Daine and the Tractor

The Birds are Back!

my view

November Trees

Trees continued....

One Autumn Evening

All images captured in less than a half hour. :)

Foggy Morning Walk

creative landscape: before and after

I like to show how I do what I do sometimes. :) Here is a before and after from yesterday.

I saw this little tree on my drive home and thought it would be a nice subject.

The image was underexposed due to the bright sun that was near the tree. I underexposed and I used the Gradient tool in Lightroom to selectively bring up the exposure on the bottom of the frame.  After that, I cropped to a square and used the Distortion tool under the Lens Corrections to bow the horizon a little bit.

The image was finished with a bit of added exposure and a few swipes of a pretty teal color with the adjustment brush at low flow.

Personal Project: For the Love of Trees

My personal project this month was to start documenting all the trees that will not be here much longer. Our grove is over 100 years old and needs to be replanted in many areas. These are just a few of trees and areas that have died or are soon to be gone. My heart aches, but know that we will never stop planting...

"Give fools their gold, and knaves their power;
Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall;
Who sows a field, or trains a flower,
Or plants a tree, is more than all."
-- John Greenleaf Whittier

You can continue on and see the next personal project in our little circle by checking out the blog of my dear friend, Celeste. :)

the trees call me

Prairie Fire

A Before and After

Alone

Zigzag

Lensbaby Challenge Day 25: Searching

My husband is very, very good at skipping rocks.
My daughter thinks all rocks are jewels to be treasured.
They make a good team. :)

 

Lensbaby Challenge Day 20: Exploring the Shore

Lensbaby Challenge Day 19: My Home on the Range

I admit, it is two posts for today. I was behind because of last weekend. You'll forgive me, right?

The Lensbaby Edge 80 makes my farm look like a little toy. :)

Lensbaby Challenge Day 14: My Backyard

Trees are Suffering

^{The trees tell the tale}

^{Dropping leaves in July}

^{Fifty days without rain}