The Barn

I've photographed this barn before, but was lucky to get this shot of it this morning on the way to work, with the sun burning off the mist and fog.



And a vintage version, using Coffeeshop's Butterscotch Vintage Action:


I say lucky because I simply pointed my camera towards the side of the road while I was driving. I keep my eyes on the road, etc. I don't use this "drive by" method very often, but this morning's mist was very ethereal.

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The Leaf

One of the girls found this leaf yesterday during our photo shoot and I had to take a picture of it - I haven't seen too many yellow and red leaves in my backyard this year.

We needed two hands to hold it steady in the blowing wind - it's like they are taking good care of a fragile leaf.



I used CoffeeShop's Simply Vintage Action on the original version to give it the nice, soft feel. And I added a light vignette, to brighten up the edges of the photo. It's the first time I've used such a vignette - normally I use a dark vignette.

I hope your Sunday morning is filled with light and colorful leaves!

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Monterosso, Italy - Orton Style

I tried something different tonight - a little Orton effect on some pictures from Italy. The Orton effect merges a blurry exposure with a normal exposure, resulting in a dreamy finished product.





Taken in the old section of Monterosso, very different from the newer section where we stayed.

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Purple Haze

I normally don't think much about hosta flower stalks - to me the main attraction are the leaves. But walking around the yard today, I loved the purple flowers just starting to bloom.



With a texture:

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