tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86490380300231553012024-03-14T06:38:16.256-07:00Bending LightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-65870826162238783132010-08-23T13:37:00.001-07:002010-08-23T13:37:08.063-07:00Sweet Onions<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4791417132/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4791417132_8c6a8ec12f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4791417132/">Sweet Onions</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><p>Bending Light Textures: Erebor & Valinor</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-90930000821413560602010-08-23T13:32:00.001-07:002010-08-23T13:32:55.293-07:00Red Chief<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4906464918/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4906464918_707556b2b8.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4906464918/">Red Chief</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><p>We opened the door and he was there -- skinny, dirty, and "talking" up a storm. Only about a year old, Red follows me around like a dog and dozes in the sink during the day. Now, if only I could get him to stop biting my toes at night!!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-39966342655780364332010-07-05T17:55:00.000-07:002010-07-06T19:13:06.290-07:00Free Bending Light Texture: Blue Mountains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCY5Of6kgKHiriUtpH4nbJ9H9X1TfWZMRdWczXd2zSxGINHYqFEP2FA5-xU0Y2XbLa3r0mPSvbdJybSpWuoWyFDZSF3l9mFgxPTaR7sIJnz87azFBb8yWzWcLtQHIgrHwshEFyZVwadjZ/s1600/BlueMountains-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCY5Of6kgKHiriUtpH4nbJ9H9X1TfWZMRdWczXd2zSxGINHYqFEP2FA5-xU0Y2XbLa3r0mPSvbdJybSpWuoWyFDZSF3l9mFgxPTaR7sIJnz87azFBb8yWzWcLtQHIgrHwshEFyZVwadjZ/s320/BlueMountains-m.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Here's an example of what you'd find in my Bending Light Texture Pack: Middle Earth#1. Except, Blue Mountains isn't included in any pack ... It's a freebie!<br />
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This texture is free to use in your personal or commercial work, but you may not reshare, distribute, or claim/infer it to be your own. No derivatives. Please read the Bending Light Textures License Agreement.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-49125473829589163502010-07-05T02:53:00.000-07:002010-07-06T00:53:01.878-07:00Texture Pack 2 - Middle Earth #1These are the textures I've been using lately<br />
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4757160670/">Sunflowers for Van Gogh</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>uses Bending Light Textures: Anduin, Entwash, LeidenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-80250928461454635432010-07-03T04:54:00.001-07:002010-07-05T02:58:21.318-07:00Texture Pack 1 - Ancient Places #1<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><i>*drumroll please!*</i><br />
<i> </i>Here at last <i></i> is the first Bending Light Texture pack ...<br />
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<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4751723498/">Peruvian Daffodil</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><br />
Uses Bending Light Textures: Imlandris, Old Forest Road, Anduin, LangwellUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-39684029483129769422010-06-17T11:06:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:20:50.783-07:00Waiting 'Til the Cows Come Home<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4707754553/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4707754553_6666df5947.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4707754553/">Waiting 'Til the Cows Come Home</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>Bending Light textures: Damascus, Erebor, Gondor, & Karfi. With thanks to borealnz for the clock and Paul Grand for the birds.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-62901932219047291622010-05-25T19:23:00.000-07:002010-07-05T17:06:04.895-07:00Free Texture: Deep Forest<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.readsf.com/bending_light_free/deepforest-m.jpg" title="deep forest"><img alt="" src="http://www.readsf.com/bending_light_free/deepforest-m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
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Original: 3600 x 3600 px (4.61 MB) To download: Click on the link provided and right click to save the full size to your computer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-25647371852401989732010-05-25T18:44:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:22:57.870-07:00the more things change ...<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4630866771/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4630866771_1aa5f886be.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4630866771/">the more things change ...</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>for a contest in Textures for Layers on Flickr. Original by Hank Conner.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-90555936704519303082010-05-07T03:01:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:26:27.874-07:00Sanctuary<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4586397850/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4586397850_fc8f578847.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4586397850/">Sanctuary</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><br />
Uses Bending Light textures Edo, Damascus, Knossos, & Karnak<br />
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Created for the 53rd Contest on Flickr's Man Ray group. With thanks to Paul Grand for the gatehouse.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-44596131388386696842010-05-04T16:21:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:23:30.119-07:00Faded Dutch Iris<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4579880162/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4579880162_5f7c3ffc1b.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4579880162/">Faded Dutch Iris</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><br />
Uses Bending Light textures: Mu, Lemuria, KarfiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-46751268064009332502010-05-02T21:11:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:23:53.197-07:00Loquats<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4573152645/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4573152645_84ebee52a7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4573152645/">Loquats</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>using Bending Light textures: Karfi & MemphisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-34298263520821550882010-04-07T14:32:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:24:16.186-07:00Magnolia<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4501185292/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4501185292_f6a59533db.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4501185292/">Magnolia</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>Uses Bending Light Texture: Leiden. Hardlight@50%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-32502838603881344602010-03-15T12:08:00.001-07:002010-07-05T03:20:04.578-07:00Banana flower<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4431086435/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4431086435_ca452be4ce.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4431086435/">Banana flower</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>In a break between storms last week, I ran into the back yard to shoot a banana flower which had just opened -- something I've been trying to do for 5 years. This beauty is just under 30 inches across! As the golden florettes develop into bananas, the petals turn a deep maroon, almost black, before falling off -- then the next set of petals open. One flower like this will produce at least 15 bunches of bananas -- resulting in lots of banana bread ;-)<br />
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This isn't a photomanipulation. All I did was crop the image and add a vignette. The magic was all in the incredible light between rain storms.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-86104947753119628302010-03-09T16:29:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:24:52.951-07:00Life in Balance<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4421339766/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4421339766_14702622b3.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4421339766/">Balance</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>Ikebana is a disciplined art form which draws emphasis toward shape, line, form. It has certain rules governing its form. The artist's intention behind each arrangement is shown through a piece's color combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the usually implied meaning of the arrangement.<br />
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The structure of a Japanese flower arrangement is based on a triangle delineated by three main points, usually twigs, considered in some schools to symbolize heaven, earth, and man.<br />
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Adding the texture: After some initial clean-up, I darkened my image slightly using a silvery black and white adjustment layer. Next came my Bending Light texture, Khartouom, applied as an overlay at 100%. A layer mask was used to bring back some detail. Then, I duplicated that layer and applied it as a Linear Burn at 50%, 80%.<br />
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Further post production used photoshop filters, a bit of pouting, and a cup of Kona. Life is good. Hopefully, I'll figure out how to share some textures soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-28981114979360472792010-02-18T12:03:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:25:49.597-07:00Cormorants Dream of Pike in the Sky<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4367859086/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4367859086_bb71550355.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4367859086/">Commorants Dream of Pike in the Sky</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>I'm baaack! Armed with a new computer -- a 27-inch iMac -- and plenty of ideas. <br />
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This image has been haunting me for some time. The cormorants were shot at a nearby duck pond ... but they stared off into nothingness, as cormorants tend do. After many layers of textures, I ended up with a prettier shot of cormorants staring off into nothingness. If only I could see what they saw. The clouds are actually a photo of dry ice vaporizing in my pool. And, how about some lovely pike for lunch?<br />
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More textures, more processing using NIK Color Tools. Tons of layers and over 1GB! I'm not sure I achieved the Asian scroll look I was going for. I may try another, more stylized version of this soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-49355524443909032382010-02-08T14:42:00.000-08:002010-07-05T03:50:49.168-07:00YouTube'd<object height="323" width="532"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3YZqnkrHso&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G3YZqnkrHso&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="532" height="323"></embed></object><br />
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Many thanks to Kim for all her hard work!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-57739271008553936182010-01-08T03:06:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:22:28.458-07:00Cassandra<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4256483694/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4256483694_509ed7b8c2.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4256483694/">Cassandra</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>In Greek mythology, Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα, "she who entangles men", also known as Alexandra) was the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her beauty caused Apollo to grant her the gift of prophecy. However, when she did not return his love, Apollo placed a curse on her so that no one would ever believe her predictions. -- WikiUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-41900660337292387702009-12-28T17:22:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:28:12.911-07:00Blue Ribbon Fugu<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4223996278/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4223996278_602b6663f7.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4223996278/">Blue Ribbon Fugu</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>Haven't been feeling very creative lately due to a Christmas cold (Yuk!) -- but a Fugu sign shot by PAVDW on Flickr brought me 'round long enough to play.<br />
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Here, Betty Anne proudly displays her award winning blowfish, Goliath.<br />
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Only one texture was used on this, but I had a lot of fun hand-coloring the model for a vintage feel.<br />
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Happy New Year, my friends!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-42348679621063533602009-12-05T14:13:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:29:04.726-07:00Benchmark<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4160536971/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2721/4160536971_cefefb13df.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4160536971/">Benchmark</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span><br />
</div>A rare, but wonderful collaboration with my husband, Arthur Cover. Taken at the Huntington Library & Botanic Gardens in San Marino, CA. His image; my processing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-24865322918112358312009-12-05T10:53:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:34:43.680-07:00Mythago Wood<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4158686413/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4158686413_fbfec99aaf.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4158686413/">Mythago Wood</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div>In memory of writer Robert Holdstock (1948-2009) who now walks with mythagos.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-52582177406167401352009-12-01T16:12:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:31:22.293-07:00Chaparral<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4111203433/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/4111203433_187d19f213.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/4111203433/">chaparral</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><br />
I was riding around one day, looking for a new area to catch my eye ... and imagination. This horsepark was in an area of Sylmar, CA which been damaged by this summer's fires. Many of the old trees showed some burn marks but there was plenty of new growth ... and the colors ... !!<br />
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I processed this using Flypaper Textures: Caramel Soft & Raw Linen, plus my own new texture: AnkgorUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649038030023155301.post-56799279726281623732009-11-19T20:18:00.001-08:002010-07-05T03:32:17.667-07:00Storm Season<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/893479404/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1282/893479404_ad5ae38226.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/telzey/893479404/">Storm Season</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/telzey/">Telzey</a>.</span></div><br />
Licensed by blanvalet through Trigger Image for use as cover on <i>Ein Gefährlichen Gast</i> by Kay Hooper.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0