In last week’s ‘Fine Art Monochrome’ challenge I was tempted to use this unedited image of a metal staircase in the Bridgeport Brewing Company down in Portland. But I decided to keep it for this week’s challenge of metal, and … Continue reading Metal Staircases Run Through the Photo App Stackables
In a previous post, the Monochrome Garden, I looked in detail at six monochrome ‘formulas’ in Stackables. Here’s a second batch! Stackables ‘Tintype‘ formula: Old, scratchy, blurry – this formula works great if there’s something of interest in the centre, even if the original … Continue reading More Stackables Monochrome Looks
Ireland almost always has moody skies, and I’ve had a lot of fun increasing the moodiness through various apps! Rusted hulk of a ship wrecked on the rocks of Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, off the wild Atlantic … Continue reading Moody Ireland
Perforated steel with punched-out circles. Metal stairs made out of perforated steel, the punched-out circles creating interesting shadows. Metal garbage cans of perforated steel.A translucent garbage bag over the edge of the garbage can adds interest.Spiral staircase made of perforated … Continue reading Perforated Steel Circles
Winter as interpreted by a variety of photo apps. Mount Revelstoke ski hill in Distressed FX. Mt Revelstoke trees in the fog run through the photo app Stackables. Snowscape seen while driving from Rossland; processed in Waterlogue. Pixelromatic does weeds in the snow … Continue reading Winter Interpreted by a Variety of Photo Apps
Peace Rose in my ex-garden. Vancouver is a bit too wet for most roses and this one eventually succumbed to various moulds.Then I discovered old-fashioned roses. They seem immune to mould and the fragrance is what all roses should smell … Continue reading A Rose By Any Other Name
A sign in Wales informs me that the raven is 25 inches long from beak to tail! I didn’t see any ravens in Wales but at home in British Columbia they’re all over the place, distinguished from crows by their … Continue reading Raven, the Trickster Bird
Trees in the winter showing off the delicate tracery of their bare branches. Shadows of bare branches on a yellow banner in Vancouver. Tree and people shadows on the Eastside run through the photo app Stackables. This set of branch shadows was overlaid … Continue reading A Tracery of Bare Branches
A selection of macros of various rocks and minerals, all taken with my little point ‘n shoot. Point ‘n shoots are terrifically good at macro images although their depth of field is often puzzling, and, if the camera doesn’t want … Continue reading Macros of Various Rocks and Minerals
Back-lit Peacock Plant leaf. Croton leaves in dark green spotted with cerise.Tropical Philodendron leaves, one of my favourite photos from 2017.Banana leaves with red undersides.Striped leaf of the Calathea ornata plant. The striking leaves of the Canna Lily.Raindrop-studded jewel-tone leaves.The prickly underside … Continue reading Close-ups of Leaves and Their Structures
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