What?! You're accusing us of devouring your Queen Anne's Lace? How could you possibly think that a cute little innocent fawn would do that!? Just because you've discovered us doing that to the neighbor's plants doesn't mean we did it to yours!
@httpgeffed lol Colleen! @summerfield Thanks Vikki- but you can't fool me! @karenann Thanks Karenann! These two and their mom have been around for a couple weeks now but this was the first time they were near enough for my camera to catch them. @lyoungs1023 Thanks Elizabeth! @lyno Thanks Lyn! I think that was due to the fact that I was shooting into the sunlight and my camera was set low. @dmariewms Thanks Marie!
@kimmistephens Thanks Kimmi- not so cute when they eat my plants! @kerristephens Thanks Kerri! Ditto what I said to your sister! @nicolecampbell lol Nicole! You've got them pegged! @salza Thanks Sally! I love their innocence until they invade my garden! Then I'm in the mood for venison. @digitalrn Thanks Rick! They are only cute until they eat my plants! @mrssmith Thanks Carla! Double trouble, right?!
It's a very pretty photo with some nice lighting effects, and appetising subject matter. Your frames are starting to bug me though Ann - they're so good that one of these days I'll just have to sit down and reverse engineer one ... well, try to at least.
@automaticslim Thanks? Automatic. Now, are the frames bothering you because you think they detract from the photo or does "reverse engineer" mean you like the way they work with the picture and want to figure out how I do them? I think you mean you like them, but I'm just curious as to whether or not they're really bothering you. If you don't like them, well that's ok, because it's sort of subjective thing anyway. If you do like them, I am always more than happy to go through the thought process on why I did it the way I did. I try my best to make the frame be a part of the picture or to finish it. I don't like them when they're heavy handed or thick. Anyway, I really do appreciate the feedback. Constructive criticism is always beneficial to you if you're willing to think it through and apply it to your own artistic perspective.
@melorac lol Carole- you a too much! @wenbow Thank you Wendy! This is actually the neighbor's yard (o: but they did demolish my Queen Anne's Lace before it opened up. Sigh... @daisy Thank you Kathryn! Glad you enjoyed it.
@olivetreeann No, I straightforwardly love those frames and they're always an enhancement because they integrate so well. I just don't like being baffled! However ... I think I've worked out a way to do it using GIMP but it's cost me half the afternoon. The result will be in my extras album before long and I look forward to your critique. Curiosity satisfied: now I can search for a plugin to make it easy.
Great capture Ann, yes they have become a nuisance here also. Sorry abou your Queen Anne's Lace. Changed my perspective about the plant, grows wild here on the road side banks. Never looked at it as a flower, more of a nuisance.
@automaticslim Thank you- I'm so glad you do like them! I don't know if GIMP is of a higher processing caliber than iPiccy or Picmonkey (which are the two I use the most), but they are both free at the moment. Most of the time I just use the "basic" or "simple" border frame. I play with the width and colors but leave them basically basic. The mirror frame is now available in iPiccy and Ribbet. With that one, I always shrink the size- it's way too thick on the automatic setting. You can change the tint of it and I often do, drawing on a color within the picture to make it connect or integrate as you say. On this shot, I keyed in on the color of the fawns. The last thing I do with the mirror frame is add a basic border around the edge- but I eliminate the inner border and make the outer edge a very thin strip just to finish the edge of the mirror frame. And that's my goal- to make it feel like a part of the picture, not separate from it. I'll be looking forward to seeing your "adventures in framing"!
@rhubbard Thanks Rich! Yes, I know most people think of them as weeds, but to me they're wildflowers. I don't let too many of them take over the garden, but they blend nicely with my Daylilies, so I usually let a few grow. And how could I not like a flower with the name Anne in it?
June 30th, 2012
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@summerfield Thanks Vikki- but you can't fool me!
@karenann Thanks Karenann! These two and their mom have been around for a couple weeks now but this was the first time they were near enough for my camera to catch them.
@lyoungs1023 Thanks Elizabeth!
@lyno Thanks Lyn! I think that was due to the fact that I was shooting into the sunlight and my camera was set low.
@dmariewms Thanks Marie!
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri! Ditto what I said to your sister!
@nicolecampbell lol Nicole! You've got them pegged!
@salza Thanks Sally! I love their innocence until they invade my garden! Then I'm in the mood for venison.
@digitalrn Thanks Rick! They are only cute until they eat my plants!
@mrssmith Thanks Carla! Double trouble, right?!
@wenbow Thank you Wendy! This is actually the neighbor's yard (o: but they did demolish my Queen Anne's Lace before it opened up. Sigh...
@daisy Thank you Kathryn! Glad you enjoyed it.