It's a wild native shrub and a member of the blueberry family. It's found in Georgia, North and South Carolina. Not sure about any of the other southern states. The little bell shaped blossoms are very small (much smaller than my little finger nail). It's growing wild on the far left side of my front and backyards in the shade of the wild pine, oak, mocker nut, sassafras, sweet gum and dogwood trees. Hope to have a better pic of the shrub with its blossoms in the next day or two.
Recently got Perfect Photo Suite 6 with a BIG sale price. Sign up at ononesoftware.com and watch your email for the big sales, if you're interested. It includes seven programs in one including...
1. Perfect Layers 2
2. Perfect Portrait 1
3. Perfect Effects 3
4. Perfect Mask 5
5. Perfect Resize 7
6. Focal Point 2
7. PhotoFrame 4.6
Just had to try out some effects. I used angel glow and light leak which perked up this shot quite a bit!
@elizabeth264 Wow! I am grateful for the fav and your lovely comments! Thank you, Elizabeth!
@jaboney Wow! Thank you for the fav and your kind comments, Mike! Most grateful to have them! Not sure if it works with GIMP. You can run it as a stand alone application or use it with PS, Aperture and I think Light Effects.
@karenann Amazon carries it and some other online stores but you won't get the BIG sale price from these carriers. It's normally about $300, but I kept watching the email sales from ononesoftware and got it for $149 with my birthday money. =) That was half price! Yeah!!!
@cjphoto Appreciate your kind comments, Chris! The orange glow is the "light leak" effect and the soft glow of the flower is the "angel glow" effect. Pretty cool software! Does tons more! Thank you! Always enjoy your visit!
@wenbow Wow! Thank you for the fav and your lovely comments, Wendy! So appreciated and grateful to have them!
What a beautiful photo of this deerberry, Maggie. I am learning so much from you about various plants. Thanks for the tips on the software also. Will have to check it out.
Perfect!! the focus, color. processing and simplicity is just Perfect!!! Thanks for the info on the processing..I need something quick as i did use picnik ...i just loved the ease of it and i really dont do that much processing yet...would you recommend this Perfect Photo Suite 6 over Photo shop Elements?
@cmc1200 Your comments are most appreciated! Thank you, Caryn!
@ellimae Wow! Thank you for the fav and those lovely comments, Ellen! So grateful to have them! Neither app will be as easy as Picnik, Ellen. I understand some people are using Picmonkey in place of Picnik and they like it. There was a discussion a while back on all the free apps that are available to use in place of Picnik. There were a bunch! I've used Photoshop for years and years, so Perfect Photo Suite is really easy compared to that. I suggest you do some research with all the free web apps first to see what suits your needs. Then check into the bigger paid apps you install on your computer to see which ones you might like the best.
@maggiemae Thank you so much, Maggiemae! Appreciate every single word you wrote, too!
Gorgeous shot of a very pretty flower, not so common around my parts either, which makes it even more interesting! Congratulations on the new purchases too!
girl you find the most unique things! This is absolutely beautiful! FAV
May I pin it please (just kidding) I love looking at your photo's and thank you for you frequent visits!
@johns366 Thank you, John! Appreciate your kind comments and visit! I waited several weeks and watched my emails until I thought the price was right! I got it at half the regular price. =) Pays to sign up for the their emails.
@myhrhelper Wow! Thank you so much, Kathy! Really appreciate your fav and your sweet comments! Grateful to have them, too! You are welcome! I enjoy your pics, gal!
@cdonohoue Thank you very much, Cathy! Appreciate your comments!
Oh Maggie, I had missed this beauty of a shot! Fav, fav, fav! I've been a bit absent but trying to catch up with everybody. It's amazing how much happens in a short time around here! Are you done with your garden clean-up? You've really been toiling out there! Pulling ivy is not an easy thing. No doubt everything is looking beautiful. xo
@meisen325 Wow! Thank you so much, Monica! You are so sweet and I really do appreciate your fav and lovely comments! Not done yet. I still have some big jobs in the back to do. I don't have the strength and stamina that I used to have, so it takes me longer. I may be slow, but I'm deliberate. LOL!
@juliakan Thank you so very much! Really appreciate your fav and kind comments!
@vskolnik Thank you, Vee! You are so very thoughtful and kind!
@jaboney I know! That's so cool, and you're right! No better than that!
@cromwell Thank you, Cromwell! Only the third time and I'm always shocked when a pic gets there! Please call me "Maggie" or "Mags" or "MM" if you like!
Dear Mags - I missed this yesterday, OUTSTANDING !!! Thank you for the list of Onones's software. I use their Perfect resize when preparing for large prints and "gallery wraps", good stuff.
@ronphotos365 Wow! Thank you so much, Ron! Really appreciate your kind comments. I got the Suite that includes all 7 for $149. Was half price and I had to take advantage of that!
@michaelelliott Wow! Michael, thank you for letting me know! That's twice now and even more unbelievable! LOL! Thank you for the fav, too!
@myhrhelper This is the second time, Kathy. Wow! I am very surprised! I try not to think about the PP or Top 20 and then it happens. Thank you for your kind comments! So grateful!
@cmc1200 Thank you, Caryn. This is only the second time. I know it's all my followers doing, too!
:D !!!!!!!!! hey, i just randomly looked at the top 20 which I haven't looked at in a really long time! I was so thrilled to see your name there! this is such a wonderful picture! congrats and well deserved!
do I need to add that it's fav'd?
Have you thought of doing a square crop by taking the top left leaf out ? I think the image has more umph without the leaf :) What do you think :)
@kerristephens Thank you, Kerri! Always appreciate your visit!
@cromwell Wow! Cromwell, thank you so very much!
@emmac Thank you, Emma! Really appreciate your kind comments!
@pointnshoot28 Thank you, Donna, and you're welcome! I try to pass on good information when I can!
@amandalomonaco Aww! Thank you so very much, Amanda! Really appreciate your lovely comments! Hugs!
@camisze Thank you, Cathy! Appreciate your sweet comments and visit, as always!
@lianasaarepera Thank you very much, Liana! Appreciate that!
@windridge Thank you, Susan! Really appreciate your kind words and visit!
@redrucksack WOW! Eva, thank you! Thank you for the fav and awesome comment! Always appreciate your visit!
@steveh Thank you so very much, Steve!
@petra Thank you, Petra!
@rockinrobyn Thank you so much, Robyn!
@sugarmuser Wow! Sharon, thank you for the fav, your sweet comments and visit! Most appreciated and grateful, too!
@lizzy_lu123 You are very kind, Lisa! Thank you so very much!
@vskolnik Thank you for the lovely comments, Vee, and you're welcome!
@joeboxster Wow! Those are some mighty nice comments, Joe! Thank you very much!
@janturnbull Appreciate your lovely comments, Janet! Thank you so very much!
@twinsplusone Wow! Thank you so very much for the fav, your sweet comments and visit, Sharon! Most grateful!
@mantha Aww! Thank you, Sam! Always appreciate your comments very much!
@copperheadglass Thank you so much, Meredith! Really appreciate your kind words and visit!
@amers79 Thank you so much, Amy!
@cocobella Appreciate that! Thank you very much, Corinne!
@rach57 Appreciate your lovely comments, Rachel! Thank you very much!
@beckys Wow! Thank you for your fav and lovely comments, Becky! Most grateful!
@karenann Wow! Thank you, Karen! Grateful for the fav! I don't know if you can buy it in a store or not. I will check their website and let you know!
@simon0128 Thank you very much, Simon!
@elizabeth264 Wow! I am grateful for the fav and your lovely comments! Thank you, Elizabeth!
@jaboney Wow! Thank you for the fav and your kind comments, Mike! Most grateful to have them! Not sure if it works with GIMP. You can run it as a stand alone application or use it with PS, Aperture and I think Light Effects.
@kaseycarroll Wow! Such sweet and kind comments! Thank you very much, Kasey! Most appreciated!
@wenbow Wow! Thank you for the fav and your lovely comments, Wendy! So appreciated and grateful to have them!
@wannabe Wow! Thank you for the fav and lovely comment, Catherine! Most appreciated! You're welcome!
@swguevin Such lovely and sweet comments! Thank you for the fav and words, Sheila! Most grateful to have them!
@espyetta Wow! Thank you for the fav and those very kind and thoughtful comments! Most grateful to have them!
@melee09 Thank you very much!
@lindag What amazing comments, gal! Thank you very much! Most appreciated!
@ellimae Wow! Thank you for the fav and those lovely comments, Ellen! So grateful to have them! Neither app will be as easy as Picnik, Ellen. I understand some people are using Picmonkey in place of Picnik and they like it. There was a discussion a while back on all the free apps that are available to use in place of Picnik. There were a bunch! I've used Photoshop for years and years, so Perfect Photo Suite is really easy compared to that. I suggest you do some research with all the free web apps first to see what suits your needs. Then check into the bigger paid apps you install on your computer to see which ones you might like the best.
@maggiemae Thank you so much, Maggiemae! Appreciate every single word you wrote, too!
@debsulzberger Appreciate that! Thank you so much, Deb!
@sassik Thank you very much, Sassik! Always appreciate your comments and visit!
@annbo Such lovely comments! Thank you so much, Ann! Appreciate and enjoy your visit!
@myautofocuslife Thank you for your sweet comments, Livia! Most appreciated!
@sangwann Thank you, Dione! Always appreciate your comments and visit!
@netkonnexion Appreciate your kind comments! Thank you very much!
@pammerritt Thank you for the fav, your sweet comments and visit, Pam! Most appreciated and grateful to have them!
@cimes1 Your comments are so thoughtful and lovely, Carole! Thank you for the fav, too! Always appreciate your visit!
@princesicita Thank you for the fav, your kind comments and visit, Princess! Always appreciated!
May I pin it please (just kidding) I love looking at your photo's and thank you for you frequent visits!
@deburahiru Thank you so much, Deb! Appreciate that!
@jaboney Thank you, Mike! I think it did! LOL!
@myhrhelper Wow! Thank you so much, Kathy! Really appreciate your fav and your sweet comments! Grateful to have them, too! You are welcome! I enjoy your pics, gal!
@cdonohoue Thank you very much, Cathy! Appreciate your comments!
@sethtan Thank you so much, Seth!
@melee09 Thank you for looking out for me, gal! Most appreciated! I wouldn't have checked.
@marzenka Wow! Thank you so much for the fav and comment! Most appreciated!
@ulpiphotos Thank you! Really appreciate the fav and kind comment!
@juliakan Thank you so very much! Really appreciate your fav and kind comments!
@vskolnik Thank you, Vee! You are so very thoughtful and kind!
@jaboney I know! That's so cool, and you're right! No better than that!
@cmc1200 Another shocker for me! Thank you, Caryn!
@mhphoto Wow! Thank you very much, Mike! Grateful for the fav, your comments and visit!
@myhrhelper This is the second time, Kathy. Wow! I am very surprised! I try not to think about the PP or Top 20 and then it happens. Thank you for your kind comments! So grateful!
@cmc1200 Thank you, Caryn. This is only the second time. I know it's all my followers doing, too!