Category Archives: Photography

February Collage

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I put some of my february photo’s into a collage again to link with Rebecca at A Month in Photo’s and then had a play with the filters in Photoshop to link up with Bonnie at Photo Art Friday.


I think this looks a bit like fabric patchwork.

February Skies
Birthday treat, a new handbag
Birthday card from the very talented Claire
Pub lunch
Card making to raise funds for work
Craft project, ATC mixed media art challenge
Purple Crocus so fabulous in the sunshine
Christmas Hyacinth bulb surprise find under the stairs. I had forgotten all about them!
Finished JYC…at last
A reminder of a lovely weekend.
Next doors cat, I was looking for ‘something soft’ to photograph for Kim at Beyond Layers and right on cue she, the cat, not Kim, turned up!

Photo Art Friday

I have used ‘Collage it’ again, It is just so easy to use.
We have had a beautiful day here today, Isn’t it wonderful, spring is on the way.

Photo Art Friday

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Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo’s challenge this week is: any piece of art from a photo or an abstract piece, Oh how I wish I wasn’t given a choice, Sometimes I drive myself nuts with indecision.

This is a golden coloured metal spiders web at 25% opacity, a pale pink carnation with the opacity at 50%, Kim Klassen’s Cherish texture at 35% web and Bonnie’s Linen Blind texture at soft light.

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The last day of some dark pink tulips and the wave filter with it’s settings tweaked endlessly and Bonnie’s Splash of Gold beautiful texture, at soft light.

It’s Friday, I’m on leave now for a week and it’s Photo Art Friday. I have chosen not to choose. x

Photo Art Friday

Hope you have a lovely weekend, don’t forget Sians Story Telling Sunday is on Sunday

Texture Tuesday

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It is Texture Tuesday over at Kim Klassen’s blog. Her request this week was to use the colour white (is white one colour or all the colours?) as the main focus of our picture and to use one of her textures.
Here are some of my white finds with added textures and photoshop fun.

This was one of many boats (and many pictures) taken through the window of the Isle Of Wight ferry a few weekends ago. I used Kim’s Oceanside texture on it.

Some bits & pieces on my desk this afternoon also with Kim’s Oceanside texture on.

The clouds have two layers of the picture with different blending modes, one at hard light the other at soft light and then a layer of Kim’s Natures beauty over it.

Pretty white tulips in my kitchen this week. This has three of Kims textures on it at various blending modes. Retreat, Word and Not Too Shabby

I have missed playing with textures, and I am really pleased that February is almost over, spring is on it’s way…
Pop over to the cafe if you have a moment, there are some fabulous textures to look at today.

Not so beautiful

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I have no idea now why I was taking pictures of the motorway, I certainly didn’t have a blog post in mind.
I am constantly amazed though, at how well the photo’s turn out taken through the window of a fast moving car.
Bonnie’s challenge over at Pixel Dust Photo Art this week is to submit a photo that you wouldn’t think of as beautiful. I have never thought of the M4 as beautiful, except perhaps the part that means I am near to home.

I added a filter to this, (paint daubs) and played around with the settings until I saw something I liked. I added a mask and brushed away the texture over the white lines and car lights. It is such fun to play but even better is that I am feeling motivated to play… It’s been a long two months.
Linking to Photo Art Friday

Still Beautiful

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Thursday is ‘bin day’ in our house, It’s my morning greeting every Thursday.
“Have you nothing else pressing today?” They laugh.
“We know it’s bin day, every week if it’s Thursday then it must be bin day”.
But they never remember. Ever!

Just for once I would like all the bins to be collected, sorted and put out before 11pm at night when I am tired.
Well today they did remember, in part!

The recycling bins were at the front of the house well before it was dark but the inside bins were all still sitting quietly, patiently waiting to be emptied at 11pm this evening!
I do hope you weren’t passing my house a little before midnight to see me tripping the light fantastic across the front lawn in my slippers clutching the inside bins.

I managed to capture these before they went into the green bag though…still beautiful

I am linking my tulip to Lisa Gordon’s Creative Exchange this week…