A Cottage and Fruit Flasks

We went into the city and en route went past this cottage that is being renovated but the state it is in has been so for a long time. This is two images stitched together using Cs3 Photomerge. This is a great improvement on previous panorama programmes from Adobe.
Then in what was in the window of a cafe that replaced the famous Beeches bookshop I attempted to photograph the big flasks. There are so many reflections that it is virtually impossible.

A busy day. Morning the U3A Extra class kept is busy until after 1pm by the time we had put everything away.
So a modest set of pictures. Two of Lungwort now at its best although small and a apline stonecrop that is a gorgeous red at present.
I used the kaleidoscope on two of these pics.

A wet miserable day today. So a couple of indoor pics. First a silver fruit bowl taken on a tablecloth. The first is treated to the kaleidoscope filter [copy mode] and the second made with mosaic filter [Alien Skin].

Definitions from two dictionaries of Photography.

Chionodoxa & Roses & Crowns

I had to go into the city today with my Treasurer's hat and my cycle hat on too in the wind on my bicycle in order to bank the camera clubs small change that was becoming a literal burden to me. It weighed an amazing amount for such a small value.
En route I went past our local inn and took a wide angle snap of the crest over the front door. It was curiously smashed. Must be the gales we have been having.
Or was it the drink causing me to see in triplicate?
I had to go past the museum and in the grounds was a grand display of Chionodoxa plants. Here I have treated them to a diamond gradient with pastel colours and then a dull green colour overlay. Finally I used a mask to paint back some flowers that lay outside the diamond. Another link HERE

Three Photos and Seven Images

Only went into the back garden for todays images. I took 3 photos in all. Two of wet paving slabs and one of a rather dead bird feeding house. I then set off to show how wet these were and then go on to use various filters to "improve" them further. Well when all you have are rather dull images you have to try out something special.

This has Burnt Edges filter


This used Jig Saw Puzzle filter follwed by Mura Meister's Random (v-line) Spiral filter

This straightforward.


I applied the Cracks filter here.

Here I used Pixel Trash filter.


AND finally the Tiny Wet House. The small house that was only ever decoration. Birds disdained it totally and who can blame them?

A Windy Day with Gales in Places

Today has been blustery but not as bad as the weather forecasters would have us believe [as usual]. At least round here. This was taken on digital compact camera because it was to hand. I still managed to convey the wind I hope. This is actually two photos blended together.
Other photos were taken today at the U3A meeting for use on the web site later.

The storm is due and this was the scene over the race course at noon.This was found in the woods near by.