Wee Little Bird

Lately here in Las Vegas we've had some spectacular clouds (which is very unusual) so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to snap this shot not only of the clouds but of the "wee little bird" perched upon a tiny limb.

I shot this with the camera on my cell phone and edited it in Snapfeed and also PicMonkey.

I do enjoy my early morning walks with my dog at the park.  Everything looks so fresh and new.

Where and when do you find some of your photography inspirations?

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Texture Tuesday ~ Anything Goes eDition

This week over at Kim Klassen's cafe, we're to use any photo of your choice, textured or not textured...easy.  Not so easy to choose just one for me, but I decided to keep it simple and only use two of my favorites (at least at the moment).

I was leaving to take my son to school and opened the garage door and saw this amazing sky.  I ran back into the house grabbed my camera and shot it from my driveway.  The cloud's formation was just so magical, something you'd see in a fairy tale book.   The sun was hitting the clouds making them a golden color and the moon still high in the sky, I couldn't believe how lucky I was to be there at that magical moment.  By the time my son got in the car and we pulled out of the driveway, the clouds had moved and the sun was over the mountains.

This is the park I walk my dog in everyday.  I see these birds (Grackles) all over the park.  I remembered to grab my camera on my way out the door and I was also participating in another challenge and for that day it was "bird".  I like this shot because of the DOF and how proud that bird is on the edge of the garbage can.  He was just sitting there staring at me, almost like he was posing.  After I took the shot he did fly away and I was so hoping it was a good one...I think it is.

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Good Morning...

Every morning my alarm goes off at 6:00, I wake my son up for school, go downstairs start the coffee (a definite must) and give our dog his morning cookie, aka doggie biscuit.  After he eats his biscuit, he wants to go outside...to my wonderful surprise was this gorgeous sunrise...

Here in Las Vegas, we don't usually have clouds in the sky, so I ran grabbed my camera (I couldn't miss this one) and shot this from our backyard.

I just wanted to share.

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Kathy

Lines - Photo Art Friday

This weeks challenge is "lines" and of course any photo art of your choice.  I didn't have enough time to take a new shot for this challenge (as much as I wish I could have), so I had to look at some of my photos I've already taken.  

The photo I chose, I took while I was visiting my sister in Texas. 

I first added a soft blend script to the photo then went into my instant effects and added the "tone map high".  I used one of Bonnie's fabulous free textures, "Other Worlds" Overlay mode, blend at 100% and lastly I added a little vignette.

After all the processing, not sure if you can see or even notice the seagull flying by the Ferris Wheel.

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Abstract Photo Art

It's that time again...and I'm a day early!

Photo Art Friday

This week our challenge is a piece of abstract photo art created with a design from nature or of course any piece of photo art you choose.

Roll mouse over to see original

I used Bonnie's texture "Dreams of Spring" blending mode Difference approximately 90% and also used a texture called "Hauntings" by Jerry Jones blending mode Darken at approximately 75%, then I did an Orton finish on it through PicMonkey.

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God's Canvas

This is what I woke up to yesterday morning.  I just couldn't resist taking a picture.  It's not often enough here (Las Vegas) that we even have clouds in the sky, so one must take advantage in order to preserve the beauty of God's Canvas.

Texture Tuesday's Pretty in Pink eDition

Our challenge this week was to use any of Kim Klassen's texture and PINK.  She mentioned to think outside the box.  I was racking my brain on this all week...trying to think of anything other than flowers, babies, girls, etc...I couldn't really come up with anything, my creativity factor just wasn't working.

I was talking with my business partner about it and asked her to help me think outside "my" box, because I love to take pictures of flowers, and she suggested to take a picture of our clouds we've been having (which is very unusual for us here in Las Vegas).  She had taken a picture of the sky over the weekend with her IPhone using a special film filter and it looked really cool.  This filter gave the clouds a pinkish tent to them.

So, I looked through some of my pictures because at this point it was getting a bit late to go take a new photo.  Here is what I came up with....

I used Kim's Dusty Rose at 100% Color Legacy.  

I erased the texture off of everything except the sky.

Here's the original...

I wish I knew how to do the mouse over.

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