Sunflowers for Van Gogh

Sunflowers for Van Gogh, originally uploaded by Telzey.

uses Bending Light Textures: Anduin, Entwash, Leiden

Peruvian Daffodil

Peruvian Daffodil, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Uses Bending Light Textures: Imlandris, Old Forest Road, Anduin, Langwell

Waiting 'Til the Cows Come Home

Waiting 'Til the Cows Come Home, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Bending Light textures: Damascus, Erebor, Gondor, & Karfi. With thanks to borealnz for the clock and Paul Grand for the birds.

the more things change ...

the more things change ..., originally uploaded by Telzey.

for a contest in Textures for Layers on Flickr. Original by Hank Conner.

Sanctuary

Sanctuary, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Uses Bending Light textures Edo, Damascus, Knossos, & Karnak

Created for the 53rd Contest on Flickr's Man Ray group. With thanks to Paul Grand for the gatehouse.

Faded Dutch Iris

Faded Dutch Iris, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Uses Bending Light textures: Mu, Lemuria, Karfi

Loquats

Loquats, originally uploaded by Telzey.

using Bending Light textures: Karfi & Memphis

Magnolia

Magnolia, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Uses Bending Light Texture: Leiden. Hardlight@50%

Banana flower

Banana flower, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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 ;-)

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.

Life in Balance

Balance, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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.

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.

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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%.

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.

Cormorants Dream of Pike in the Sky

Commorants Dream of Pike in the Sky, originally uploaded by Telzey.

I'm baaack! Armed with a new computer -- a 27-inch iMac -- and plenty of ideas.

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?

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.

Cassandra

Cassandra, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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. -- Wiki

Blue Ribbon Fugu

Blue Ribbon Fugu, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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.

Here, Betty Anne proudly displays her award winning blowfish, Goliath.

Only one texture was used on this, but I had a lot of fun hand-coloring the model for a vintage feel.

Happy New Year, my friends!

Benchmark

Benchmark, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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.

Mythago Wood

Mythago Wood, originally uploaded by Telzey.

In memory of writer Robert Holdstock (1948-2009) who now walks with mythagos.

Chaparral

chaparral, originally uploaded by Telzey.

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 ... !!

I processed this using Flypaper Textures: Caramel Soft & Raw Linen, plus my own new texture: Ankgor

Storm Season

Storm Season, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Licensed by blanvalet through Trigger Image for use as cover on Ein Gefährlichen Gast by Kay Hooper.

Equations of Birds

Equations of Birds, originally uploaded by Telzey.

Oct 26th 2009 - Licensed to Sony BMG for use as a CD cover: "Kapsberger" by Ensemble Los Otros. (Italian Baroque)

contemplation

contemplation, originally uploaded by Telzey.

This was shot at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. It was a cloudy day and although the clouds were reflected in the pool, most of them were hazy. I used only two of my new textures: Atlantis and Nile Basin

cypress (3)

cypress (3), originally uploaded by Telzey.

I've been trying out some new textures that I recently created. This one uses Alexandria, Edo, Nile Basin, and Khartoum.