It’s said that no amount of photoshopping can make a bad photo good … But I rather like this bad shot. It gives me the feeling of a painting of one of the old Masters. This is a pre-scheduled post – I am taking a break right now and so won’t be able to respond to your comments, but I’ll be back soon. I’d still … Continue reading The Busker
Down on the Farm This is a pre-scheduled post – I am taking a break right now and so won’t be able to respond to your comments, but I’ll be back soon. I’d still like to hear what you are thinking đŸ˜‰ Continue reading Digital Art 8 in blue
The Red Planet
I must admit I run the risk that some of you have seen this photo before but it was over a year ago when my blog was very young. I have always loved this photo of my grandmother with my first-born daughter – contrasting the stages of our lives, to say nothing of the love and delight in my grandmother’s face.. Ailsa’s Travel Theme is: … Continue reading Down through the ages
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes UP on the roof and gets stuck. – George Carlin
When wandering around a new city, or out on a photo shoot, one direction often overlooked is UP. If you don’t look up you miss …
the sun kissing the snow-capped peak as she tentatively peaks over the top …
or the funky building ornament to add to your collection ….
Yes, Virginia, there is a spring …. somewhere. Blooms at the Montreal Biodome. Continue reading Just wishin’ and hopin’ …
Two things are bad for the heart – running up stairs and running down people – Bernard Baruch
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Continue reading “Visual Quotations 9 – Stairway to …”
A day busing around Ottawa …
Continue reading “Bus Stop”
This change represented the emptying of our pockets of the very last of our Euros after a month’s vacation in England and France. Last of our money, last drink at our favoured brasserie – tomorrow would find us homeward bound, changing from Central European Time back to Eastern Daylight Time. Related image on Beyond the Brush Photography: Changing up The weekly photo challenge is: Change Continue reading Last Call
Born out of an interest in history, ancestors, and family. I find it astounding that, because of the placement of my birth in the mid-20th C, I have memories of people spanning three centuries – between my grandparents born in the late 19th C to my own grandchildren born in the 21st C. Maybe one day, a generation down the road, a genealogy-junkie descendent will … Continue reading Hallelujah!
Bold colour is not a requirement for an eye-catching photo. Another case of less can be more, when subtleties of hue might promote enjoyment of other aspects of the photo – line and atmosphere, negative space, depth, perspective or overall composition.
Sometimes an almost total lack of hue, without reverting to black and white, is what makes the photo interesting … Continue reading “Colour less intensive”
I tweak my photographs. It’s true. Not everyone likes to tweak, but I’m a tweaker. As a result not all of my photos are accurate recordings of the scene, but they are reflections of my taste and vision.  I like to see what my photo can do – Does it benefit from cropping? Is there more than one good shot within the photo? What if I slightly blur the background, or change the level of contrast? My computer is filling up with many different versions of many different photos. Whole days can be lost to this messing about đŸ™‚
My personal preference is not to push the colours or contrast too far – unless I’m working with the photo as an art piece. I really pushed the colour on this one and although unnatural, in this case I liked the effect …
But some very ho-hum shots shine with the smallest of tweaks.
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“A classic old fishermen’s boozer, complete with low ceilings, tankards behind the bar and a comprehensive selection of Cornish ales.” – one of the oldest inns in Cornwall, England, as evidenced by the sign.
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