Although it will be a while before the tulips in my garden emerge, we can enjoy these spectacular beauties captured at Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island last spring. For more shots from that visit, here is the post.
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weight-ing
As we eagerly wait for spring and the big melt, snow is falling heavily again!
So, while out for my morning walk in the blizzard, I used my iPhone to express myself…
softness
We are thrilled to have a new grand daughter. She and her sister live a 2 1/2 hour drive away from me so every moment we can be together is precious!
I had the privilege recently of capturing her during a nap.
The above image has been post-processed.
When I first uploaded the RAW files, I was a saddened by the harshness of the images. The clarity emphasized a mild rash on her skin.
In Lightroom, I found a couple of settings that softened the overall look.
As you can see in the lower portion of this module, under “presence”, I reduced the clarity quite a bit.
By reducing vibrance, the shades of colour lighten a little.
Reducing saturation I got an even softer, lighter look.
The image below shows the original image on the left and the adjusted image on the right.
It turned into a much sweeter, dreamier image, don’t you think?
New Life
Happy Easter! Christ the Lord is Risen! Alleluia!
Spring is such a fabulous season. The earth is reborn after harsh cold and long nights. New life bursts forth – some years sooner than others! These pussy willows were photographed last year on March 19. We’ll be lucky to see them this year by April 19! As I post, snows are blowing again.
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We have experienced relatively light snowfall amounts over the past few winters. This year snows came abundantly and often. It has been a while since we had such accumulation. This seems to make winter last longer. So although the calendar tells us it is spring, our environment is still buried in the white stuff. This makes ‘off trail’ snowshoeing a challenge. When I spotted a scene I wanted to capture with my big camera, I had to track through almost knee deep snow to get there.
What had caught my eye in this mature spruce forest of stark vertical lines was a single birch with branches accentuated by fresh snow. Do you see it peeking out in the photo above?
The next time I was out that way (a few days later) the snow had fallen off. Except for the deep path, I would not have been able to find that lonely birch!
three!
This precious little person lights up my life! Happy Birthday, sweetie!
Karen Greaves Photography & Fibre Art 