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We have a flock of 50 Lapland Longspurs beside our cabin, enjoying the seed that has fallen beneath our hanging feeders. They will rest and fatten up here, before heading to their birthing grounds farther north on the tundra.

The huge spring migration is taking place now, and the sky is filled with birds of all kinds. With warming temperatures and brilliant sunshine - Alaska is a paradise for bird loving photographers.

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It's snowing right now, so I felt inspired to enhance the whiteness of the white allium. To that end, I applied a chalk pastel effect and vignette in Topaz Studio 2. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

 

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Posted for Sliders Sunday--"Post Processed to the MAX!" HSS!

Posted for Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!" HSS!

 

I remember old fashioned "May Days" when as a child I made small paper baskets that I filled with tiny flowers to be hung on the doors of family members, friends, and neighbors. It brought joy to those that received my homemade offering, as well as joy to myself in the giving of the gift. Sadly, the tradition seems to be lost in our modern world.

After having had a thick layer of frozen rain topped by a layer of snow, everything became beautifully frosted, but it was sure cold out there! HSS!

 

Lightly edited with an impressionism filter (Cezanne) in Topaz Studio 2.

 

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A passing rain cloud on an otherwise sunny day dotted the landscape with glittering gems such as this leaf; although slightly out of focus on the top right, this angle exposed the best of colours in the rain drops. Predictably, through contrast, by eliminating the clutter around it and opting for black further increased the effect.

This plant grows abundantly around our cabin and undergoes many alterations from early spring until late in the fall. In this photo the leaves have yet to unfold - and yes, it is still snowing up here. HSS! Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead.

 

Posted for Sliders Sunday ... Post Processed to the MAX!

For Sliders Sunday (processed to the max). HSS!

DSC02638 Edited in Capture One and then in Topaz Studio.

This area of Alaska is beautiful in all seasons - but autumn is my favorite.

Created for the TMI Challenge In the Style of … The Expressionists

 

The textures HoneySunlight and AutumnBlur1 are my own and available from Textures and Layers Complete Collection

 

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Posted for; Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!" HSS!

I found this old bridge sitting along the edge of a road that is seldom traveled. I must confess that I find the old much more appealing than the new.

Photo manipulation of an image of a tractor to achieve various painterly, artistic and abstract effects using a combination of filters from Topaz Studio 2 and refinements in Lightroom. The resulting image emphasizes details in the main subject, but the whole picture has been softened and generalized.

Posted for Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!"

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Posted for Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!"

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These hydrangeas were photographed when they were turning from white to pink which is when I like them the very best. Edited with an effect and texture for Sliders Sunday. HSS!

 

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Well, we got another wallop of snow the other day, so I'm sure dreaming about spring flowers. To cheer myself up, I found these daffodils in my archives and rendered them with a watercolour effect in Topaz Studio 2. HSS!

 

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This particular park offers a beautiful flower garden to stroll through and is a place that I always enjoy visiting. HSS!

 

Edited with a chalk pastel effect in Topaz Studio 2.

 

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An old-fashioned flower, bleeding hearts are blooming all over the place these days. For a bit of fun and because it's Sliders Sunday, I couldn't help but lightly edit the scene with an abstract filter and saturate the colour in Topaz Studio 2. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

 

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With inflation sending food prices soaring - this male spruce hen is wondering if he will end up on someone's dining table. And yes - he does taste like "chicken".

 

Posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!

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These little weigela blooms found themselves in Topaz Studio 2 where I processed them with an impressionism filter, Renoir to be exact. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

 

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I took a quick bite into one of my favorite candies, and it cracked, and then split in half perfectly! Looking down at it, I was reminded of a flower. Taking the image into Topaz - I did a couple of tweaks and decided it might be appropriate for a "Sliders Sunday" post.

Also posted for Macro Mondays theme - "Open".

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It's snowing and blowing right now, so a time when I like to remember warmer days. This image was taken at a local park that I frequent. Most of the time I am creeping around under the bridge in my quest to find frogs and insects, but this time the huge crabapple tree took the show. HSS!

 

I slightly saturated the colour and added an effect in Topaz Studio 2.

 

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I took this picture of leaves with the one on top covered in dew drops because it caught my eye. Later on I decided to separate the leaf from the rest of the pile by creating my own water reflections using 3 layers of motion shots of autumn color leaves at various densities.

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