Fall Chrysanthemums

Just a planter outside our front door.  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with Topaz Simplify.  Burned and did some cloning.  Happy Halloween!

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Pink Tulip

I love this pastel pink tulip that has surprised me by returning this spring!  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6.  I used the lasso tool to choose just the blossom and ran a pale pink gradient on it to punch it up ever so slightly.   Then I ran a layer of Topaz Simplify cartoon (custom setting) and layered it on top with a Screen blending mode at 35% Opacity.   Some slight burning was done and the outline added.  Have a great day!

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/8, 1/400 sec., ISO 100, focal length 100 mm.  No flash.

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Peach Blossoms

With this photograph I used several layers and steps to produce the final result.  I adjusted levels, applied Topaz Simplify buz sim, duplicated, changed to b/w (newspaper), used filter/stylize/find edges, set blend mode to linear burn at 70% opacity and burned.  All done in Photoshop Elements 6.  The edge was created using a white stipple brush.

The tree blossoms are almost all done now.  Rain is expected at the end of the week.  Have a good day everyone!

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/13,  1/250 sec., ISO 160, focal length 200 mm.  No flash.

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Pink Hyacinth

Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with Topaz Simplify oil painting adjusted.  This was also levels adjusted and burned.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/7.1, 1/60 sec., ISO 100, focal length 100 mm.  No flash.

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Bright Daisies

I was playing around with the processing of this grouping of three yellow marguerites.   This end result was processed in Topaz Simplify twice.  Both times settings were custom set in the cartoon range.  The edge line color was inversed to white.  It was finished with some burning.  All done in Photoshop Elements 6.  Thought it made a bright greeting card kind of look.  Or maybe a poster.   Hope it brightens your day.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/6.3, 1/60 sec., ISO 200, focal length 250 mm.  No flash.

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Mining Wagon

My husband and I took a ride yesterday to the gold country of California.  We found this old mining wagon in the town of Columbia.  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with adjusted levels and Topaz Simplify buz sim.  I raised the contrast just a tad.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/5, 1/500 sec., ISO 100, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Hint of Spring

Thought I would spread a little spring-like color to those of you who are enduring a long, white winter.   Let’s hope Punxsutawney Phil is right in his prediction for an early spring! This bowl contains cyclamen, pansies and an errant freesia.  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with Topaz Simplify adjusted, burning and a frame made with a burlap pattern overlay.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/11, 1/60 sec., ISO 100, focal length 29 mm.  No flash.

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Dove

This dove is hunkered down on the birdbath on a cold, foggy morning.  Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with Topaz Simplify buz sim and an Elements dry brush filter.  Levels were adjusted and I ran it through Topaz DeNoise as well.  The dry brush layer was set on opacity soft light above the buz sim layer.  Brushes were added in the corners in colors taken from the photo.   Font is CK Becky.  Hope you like it.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/8, 1/320 sec., ISO 400, focal length 250 mm.  No flash.

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Sleepy Kitty

Cody got tired of me taking photos of him so he curled up and went to sleep!  Processed with Topaz Simplify, adjusted hue and levels, lowered opacity over original.  Photoshop Elements 6.

Camera settings: Canon EOS Rebel T1i, F/5.6, 1/13 sec., ISO 3200, focal length 55 mm.  No flash.

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Poinsettia

Processed in Photoshop Elements 6 with Topaz Simplify cartoon.  I used a custom setting.  I added a gradient to the background and used a cracked texture.

Camera settings: FujiFilm Finepix S700, F/3.5, 1/45 sec., ISO 800, focal length 6.3 mm.  No flash.

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