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This train was painting the frame while passing by in the local station.

I just loved the mood it created !!

A creative edit of an european skipper, Thymelicus lineola

Using Topaz Studio Filter

The evening sun back lights this tree.

Enlarge for detail

Small section of a piece of folk art that I have here at home. HMM!

Mougins, France

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Blooming Now

Texture applied with Topaz Studio

Lensbaby Sweet 50

I took many shots of this flower and they all almost look the same. So I played a little with this one. Made it really dark and enhanced the colours.

Topaz Studio Art Filters applied

with the flowers...

Best enlarged

Helios Lens and Topaz Studio Texture

Textures and Art Filters Used

Helios Lens Macro with Topaz Texture Applied

All my lilies are starting to bloom. I'm loving it.

Topaz Studio Filters

French Kiss Bee Overlays

san francisco, california

created in DDG, Text2

africanrithm.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/artsy/

san franciisco, california

from the archives and put through DDG...

Artsy.

Here I am on black if you are brave enough to look.

View On Black

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It will be wonderful when I have flowers in the garden so I don't have to keep shooting the same things.... today is freezing here on Long Island... a balmy 26*F

...so I'm not going out!!

from my garden...

Sensational Sunflowers Challenge at the Award Tree

Processed with Midjourney, Photoshop, and Topaz.

All rights reserved. You may NOT download or use this image without my written permission.

Happy new week to all. Many thanks for stopping by.

Topaz Art Filters

These ice crystals formed in my mom's old freezer in a single night! I told her to buy a new one... I probably should have just let it go, though. Not good for frozen food, but pretty nice for photos ;-)

In Explore 9/15/18

Love their smiles, they always looked pleased with themselves.

While visiting my sister in Geneva Illinois, back in 2017, I came across this painted fire hydrant.

Thanks for views, comments and favs :)

About 50mm drifting near the surface with the sunbeams shining through the water.

Nuweiba, Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt

Much manipulation in Topaz Studio

Need to enlarge to see artichoke details best

Tartiste Style Here

Thank Oema , i am honored ♥

www.virtuality.blog/artsy-lens-2022-june-selection-images/

Playground.

There was a slight rise in the sand between me and where this snowy egret was standing so I decided it might look nice if I used it to blur out the foreground.

My sincere thanks to all who spend the time to view, like or comment on my photos. It is much appreciated!

© 2025 Craig Goettsch - All rights reserved. Any unauthorized use without permission is prohibited.

New York

An artistic image made from a photo taken in July of a beautiful coneflower at the Altoona Enabling Garden in Altoona, Iowa.

Post-processing was accomplished in Photoshop using the Art History Brush (two different brushes) to create the artsy abstract appearance. A light custom texture and some minor color-grading were also applied to finish the composition.