Saturday, May 14, 2011

Looking for Spring in my Archives

Hello again, I have been looking through my Archives and found this, it is a photo of my Spring Lilac flowers just starting to show color and it would be about a week before opening. Here is the Image I made a year or three ago.

                  Lilac spring2

Then I thought maybe I will try to make it look a little different or even better, you be the judge.

             Spring Lilac 3

It is so much fun to create with Adobe Photoshop CS3, I’m sure one can do just as well with Elements

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

This is for Beginner Photographers

There are a lot of photographers on my blog that are beginners and I thought I would show them a little lighting product that is not expensive to buy but is a real image saver on those really bright days that you see a flower or a what ever object you see and it is in full sunlight but you don’t have time to wait until the object is in the shade. The thing I am talking about is a hand held or you can get an arm to attach to a light stand. This thing is called a Light Diffuser it is not that expensive and can be taken with you on a shoot weather it be people or objects. You can get this diffuser in different sizes. I have had one of these for many years. They are fun to use weather you bounce light into a scene or diffuse the bright Sun.  I have gotten a few photos to show you from the net.

   sp-photo-reflector JTL-5-in-1-Reflector-48x36

                          304_t Most Pro Photography shops would sell these reflectors. I have included a link to give you an idea of what to look for    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/331722-REG/Interfit_INT270_Collapsible_5_in_1_Reflector_Kit.html

I do hope that this info will be helpful to anyone that is interested.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Some spring photos from my Archive

I dipped into my archives again, this time springtime photos of some babies. Here have a look.

    Food copy

                              They were so cute I just had to show you.

    The three Amigos copy

                                        Here is the whole family.

     Sunday stroll 2 copy

We won’t see this years crop of Goslings for at least another month, so I thought I would give you a look into the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, April 25, 2011

A Visit into My Archives

I thought I would dip into my archive photos, since I don’t have much other stuff to show you today. Some of you may have seen these before but a lot of you have not. Here is something I created in Photoshop CS3 a while back.

   Match head2 copyMatch2 copy

         Here is another set of photos that I created in Photoshop CS3.

           Flying amayllis w drop shadow

                     Flowers flying through the Cosmos

           On to explore the Galaxy2

             Last but not least, a portrait of a beautiful young lady.

                Stephy watercolor 8x10 21

                         Hope you’ve enjoyed these images.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

A Few More Photos from Greenland Garden Centre

I thought I would put up a few more photos of the Greenland Garden Centre experience.                                                       Budda 2Display at Greenland copy

                              White Orchid copy

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Going Photo Crazy at Greenland Garden Centre

Hello everyone, yesterday I spent several hours at Greenland Garden Centre just outside of Edmonton. Actually, I was also there the day before, with a friend and her Grandson. The display they had there was just beautiful, so I just had to go back there before they dismantled it. Greenland is open all year round and have a great coffee bar for those that just want to come and relax and take in their beautiful flowers and displays. They sell all kinds of things from riding boots to costume jewelry, to all kinds of nik naks for the home and the garden. One has to visit Greenland to see all the things they have, it is just wonderful to see. If I was wealthy I would have spent thousands but unfortunately I am not. The plants they sell are the best I have seen. The staff are very friendly and helpful. They also have courses for anyone that wants to further their knowledge of Gardening and Horticulture.  I also had a great coffee and chocolate cone that was yummy and went down too quickly. All in all it was a great day. I took tons of photos and I spent several hours working with my photos. I hope they like my review of the centre. If you live in or around Edmonton, Alberta do go visit Greenland Garden Centre before they take the display down, before April 10, you won’t regret it. Now, to show you some photos of my day.

     Lovely fish copy

     Monsters in the water DB copy

     Bigfish

     Goldfish pond copy

     Still life copy

     White Orchid

     Waterfall copy

             I hope you have enjoyed my photos of Greenland Garden Centre.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

More Amaryllis stuff

I went through some of my photos of the Amaryllis, and thought why not try more different stuff, You may or may not like what I have created but that’s ok, I am experimenting. It is a lot of fun to try different things. It also let’s me learn what works and what doesn’t . Here are some photos.

                         Big Bud copy2

         gr White Amaryllis copy