..... I love blue flowers

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Lamb Island, Craigleith Island, Bass Rock: viewed from Yellowcraig beach, East Lothian at dawn ...

... with a bit of digital manipulation.

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I'm always dreaming of flowers and was I ever happy to come across this Turk's Cap Lily on a recent neighbourhood walk. Edited with an added effect in Topaz Studio. HSS!

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There's nothing quite like the show of lilacs in the spring. They are not only pretty, but they smell heavenly. I just love these flowers! HSS!

Edited with an impression filter (Monet) in Topaz Studio.

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The Prairie Crocus is Manitoba's provincial flower and first wildflower to pop up. This was taken last year and I am really looking forward to finding some this spring. By the looks of it, we might have an early spring, fingers crossed!!!

Edited with effects in Topaz Studio.

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I just love these little blue flowers and for Sliders Sunday, I used an impressionism filter and made colour adjustments in Topaz Studio. HSS!

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I feel like each slider that I work on is a grand experiment! For this week's slider's "experiment," I decided to play with watercolour effects.

The image was edited with effects in Topaz Studio using Al Remix, then I pulled various sliders here, there and everywhere! Happy Slider's Sunday! HSS!

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Nothing smacks of summer like a Black-Eyed Susan! On a recent walk, I found some growing as wildflowers along with Wild Bergamot. I took the scene to Topaz Studio for editing and an added effect. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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and Happy Easter!

I'm wishing all of you a joyous Easter weekend with your family and friends! HSS!

Edited with an impressionism filter in Topaz Studio.

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The leaves have fallen and the days are getting progressively colder, so I couldn't help but wander through my archived spring images today. Edited with effects in Topaz Studio for Sliders Sunday. HSS!

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Autumn, when every leaf is a flower

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I decided to make this Trollius bloom look more like a flaming torch, or so I hoped. I used both Photoshop Elements 15 and Topaz Studio for editing and effects. Happy Slider Sunday! HSS!

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It's peony season and this fragrant one sure reminds me of a carnation. For Sliders Sunday, I took it to Topaz Studio where I added an effect and vignette. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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A yellow lily, the colour of sunshine! I enhanced the colour by adding an effect in Topaz Studio for Sliders Sunday. HSS!

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As much as I hate to see flowers fade, they carry their own beauty. Edited with effects in Topaz Studio for Sliders Sunday. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

A sidenote: For today, I wanted a more rustic appearance. However, I think I'd like to fool around with this image in monochrome as well. Seems that the possibilities are endless!!!!

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Greece - Peloponnese - Mani - Kotronas

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These are the wee blooms of Blue Vervain which can be grown in a garden or found in the wild. I took the image to Topaz Studio to slightly saturated only the purple tones and then pulled some sliders here and there and everywhere! It is always a grand experiment to try these different things! Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

Edited with effects in Topaz Studio

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With our temperatures dropping, I have been re-visiting my spring archives. This iris was spotted in a back lane on one of my walks; you never know where you'll find a flower! I decided to aim for a classic impressionist effect for this stately flower. Edited with effects in Topaz Studio. Happy Slider's Sunday! HSS!

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Sliders Sunday is here, so I took the peony to Topaz Studio for editing. I can't tell you what I did, but I certainly had fun! HSS!

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These were puffy, pale, pink blooms. (Say that ten times in a row)! Even though they were delicate and lovely as is, I thought it would be really neat to play with colour. Surprisingly, this spray of blooms also looked quite nice in monochrome. Happy Slider's Sunday! HSS!

Edited and effects in Topaz Studio.

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“Life is about using the whole box of crayons.” – RuPaul

I think Rudbeckias are lovely flowers, but I found myself asking this, "Do they always have to be yellow? Why not change the colours?" Why not?!

This rendition was accomplished via Photoshop Elements 15 and Topaz Studio (Oil Spill 1). Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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I spotted some wee, faded flowers that were very close to losing their petals. I have no idea what they are, but I thought they were sweet. The background is mostly echinacea. Edited and effects in Topaz Studio for Sliders Sunday. HSS!

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This curvy bloom was originally pale pink. Being that it is Slider's Sunday, I decided to try for something a little more punchy. After pulling all sorts of sliders, this is the result! The image was edited with effects in Topaz Studio.

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On a beautiful fall afternoon in late 2012, I drove my Corvette from my home in Vallejo to Lake Solano in northern California to take pictures. Along the way, I had to pull over when I spotted this scene... the angle of the sunlight hitting the side of the mountain created beautiful contrasts and highlights in the trees. It was magical!

Unfortunately, there were some serious lens flare issues with the series of photos that I took. While revisting them tonight, I decided to see if I could use that to my advantage by adding sunbeams and then a bird... how do you think it turned out?

I orginally named this "Californian Paradise"... but liked the new title better.

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