winter... still

Tiny half inch spruce cones, lit up the forest with their rosy glow. Now the squirrels are taking them home for winter.

For "Slider's Sunday" - processed to the max.

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Dalmatian Pelican,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

This image is a compilation of 4 elements:

- The main image is the frog on the lily-pad(s)

- Added are the dragonfly on the reed, the fly and the snake

You decide the outcome of this predator/pray scenario in what is a typical day in the marsh.

My grandson : the water falling on his head 😊

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Why not a surreal sunrise, a freakishly large moon... and an egret?... just playing with ideas.

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A tribute to "A song of Ice and Fire" (G.O.T.)

Un hommage au "Trône de fer"

The image of the building was taken on the grounds of "Dundurn Castle" in Hamilton, Canada.

The field and the tree are one image separated and re-defined for this composition.

To illustrate the effect of the current ice storm passing (for the past 3 days) through Southern Ontario, Canada, I decided to put together a collage of 4 images taken in my garden.

Last Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, Valentine's Day, lovers and couples celebrated together "the day of love". But what is important is that who loves each other has no specific day scheduled to love.

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

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

From a shot in the central Hall of Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana

D'après une prise faite dans le Hall central de la Galerie Nationale, à Ljubljana.

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Photomanipulation inspired by Mortemer Abbey, Normandy

Photo manipulation inspirée de l'abbaye de Mortemer, en Normandie

This cabin sits along the shoreline of a tiny lake, not too many miles from our own cabin. If only it could talk and tell me how it came to be built so many decades ago, and by whom. I'm sure that every remote dwelling has a unique story.

I see snow machine tracks mingled with animal tracks in the snow surrounding the cabin. Snowshoe hares always take refuge under a cabin during the winter, and you can clearly see their paths. While inside - I am sure the squirrels and shrews have made cozy little nests for themselves.

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Posted for Smile on Saturday theme; "Optical Instruments". HSoS!

I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, and I immediately thought of a "magnifying glass" when I saw this week's challenge.

As you can see, Sherlocks housekeeper had his favorite tea ready when he arrived home. When Sherlock came through the front door - he removed his hat, laid down his 10-power silver and chrome magnifying glass, and headed straight for the teapot atop his desk. As he relaxed for the evening, he puffed on his pipe and pondered over the next mysterious case that he had to solve - would he need Dr. Watsons help to solve it? . . .

"Swirl" and "scattered tiles" digital image processing filters augment this picture of the concrete terraces in the center of Seattle's Freeway Park.

My image is on the cover of book which is kinda cool.

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.

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Red Admiral,

used: Filter Forge, Photoshop

Doc doesn't need a gym membership to get a "workout" - he just needs to put on about six pounds of outerwear and get behind his snowblower. Every day, another six inches of snow slowly sifts over our landscape and needs to be removed. There is no way that we can wade through it - and swimming doesn't work either. LOL

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