Early Autumn Glory (Diptych)

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I went to the woods yesterday and, no, I didn't find any teddybears having a picnic, but I found this, the most glorious golden light shimmering through the trees. I love the colours in the autumn and the wonderful light, even though it always reminds me that winter is coming and that summer is over. :-( 

I love the woods and the serenity that can be found in the wind making the leaves rustle and the smells wafting from the ground with each step you take and the light that shines through the trees like some benevolent spirit. :-) Sorry. I get carried away sometimes.

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Herb Robert

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Some photography from last week. This is Herb Robert, a cousin of the geranium and ever so pretty even though it's a weed. :-) I've added some colour adjustments and a very subtle texture. The left image is a close-up of the leaf the right image is of the leftovers from the flowers.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

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Spring Magic

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Found these lurking in my garden and couldn't resist, especially with all the snow this morning and the cold this time of year. You wouldn't believe it is Easter if not for these littel guys hiding away or the buds on the trees... Brrrrr....

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Summers Past

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Some lavender from last year's summer. I loved the simplicity of it and played around with until it looked like a pinhole image.

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All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

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Vintage Cameras and Ephemera

Vintage Ricoh SingleX TLS ca early 60

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Vintage Zentit-B (or V) ca light 60s early 70s

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Stitz light meter, ca. mid, late 60s early 70s

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Three diptychs of vintage cameras and a vintage light meter. I found some info on the Ricoh and Zenit-B cameras but not much on the light meter.

I haven't tried the cameras, they've been around some time and one the Zenit the clasp on the back doesn't work, exposing the film when the brown leather cover is taken off. However, they are both pretty with their fairly slim bodies and simple designs.

All shots have been edited for colour adjustments and textures have been added to create a vintage feel. All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop. They'd look great on the wall together and are available on Society6 exclusively as prints (framed and unframed, large and small), postcards, iPhone, iPad cushion covers.

Vintage Zenit-B iPhone case

Vintage Ricoh cushion cover

 Stitz Light Meter laptop skin

A Sprinkling of Sugar

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Taken in my garden yesterday morning. There's a wild rose bush in my garden which I haven't had the heart to cut down because it's so pretty both in summer when it's covered in lovely pale pink flowers and in winter when it's covered in rosehips and provides some much needed winter colour. I've been using a macro lense to get a closeup of the frozen frost on the rosehip and the leaves. Some cropping and colour adjustments, no textures.

All images my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

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Ivy - Autumn

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Pictures of ivy taken yesterday at Byron's Pool in Cambridgeshire. I love the beautiful heartshape of ivy, and although this part of the ivy was dried rather than juicy and green I loved the copper colour against the rough bark.

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every leaf speaks of bliss to me

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"every leaf speaks of bliss to me,
fluttering from the autumn tree."
Emily Brontë

Taken at the park a couple of days ago. I couldn't resist the wonderful colours. :-) More to come.

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More Cambridge Collection

 
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Vista

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From My Heart to Yours

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Fragile

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Handmade

 

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Warning Yellow

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Warning Pink

All images taken in the Cambridgeshire countryside last weekend - the first four images were all taken around Hauxton, the last two around Haslingfield. All images were taken with Hipstamatic for the iPhone and edited in Photoshop.

Prints, framed, mounted, matted and plain, posters and greetingcards are available exclusively in my Redbubble shop. Check out the whole collection of images in and around Cambridge(shire) here.

Summer Garden and Rockabilly

 

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A broken rake in my garden. I couldn't resist the wonderful rusty texture nor the beautiful shapes.

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Marguerites in a meadow. It was sooo hot that day and the light almost blinding.

Both images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas).

Some Rockabilly fimo I made a little while ago and now finally managed to bake and glossify. :-) Soon to be made into bracelets and necklaces. Watch this space.

Ripples and Wave

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This image was inspired by my poem Ripples and by one of my favourite images ever, Hokusai's Wave.

This is about the way childhood affects us and how at the oddest moments, when we least expect it, certain aspects of our childhood hit us and make us vulnerable. The way we are brought up, the way we’re raised and what happens to us in childhood are influential on who we are as adults and, personally I think, that this is never more true than for women, especially emotionally, stereotypes we have grown up with will affect us in adulthood even when we have rejected them.

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Words my own from my poem Ripples

Stranded

I finally got to spend the day by the sea yesterday. After a really interesting visit to Bawdsey Radar Trust (check it out here) we made our way along the coast and stopped at Shingle Street and Orford.

This picture was taken at Orford. I loved the contrast of the peeling turquoise paint next to the red rust and the tattered beauty of the boat. (Click on the image to see it larger.) I had to remove the background for both shots as they were too busy and distracting and replaced them with a couple of sky pictures and added textures.

Credits

• Subtle Tones Texture Set Part Two by Shadowhouse
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures/etc my own.

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Summer: Forget-Me-Not and Gooseberries

These are from my garden. Earlier this year I had a whole meadow (instead of a lawn) of these. :-) I think they’re much prettier than a manicured lawn. LOL
Photograph my own.

Credits

• Odds and Ends Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• NF Texture Set by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures etc my own.

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These are from my garden too. The image at the top is from earlier in the year and the bottom one shows the gooseberries all ripe and ready. This is a dark red variety rather than the green ones. They’re sweetier and ever so pretty.
Photographs my own.

Credits

• Retro Actions by Apples & Sisters
• Mixed Set one by Shadowhouse
• Retro Colour Masks Set by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures etc my own.

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Japanese Qunince and (Meadow) Sweet (Dreams)

I love the intense colour of Japanese Quince in the Spring. It heralds all the good yet to come - sunshine, new life, summer...

My own photograph.

 Credits

• Freebie Actions (Valikva) by Apples & Sisters
• Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters
• Odds & Ends Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Bokeh Set 2 by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures etc my own.

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Actually, I am not sure if it's meadow sweet, however, it's beautiful whatever it is. I love the ethereal quality of the 'flower baskets' and tried to convey that in the way I edited it. :-)
Photograph my own.

Credits

• Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters
• NF Texture Set by Shadowhouse

All other images/textures etc my own.

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Flower Diptychs - Roses

This is my favourite Blue Moon rose. It doesn't only look fabulous it is also scented and grows like mad. It covers a whole fence panel in my garden and looks fantastic.

All my own images, except for:

• Retro Actions (Rio) by Apples & Sisters
• Mixed Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
• Subtle White Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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This rose is actually called "Happy Birthday". It's a lovely simple rose (not many petals), with lots of colour - from the palest apricot to the deepest pink on the edge of the petals.

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
• Entropy Texture Set by Shadowhouse

 

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 This is the same rose as in Happy Birthday I however, I tried to show the wonderful swirls the petals and the deeper colour at the edges of the petals make in a couple of close-up shots. A sort of 'abstract idea' of a rose, rather than a rose image.
The two images together make the perfect set (available from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)

 All images my own, except for:

• Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
• Assorted Paper T’s Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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Another of my rose images, this one so delicate and fragile in the palest of pink. :-)

 All images my own, except for:
Freebie Actions (Retro Fiesta) by Apples & Sisters
6 Faves Texture Sets 2 by Shadowhouse
Canvas & Paper Texture Set by Shadowhous

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This is a wild rose growing in my garden. It planted itself there and it's so beautiful that I don't have the heart to rip it out. This diptych shows the heart of one of the blossoms in full bloom and the other of one that is fading - the petals have fallen off and all that's left is its heart...

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Allegria) by Apples & Sisters
• Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
• Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse

 

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This is another set of images from the wild rose in my garden. I love the simplicity of wild roses, they are so very beautiful in their own right. :-)

All my own images, except for:

• Freebie Actions (Love Vanilla) by Apples & Sisters
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 3 by Shadowhouse
• You'd Be Surprised texture by Shadowhouse

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Yellow and Pink Roses in my garden. These are both tea roses with the most beautiful scent.

All images my own plus:
Retro Actions (Amora) by Apples & Sisters

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All images are available as prints and cards from Redbubble and now also on Artflakes.com)