Tulip

Tulips are just starting to bloom here.  I processed this in PSE6 with adjusted levels, sharpened and then high pass sharpened again.  Topaz Adjust was applied and then a layer of Smart Blur at 50% Opacity was applied over that to soften the grunge look a little.  Hope you like it.  Have a great weekend.

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Daffodils

These are my early daffodils which are blooming already.  I captured these in late afternoon light and then applied the Orton effect in Photoshop Elements 6.  It was beautiful and around 70 degrees here today.  Rain is on the way, though. Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/8, 1/250 sec., ISO 500, focal length 171 [...]

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Old

This grapevine is quite old and is pretty gnarled.  The canes need to be trimmed and it is in general disarray!  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 by changing to b/w, adjusting levels and dodging and burning.  (I should be out working in the yard! ) Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/8, 1/100 sec., ISO [...]

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Fall At Last

I also posted this on my Photoshop Elements Techniques board.  This is an oak leaf just turning some autumn colors.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with adjusted levels and burning. Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/6.3, 1/160 sec., ISO 100, focal length 100 mm.  No flash.

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Oak Leaf

This kind of fit for Sharp, but I thought that was stretching things a bit!  This oak leaf on the ground was processed in Photoshop Elements 6 by adjusting levels, adding a high pass filter and burning.   Taken with the macro setting of my FinePix camera. Camera settings: Fujifilm FinePix S700, F/3.5, 1/75 sec., ISO [...]

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Viola

Bought some bedding plants for the front yard and decided to take a few photos before planting them!  This one is processed in Photoshop Elements 6.  I adjusted levels, added a high pass filter and did a little burning.  Have a nice weekend! Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/8, 1/30 sec., ISO 800, focal length 100 [...]

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Secret Rose With Texture

Just out today taking some photos of the last roses of the season.  This rose I decided to process with a bokay texture.  The texture was applied as a layer in Photoshop Elements 6 and I played around with blending modes before coming up with this result.  Hope you all have a great week! Camera [...]

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Solitary

Single Double Delight rosebud.  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 by adjusting levels and dodging and burning.   Font is Marka. Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/2.8, 1/2500 sec., ISO 1600, focal length 100 mm.  No flash.

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Foreground

Foreground focusing on a Secret rose bud.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with just a high pass filter and levels adjustment.  Have a good weekend, everyone! Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/3.2, 1/125 sec., ISO 100, focal length 100 mm.   No flash.

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Pink

Pink crepe myrtle.  Processed in Photoshop Elements with high pass filter and burned.  Overcast skies today helped with the overall color and exposure.  I went with a higher ISO because it was overcast and a larger aperture to get a more shallow depth of field. Camera settings: Canon T1i, F/5, 1/1,000 sec., ISO 1600, focal [...]

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