Spring is in the Air...

Well, it's actually been quite damp, so it doesn't feel like Spring, but I am seeing signs of the flowers and trees blooming. I just can't get enough!

I'm also having fun again with my Photoshop program...it's fun to experiment with editing pictures, so bear with me. I invite your comments or suggestions!!

First off, I want to show you Herman along with the Day Lilies and the Tulips.

Pretty soon, Herman will be hiding in a forest of flowers. I'm going to have to do something about that!!

Now some of the other flowers...

I'm into planting flowers in containers, since we don't have a yard. It suits me just fine though. Here are some Primroses and Pansies. SOOC (Straight out of Camera)

With Photoshop, I added a Gaussian Blur to the background. Do you like this better?

Here's another photo SOOC (Straight out of Camera) Do you like the green algae/moss stuff growing on the pots? I can't decide if I want to leave it that way...to give it an old English or Italian Garden feel or if I should clean up the pots. What do you think?

Here's the Photoshop version. I made the background and the pots a little blurry....hmm....not sure if I'm in love with this...Nope, I've decided I'm not.

Magnolia Tree - SOOC

Again, blurred...I'm not in love with either of these pictures. I just didn't capture the right angle.

Okay...on to the next...I LOVE these trees. They remind me of cotton candy. I had fun playing around with this photo.

Cherry Blossom Tree - SOOC taken at Target

Edges of the photo are blurred.

A different tweak.

Here's another one. I should have kept track of the names of the actions I performed. I kind of like this.

I think this action was called paint daubs...but don't quote me.

Last one...

That's all for today. Let me know what you think. Maybe I should focus less on tweaking the pictures and focus more on the SOOC shots. Thanks for letting me share with ya!

Happy Day!!

hi-d