Textures and Frames

Working through some of my old images and have always liked this little bird.  As a stand alone composition I did not like it so decided to work it over with the textures and layers in PS and add some words from a set of Dream brushes.  I love how it looks. One of the layers was a olive that brought much of the image together and allowed the little wading bird to be more of the main attraction.

At the Test Kitchen http://www.kimklassencafe.com/
there was a little tutorial on making a frame with the layers.   I tried a little studio photo of some shells and was really happy to figure out how easy it was to make this frame.  Then I added that burst of light rays which ruined it!  Oh well, after I stepped back and looked at it about 5 min later, I truly regret adding that at that strength!  But the frame is wonderful!

Moultin Color

In Alexandria Louisana is a wonderful little zoo that we visited one morning in September. My first crossing of a wood bridge just led me through more habitats, but on the way back, the carp were being fed and they roiled into a mass of color.  It was beautiful to see all the reflections and color of the fish in a hurry to gobble up the pellets.