Monday, April 16, 2012

Spring Beauty

I love the beautiful magnolia trees that are all in bloom these days, marking the signs of new life as we enjoy warm Spring days.  I took this photo with my iPhone while I was out for a walk with my dog, Casey.

I have used a couple of beautiful textures in my processing of this photo.  One is a wonderful watercolour texture, called "I Am", which was created by Kim Klassen.  The other is a fabulous texture that includes text.  It's called "Antique Farwell" and it's by Bonnie Zieman of Pixel Dust Photo Art.   My goal in my processing this week was to soften the image while adding a bit of colour to the grey of the wooden fence.  I love the added interest that the writing provides the image.

Mouse over photo to see the 'before' image.

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46 comments:

  1. diane.caApril 17, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    Beautiful photo, love how you have used the textures.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 17, 2012 at 8:50 AM

      Thanks so much Diane. Glad you stopped by for a visit.

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  2. BellaApril 17, 2012 at 9:36 AM

    Beautiful !!

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  3. The Artful DivaApril 17, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Both textures work well here - mission accomplished!

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  4. Amalia FerreiraApril 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM

    Beautiful!!

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  5. DeborahApril 17, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    beautiful photo and fantastic rendering!

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  6. Jill FranklinApril 17, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    I love that we are able to do so much with our phone these days...except when I'm trying to talk to my tween and she's busy tweeting! **grrr!*

    Anyway...you've done fantastic work here. Well done.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 17, 2012 at 12:36 PM

      Thanks Jill. And yes, it is great to be able to always have a decent camera with me in my iphone. I just can't carry my Nikon everywhere!

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  7. CherieApril 17, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    Linda, the Magnolia tree is one of my favorites. The smell is divine, but they certainly do not last long enough! This is gorgeous!

    Thanks for visiting my blog today. I am so anxious to get started in Kim's class!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 17, 2012 at 2:53 PM

      Thanks Cherie. I've always loved magnolias, but I don't have one in my garden because of how quickly the spring blossoms are gone. I just enjoy everyone else's!

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  8. diane April 17, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Absolutely lovely!!!!!!!!!
    :-D

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  9. AnonymousApril 17, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    I love this & I love that you were able to fix it where you can just move your mouse across so that you can see the before. Sweet!

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  10. PatApril 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    Lovely work!

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  11. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.April 19, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    What a beautiful piece of digital editing Linda! You've given the magnolia blossom a real vintage feel. So happy you are sharing it with PAF.

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  12. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    A beautiful image and editing.

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  13. UnknownApril 19, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Gorgeous editing!
    This is lovely.

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  14. kareninkenaiApril 19, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    The composition is excellent on its own for sure. Wonderful processing. Thank you. Visiting from PAF. Karen

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 20, 2012 at 8:18 AM

      Thank you Karen. Glad you stopped by for a visit.

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  15. MerikeApril 20, 2012 at 4:02 AM

    You made a VERY PRETTY artwork. Wonderful composition!

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  16. UnknownApril 20, 2012 at 6:32 AM

    love the edited version. the blend of textures you used is awesome!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM

      Thanks so much, and congratulations on the new baby. I laughed at your post about all the yellow jello!

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  17. UnknownApril 20, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    BRAVO!! Well done!!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 20, 2012 at 8:31 AM

      Thank you Beckie. Glad you stopped by to visit.

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  18. SueannApril 20, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful use of the textures. Love it
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  19. BirgittaApril 20, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Oh, I like this! Beautiful art!

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  20. JeanneApril 20, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Linda this is just beautiful. Love your processing

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 20, 2012 at 12:50 PM

      Thanks so much Jeanne. Glad you came by to visit my blog.

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  21. IdaApril 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    How lovely. Both textures really work well with your photo. It has a wonderful, dreamy quality.

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 20, 2012 at 12:51 PM

      Thank you Ida. There's something wonderful about those big, beautiful magnolia blossoms.

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  22. NickApril 20, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    A really nice shot...love your texture work and composition. Top job!

    Thanks'

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  23. Linda KittmerApril 21, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Thank you Loredana. Glad you stopped by.

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  24. Melbourne Australia PhotosApril 23, 2012 at 2:56 AM

    Lovely shot of this magnolia. I like what you have doen with the post-processing and text, it really adds another dimension to the image.

    Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos!

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    1. Linda KittmerApril 23, 2012 at 9:34 AM

      Thank you. And thanks for hosting Floral Friday Fotos.

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  25. Lori_ZApril 23, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    The soft colors are just beautiful.

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