The other selected photo

This was the selected photo for the Central Park area.

One of the selected photos

This was the photo selected for the Gramercy Park section of the Schmap New York Guide.

Schmap New York Guide

Just got this email today ... feeling good!

Hi Martha,

I am delighted to let you know that your two submitted
photos have been selected for inclusion in the newly
released eighth edition of our Schmap New York Guide:

Gramercy Park
http://www.schmap.com/newyork/sights_gramercy/p=266647/i=266647_14.jpg

Central Park
http://www.schmap.com/newyork/tours_tour1/p=5390/i=5390_300.jpg

Copies of both photos can be purchased at http://www.2martha.etsy.com

Artichoke

Nature in itself is the grander work of art! I just captured and played with it.

In this picture I cut the top of the artichoke exposing the concentric layers of leaves and I applied a texture, played a bit with the colors and gave it a background color giving it a graphic quality.

http://www.2martha.etsy.com

A Beautiful Bud

A piece of art found on my neighborhood garden! I was on my way to the supermarket on a sunny summer afternoon when I stumbled upon this magnificent bud perfectly designed by nature ... what an uplifting sight!

I added my two cents to the photo by applying a digital watercolor effect 'et voila'! A beautiful picture

http://www.2martha.etsy.com

Blue Flowers

This photo was taken at the Cooper Hewitt Museum's garden.
It was a beautiful summer afternoon and the garden was just vibrating with all sorts of colors under the sunlight!

I applied a digital watercolor technique to the original photograph ... sort of my contribution to already gorgeous nature's artwork.

This photo is available at Etsy in a 8"x10" format signed on the back and printed on Epson premium archival matte paper with archival inks to ensure longevity.