Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Catch-Up

I joined Kim Klassen's 2nd Beyond Layers or Beyond Beyond or Beyond II....I am not sure how to refer to this, but you know what I mean, 2nd class in her Beyond Layers series.  The first one was a year long, and I do believe this 2nd one is the same length.  I started out with a bang the first time around, but then slowly began to skip a week here or there...shame on me.  I always have such good intentions, but somehow I always get off-track.  Kim gives such great instructions, I encourage anyone that wants to know anything about layers/textures in Photoshop/Elements to take one of her classes.  I think she even has a couple of freebies to get you started.

Well, this time around I didn't even get started with a bang, again...shame on me.  But I am catching up and here was our 2nd assignment.  To take multiple pictures of the same subject at different angles, points of view and then pick 3 of my favs and make them into a collage.  She even provided the template for the collage and ofcourse instructions on how to do it.  Here is mine...remember my little jar with the chalkboard label from Anthropologie....so many ways to use this sweet thing.  And by the way, I totally blame Kim for all my purchases from Anthropologie (I dropped a few dollars there last Saturday) with all her talk and beautiful cups she tempts us with.  And now it is on my radar.


OK....you haven't seen one of my selfies lately.  I pooped out on the last 2 weeks...the 1st one was a silly pose (I don't do silly well) and the 2nd one was in the dark...I just never came up with anything showing me in the dark.  I just seem to be in the dark most of the time anyway, shoulda just taken any ole pic...but that's not what they were going for.  So this week it is a dyptic...2 photos that make up a whole in other words 2 parts of your body...any part or parts.  That I could relate to...so here is mine. I know, silly me.  I probably could have used this one for the silly too....whatever!!


And today is the 2nd week in Madge's Rurality...a new link-up that she started last week due to a couple blog sites dropping their weekly memes.  It seems like many of us enjoy the rural parts of our lives even if we do live in the city.

This rather plain white barn was again in DeKalb County...don't ask me exactly where, I never know, I just drive and shoot, shoot the camera that is.  I have never gotten lost in any of my wanderings, the roads all seem to be squared, follow one, turn left, turn left again and you end up on the same road you started on.  Life is so much simpler in the country, at least roads are anyway.


And because yesterday was Abe Lincoln's birthday another Abe quote....

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."  ~ Abraham Lincoln

Until next time,

16 comments:

  1. wow, i needed that smile - thanks for the shower cap shot. that's too cute!! i love the barn shot. great valentine's shot. i'm glad that Kim got you into wish to splurge (i need to check into this store, wonder if they are online, i will check.) ... i hope you will enjoy your finds & will share them with us. big big hugs for your kind words this evening. i'm plugging along. it's all good. i just need to vent as they say. no worries. ( :

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  2. TOO CUTE on the bath photos! :) and love the barnage.

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  3. Thanks so much for making me smile today. I really needed it. I just love your selfie shot. I do love Kims class as well. Even though I didn't do all the lessons last year. I just love to read her thoughts. Kinda like you!!

    Hugs~

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  5. Where oh where did you get that gold shower cap? What a hoot...You have the best humor. Keeps me coming back for more!

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  6. Hi Deanna,

    Gosh, I haven't even started on the new Beyond class.. I just don't seem to find the time. Glad to know I'm not the only one struggling this year.
    I love the selfie of you in the shower cap.. you are adorable :)

    Hugs
    geetleee

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  7. Love the collage! That little jar is going to be a photographic gem!
    You are braver than me to do any kind of selfie portrait. This one made me smile.
    What a grand ole barn and silo. Your edit of it is lovely!

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  8. oh very nice collages Deanna and I love the texture you used on the barn shot too. Lovely that you have such good finds for your photography

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  9. These are all so lovely! Your shower cap diptych is great! :)

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  10. You are so darn cute in your shower cap Deanna! Yellow is your color. :)

    Thanks for joining us at the BMB party!

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  11. Each of these - just terrific. Love the collage in that catchy container and your diptych is indeed cute and silly - throw in a rubber ducky and it's a lock and that barn - OMG you get some of the best barn shots.

    Happy Valentine's Day Deanna!

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  12. I absolutely love the barn. I am a sucker for old barns. They seem to grab me sometimes and make me stop and just look at them. I always wonder what story they could tell if they could speak. Life does seem to much simpler and slower in the country doen't it.

    @ 3Beeze Homestead

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  13. Loving that bubble bath! Great post Deanna!

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  14. LOVE that diptych! So cute with your toes and shower cap. :) Your purchase from Anthropologie is making me want to look and see if we have that store here. I hope not. Thanks for putting it on MY radar. ;)

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  15. LOVE your selfie and your red toes... my shower cap isn't nearly as cute as yours! Love that white barn, I see the aluminum top is gone off the top of the silo. I've seen quite a few around there that are 'topless' too, I wonder why that is???? Thank you for joining in 'Rurality Blog Hop #2' Hope to see you next Wednesday for #3...

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  16. LOL! Love those bubbly toes! Following from BMB!

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