Friday - It's Black and White

Sharing with Texture Tuesday.

Texture: kk rainy day by Kim Klassen; soft light @ 84% opacity

Morning Dew

                                                                  Sharing with Texture Tuesday

These tiny fungi appeared at sunrise. Three hours later they were gone.

Texture: KK Be Still: Divide @ 40%.

Camera: Canon 7D    Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro    Settings: ISO 250, f4.5, 1/500 sec.

Beginnings

This weeks Texture Tuesday theme is "Wise Words".

I thought about adding a quote, but decided to keep it simple.

Sometimes one word is enough.

Sharing with Texture Tuesday.

The Swamp Bloodwood trees are flowering beautifully at the moment.

This photo was taken just before the flowers began to open.

Texture: KK Take Heart by Kim Klassen, soft light at 83% opacity. Font: Papyrus.

More Swamp Bloodwood images can be seen here.

Murraya paniculata

Sharing with Texture Tuesday

Texture:   KK Edith by Kim Klassen, Colour Burn at 65% opacity.

Murraya paniculata, also known as Orange Jessamine, is one of my favourite plants in the garden.

These fragrant, white flowers appear several times a year.

They make great hedges and seem to thrive when you give them a trim.

When I took the above photo a couple of weeks ago, there were more flowers than ever before.

I'm so glad I did because two days later, all the flowers were gone and a lovely white flower carpet lay below.

More Weeds Part 2 - Texture Tuesday

                    
                                          Sharing with Texture Tuesday


It seems the only subjects of my photos lately are weeds.

Hopefully, after all the recent rain, some flowers will come back to my garden.

Texture: Minus 43 by Kim Klassen, Soft Light at 80% opacity.

For other photos of weeds, check out my previous posts here.

Felt Pens - Texture Tuesday

Sharing with Texture Tuesday

The texture I used was Reentry by Kim Klassen - Multiply at 40% opacity.

I added a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to change the colour of the texture.

Cuppa

Sharing with Texture Tuesday

Texture Tuesday is back.

This week's theme is 'Cuppa'.   This is my cup.

I'm sure that if we followed these words, life would be so much easier don't you think?

I used Kim's Return texture at soft light, 78% opacity.

Snappit

linking with Texture Tuesday

Textures used:  Image 1:  Touch by Kim Klassen -  Multiply 60%.  Image 3 (Looking Down):  Pumpkin Grunge by Kim Klassen - Lighten 50%.

My dear Mum in-Law passed away recently.  She could always be found in the kitchen baking tasty treats for the grandkids (and the big kids).  We have been trying to recreate some of her recipes at home.  One of our favourites is Snappit.


Here's the recipe:

SNAPPIT

Ingredients:

Base:

1 cup Self Raising Flour

1 cup Cornflakes

1 cup Sugar

1 cup Coconut

3/4 cup Butter

Icing:

2 cups Icing Sugar

1 tablespoon Butter

3 tablespoons Cocoa

Enough hot water to blend to a firm mixture (approx 2 - 3 tablespoons)

Method:

Preheat oven to 190 ° celsius (170 ° fan-forced).

Place dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well.

Melt butter, add to other ingredients and mix well.

Press firmly into a greased tray lined with baking paper (approx. 30cm x 20cm x 2cm in size).

Bake until golden brown (approx. 20 - 25 minutes).

Ice immediately after removing from the oven with chocolate icing.

Cut into squares when cool.

(Note:  When I made this, I had run out of Cornflakes so I used Rice Bubbles instead.)



Warmth

participating in texture tuesday

I've been watching the latest series of Masterchef Australia.

On a recent episode, the contestants were required to make a sandwich, which included making their own bread. So, I thought I'd give breadmaking a bit of a try.

Warm, freshly baked bread is perfect for those cold, Autumm days were are experiencing right now.


Details:

Canon 7D, Canon EF 50mm f1.4, 1/80 sec, f4.5, ISO 6400.

Texture: Sunday by Kim Klassen: Soft light @ 75% opacity.

Font: Dancing Script

Apples

I thought I'd try something a little different from my usual images.



Texture: Golden by Kim Klassen.

Swamp Bloodwood

The Swamp Bloodwood trees (corymbia ptychocarpa) are in flowering in my garden at the moment.

These gorgeous blossoms are a favourite of the lorikeets that come into our backyard.

Textures:
Chase by Kim Klassen - Luminosity @ 28%
Heartbeat by Kim Klassen - Overlay @ 27%

After the flowers are gone, these beautiful gumnuts remain behind.

Textures:
Fully by Kim Klassen - Multiply @ 72%
Heartbeat by Kim Klassen - Soft Light @ 65%

Texture Tuesday - The Soft eDition

This photo of my dog, Jen, seemed like the perfect image for this week's theme - soft.

I used Kim's Happy Heart texture with a blend mode of divide at 41% opacity.

Texture Tuesday - My Fav eDition

Roses would be one of my favourite flowers. This one is from my garden.

I used Kim's Faved Texture with a Hue/Saturation adjustment and a blend mode of Pin Light at 65% opacity.

Texture Tuesday - Happy Heart

I couldn't resist taking a picture of this gorgeous gardenia flower in my garden today.

The image was first processed in LR3 using the Creative Split Tone 4 preset.

Then, in CS5, I added Kim Klassen's Happy Heart texture, using the blend mode Pin Light at 21% opacity.

Texture Tuesday - The White eDition

This week's Texture Tuesday theme is white.

To get this image, I placed the rose on a shiny, white board and then added a matte, white board behind it.

I used Kim's new texture: 'Happy Heart'; Blend mode: Multiply at 73% opacity.

Texture Tuesday - Story

mouse over to see before image

Here's my take on the theme 'Story' for Texture Tuesday over at Kim Klassen Cafe.

Details:

Background: Photo

Layer 1: Levels Adjustment Layer

Layer 2: Text

Layer 3: 'Simplicity' texture by Kim Klassen; Overlay at 71%.

Texture Tuesday - the Phoebe eDition

I'm running a bit late this week, which is why I'm joining Texture Tuesday on Thursday.

Meet Jen.



Jen has been part of our family for 15 years. You can read a bit more about her here.

Jen is very camera shy, so I couldn't resist the opportunity to capture this shot during the week.

I used Kim's Phoebe texture above the background - Hard Light (23%).

Texture Tuesday - Pink

This week's theme for Texture Tuesday is "Pink".

I found the perfect subject in my backyard - a beautiful, pink camelia.


Details:
Canon 7D, Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro, 1/125 seconds @ f5.6, ISO 4000.

Photo Layer: Paint Daubs filter at default settings, Dry Brush filter at default settings.
Texture Layer 1: Simplistic by Kim Klassen; Screen (inversed); 100%.
Texture Layer 2: Wettile by Kim Klassen; Screen; 30%.

Texture Tuesday - The Golden Texture eDition

Can you believe that this beautiful little flower is a weed? It is only about 5mm in diameter. If you look closely, you can see lots of little flowers inside. There are more pictures of the flower in this post.

This weeks them at the Kim Klassen Cafe was to use the Golden texture in your image.

Details:

Camera: Canon 7D

Lens: Canon EF 100mm f2.8L macro

Settings: 1/250 sec @ f6.3, ISO 1250

Processing (in Photoshop CS5):

Background Layer: Photo

Layer 1: Golden by Kim Klassen; Blend Mode: Hard Light; Opacity: 25%.

Layer 2: Love in Layers by Kim Klassen; Blend Mode: Screen; Opacity: 30%.