My Hat!

Here’s my hat.
It holds my head,
the thoughts I’ve had
and the things I’ve read.

It keeps out the wind.
It keeps off the rain.
It hugs my hair
and warms my brain.

There’s me below it,
the sky above it.
It’s my lid.
And I love it.

(Tony Mitton)

Another image from the Rodeo Parade with my first ever attempt at SC on photoshop.

[Laurie]

Love the selective color! Fav!

[Issi Bannerman]

@luvmynynix Thank you Laurie!

[Carolyn]

So cute. Love this little girl and her pink hat. You did a great job with the SC. A fav for me!

[Taffy]

Great use of selective color and a charming portrait.

[Marelize Dry]

Lovely shot

[Issi Bannerman]

@carolyns Thank you Carolyn - I don't do much post processing, so it always takes me ages to do it when I do want to!!! This one was crying out for it though! Glad you liked it!

[Issi Bannerman]

@taffy @ounooi Thank you ladies - she was such a sweet little girl, so excited to watch all the horses go by!

[Kyla]

Brilliant!

[👑 AnaZad]

Adorable girl with that pretty hat. Great use of SC and capture.

[April]

Nicely composed and edited. She's so cute.

[Nita]

Love, love this, a great selective color choice. A fav for me.

[KWind]

Sweet shot with great SC!

[Brigette]

gorgeous portrait. Love the pop of pink - really makes the photo

[Alice Burghart]

So cute.

[David]

you did well fine shot

[Judith Johnson]

Love the hat and the poem too. You have great dof here and I love the selective colouring.

[Alison Roberts]

Nice one and I like the subtlety of the SC!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Suits her! Love that she chose a pink hat!

[Julie Duncan]

FANTASTIC!

[Issi Bannerman]

@kyla @anazad511 @aecasey @sansjuan @kwind @brigette @libertylady @killeen @busylady @perspectivesimages @shepherdmanswife @juliedduncan Thank you friends - I don't do a lot of post processing, so it always takes me forever to do something on PS - but I do enjoy it when it works!

[🐞Lucy Dolittle]

Wonderful, LOve. Fav

[Paula W]

Very sweet shot Issi, great comp and dof and the sc on the hat looks perfect.

[Jo]

A lovely shot, the selective colour works really well.

[Sarah Munnings]

beautifully done great shot

[Chippy Minton]

Cute or what, and nice subtle use of selective colour

[Issi Bannerman]

@lucypics @paulaw @jo13 @pixiemac @ch1ppy_m1nton Gee shucks everyone, thanks! :-)

[Sheila G]

Love it! Fav

[Allison]

This is so adorable.......beautiful capture.....fav!

[Michelle]

Great selective color! Adorable!

[Joy Maguire]

Love the selective colororing. a fav

[Alexandra DG]

Great SC & love the poem!!!!

[Dawn Moder]

Oh love it!

[Issi Bannerman]

@sheilag @allisonraposa @mtpagano @almondjoy1 @axika @38dcmoder Thanks again for commenting. I'm sure the wee girl in the pink hat would be well impressed!

[Junan Heath]

Super sweet shot! Love the touch of color!