RUNNELS

"Runnnels" (4-8-15 008v2) is proof we did have some rain the other day. Of course "some" is the operative word in the sentence. There wasn't enough rain to actually get channeled beyond the immediate thirst of flora. (Which is not to be sneezed at, of course.) But this wannabe photog had great fun wandering around trying to capture good pix of wet blossoms and such, while enjoying the delightful smell of rain refreshed air.

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DEITY OF LETTERS

"Deity of Letters" (9-5-14 005v2) was taken last fall during my observation of Ganesh Chaturthi (festival celebrating the birth of Ganesh). I came across it opening pic folders at random, looking for something ready to post. I'm running way behind schedule and don't have time to fuss at anything. What a delightfully Ganesh thing to have happen that I'd come quickly to a pic (and one of Him). Also timely in that I've been feeling blocked by some issues in my life. And one of his primary attributes is "Remover of Obstacles." BTW, the title plays with the fact that the sword He's holding is a letter opener I keep there. However, a deeper level is a reference to a story about Him taking dictation from Shiva. And when His pen broke, rather than waste any time going to get another one, He broke off one of His own tusks and used it to continue to write. Back to this pic: after taking it last fall, I cropped it just a little and saturated the colors a wee bit.

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STORM ROSE

"Storm Rose" (4-8-15 031v6) is from yesterday's new batch of pix, just morphed now. Not much else to say, as it's obviously been heavily Photoshopped. I think it's the colors that draw me at least as much as the shapes and lines. They're close to the color of the lovely magenta roses blooming right now in our rose garden, although the original pic for "Storm Rose" is of a pale yellow rose. I took pix of those magenta roses but it's too long a story to explain why I don't have them anymore to work with. (Suffice it to say, I'm not a techno-whiz. And I've been having USB port and/or "little upload thingie I use to get my pix on the computer" troubles.) That's not to say I started working on this pic with that color family in mind. But when it began to show up as I fooled with color filters, I did then pursue it.

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THE STORM HAS PASSED

"The Storm Has Passed" (4-8-15a 022v2) is a rare bird in my thousands of photos. One that was barely fussed with at all, not even cropped (just re-sized for posting online). All I did was to lighten it a wee bit and then saturate the colors ever so slightly. I wasn't anymore careful than I always am, trying to frame a decent shot. It was just the luck of the light I suppose. Or maybe percentages. (Even a stopped clock is right two times a day, after all.) Wish I had the same luck with all the other pix I took yesterday of roses with rain drops on them. Those that work at all need a lot of cleaning up (painting out of distractions). But back to this pic: I could only wish that the greenery on the lower left were a little less dark. I keep telling myself, however, that it's balanced by the dark areas on the lower right, making a sort of frame. Oh, and yes, we had some rain yesterday. "Some" being the operative word there. But every bit helps. If not with the drought, at least with aiding water conservation a jot.

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SNOWPACK DREAM IN A TIME OF DROUGHT

"Snowpack Dream in a Time of Drought" (11-29-15 8391v9) was morphed just now from a very old pic of mine. Yeah, I know, that's a mouthful of a title. But it's what I see. The source photo is one of those that's always been massively problematic when I try to fix it up. Yet I've also always liked a lot about it. I may yet find a way to work with it and leave it realistic (lovely white roses against dark greenery). For now, at least this morph was fun to make and pleases me. Actually I should admit I saw one way before I resorted to morphing, to possibly let this pic be it's representational self. It would require a great deal of painstaking painting out, though. With no guarantee the results would be satisfactory. So, I rest with this morph (and another already in the folder from this morning's work). BTW, today's pic is one of those that looks better in a larger version. So click on the image, if you're interested.

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REBOUND

The source pic for "Rebound" (2-18-10 19938v6g) has been posted here in other versions. This one I finally completed (or completed as far as any pic ever gets) this morning. Now that I see it here on blogger I'm not quite as content with it, but it will have to suffice. I'm running way behind. I always want to take care of everything at once as I rebound from my full moon crazies.

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RIDERS ON THE STORM

"Riders on the Storm" (3-21-15 010v7) is a new version of a new pic (one version among many, of course). It's not often that I'm so aware of producing a morph that's directly reflecting my mood. Today's does. (Can you spell "emotionally turbulent," children?) At the same time, I'm a little tickled by those rounded shapes with "eyes" in them. Ghosties and ghoulies rising to the occasion, so to speak.

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