El Segundo's Farmer's Market had a sunny day for all the vendors and shoppers!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[FalloutShelter]

1. Gorgeous shots Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter!

So glad you like 'em!

[anciano]

2. Beautiful pics!

Thanks for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much for your lovely remarks, my dear anciano!

[Easterncedar]

3. I am feeling my ignorance

Dear Peggy, I wish I knew more about photography so I could discuss intelligently how you get the effects you do. I really love the mixed focus on the second one. The pink and white flower - is it a ranunculus? - looks so fleecy. The eucalyptus and the crisp yellow of the lily make such a beautiful contrast. Thanks as always for brightening my day.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Ah, thank you so much, my dear Easterncedar!

I try to focus on a group that has caught my eye while I'm shooting in F4, which gives me a very narrow depth of field.

And then in post-production, I just fiddle with the different sorts of effects till I get something that pleases me!

I'm not a technician at all! It's mostly flying by the seat of my pants to get the photo I see in my mind's eye!

[Deuxcents]

4. A beautiful array of colors..summer's delights 🌺

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Very kind of you, my dear Deuxcents!

[Permanut]

5. Holy mackerel!

You have the entire rainbow workin' for you!

Thanks Peggy, you keep raising the bar for photographic excellence.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Omigod, my dear Permanut! Thank you so much.

There were a great many beautiful objects before me today and I had a ball.

Really, you are too kind!

[SheltieLover]

6. Beautiful!

Ty for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! So glad you enjoyed them.

[Diamond_Dog]

13. The flower shots are truly gorgeous! Bright and bold!

TY for sharing, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!

I felt that way too! It was like hitting the jackpot!

[George McGovern]

14. SPLENDIFEROUS!!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Thanks for that amazing word, dear George! 👍🏻

[sinkingfeeling]

17. Beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thank you, my dear sinkingfeeling . . .

We all need a bit of beauty now and then, I think.

[Mira]

19. The third one

I love the composition and the color placement of the third photo; it almost seems to be dancing. And the last one is simply a lush depiction of summer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. Thank you so much, my dear Mira!

Your kind words show what I felt when I took those photos.