Cactus Garden at Kapiolani Community College - 02/20/2017

It's been a long time since I went on a shoot and get together w/ fellow photogs Celia and Erick.  We decided to go to the Cactus Garden.  I got to use my 100mm macro lens. It was a great day and I had a great time.  

For post editing, I tried a different technique by looking at the histogram in the Camera Raw to adjust the photo so all the edges are brought back towards the center of the histogram by adjusting the exposure, contrast, shadow, etc.. setting.  Once I did that, I didn't have to adjust much after the photo opens in Photoshop Element.

I tried doing some close up macro shots..

There was a family of chicken w/ the rooster and 3 hens.. He moved around a lot so it was hard to get a good shot.

Some shots i took because i really liked the colors.

We went to Chili's for lunch and we had such a good time talking that I totally forgot to take pic of what I ate.  It was a great day indeed.