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Hay bales at Annie and Fuzz’s farm.

Amazing colour from beach flotsam

A visit to Crazy Kate’s beach near Peterborough produced this…

 

 

 

Passing opportunity

Just happened to be going past Mum and Dad’s front yard tonight when I noticed these great shadows.

And of course I had to have a fiddle in Photoshop.

This, to me, is more dynamic with a slightly abstract edge. I like it. I like the hard copy too.

A couple of days in Melbourne

Murray wanted to watch the football as his obsession (The Cats) was playing. So we headed to Melbourne and stayed overnight.

We left home early and got to see the early morning light which generally manages to transform the sights.

Bleeding to death.

I got out to photograph some trees and discovered an emu staring at me. He/she was very curious and happy to model.

Then onto the highway and this is what we passed. These pigeons were having fun. How do I know? They had smiles on their beaks.

Melbourne at night – a great place to visit.

Coffee

It’s not often that I accept an offer for someone else to make me a coffee, especially Raelene. For some reason they usually taste disgusting. This is what she made recently. Rather than drink it I used it as photo opportunity.

P.S. I do appreciate the effort though.

A Whole Lotta Flowers

Amazing what can be done in Photoshop. I like all of them.

Who Gives A Fig!

Another idea…hopefully I can follow it through. This fig is part of our first fruit from our still small fig tree. We picked about ten and they were luscious…this being the absolutely first time I have ever eaten fresh figs. Anyway, I had to photograph one of them and then I had to do a photoshop number on it.

Very pleased with the resulting image. Actually, after looking at it some more, I'm not so sure I do like it - I don't think the grey background sits well with the luscious looking figs. Might have to tweak it some more.

Next I am going to draw and paint it. Then I am going to depict it using textiles. That's the plan...

This was the original image.

Guess who got an Ipod for Christmas

I bought myself a new ipod for Christmas since my old one is now classified as ancient and was, in fact, playing up. I have now re-discovered podcasts. And I really don't need another thing to spend time on. I subscribe to Photoshop podcasts, plus yoga, plus food. Truly, there is not enough time in a day. Here are a few results of fiddling in Photoshop after watching a podcast today.

Somewhere in South Australia

Coffin Bay National Park

London Bridge, Shipwreck Coast, Victoria

Gum Blossom

Just adding this because I can. I took this photo a few months ago and have just discovered it again. One day I hope to use it as a basis for some type of creative work. Feel free to copy it.