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Little Egret,

used: Texture, Filter Forge, Photoshop

I regret,

used: Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

Based on a photograph of Rape seed fields taken on a train journey through South Oxfordshire - The train was moving at the time which is why the focus is quite soft !

Created for the TMI:Textural Landscapes challenge.

Best viewed <a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=18987222583&size=large"Large On Black

The texture layers CloudySky2, GauzeBokeh3 and FrostyGradient are my own and available from my Textures and Layers - Complete Collection set

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Pansy,

used: Redfield, Filter Forge, Photoshop

Little by little, time crumbles the structures and eats away at the facades. In this drafty palace, even the ghosts of former enemies have been swept away.

Muré dans le silence et l'oubli, le château s'efface lentement. Peu à peu, le temps délite les structures et ronge les façades. La tour ouest a ainsi succombé un soir d'hiver voici quelques années. Dans ce palais des courants d'air, même les fantômes des anciens ennemis ont été emportés au loin depuis longtemps.

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Golden Gull or Golden Girl? This waterscape scene was shot at the Ponce De Leon Historical Park in Punta Gorda, Florida. It is a mecca for sunset lovers and plumed bird watchers alike.

Obvioiusly, I'm still having fun using my photographs as the foundation for creating composites (hopefully others besides me will view it as an artistic expression). This composite was created using the original scene shot on the shoreline of Charlotte Harbor in the Ponce De Leon Historical Park in Punta Gorda, Florida (sans the kayak and seagulls). The kayak/kayaker and all of the seagulls were royalty free downloads (my thanks to those photographers!). However, the boat in the background was part of the original scene.

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Ørestaden in Copenhagen,

used Photoshop, Redfield

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Burlington Canal Lift Bridge,

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

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Remix of a portion of an already posted photo made using Topaz Studio 2 for digital manipulation.

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A surreal sunrise take on an egret landing on shore.

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Watchdog,

Used Studio Artist, Photoshop

Only one week left until Christmas Eve. Are your cookies ready for Santa? Are your presents wrapped? Do you have all you need for Christmas dinner? Is the eggnog chilling in the refrigerator? If you answered 'yes" to all of my questions - then you will probably be sitting all cozy in a scene similar to the one I have created in this photo. 🎀

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Light in the night,

used pixabay 3023414, Photoshop, Filter Forge

Houses mirrormade,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop, Pixabay

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Summer in USA, used: Redfield, Filter Forge, Pixabay, Photoshop

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A beautiful day in Auke Bay Alaska - had a lot of boat owners catching up on maintenance, before heading out to sea.

The harbors in Southeast Alaska have always fascinated me, and I am drawn to them like a moth to a flame. I love the fishy smell of the ocean, and the sounds of the seagulls as they swoop overhead looking for the bits and pieces of fish tossed from the cleaning tables on the docks.

As Doc and I strolled to our moored boat - we would stop and chat with fellow boat owners along the way. One day as we were heading for our berth - I smelled fresh fish frying and stopped to see who was tempting me. A head popped out from the cabin of the boat beside us, and the grizzled old gentleman asked if I had ever tried "old yellow eye". I confessed that not only had I never tried "old yellow eye" - but that I had never even heard of it. He popped back into his cabin, and back out again, with a large cast iron frying pan containing the most delicious rock fish I had ever tasted. In fact, I always thought that nothing in the sea could top "halibut" - until I got my first taste of "yellow eye". Now I am the one that is "hooked."

The aroma of wildflowers permeates the Alaskan wilderness, and the bees couldn't be happier. Summertime is at its peak in our beautiful state, although in one short month we will be donning our jackets for the morning chores that need to take place outdoors.

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