Week 45 by Robin

The Secret of the Lost Morning

This image sort of reminds me of a mystery book. So, I came up with a fake title. I took this photo in the morning on my way to work through my very dirty passenger window. There was fog, sun and a nice tree. Very moody through my spotty, tinted window... so, I gave it a Topaz B&W treatment and added an texture overlay along with some grunge brushes. When you zoom in you can still see some of the water spots from the window. Oh well...hopefully they add an "artistic" touch. Ha ha!

Week 44 by Robin

The Dual Portals of the Mysterious Professor Pooka

Happy April Fools Day! Thought I'd do something silly. I found these glasses at the Dollar Store and couldn't wait to use them today. My dear Pooka has always been a good sport about me dressing her up and such. She is 15 years old, almost blind, deaf and senile. She didn't object to me putting these silly glasses on her for a few moments to snap a few photos. I used a very shallow DOF f/1.8 with my cheapo 50mm lens to get the feeling of an old, black and white sci-fi movie. Lighting was natural window light. For editing, mostly Topaz B&W and a bit of dodge and burn.

Week 42 by Becky

Ford

Went to an Antique car show over the weekend.  I just love old classic cars.  The lines on these beauties are awesome.  Really hard to get full car shots due to the amount of people so I always try to find an angle on the car that looks neat.  They make for wonderful abstracts. I have tons more that I will upload on my other blog soon.