I am the Blue Whale

© Sybille Sterk

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Image created with the font Stringfellow and vintage (public domain) images in Photoshop. I love whales and this just came to me yesterday on my walk with my camera. Strange things happen when you're out walking. :D

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A Sunday by the Seaside

I am so glad we went to the seaside on sunday. Got a lot of fresh air, and although it was quite bracing it was wonderful as we got a little sun and no rain until the drive home again.

Shingle Street. Probably one of my favourite beaches. I love the sound the waves make on the shingles and it's usually quite empty.

 Treasure. All the shells have perfect holes for hanging. The cats are very interested.

 The other side with the Beacons.

A soldier by the seaside - although this never happened. Apparently the Germans had planned an invasion here... but for some reason they didn't in the end. Just as well.

 Orford. One of my favourite places. Again, it's quiet but with a lovely cafe and a place to buy nice fish. :-)

The harbour.

Some photos shot with my camera and a Lensbaby lens. And below (just because) an American Horror Story version of the pictures. LOL

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Now, bring me that horizon

© Sybille Sterk

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Photograph taken in East Mersea, England. Colour adjustments and textures.

There's nothing like the sea to make you feel the possibilities life has to offer. :-)

Quote by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean

Font is Amatic.

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

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where the sky touches the sea

© Sybille Sterk 

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There is something special about places where two elements or two opposites meet. They are a places where anything can happen, where anything is possible, they are magic and romantic, they may even transform us. I've always had a thing for mermaids. Maybe one day I will become a mermaid.

Font: Swallow Falls

Words: Jennifer Donnelly

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

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Longing

© Sybille Sterk 

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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.

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

Font is Amatic.

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Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

© Sybille Sterk

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I took this image of the shells yesterday when I took some other still life images for photo manipulations I have planned. I've tried a few times to get the perfect combination of shells and the light falling on them just right and this time it worked (imho) perfectly.

The water and splashes were added. Below is the original image:

I like it and it's pretty but it lacks the drama of the eidted one. I added water reflections, textures, the splashes, colour adjustments and highlights/shadows to create the drama.

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The Sky Above

The Sky Above

© Sybille Sterk
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Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00280

The image was taken at Holme Beach in Norfolk, England. Poem to go with the image is here

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

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Soirée

Soirée

© Sybille Sterk
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All three images were taken at Sheringham. I was so pleased with myself as I managed to get really close to the seagulls. The tide was just coming in and I got wet feet but it was so worth it. I love the reflections of the birds in the wet sand. There was also the most wonderful sunset (more picture coming) that evening.

All photographs my own, edited in Photoshop. Background texture from Shadowhouse, Darkworld.

Boat Love

© Sybille Sterk

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Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00263

The boat is a sculpture by Matt Brown I bought as a present at the Cambridge Open Studios. It is created completely from reclaimed materials found at the beach.

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

Waiting for the Tide

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Photo I took a while back at the Suffolk Coast. It's one of my favourite shots, especially with the new curves I used on it to give it this almost (for me) ethereal feeling. I am so in love with this. :-) This is the kind of place I imagine when things are bad or I feel sad. I am sure you have a place like that, too, if not, you can share mine. :-)

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the things I allow myself to think

 

© Sybille Sterk
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Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00161

The image has been edited slightly from the original and my words from the poem the things I allow myself to think have been added:

the things I allow myself to think
are few and far between
like a necklace of islands in the ocean
never precise and harsh
like the cries of seagulls by the beach

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

 
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Silent Tears

MyFreeCopyright

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When I created the book cover for Elemental Rising, I bought a simple papier-mâché

mask, which I wanted (and did) to include in the final image. However, I also wanted to create an image with just the mask. This is the image I made with it. :-) There is something about masks... something magical and a little scary and something a little sad. It always makes me think of Carnival in Venice but also of the Phantom of the Opera.

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