/photo/83235135/spring-has-arrived!-by-gilles-royer
• Kujaja.com -> http://www.kujaja.com/en/photo/38422

Please let me know your views

"Boats... An Impression" - 2 versions posted on 500px and Kujaja.com

Last weekend, with the arrival of Spring, I headed off to the beach, in Sandringham, with the family. The light was really strong around lunchtime, yet it was beautifully reflecting on the water. Sailing boats were out on a race on the horizon, and the whole scene reminded me of some impressionist paintings (think Monet or Seurat), given the quality of the light.

I tried to render that impression in the below shot:

"Boats... an impression" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

The link to my 500px gallery is as follows:
http://500px.com/photo/81716257/boats-an-impression-by-gilles-royer and is also on the Kujaja.com website: http://www.kujaja.com/en/photo/36783

I also tried a B&W edit of the same image, that further conveys the subtle tones and atmosphere of the scene:

"Boats... an impression - B&W edit" (c) Gilles Royer 2014

Respective links are as follows: http://500px.com/photo/81842781/boats-an-impression-b&w-edit-by-gilles-royer and http://www.kujaja.com/en/photo/36918

Please leave me a comment and let me know which photo you prefer. Thanks!