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Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Simplicity Photography Challenge... What makes you smile? And Texture Thursday




 



The Daily Wyatt


Season of mists...
What makes me smile?
Autumn makes me smile - a lot.
As do my friends,
my cats (can also cause me to be immensely vexed)
David (ditto the above)
stars, 
snow, 
frosty mornings,
really good dark chocolate,
poetry, 
Bach,
Vaughan Williams,
and
photography.

Gradient in autumnal hues - opacity 65% - Soft Light blend mode
Kim Klassen texture - 'Old Whisk' - Overlay blend mode
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17 comments:

  1. jabblog5 October 2011 at 10:39

    That photograph is almost like a painting. The colours are beautiful, the setting so inviting.

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  2. Bek5 October 2011 at 10:55

    Wow! It looks so peaceful! I wished I could spend some time there, enjoying nature and forget about everything else.

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  3. Kmcblackburn5 October 2011 at 12:26

    Echoing the WOW here! Looks exactly like a paiting. Those colors :) I'm smiling too.

    Kathy

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  4. Fuzzy Tales5 October 2011 at 13:05

    Lovely photo, I'm wondering what you did to it in PhotoShop (or other), what filter(s). Or maybe that's asking for secret info--lol--and if so, sorry. Sometimes I apply a Gaussian blur to give my nature snapshots (because I don't take "photographs") a bit more pop. Sometimes I'll use a high pass filter to sharpen, but I really don't know much, what other filters to use.

    -Kim

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  5. Barbara5 October 2011 at 16:12

    What a lovely scene. That makes me smile too.

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  6. Barbara5 October 2011 at 17:41

    Thanks all.
    Fuzzy Tales - no secrets here, we have complete freedom of information :O) It was quite a cold looking scene with the mist - very blue in tone. I have a very old version of Paint Shop (Paint Shop Pro 7) and what I did was create a new layer, then flood filled this, choosing 'Foreground gradient' as the style and picking autumnal tones fading from red at the top into yellow at the bottom. Then I took the opacity down to about 65% on this layer and altered the blend mode to 'Soft Light'. Then I added a freebie Kim Klassen texture called 'old whisk' which I can email to you if you like, and changed the blend mode to 'Overlay'. It's a lot easier than it sounds!

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  7. Cedar5 October 2011 at 22:46

    Beautiful! Really peaceful!

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  8. Boo-Bah AKA Iris6 October 2011 at 15:40

    Absolutely beautiful! The colors are so pretty.

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  9. A Creative Grace7 October 2011 at 00:35

    beautiful words and photo :) you've captured autumn so well here

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  10. Unknown7 October 2011 at 01:25

    It's a beautiful photo on this post.
    (Great job!)
    Also I really like your blog header.

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  11. ShonEjai7 October 2011 at 01:41

    Beautiful photo! I loved the way it was composed and your creative use of shutter speed. You addition of the texture took your photo to the next level.

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  12. Rune Eide7 October 2011 at 09:54

    I know one think - this photo put be in a good mood. I may even smile! :-)

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  13. Ellen Whyte8 October 2011 at 04:56

    Great texture on that photo, lovely... Cats make me smile, esp Target who hides under a sheet with his bum and tail sticking out.

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  14. Tatjana Parkacheva8 October 2011 at 11:31

    Wonderful photography.

    Regards and best wishes

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  15. faith ann raider9 October 2011 at 03:09

    LOVE your list! and thanks so much for linking up :)

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  16. Trish ~ ♥ ~9 October 2011 at 03:12

    how peaceful and scenic ~ your cat looks much like my, long ago cat, Lucy.

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  17. Unknown9 October 2011 at 17:02

    Beautiful landscape, I would love be there and listening the voice of nature.

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