It is going to be a while before we have wildflowers in Maine (or garden flowers for that matter…though we may see crocus soon), so I am dropping back a month or more to the sunny days I spent in San Diego for this Bougainvillea against the classic brick wall of the Conference Center at Mission Bay Marina Village. As you see, the flowers are already gone, but the bracts are still bright against the wall. Of course the picture is about the texture of the brick and the warmth of the San Diego, semi-tropical light.
Canon SX50HS. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Control. –1/3EV exposure compensation. 175mm equivalent field of view. f5.6 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 400. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, sharpness, and clarity.