Saturday, 12 January 2013

Gather Honey from a Weed

Well here it is, late Saturday afternoon and I am racing to put this together so I can link up with Bonnie at Pixel Dust Photo Art.  I have been wanting to join in the fun over there for some time but needed to upgrade my skills a bit first.  I had never worked with layers before today so this is very elementary work but hey, you have to start somewhere.


With this shot, I removed the texture from all but the rose petals and am quite pleased with the results.  
So there you have my first attempts at layering textures and using tools to erase different sections. Keeping it short as I only have a few minutes before the linky expires.

Thanks, Bonnie for the free texture "Brown Rice Paper".

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16 comments:

  1. Lissa Forbes12 January 2013 at 17:48

    Your rose and buds are paraticularly lovely. The definition of the leaves and petals superb. Love how the texture brings out the beauty of it all.

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    1. Andrea Dawn12 January 2013 at 18:09

      Thank you, Lissa . . . I will pop over to see your submission.

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  2. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.12 January 2013 at 17:57

    Lovely editing work! Love the feel of the first one and the painterly look of the second. If these are your 'first attempts' we can only expect some incredible work in the future. Thanks for sharing with Photo Art Friday, Andrea. Hope some of the participants return to take a look at the later submissions.

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    1. Andrea Dawn12 January 2013 at 18:13

      Thanks, Bonnie. I have worked some with levels adjustments and one-click effects but have finally sat down with the manual for the photo editing software I have to try to become familiar with the array of tools and working with layers. Thanks for all the encouragement you give and the gathering place you have provided.

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  3. Ida12 January 2013 at 20:54

    Well done Andrea. I love the two-tones in your first piece and in the 2nd I love how you left the texture on the rose (clever idea) and erased it off the rest of the photo. It made the rose really stand out. Keep up the great work.

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  4. Lorrie12 January 2013 at 22:11

    Your photos are so beautiful, Andrea. Eliminating the texture from all but the petals results in a very interesting photo. Looking forward to more beauty as you learn.

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  5. Birgitta12 January 2013 at 23:14

    So beautiful photo art! Well done!

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  6. Leovi13 January 2013 at 03:20

    Delicious compositions, beautiful flowers. Delicateness.

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  7. Tamar SB13 January 2013 at 04:06

    You have such an eye for texture!

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  8. Linda Kittmer13 January 2013 at 05:25

    Beautiful Andrea. I especially love the simplicity of the first image!

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  9. Pat13 January 2013 at 13:07

    So pretty!

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  10. Sherri B.14 January 2013 at 04:37

    You are off to a wonderful start - lovely processing! Be forewarned: working with layers is very addicting. :)

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  11. Marilyn14 January 2013 at 12:36

    I think you have succeeded wildly!

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  12. sunflowerkat 14 January 2013 at 14:09

    You'd never know you were just starting out Andrea. I especially love the first piece. I really like the gradiation of tones that brings your eye right to the subject. Nice work!

    Kat

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  13. teri14 January 2013 at 19:51

    Andrea- It took me at least 3 months to figure out layers. I think you may be teaching us all a thing or two very soon. These are quite lovely. Sorry I am a bit late visiting.

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  14. Karen @ Pieces of Contentment23 January 2013 at 12:30

    Both of these are gorgeous! Can't choose between them....

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