Grass Outtake: horsetails and grasses

horsetails and grasses, for grass theme, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. This looks like the same picture I submitted for trees, but it is not. It was, however, taken at the same place. I like it anyway. :-D 

Grass (outtake)

Grass, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, click image to view larger. 

Grass (Outtake)

Grass, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger. 

Season: Day Lily

Season: Day Lily, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger.

I am posting this under season as these are very abundant right now. But I could also have posted it, LOL, under orange or under high key. I had fun with this. :-D

SEASONAL Intake

The foxglove provides an inviting tunnel for the wee bee!

SEASONAL Intake

The foxgloves always seem to have a good show in a different spot of the woods each year. I have never seen them in this particular spot before. I think they come up where the ground has recently been cleared. For instance when they have chopped down some trees or thinned them out. The woods are managed by the Forestry Commission and they do seem to take good care and try to encourage wildlife.

SEASONAL Intake

One of the ponds in Pods Wood. This is not the pond where the duck family live. This is the prettiest pond whatever time of year.

SEASONAL Outtake

Honeysuckle given the buzz treatment and cropped

SEASONAL Outtake

This is a wee baby swallow who fell out of his nest and I found him outside our porch. The nest is inside the porch. The parents were sweeping around sounding very cross with me while I took the picture. I don't know what happened to him, whether he managed to fly and get back in with his siblings or not.

SEASONAL Outtake

This is a wee baby coot. He looks very worried. His mummy and daddy are close by though.

High Key Rose

High Key Rose, by Keith Taitt. Click image to view larger.

Low Key Outtake: the fan again

Low Key Outtake: the fan again, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger. OK, so I went nuts. I'm not sure this is Low Key anyway, Maybe I should hype it and enter it as high key! 

Low Key: Rabbit at dusk

Low Key: Rabbit at Dusk, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, click image to view larger.

Low Key: Fence at Dusk

Low Key: Fence at Dusk, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger. 

HIGH KEY Intake

This is from the same tree (could even be the same pic) as the flowering cherry blossom picture I posted on BP the other day. I highlighted the background and turned it white. Then went back over the edges with a soft brush.

Cherry Blossom Reworked

I followed Mary's suggestion about using the eraser at low opacity on the edges but it left a pale blue instead of white behind it. So I used a white brush at low opacity. Thanks for the suggestion Mary. An improvement I think. I didn't want to take it any further in.

High Key Intake: Orchid

High Key Intake: Orchid, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, click image to view larger. This is the orchid from home in Detroit. 

Low Key Outtake: Aging Echinicea

Low Key Outtake: Aging Echinicea, by Mary Stebbins Taitt, click image to view larger. Taken in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 

Low Key Outtake Balck CDs (Take 2)

Low Key Outtake Balck CDs (Take 2), by Mary Stebbins Tait, click image to view larger.

I decided the blue was distracting and cropped it. AK! 

Low Key Outtake: Black CDs

Low Key Outtake: Black CDs, by Mary Stebbins. Click image to view larger. I'm not sure this is low key, as there are some brght colors in it, even though it is dark.