When Nature Wins

Here I used sunset setting on my camera, allowing more light in.

For: nature vs human contest

Heavenly Dreams

Here my cameras exposure is set higher then necasserry for this kind of light. But I wanted to over expose this shot to capture as much white as possible. Not too much detail here, but I like how soft this plant looks. By the way if you know the name of this plant, please let me know, I've been tryi...

For: white contest

Vibrant Twins

California poppies are one of my favorite flowers. These two were blooming right next to eachother. I focused on the end of the petals to show of how soft and silky they are.

For: flower closeup contest

Summer Blues

For: flower closeup contest

Sunflower Delight

For: flower closeup contest

Ice Ice Baby

This is what happens when the sprinklers get turned on before the weather warms up.

For: ice contest

Cheers!

Did you know the first item in a Martini was a cherry. And now a days Instead of the typical cocktail olive, cocktail onion, or lemon twist, unique garnishes are being used in the new flavored martinis. Some of these garnishes are marinated capers, fresh herbs, or olives stuffed with blue cheese, an...

For: beverages contest

Martini Treat

I didn't do anything special here. I just made sure that the camera was not moving as this is not the best light for taking pictures.

For: beverages contest

Inner Kitty

Here I used photo filters to match the colors of both pictures. Next I blended the two pictures together. I used transform to match up the pictures, and I earsed all the unwanted parts. My final touch was a texture.

For: cat face contest

Ice Land

On this day everything was covered in ice. I made sure to have the light in front to help capture all the ice on the plants.

For: ice contest

Serenity

I took many many shots, and got lucky with this one.

For: minimalism contest

BFF

I used very simple photoshop tools to create this piece. First I cut out the lion and lamb from their original pictures. The put the on the background and copied the background one more time to create the illusion that they are standing in the grass. I erased most of the picture except for a few gra...

For: friend or foe contest

Puppy Love

For: tree top contest

Winters Day

This is really how it looked like on this day. There was a snow storm and this was a tiny moment when it calmed down.

For: minimalism contest

Whiskers

Here my kitty is standing in the doorway, thinking about going outside. I got nice and low for this shot, and got lucky with how dark the background came out.

For: favorite things contest

Alone

The images I used were not big files to begin with so my only option was to to blur them a bit. This actually worked out, creating the kind of lonely mood I was going for. I also added some textures and a shadow.

For: loneliness contest

Silver White Winters

For: favorite things contest

Web Jewels

If you want to shoot wet webs, my advice is to go very early in the morning. Don't forget your rain boots. A tripod would also be a big help, or you can do it like me and take 50 pictures just to get a few clear ones.

For: round and round contest

The Other Side

For: orange contest

The Embrace

These two thorns are from the middle of the cactus where the leaves have not yet opened. When they do, the thorns will straighten out.

For: thorns contest

Really White Christmas

This was one mighty snow storm. The light source is a nearby gas station, hence the reason why only a portion of the tree is well lit. It also helped show all the falling snow.

For: dramatic weather contest

Alien Among Us

For: banana slug contest

Busy Bee

For: selective coloring contest

Chionophobia- Fear of snow.

I used a snow setting on my camera for this shot, and then I adjusted brightness and contrast a bit. There is also Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.

For: phobias contest