Hovering UFOs!!!

I was trying to get out of the sun and approached a few sunshade umbrellas. As I looked up, I noticed the 2 umbrellas converging. I immediately thought of UFOs and decided that the left one was the mother ship as she had a glow surrounding her "entry point"! I also enjoy the negative space between the 2 shades...sort of like space itself!

(iPhone...Snapseed, Touch Retouch)

Last Bloom

Fall is here and the yard is beginning to look a bit disheveled with leaves on the ground, floral stems empty of blooms and leaves, gardens void of flowers and color...just a few blooms left on my hydrangea bushes. Fairly well desaturated blooms and yucky greens at that....hanging on by a thread and waiting to fall to the ground and be chewed up by the mower for mulch!

(iPhone...Snapseed and Topaz)

Child's Tree

My first memories of being a child at school were from kindergarten. I remember playing with paints and brushes. I also remember painting with sponges. When I shot this tree with the Avg Cam app, the result reminded me of my childhood. I would take the sponge and dab it into the paints and then blot on the paper with the sponge. I always thought that was so cool. So, I think this image is kind of cool!

(iPhone...Avg Cam 3.0 version, Snapseed, Iris)

Tenacious Footing

These fabulous old pines in the Southwest are known for aging gracefully and clinging to the red rock for as long as possible. The pines are tenacious, unrelenting, persistent and beautiful in their old age. When I saw this, it reminded me of a foot, clinging to the surface, holding fast, displaying a delicate balance of life. Perhaps we should learn from these timeworn trees.

I am posting a B&W version as well of this image. I felt that the B&W displays a different mood. The pine and rock come together in a more cohesive balance, namely age and timelessness. Any thoughts on which one you prefer?

(Sony..Snapseed, Filterstorm and PSE 10)

Autumn Impressions

Leaves are falling down furiously in the last few days and the weather is drastically changing. Yesterday our temps dropped 30 degrees in 2 hours. As I walked down my driveway to get the mail, I was bombarded with leaves and immediately I got my iPhone out. I have a new app, Avg Cam Pro and thought I would try it out. LOVE it! Instead of panning or using slow shutter cams, this app sets up the shot and then takes anywhere from 1 to 128 individual shots and combines them for the final image. What fun! This image was produced with 8 shoots. Hope you like it!

(iPhone...Avg Cam Pro 3.0, Snapseed and Filterstorm)

Palms

So, I'm trying some new software and this is another experiment. I was in Arizona last week and at our hotel there was alot of opportunity for images like these palms. They were all perfectly spaced apart to provide a grandiose march down a path to the pool. Glorious and it reminded me of the Hollywood palms down the streets with the grand parades of yore. Thus, I wanted to create the olden Hollywood effect that was in my mind.

(iPhone...Snapseed, Filterstorm)

Experiment

Sharp or not? Trying some new software...I'll be trying some more photos with this so bear with me!!! And thanks for viewing...