nature – Not So SAHM

Flower

I had to stretch myself to edit this picture. Hop over to ProjectEdit365 to see what I did and what the original looks like (it’s quite different!). ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Wild mushrooms

Small, unassuming Never to gain much stature Nestled with giants We found these little guys in Humboldt County, California while we were visiting the redwoods. The minuscule and the majestic in a symbiotic relationship. I cropped the original photo to focus more on the mushrooms. I lowered the highlights and increased the shadows. I used aContinue reading “Wild mushrooms”

Promise of things to come

Fall is here, but we have small bits of promises that spring will return. The dogwood berries The original lacked good composition. I love dogwood trees and so I guess I just wanted to take a picture of a barren one. . . I knew the red berries would stand out in a photo, butContinue reading “Promise of things to come”

Keeper of the boats

This guy knows the perfect spot for fishing. And his little seagull friend is waiting in the wings. While researching the bird, I found out that a white heron is the same as a great egret. I wonder what he calls himself? Full, if he can spot a fish. Even though the cropped picture stillContinue reading “Keeper of the boats”

The Tree

I feel like I’m running out of pictures for September, and we’re only half-way through! That may mean some crazy editing and/or new techniques! In the meantime, I found a somewhat pretty but boring picture of a field, a fence, and a tree, and dressed it up a bit. To make the picture more dramatic,Continue reading “The Tree”

Snack time

When we lived in North Carolina, we had a lot of wildlife visit our backyard. On this day we were able to see the food chain in action. I was inside, shooting through our window, so I’m surprised the photo is as clear as it is. I love how I captured his one eye —Continue reading “Snack time”