Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Texture Tuesday ~ The May 22, 2012 Edition plus more

It is another gorgeous day in our neighborhood, but before I go out to enjoy it I am sharing a few more pics from the Arboretum visit on Sunday morning.  We were entering the gates about 7:15 AM, the sun was beginning to shine it's magic light and I was holding my breath in anticipation of what we would find.  We headed straight for Thornhill which has a lovely garden section and we were not disappointed.  All of the peonies, roses, iris's, and more were ready to greet us, posing for their portraits quite nicely.

First up, my entry for Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday, with the theme of light.  The light from the sun shone beautifully giving all the images a lovely soft look with its early morning light. I used Kim's "Let Go" texture.  The first layer at 100% soft light, and the second layer at linear burn with 43% opacity.  I erased the texture from the flower with a brush set at 42% opacity. This beauty is called "Love in a Mist," a perfect name for a perfect flower.


I love the way the early morning light filtered through the trees...


And a tulip tree getting ready to bloom...on my!!


Even the spent peonies are lovely...


And these multi-color petals were outstanding...


"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."  ~  Kahlil Gibran

Until next time....

20 comments:

  1. The 'Love in a mist" is beeautiful as is the light through those trees!!

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  2. So pretty pictures ! I also enjoy those moments, when the sun starts to shine, warming up my skin :)

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  3. All of our photos are just stunning!! Thank you for sharing your talent. :)

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    1. That should say "your" photos! Giggle.

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  4. "Love in a Mist" is gorgeous! I love that soft purple-blue in the petals.

    Kristin

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  5. Thank you for visiting my blog!! I have seen "love in a mist" in garden catalogs and was always intrigued by it. I'm going to have to try to grow some in my garden!

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  6. Very lovely...you did such a nice job with this.
    So much of love can be *in the mist,* can't it?
    Or in this case, in the light ;>}

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  7. Gorgeous! I have never even heard of a tulip TREE. Always learning something from other bloggers. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work.

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  8. I like the colors of your new header Deanna.
    Ok? a tulip tree? wow...very cool

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  9. So beautiful - I had forgotten about 'love-in-a-mist' - I just love the photo and lighting and texture!

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  10. Absolutely beautiful. I have been wishing we had something like that around here. We have several parks and one even has a rare bird sanctuary. Been thinking about going there to see what pictures I can come with. Course if I could get up with sun and go take pictures right then I could most likely come up with a few too. Love the pictures.

    @3Beeze Homestead

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  11. I never seen tulip tree, that is amazing. The first flower is so beautiful, the shape of it is very interesting and would love to have it.

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  12. These are beautiful! I've never heard of a tulip tree before--tulips are my favorite!

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  13. You did such a lovely job on that first one. The light and texture are lovely.

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  14. These photos are fabulous. I especially love the peonies - gorgeous close ups!

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  15. Loving the photos, but also like the fact you have a buddy to share the experience. :)

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  16. Beautiful post I love all the images.

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  17. Forgot to say I really like your blog banner.

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  18. Lovely photos, Deanna! I love your header too.

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  19. We had a tulip poplar tree in the yard when I was a kid, and I loved it. To see these blossoms from one of those trees really brings back memories!

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