Good Times

A fun photo from today's adventures.

A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.
-Elbert Hubbard

Pretty As A Peacock

Three beautiful boys strutting their stuff at the Shoalhaven Zoo. Such gorgeous animals.

Skin Retouching Photoshop CS6

So this evening I practised skin retouching for the first time. I've done quick fixes before, but nothing this precise and detailed. I followed a YouTube tutorial and learnt some great hints.
The end result is probably a bit over-edited, but I'm happy for a first attempt.

For the curious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bNB9Mepi1VI

Before

After

Vibrant Colour

The colours are so beautiful!

Together

The eldest sister and her husband.

Photoshop CS6 Edit

Blending three different photos of wisteria over her face. Not completely satisfied with it, but it's all I can think to do for now. So this is the final product until I can work out how to improve it.

Spring Blossom

Beautiful spring blossom. Sad it's mostly gone now...

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul."
- Henry Ward Beecher

 

A Flower Is A Delicate Thing

“A weed is but an unloved flower.”

-Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

Fly Away

“The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.”
  - J.M. Barrie, The Little White Bird

Photo Overload -Six

The final collection of PicMonkey edits. Finally.

Phillip Beesley, Hylozoic Series.

Photo Overload -Five

PicMonkey edits.

Photo Overload -Four

Still PicMonkey.

Six Strings and Daisies, Nowra NSW

Commonwealth Park, Canberra ACT

Brumby, Blue Water Holes NSW

Brumby, Blue Water Holes NSW

Blue Water Holes NSW

Photo Overload -Three

More PicMonkey

Photo Overload -Two

All edits using PicMonkey.

Photo Overload -One

A whole mirage of photos. Edited with PicMonkey, an online editor. 

A Trip to the Zoo

Back in 2006, we went on a trip up to beautiful Queensland. We spent an entire day exploring Australia Zoo, home of Steve Irwin. After capturing a gazillion different photos, these two have stuck as my favourites. The otter has become mother's "brag photo"- she absolutely loves it. I wouldn't agree that it's my best photo ever, but I am still rather fond of it. And the colours of the eclectus parrot are just gorgeous! Despite poor quality -both photos are quite grainy- I still have a soft spot for both of these photos.

Both photos have been slightly tweaked

in Photoshop.