Feb 26, 2010

Fix-It Friday #45

    I had lots of fun fixing this sunny picture of a cute little girl. Click on the logo below for more fixes.

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Fix_It Friday #45

                              Here’s the original picture.

“This week's photo comes from Caroline at Frogmum. She writes: ‘My daughter is standing in our front garden - I was laying down. It was a beautiful day, but her face was in full shade & looks a bit blurry. She looks too dull against the blue sky. I'd like to be able to pull the whole thing up and make her pop out without losing the beauty of that blue sky.’“

Fix_It Friday #45_version 1-1                              Here’s my first fix. The first thing I did was crop the picture to a 5 x 7 to get closer to the girl.

                              I selected just the girl and adjusted levels and dodged to lighten her face and make her stand out more.

                              Next added a soft light layer to add some “pop” and bumped up the saturation before sharpening.

Fix_It Friday #45_version 2                                I had to try a vignette. I like how it emphasizes the cute little girl even more.

Fix_It Friday #45_version 3                                   Last of all I tried some fun texture.

Feb 25, 2010

snowgames!

                                 Last Monday night at AWANA, (our church kids program), the kids had lots of fun playing “Snow games.”

                                                                                             I had lot’s of fun photographing them!AWANA Snowgames-06-1                   Here’s the “snowball” game. The object was to get as many snowballs, a.k.a. rolled up socks, across to the other team’s line.

                   See that moving blur on the bottom? That’s my little brother running for his life! Now that’s a snowball fight!

 

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                                                   Mrs. Scharine gathered the kids together and showed them how to “build a snowman.”

 

AWANA Snowgames-15-1                                                                                                      They were very enthused!

 

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                                                                                  Then the teams took pictures with their finished product.

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                                                Then the older kids went to their council time and the youngsters came out for games!

 

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                                                                    This young lady did a great job memorizing Bible verses and won an award!

Feb 19, 2010

Fix-it friday #44

It’s Fix-It Friday again at i heart faces! Click on the logo to see more great fixes of this cute little girl’s photo.

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Fix-It Friday #44 Fix-It Friday #44 version 2

                                  The original photo                                                         Fix #1. (Cropped to 4 x 6,adjusted Levels,  added Soft light layer,

                                                                                                                              added a vignette, and sharpened)

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   Fix #2. Converted to black and white. I don’t know why but I          Fix #3. Now for a touch of selective color!

   really like this photo in black and white!

 

 

                          Which is your favorite?

Feb 13, 2010

A new arrival!

                                                        We have a new arrival at the farm! Her name is Cato and she’s from Minnesota.

                                                                      She’s a very sweet heifer born in September, and she’s pretty too!Cato-06

Feb 12, 2010

Fix-it friday #43

                                                      It’s Fix-It Friday at i heart faces again! I just love this little girls eyes and cute expression.

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Fix-It Friday #43_Version 1-1              Here’s Fix #1. I burned out the distracting background, added some “pop” to her eyes, and used the dodge tool to

                             lighten the shadows on her face. I also tweaked the color so it was a bit warmer. Lastly I sharpened the photo.

 

 

 

Fix-It Friday #43_Version 2                               Fix #2. I tried a crop. I wanted to bring more attention to the eyes.

 

 

Fix-It Friday #43_Version 3                                 Fix #3. Here’s how it looks in black and white.

 

                                                                                           Which Fix is your favorite?

Feb 11, 2010

magical morning

                                                         It was such a pretty morning with the sun glinting off ice crystals on the trees.

                                                         I couldn’t help but pull out my camera!

White branches

 

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Feb 9, 2010

Kisses

The theme for the contest this week at i heart faces is “kisses.” Here’s my Entry:

My mom and dad will celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary this April. In this picture they’re sneaking a kiss at Hayman Falls.

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Feb 7, 2010

Puddles & the rug

Our kitten Puddles has been sick the past couple days. When she wasn’t feeling well she would just mope around. She’s feeling better now. Do you know how I can tell? She’s playing with the bathroom rug again!Puddles in the rug_2

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Feb 2, 2010

sunrise at the farm

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Feb 1, 2010

Week 5 - My Story in Photos: "Places I Love"

This week at i heart faces the theme is “Places I Love”. So without further ado…

 

B0001759                                   The farm….I truly enjoy my time spent at the farm. There is always plenty of work and fun things to do.

                                                                                        And it’s where all my favorite Holsteins are!

Barn Sunrise-02                                                                                                                      In the morning too!

A view of Devil's Lake                                               We go hiking at Devil’s Lake in Baraboo (Southern Wisconsin) almost every summer. I love it!

Hayman Falls-5                                                          Hayman Falls is a gorgeous spot to visit in the Fall.(Sorry :) Play on words!)

 

08 CtyFair_Dairy Display                                                                                The highlight of my Summer….The County Fair!

 

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                                                                                                      Click here to see other’s favorite places.

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I love God, my family, spending time with my friends, reading a good book, riding my horses, showing my cows, walking in the grass with my bare feet, watching a sunset or sunrise, listening to birds chirp and the wind blow, a good nap, taking pictures, corn on the cob, a cold glass of milk, quiet time, laughing, singing really loud just to annoy my brothers, playing with photoshop, the fair, ripe tomatoes with lots of salt and pepper, playing with my kitten, and just enjoying life.

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