Text Fun

Humph, this is not exactly what I was after in this little tutorial with Beyond Layers group. In Fun With Text we worked on some lettering using our photos.  This was a super fun image taken a couple weeks ago of the flowering forest floor, a little magical world.  So I chose my word, ethereal.   Somewhere along the line I actually inversed the text and got just the outline of the word which did not show up at all, so I darkened the background layer so the letters would pop out.  An unexpected extra step has been found to entertain my mind and use in the future.

Meadow Lark

This lovely big Meadow Lark was a look out in the pasture last summer.  Boy I am going to miss that pasture, it had quite a bit of life in it.  Anyway, this big boy just sat up on his branch and sang and sang...


Texture by Kim Klassen Worn and Weathered and another texture by Distressed Jewel called Painted Days Ahead, and a little brush effects for the sky, a bit of burn to the edge of the layers.

Herons and Mockingbirds

Here I have included a couple more birds for you to enjoy.  The great big Mocking Birds are so stately and commanding.  In the other photo I see the Great Heron carries the same attitude in his marsh area.  Now that we have sold our old ranch and the bird bath stayed there too, I can not imagine a summer without one.  I wonder if two bird baths will find their way to my yard!
Enjoy~

1000 Birds

I guess last Summer I got tired of butterflies and flowers, and became a Birder.   Well they are pretty darn entertaining and a bit more personality than a flower, so here is another baby from last summer's collection and its little Haiku I put together just for this baby bird.  Enjoy ~

High Noon

One of my little birdies from last summer. She was a character and I remember her well.  Doesn't her expression just say it all!
I used two textures in this, one called Scripted and one called All That done at different settings and masks, I added my haiku and my frame which I darkened. Hope you enjoy it!

Bluebird Oasis

When it was hot I could not wait for winter, now that its cold I crave the heat.
I had such a great group of birds come to my birdbath last summer.  So many would come they would splash the water out several times a day.  This batch of bluebird babies which actually included 5 total were always there playing in the water.  This Image used two texture layers, a dry brush filter and simple frame.
Enjoy!

Humming Bird Antics

I have become so lazy, and my photos are in desperate need of organization.  I have so many interesting images and how can I do justice to each one!  I have been taking some time this last fall between selling our ranch and moving to review some of my favorite photos and moving into a folder for future work.  This is one of those photos.  Its a little hummingbird hen who constantly guarded her flower area.  She is complaining to another hummingbird who is flying above her in this composition from last summer.  Enjoy!