I’ve enjoyed putting some of my pictures into sepia … and keeping part of the picture in colour. To do this you need to work with your layers, and make the top sepia layer into a layer mask – then “paint” with black where you want the colour to come through from the other layer. […]
I took a slightly different approach with these pictures. I thought I’d try putting a vignette around them. Each of the flowers were taken with a neutral, blank background. The bottom one is actually a white rose, and was taken with backlight from a window, then given a pink tint. Still practising, still learning.I’ve learned […]
I’ve recently been using Raw Format when I’m taking photos. They do take up more space in the camera so that you can’t take as many pictures as you can when you have your camera set to Large (jpeg) for photos. It takes longer when you download and when you open the photos. The photos […]
After the Rain Lily During January, I thought I would put up a variety of photos I’ve taken over the last few years – as a record for myself of where I’ve been so that I can make comparisons as I learn and take more photographs. I hope to continue to put photos up on […]
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year! To take pictures of water drops, I need to prepare for the shot. It could not be taken unless this preparation takes place. There are more sophisticated methods for taking these photos than I am using … but they still need to be set up in order […]
Barred Owl A few years ago, we had a barred owl come to visit us. My husband was hoping he would stay around and catch some of the squirrels in our yard. He was disappointed. We didn’t see him after this, but they don’t usually spend their time hunting in the daytime. The barred owl […]
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (God with us). (Isaiah 7:14) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the […]
Bluejay Red Breasted Nuthatch White Breasted Nuthatch Black-capped Chickadee A great way to practice your photography is taking pictures of the birds at the birdfeeders. We get quite a few of them in the winter. To make them look as though they aren’t right at the feeder, I put out several different branches to have them […]
… and this is how you walk … Merganzer A drippy duck We have many mallard ducks in our area, and often see them with their small ducklings. I took the top picture several years ago, and was pleasantly surprised to see the duckling looking like it was copying its mother. I realize the duckling is […]
I think I had a gremlin in my computer. I was working on this page, and somehow it disappeared. I wasn’t aware that it uploaded to my blog, so it went out before I was finished. Working with computers can be such a treat sometimes. We have a couple of loons on our lake so […]