It's a Bug's Life

I went outside yesterday afternoon to take pictures of a butterfly that had been feeding on my Lantana. In the process of waiting for it to land I could see something moving on the bush and took a closer look. Which I thought was a Walking Stick, but turned out to be a Praying Mantis. So I began taking pictures of it. I was excited about capturing it. He was moving sort of fast, so I kept snapping, and then I saw a fly...

I couldn't get over what I had captured with my camera! I have never witnessed this with my eyes before. 


The photos are not too clear, I guess snapping away, and his fast movement, I wasn't thinking or having time to focus. 
I still love what I captured!


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Lori


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Independence Day Layouts

I is for Independence Day!

The first two layouts are quick pages called Main Squeeze QP & the bottom LO is called USA Mini kit. Both are free from 

My Memories. The stars overlay is a freebie from Life-n-Reflection.

Thanks for visiting today!
Lori

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Day at the Park

Recently we took Vallon to play at the park and they also had a water feature there to cool off with. He had a blast. Here is one photo I took that day.

This one I opened in Pic Monkey. 

I lighted, brightened and cropped the image.

I used the Airbrush feature over the entire image to reduce any noise.

Lastly used the Effects, choose Yester-color, and that's it!

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Lori

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Tuesday Tutorial | Flag Face

Today I gave Sarah and Ashley's Tuesday Tutorial a try. I had a lot of fun with this one, and will make this my Facebook picture.

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Lori

A Little Vintage Randomness

I take random photos to play around with and here is one.

Working with an action called A Little Vintage, 

Normal, opacity @ 100%

It has a Blur action I used, Soft Light opacity @ 56%

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Lori

Rose Edit

This is my SOOC

And this is my edit.

Although I love the way this looks, this edit really was suppose to have more to it. I was following along to the Tuesday Tutorial that Sarah and Ashley have. I discovered I have a really hard time with brushes! I was going to read on this and finish, which I will, but I do honestly like this look.  

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Lori

Egrets Tones and Textures

Today I found myself playing around with this photo of an egret I took recently. I love this bird  and the photo I took, he was just so still taking in his moment.

For this first one I really just lightened and gave a little contrast, then cropped the photo. 

 This one I changed to Black and White, cropped and lightened a bit.

 For this one I added a vintage feel and lomo, I like this one.

And lastly for this one I cloned out the background to give more of the bayou feel and added a texture from A Rural Journal called Victoria, @ 88% Soft Light.

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Lori

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Blue Heron

Blue Herons are such beauties!

Even in Black and White

In Picasa I changed the image to black & white and then opened in PSE10

I added Old Paper Normal @ 66% opacity.

Thanks for visiting today,

Lori

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The Elusive Woodpecker

A friend or foe?

I love birds and I LOVE woodpeckers, they are stunning to look at! But to captured with my camera has been a difficult experience for me for awhile. While this isn't the best shot it could be, it's the best I have done thus far.

 I warmed the image first in Piacasa

Cropped

Opened in PSE10

Added LNR texture Spring Song 100% Overlay

Now I love it!

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And if you have any tips or suggestions for me, I'm open for them! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Camp on the River

I always love to look at the camps along the river. Some are actually homes and some are camps, some are so beautiful and new and some have been here along this river like this one for as long I can remember. I thought since this camp was old it would look better in a black and white tone.

Lori