Farm Photos

With the evenings getting cooler Lil Sara and I can get out walking after dinner again....The other evening it was to check out the big "sprinkler" across the road in the peanut field...Of course I took my camera along...

I had a little fun playing with my editing of these ones also...

Told you it was big a big sprinkler...You need click and enlarge this one to full appreciate how far back it goes into the field...

Am I the only one that loves photos of fence posts?
Maybe it is a sign I desperately wish we had our own fences already..

I love the sight of the Beauty Berry's...
Not just because they are so pretty, but they are a sure sign Autumn is on the way...

Blessings Kelsie

Sharing for:
Farm Girl Friday @ http://www.deborahjeansdandelionhouse.blogspot.com/
Farm Photo Friday @ http://farmchickskitchen.blogspot.com/
Potpourri Friday @ http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com

Wash Day 2 - Sun Flare Photography

Over at Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures she has set us another photography challenged, capturing sun flares thru our camera lens...Since there really nothing more old time country relaxing as watching sheets blowing in the breeze as the sun shines bright, I used this was my subject matter...

I hope you enjoy watching my sheets dry as much as I did.

Pillow cases at high noon...

More photos taken at high noon...I love the feel of this mosaic in sepia tones...

The sun is getting low in the sky, time to get the evening chores finished...

The bird house with the melon field in the background as the sun starts to dip behind the trees..

Another sun sets on Our Country Home...

Blessings Kelsie

Joining the following Linkie Parties...
Photography Party @ http://tracys-trinkets-treasures.blogspot.com/
Mosaic Monday @ http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

Black & White Photo Party

Tracy @ Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures is hosting another fun photography party...This week Black and White photos....I had hoped to have a few photos to share but once again time seems to have gotten away from me...I need to get it a leash and collar or something.

I did manage to snap a couple of photos of one of my favorite 16 inch dolls Soto, she is wearing one of my prototype fashions from the 2009 "Edge of Blue" collection.

I took the photo in color with my Nikon 990, I used my light box and a plan white background. After editing was done using Fireworks MX by Macromedia (my preferred software) I used the default "Creative - Black and White" setting, then tweaked the Brightness and Contrast settings to get it where I wanted it...An edge effect was added and my watermark since I was also using this photo on my Mutant Goldfish Designs Facebook account.

This one I obviously pulled from the archives since it is a Christmas photo...But it is one of my favorites so I just had to share...I am pretty sure I took the original photo using my Nikon 990 but it could also have been my Kodak C813 (a cheap point and shoot, fits in my pocket and is PINK camera)...But either way the after editing was done with Fireworks MX by Macromedia...

I have always loved seeing advertising images that are mainly B&W and then a single pop of color and what better color than red..right?...To create this effect, I made two layers of the image, made the top layer B&W with the default "Creative - Black and White" setting...I then took my eraser tool and very carefully erased the parts of the B&W layer to expose the color red in the layer underneath....Now I do not know how the "professionals" achieve this result but that is how I do it.

Hope you are having a wonderful week so far.
Blessings Kelsie