Just Another Day of Relaxation

My son's Goldendoodle...he was taking a break from all the little kids running around and creating havoc in his home!!! It was my granddaughter's first birthday party and there were A LOT of little ones running around. The dog was pooped. He sat up on the stairs in his usual corner and oversaw the crazy actions down below and slowly let out a sigh..I didn't do much to the image...added some texture for the BG and a bit of Buz Sim on the fur....

(Sony Nex 5...Snapseed and Topaz)

Redbud Garland

Redbud trees are one of my favorite blooming trees but I have always found it very difficult to capture them in an image. Lord knows I've tried for a lot of years to not much success. So, instead I have decided to just enjoy the redbud blooms rather than photographing them. Well, obviously that didn't last very long! The top image is the original multiple exposure shot with a little tweaking in Nik. The second image is a "high key" process in Topaz. The third image is a slight contrast process in Nik and Topaz. I like each of them for different reasons. What about you?

(Nikon D80...Nik and Topaz)

Outline

Another tulip...get ready because I have a lot more!!! Anyway, I started this image off as a high key shot and used Snapseed to further the high key and outline the bloom and its leaves and stem to highlight the tulip's shape.

(Nikon D80...Snapseed)

Window SIll Tulips

Another tulip image...this one I decided to treat a bit differently...added some texture and vintage fading in order to create a "long time ago" mood. As I said before, tulips are my fav flowers and I love the whimsical yet elegant flower that can evoke so many different moods depending on how the image is processed.

(Nikon D80...Snapseed, Vintage and Blender)

Tulip Season

Tulips are my fav flower of the spring. I buy them by the ton and put them in vases all over the house! I love how they drape over a vase in various manners showing their elegance and grace. Happiness is a blooming tulip :)

(Nikon D80...Snapseed, Blender, Vintage)

Cow or Dog?

I love reflections! And when I started to process this, I realized that I was looking at a cow...but wait...a dog???!!! Which is it! Anyway, I liked how the reflection showed a caricature of either of the animals and decided I would post this. Any thoughts? Which one do you see...a cow or a dog?!!!

(Sony Nex 5...Snapseed)

Bike ride Anyone?!

Biking is a lifestyle on tropical islands and this bike seems to typify the style and colors that one sees on the islands. I went ahead and spiced up the saturation and the glow a bit to enhance the tropical mood. Whenever I see this image, I just have a smile on my face...my carefree days of childhood riding my bike everywhere with my friends. I miss those days...

(Sony Nex...Snapseed, PSE 10, Nik and Topaz)

Sunflower

I'm beginning to explore the "textured" world and thought I would try my first venture on the sunflower. What I've tried to do here is to add texture to the BG without compromising the flower itself. Sometimes I like the look of a texturized flower and sometimes not. In this case, I thought it better to keep the flower intact. Any thoughts? Spring was slowly getting here...the fosythias are in bloom...the grass is green...the rabbits are running around...and the robins are banging on my windows again..!!! Happy Spring  :):):)

(Nikon 80...PSE 10)

Peek a Boo

Walking in NYC one afternoon and I came across this door. I love the cat peeking out but I really like his little entry doorway next to the mail slot. I'm wondering if mice get in that way too!!! :):):)

(Sony Nex...Snapseed and Topaz)

Barren

Winter is over and as spring begins to blossom, I am reminded of the beauty of winter's bareness...the nakedness of the trees and the darkness to light transition. This image reflects those moods for me.

(Sony Nex...Snapseed and Topaz)

Tuckered Out

Traveling...a necessary evil. The body can tolerate only so much before one must just lay down and get a few zzzz's....These travelers had had it! Nighty night...don't let the bed bugs bite!

(iPhone...Snapseed and Topaz)

Paintbrushes

Today I celebrate the art of painting...which I cannot do whatsoever!!! But, I liked this can of paintbrushes, especially how the brushes themselves are painted. Fun...

(Sony Nex 5...Snapseed, Topaz, PSE 10)