A splash of colour.......

to cheer you all up! I am so fed up with the cold and rain and mud, but no snow or frost!
These Hellebore's look beautiful on the rare occasions that the sun does shine, so wanted to share them with you as a thank you for your support, your comments and faves.

Best viewed large on black!

This has had minimum processing, just used my favourite filter, the oil paint filter!

alternative album @shepherdmanswife/other-things

[Stevie G]

Stunning!

[Hazel Watkins]

Beautiful!

[Shelley]

Very pretty.

[lisamarie5]

gorgeous shot

[Mike]

Beautiful! Love the vibrant colors and focus!

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful!!!!

[Debi 🐩]

Wonderful shot reminds me of a painting

[Maggiemae]

Absolutely wonderful on the black! The picture could be in an art gallery!

[Susan Golding]

They are fabulous. Thank you!

[Kathy]

These are quite a jolt of energy. Beautiful colors. Is this a potted plant or one that is planted in a garden, or perhaps a wildflower?

[Paula W]

Another gorgeous shot Chantal, beautiful colour, fav.

[Claire]

Wonderfully colourful

[Kate Carling]

That's a gorgeous photo. Wonderful hellebores. Fav.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@randystreat this plant is in our garden.

[Kathy]

@shepherdmanswife Thanks for response. I've not seen these except in your photos.

[Mary Downing Hahn]

Lovely flowers -- the colors are sumptuous.

[Hilary]

Gorgeous hellebores I love the colours. What variety are they? You ave captured them well, being super critical I would crop the light bit out at the top.

[Karin Hirsch]

Lovely hellebors and a great light

[Cindy Genn]

Thanks for sharing this glorious photo on a day that is otherwise filled with white in NJ!

[Claire]

Gorgeous colour, lovely shot. : )

[Alexandra DG]

these are so beautiful...greta capture

[Lisa Pouncy]

Very, very beautiful xx

[Steve]

Another great shot

[Lee-Ann]

Beautiful photo

[Laura]

Lovely colours, such unusual flowers!

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely capture ...

[Stephanie Swift]

Gorgeous, fav! I love hellebores--their shape, their subtle unusual colours, and their very interesting centres. The light through their petals in this capture is just lovely.

[Allison]

Gorgeous shot!

[Sue Wilde]

This is lovely. Each tiny blossom is full of life

[Issi Bannerman]

You're at it again ... I love this! Love the flowers and love the colours and love the processing .... I love it, period! Fav.

[Hope D Jennings]

Wow! This is delightful!

[Richard Sayer]

They certainly do look amazing large - they brightened up my day. Our only hellebores are Christmas Roses so white and cream and they don't have the in-your-face impact that these have.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

They are cheering me up, Shepherdman's Wife. They are beautiful. Fav!

[Kathy]

Just lovely! I'm ready for spring to come too!

[elkehochban]

Beautiful! Love that the don't face downward, but allow us to see their lovely faces.

[Michelle]

pretty colors!

[Steve Davis]

Very cheery and colorful

[Call me Joe]

So delightful!!

[Susan C Clow]

Very pretty colors and whimsical picture.

[Gwyn]

Wow wow wow! That's one of the best hellebore shots I've ever seen! Like the flashing skirts of can can dancers!! My hellebores look so winter-ravaged by comparison.

@kellelynne @turtlegirl16 - check these pretties out!

[Henrietta]

Hellebores! So magical - great shot.

[Nita]

I love this beautiful capture of these gorgeous hellebores. I can hardly wait to see them in our part of the world, last spring was the first time I noticed them in the nurseries.

[Jane Pittenger]

What a lovely abundance of color

[DonHoupt]

Love the colors, Chantal, and the depth of detail that you maintained. Very interesting picture!

[Kellelynne H. Riley]

Beautiful! fav

[Chris Stapleton]

Simple but stunning

[Sally Ings]

That filter works beautifully on these flowers, looks like they are painted!

[Taffy]

Great colors and image -- very interesting effect from the filter.

[Dianne]

Great shot.

[Andy Mcculloch]

Very interesting effect on the flowers. Great shot.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Amazing and very welcome splash of colour! Just beautiful.

[Kathryn 🐎]

They are beautiful and a wonderful way to brighten a grey day. Fav

[Lisa Stein]

What gorgeous flowers! The color is striking. How lucky that you already have flowers blooming where you are. We have a while to wait, I'm afraid.

[Lynne Hart]

Lovely pink tones in these Hellebores.

[Jennifer]

Gorgeous colours and composition.

[Lizzy]

Love this, my hellebores are proving to be a little camera shy!

[Denise (lyndemc)]

I can see why you like that oil paint filter. Beautiful photograph.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Ooops, forgot to add thank you for the compliment on my 'sugared cone' photo.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

@lyndemc you don't need to thank me. I stopped thanking people a long time ago as it is so time consuming. I prefer to spend that time looking at and commenting on others photos. :)

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Just a beautiful capture to look at here in a wintry SW England. Nice colours and detail.

[Kim]

Thanks for sharing these beautiful flowers. fav

[Graham Budd]

Soft lighting, lots of detail and an almost ephemeral feel.

[Margo]

That is a very cheerful bunch of flowers, love the colours

[Jan K]

So beautiful and sharp!

[Margaret Pengelly]

Beautiful.

[Vijay]

so beautiful .. love the colors ...Fav!!

[HEW]

gorgeous colours

[*lynn]

Love this.... and your oil paint filter! fav

[Arefin]

wow so beautiful! gorgeous colors and processing! fav