Homework Assignments



I have been taking an E-course on Photoshop at KimKlassen's blog called Skinny Mini and here are a few Photos that were our homework for the course. Part of the homework was inserting text and adding textures.

Blueberries are a big crop here in our town.

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This Daisy photo is one of the photos supplied by Kim Klassen for our homework. Putting it all together with text and texture happened here!

One of my favorite songs by Jud Strunk. My hubby sings it to me every now and then.

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Not sure what kind of flowers these are but they lent nicely to this homework assignment!

Summer Flowers



A couple of flowers found on a recent trip around the park behind our home.

These petunias are growing in my front yard hanging basket.

I added a couple of KimKlassen textures to this, in preparation for taking Kim's Skinny-Mini course!

These petunias are almost a blood red dark colour, never seen them this colour before and just had to buy the basket when I found them!

Project 52 - Dog Days of Summer



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Oh, to be honest, the dog days of summer are upon us today and the last thing I am in the mood for today is going out in them at this moment! God, its hot out there!

So I am pilfering a photo from last month and using it here. If I had a boat I would be lazily putting around a lake, trying to find a cool spot and a cool breeze.

There really is other things I should be doing right now, but later alligator, when the sun cools down!!

Dew Drops by Dew Drops on Dew Drops!



I was out watering flowers just as the sun was setting. Poor things have been cooking in the hot sun all day and wanted a drink. I liked the way the water clung to the petals so went in and grabbed my camera to take some photos.

These are hand held in low light so could be much better. I added a texture or two just for the heck of it!

These are tiny fronds on a Fennel plant. I have to try it again with my tripod!

I will be trying this again. Goodness knows, I have to keep the plants alive, Spray some inspiration on those flowers!

Sweet Sunlight



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You cannot get a rainbow without a little bit of sunshine!

You cannot get a rainbow without grey skies!

A bit of sweet light and a rainbow.

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Cloudy Day fun!



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My hubby and I recently went to a Fusion Festival here in town. It was a perfect day to be out and about, even with the clouds and grey skies. The weather was warm and humid at the same time.

You can see all sorts of things at the Festival! Like these Squirrels or whatever they were!

Tall people with funny legs!

You could learn how to put a Turban on.

Or get your face painted.

There was a huge variety of different foods to eat, from different countries and cultures.

Awesome cultural music and dance to listen to and watch.

Beautiful sounding Pan flute music. This guy was really into playing it for the crowds.

Even the trees were out enjoying the festival!

Strange bib on this little guy!

You can see the reflection of my hubby in this samovar.

Lots of Ukrainian memorabilia!

Good thing it wasn't cold out, these girls wandering around the grounds would of been cold!

You could watch Salsa dancing and get a free lesson too!

Bollywood banghra dancing. If you have never tryed a class for this kind of dancing, it is so much fun and very energetic.

The crowd really enjoyed watching it!

We had an awesome day at the festival. Lots to see and we got to try some different foods I had never tryed before. It was musical, and colourful to see and experience.

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Project 52 - Movie Time



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Well, this week's photos did not turn out in any way that I had envisioned. I had this wonderful (at least at the time!) idea to take a photo in Black/White of the one and only left standing, Outdoor Theater here in the mainland. By the time we got to Langley where the theater is located, most of the moody grey clouds had given way to brighter skies, the sun was at the worst possible angle right above and slightly behind the screen and every picture I tryed taking of the screen turned into a great big grey card. UUUGGGG....Not the best planning on my part!

My big plan was to take a picture of the screen against the sky in black and white and then insert a photo of the concession stand into the theater screen in colour. Okay so the concept has potential, but after lots of playing with photoshop and wringing my hands and pulling my hair out I am ready to admit I am not producing in a photo what my mind is seeing and dreaming!

When I was a child we had an outdoor theater just down and across the street from where we lived. As kids we would go to the fence, kick a board or two in and sneak into the back end of the theater. This was back in the time where they had standing speakers you would bring through the window of your car and hook onto the edge of the window and roll up so you could hear the sound. Nowadays they broadcast the sound on a specific radio station for you to listen to as you watch the movie. We loved the sneakiness and suspense of "breaking the rules" just to get to watch a movie. Nine times out of ten we would get discovered and chased back through the fence, but I remember that a movie was never so good as the one you had to work at seeing!

So here are my photos anyways, it was more the memory of outdoor theaters I envisioned, and here the story to go with it!