Sunday, January 30, 2011

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

1. TEXTURE...jute twine wrapped around a vintage mason jar

2. FOG...a layer of fog hugging the water at a place called Derby Reach

3. BUTTON...from my daughter's purse

4. BEVERAGE...kids special drink for special dinners - fizzy ginger ale in crystal

5. SEVENTIES...British Morris Minor circa 1970

Sharing with Ashley over at Ramblings and Photos for her Scavenger Hunt Sunday - 5 different items, your own interpretations!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Shoot & Edit...SOOC Photo Challenge

Here is my SOOC (straight out of camera) shot I posted earlier this week, the theme was what says "good night" to you... BEFORE

This is with the white balance & noise reduction edit (although I shot this with 800 ISO, f5.6, 1/40, I still seem to have lots of grain - but for this subject matter I am ok with that. Normally I don't use ISO 800, but I did have poor lighting conditions)... AFTER...

BLACK & WHITE...

FINAL EDIT...

Had fun building on the previous lessons Ashley has led us through. I find myself playing WAY more than I used to...and learning lots as each week passes. Thanks again Ashley!!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Overlays...

Joining Tara at Trendy Treehouse for Shutter Love Tuesday...her theme this week is "overlays". I shot a portion of some scrapbooking paper and used it as an overlay (can't recall exactly how I did it in Photoshop, I just kept playing). VERY new to overlays, so just having some fun with them!
ShutterLoveTuesdays

Sweet shot Tuesday...

Sweet Shot Day

SOOC shoot & edit...

Shoot & Edit is hosted by Jill at Forever'n Ever'n Always Photography and by Ashley at Ramblings and Photos. We post a shot SOOC (straight out of camera) with Jill, then on Thursday Ashley will lead us through tips on how to edit our shot to make it good to WOW! This week's theme is what says "good night" to you.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

1. MEMORIES...my mum's engagement ring she left to me

2. SILHOUETTE...was chasing the sunset to the beach for another silhouette shot I had planned, but got this while waiting for the light to change in my car

3. DOORWAY...vintage brick building in downtown Victoria BC

Photography love... 4. REFLECTION...fresh fallen snow

5. SILVER...love the natural patina silver gets when it's tarnished

Sharing with Ashley over at "Ramblings & Photos" for her Scavenger Hunt Sunday. 5 different items, your own interpretation!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Forget-me-nots, Bleeding Hearts, Pansies, & Pussy Willows...

My "Willow" TTV (thru the viewfinder) inspired fine art photo was featured in this pretty Etsy treasury by 88 Editions. Treasuries are created by any Etsy seller, featuring whatever theme their little heart desires :)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Shoot & Edit...SOOC photo challenge

Here is my SOOC (straight out of camera) shot I posted earlier this week...

BEFORE

This is with the first basic edit...

This is with the more advanced edit...

This is my final edit...

As my subject matter was different than Ashley's I just kept doing her steps over & over again until I came up with a formula that worked with my shot. I LOVED how Ashley led us through all those steps, because it did exactly what she hoped for...it encouraged me to experiment with the adjustment layers and layer masks. Still not sure which one I like the best - but so fun to play with! Will still need TONS of practice, but what a GREAT exercise! Thank you Ashley!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sweet happiness...

A crisp walk in the park enjoying nature & feeding the chickadees...joining Darcy @ Life With My 3 Boybarians for "sweet shot" Tuesday & Faith @ Simplicity for "happiness". Sweet Shot Day

Monday, January 17, 2011

SOOC shoot & edit...

Shoot & Edit is hosted by Jill at
Forever'n Ever'n Always Photography and by Ashley at Ramblings and Photos. We post a shot with NO editing SOOC (straight out of camera)with Jill, then on Thursday Ashley will lead us through tips on how to edit our shot to make it Good to Wow! This week's theme is what says "good morning" to you.

Macro Monday...

Joining Lisa over at Lisa's Chaos for Macro Monday.