a 366 photo challenge for 2012 - I have joined the friendly crowd at Elements Village on the web and have decided to start at 'A' and follow the 366 themes daily - I like the idea that I will need to take (or make) images that will stretch my skills and imagination - and if I throw in a few extras just for fun - forgive me - OK? Trying to stay focused for a whole year will be a challenge in itself - wish me luck and come and visit anytime...
Thursday, May 31, 2012
May 16 - Hands
May 14 - Groups
Groups of birds - of course!!
These Turkey Buzzards had their wings hung out to dry on a misty summer morning
on the California coast.
Closer to home our group (gang?) of boys in the hen house always had to climb higher than the girls
Showing off? or staying away from the fierce mama chooks?
These Turkey Buzzards had their wings hung out to dry on a misty summer morning
on the California coast.
Closer to home our group (gang?) of boys in the hen house always had to climb higher than the girls
Showing off? or staying away from the fierce mama chooks?
Monday, May 21, 2012
May 13 - Gross
Gross - disgusting, awful ... my daughter can't understand my fascination with fungi :) ... although she did say that this jelly fungi (tremella) was 'pretty' until I pointed out that it had lots of tiny slugs living on it ... then it was 'gross' again - sigh - I think it's great!
Not sure if the second image will show the slugs - they are tiny - all the little black bits are tiny slugs. I have seen them on an orange jelly fungi as well, so I can only conclude that it is a habitat for them.
So... building on 'gross' here's a picture of another fungi she hates ... Xylaria, also known as 'dead man's fingers' and for good measure of gross - an inkcap (coprinus), which autodigests itself with enzymes that cause it to liquefy and dissolve...
Not sure if the second image will show the slugs - they are tiny - all the little black bits are tiny slugs. I have seen them on an orange jelly fungi as well, so I can only conclude that it is a habitat for them.
So... building on 'gross' here's a picture of another fungi she hates ... Xylaria, also known as 'dead man's fingers' and for good measure of gross - an inkcap (coprinus), which autodigests itself with enzymes that cause it to liquefy and dissolve...
Sunday, May 20, 2012
May 12 - Glow
Glow ... the huge moon the other night was an opportunity to see what the Canon compact could do, handheld, from our front garden. Granted, we have no ambient light from other buildings, so the stars here are spectacular. Here's the result, with a little high pass sharpening and contrast.
Once I had the basic photo I ran it through some PS filters just to see what happened and surprisingly 'fresco' gave an abstract glow result that I really liked.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
May 11 - Gloomy
filtered light shows the detail of this wooden deck, partly submerged in a gloomy pool, surrounded by reeds and pond weeds...
May 10 - Glass
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
May 09 - Glamour
Glamour - I think that egrets are a glamorous bird - especially in mating season when they grow a cape of beautiful lacy feathers which blow softly in the breeze. Who wouldn't like a glamorous gown like this? or would you rather be a glamorous peacock with a long, iridescent tail?
Still plodding along the paths of learning I played with these to give an old, slightly tinted B&W image with a pale vignette - not sure that it was successful, but have learnt lots :)
Still plodding along the paths of learning I played with these to give an old, slightly tinted B&W image with a pale vignette - not sure that it was successful, but have learnt lots :)
Friday, May 11, 2012
May 08 - Girl
Girl ... I took a portrait of a girl, changed to B&W then overlaid the words of the Davy Jones song 'Girl' to make a different sort of image for the theme. Still trying to stretch the boundaries and learn more about PS. Decided white words looked cold, so pink adds a bit of a glow to the B&W.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
May 07 - Garden
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
May 06 - Games
On a morning walk we came across some kangaroos playing 'boxing' games. It looks as though the older male was playing with a young one - his son maybe? When another youngster came across to join the fun - the older roo encouraged them to spar with each other while he watched close by.
Friday, May 4, 2012
May 04 - Futuristic
A 'futuristic' experiment today
I used a photo of a sandstone cave roof that has a chimney effect, gave it some contrast, then overlaid a colour gradient. Finally I used star brushes to paint a galaxy of sorts. This is the result. I was thinking about trying to add a spaceship but see if you can find what I finally decided to fly through my futuristic galaxy...
I used a photo of a sandstone cave roof that has a chimney effect, gave it some contrast, then overlaid a colour gradient. Finally I used star brushes to paint a galaxy of sorts. This is the result. I was thinking about trying to add a spaceship but see if you can find what I finally decided to fly through my futuristic galaxy...
May 03 - Furry
Close up and furry ... this grey headed flying fox decided to share in the bounty of our fig tree this year.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 01 - Full
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
April 30 - Friends
April 29 - Fresh
I love the fresh fern fronds as they uncurl. One day when I get some time to file photos I will collect a folder of these, but until then - a couple of recent shots...
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