The lavender rose is often a sign of enchantment and love at first sight. Those who have been enraptured by feelings of love and adoration have used lavender roses to express their romantic feelings and intentions. I picked up some lavender roses from a little local grocery store on the weekend and took some time…
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Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. – Rumi. This is my final series of edits from the Rhoeo spathacea shoot. This particular day (I’m writing this post the same night) I was feeling a little out of sorts. It was hot and humid and we’d been out all day. My…
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Of all possessions, a friend is the most precious. – Herodotus. Another series of subtle edits from this Rhoeo spathacea collection. x desleyjane
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The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it. – Hubert H. Humphrey From my five minutes series with Rhoeo spathacea (Stripe Me Pink). I very much enjoyed editing these. Such a lovely plant. More to come. x desleyjane
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If you’ve known me for a while, you know I love the skies. The may not be evident of late, with my posts of cakes and flowers and planners dominating my feed, but it’s true. I don’t travel anymore (hardly at all) but I used to travel almost every week, sometimes multiple times each week,…
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Here are some more shots of the decaying peony – I just love it so much. Four pretty peony looks – which one is your favourite? I have so many more to share with you! #peonyspam x desleyjane
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Last week, I posted some cute edits of a letterbox against a brick wall. Here is the same wall and letterbox, but taken from a much wider angle. The day was missing any definition in the sky unfortunately. I decided to give it a treatment similar to the letterbox with different presets. Here is the original…
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And now for something completely different. I’ve been playing with some new Lightroom Presets. I’ve had them for a little while but haven’t used them before. Here is the original photo, edited how I would usually edit it: Although, this is a photo that I would probably edit in black and white usually, so: I…
Read MoreYou may have heard that Desley has been busy preparing her next move to Melbourne, and for that she had to reduce her blogging activities. So, please bear with me, as I am hosting the sixth installment of our Image Reboot – a partnership between Desley’s Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist, with yours truly…
Read MoreWelcome to the fifth instalment of our Image Reboot – in partnership with Lucile’s Photo101 Rehab Clinic. You can find the previous ones by searching for #imagereboot in the Reader. As enthusiastic photography enthusiasts, we wanted to include some editing techniques here – I installed Lightroom about a year ago and have taught myself the basics of…
Read MoreIt’s time again for Stacy’s One Photo Focus, where we are given a photo to edit as we see fit. I’m always astounded at the variety of creativity that we find from the entries. Click on the link above to see all of the other submissions. Here is August’s original image, supplied by Katie Prior.…
Read MoreDon’t forget the hashtag! #PhotoRehabCoverMakeover Lucile and I have decided we should makeover a CD cover this week, that’s exciting! Something different, and it’s cool album. It’s Simply Red’s album – Simplified. Given the name of the album, I wanted to do something quite simple and understated and to keep the image quite distraction-free. Black…
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