last tulips

I cut a few of the last tulips of the season today. Their lovely colors brought hope for the warmer days which are finally here. Now, the irises are taking center stage unfurling some spectacular, vibrant colors which I'll be sure to show you next week. With the tulips, I first added one of my painted textures in pinks. This intensified the color more than I intended, so the next layer was turquoise and green. The image was taken with my phone and processed in photoshop.

Life is Good

It's warm, the birds are singing, the flowers are in bloom, I got this new bag, and it's my birthday. Life is good.

Memories

It seems my mom has saved all the roses ever sent - a nice remembrance of occasions. This last time I was visiting, I decided to put some of those memories into digital form. I chose a cake plate she received as a wedding gift sixty years ago to place the roses on. The photo was taken and processed with my iPhone5. Snapseed is the first app I go to for exposure, contrast, and saturation. I then played in Laminar to achieve the crackled, antique look. All the processing choices available in apps makes for a lot of fun play and a huge variety of possibilities.