Long time no see... Ranunculus

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So it's been a while. I had this nasty cold that was going round and it took a bit of time to shake it off and catch up with everything. However, I am back and here are some ranunculus I bought at the weekend. Aren't they pretty? Photographed in natural light and edited in Lightroom and Photoshop - mostly colour adjustments to make them look as bright as they look on my table. :D

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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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Longing

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The words are from Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and they are so true for me. I love the sea and it always fills me with longing to watch the waves, but in some magic way the sea satisfies the longing as much as it creates it.

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Yellow Explosion

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Forsythia image taken yesterday, very little editing except for some level adjustment and a texture.

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Sunlight

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Taken with my new Lensbaby Composer Soft Focus lens. I am still experimenting with it and trying to get to grips with it. It's not as easy as it looks, but I liked this one. These are actually the leaves of a winter jasmin but with the lens they came out yellow and full of sunlight. Almost like magic they showed all the sunlight they stored up over the summer (this was taken a week ago, in October).

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upon waking

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The image was taken this week at the park. I lvoed the wonderful golden leaves of the beech trees, especially as a lot of the other leafy trees are still green. The poem came to me yesterday when I woke up, hence the title. My mind seems to be very active when I am asleep which explains why I am always so tired in the mornings. LOL

the many nights
that found the morning light
glittering on my cheeks
like shards of glass
and my heart
running through my fingers
into the ocean of
might-have-been
and never-will-be 

 You can read the whole poem here.

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The Skins We Shed

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One of my images (of my forget-me-not meadow that used to be my lawn) and words from one of my poems, Seasons.

We shed so many skins throughout our lives... this is spring but the hint of winter is still in the air and summer is not far away. Autumn is just a dream.

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Chinese Lantern

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I just love the stark branches of winter with a few berries leftover like little treasures. :-)

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Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Shingle Street

These shots were taken at Shingle Street at the Suffolk Coast. The beach has a very interesting (and mostly secret) history.

I thought the image was totally 'Zen' and I certainly felt totally peaceful sitting at the beach and listening to the sea (and snapping away).

I didn't do much to the photographs apart from a little enhancing and a single texture, and I am so pleased with the depth of colour in the pebbles and the light reflected off them.

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NF Texture Set by Shadowhouse

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