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First Snow of 2015 in SLC, Utah and I was THERE!

A few days ago I posted https://photoshopcompositing.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/how-many-states-in-us-still-have-blooming-and-budding-roses/ discussing the last roses of summer. TODAY TODAY!!!!! SNOW SNOW SNOW!!!! We.., it stuck to leaves and flowers and outdoor chairs in our rose garden, so don’t plan to sit out there today, you’re behind will get wet! I saw it start while socializing at then end…

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#autumn #flowers #Friendship Manor #image post processing #landscapephotography #landscapesUtah #snow on blossoms

30 October 2015 Ascending of the Goblins on Friendship Manor Residents

Here in Salt Lake City, Utah, we have a ghosties and ghoulies infestation, especially on All Hallow’s Eve. The little ones gathered at the First Unitarian Church, steeple of which I see from my balcony, and marched directly for their trickery here at Friendship Manor. Only 2 houses and our parking lot separate the church and the manor, so we aren’t very well protected from the likes of them, so…

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#Adobe PS #Friendship Manor #image post processing #photography

Some compositing work still being done with Photoshop!

I love taking pictures, each opportunity a new present to open! Compositing is just a spin-off from the images a camera hands you, and that you make better with Photoshop, adjusting contrast, shadows and light, mood and vibrancy. Each picture can turn into a quite different animal once it has made its’ trip through the Photoshop grinder. Sept and Oct were slow months for time spent on computer…

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#Adobe PS #autumn #Composite Design #flowers #Graphic Art #image post processing

How many states in US still have blooming and budding ROSES????

For one, Utah. Here in the Salt Lake Valley, in the Rose Garden of a specific Apartment complex named Friendship Manor, there, on 31 Oct, still blooming roses, marigolds, petunias and a few other random blooms. So if you are mourning an early frost in a northern state, here you go. Our “Rose Garden” I have covered in previous posts welcomes the morning sun on its’ eastern side near the…

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Sugar House Park, Salt Lake City

I visited the park the other day as it is easy to get to from where I live; no complicated directions and best, it is free. Lovely, well manicured grounds, and still a few lovely large lilies in hot colors for my camera to eat up. Got my feet wet in the large pond, first time this year I’ve done that, and I was right near Lake Huron till last month. There were quite a few gulls and pigeons, as…

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Utah pictures from my HTC phone's Camera

Utah pictures from my HTC phone’s Camera

When the Nikon isn’t close, or I’m out and about without it, the HTC takes pretty good pictures. Here are images of my bird, Pepper, the African Gray in her travel cage. When I graduate to a larger apartment, her big cage will be shipped from Michigan. She is out most of the day, plays on the top, or swoops down on my bed as I work on Photoshop or watch a movie. She likes to watch movies right…

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I Finally MOVED To UTAH

My studio apartment here is perfect! Pepper, my African Gray likes the view from the balcony (from inside, duh, don’t want my bestest friend to fly away) and so do I. The view overlooks the courtyard, called “The Rose Garden”. Me and my Nikon Coolpix have photographed in the past 2 days since I moved in, every rose and flower in the beautifully structured courtyard, suitable for a royal family…

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#african gray parrot #autumn #dogs #flowers #Friendship Manor #landscapephotography #landscapesUtah #Mountains #new home #parakeets #pet #photography #Salt Lake City #scenery #SLC #studioapartment #summer #UTAHSCENERY

August 2014 in Georgia

Last August I had the pleasure of taking a road trip with my son and his 2 children to go visit Aunt Betty (my sister), and her daughter Sandy and family. Flowers were EVERYWHERE and of course I love flower pictures and making them even better with Photoshop!

A simple person, I am not one to delve into every dang button on the program but I did find a useful one with Shadows/Highlights which…

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#Adobe PS #Athens #August #autumn #cat #dogs #flowers #Georgia #hiking #image post processing #Lake #landscapephotography #photography #Photoshop CC #pond #scenery #summer #woods

March 2015 Composites by Kathy - I LOVE PHOTOSHOP!!!

My dog Panda

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum The largest collection of images from my autumn 2014 trip to SLC, Utah. Grandkids had a blast and the weather was spectacular!

Red Butte Garden and Arboretum is a botanical garden and arboretum operated by the University of Utah, in the foothills of the Wasatch Range in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It is open year-round to the public. It is open year-round to the public. Red Butte Garden contains over 100 acres (0.40 km2) of botanical gardens and several miles of hiking trails through native vegetation. Red Butte Creekru…

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#Adobe PS #autumn #hiking #image post processing #landscapephotography #landscapesUtah #photography #Photoshop CC #Salt Lake City #SLC #Utah #UTAHSCENERY

Tracy Aviary - SLC, Utah

Tracy Aviary – SLC, Utah

On my trip out to Salt Lake City in September I visited the Aviary there. A lifelong bird lover, this was a special place. Clean, well-kept and nicely laid out makes it s wonderful day trip for all ages. Here is a bit about it from my web search once back home:

Tracy Aviary inspires curiosity and caring for birds and nature through education and conservation. http://www.tracyaviary.org

Yes, We…

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#autumn #image post processing #photography #Photoshop CC #Salt Lake City #Tracy Aviary #Utah

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10 Mind-Blowing Theories That Will Change Your Perception of the World

10 Mind-Blowing Theories That Will Change Your Perception of the World.

I’ve been trying for years to put this into words. Here is a concise if not comprehensive list of the main theories of reality. I like the last one best.

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Summer 2014 - Ashten's Flowers

Photoshop CC 2014 and I, together for 6 months - many stock resources, bits and pieces from here and there, no meaning alone but gathered up with the matching colors, patterns, textures, lighting and feeling, give you a sense of something that may evoke a memory, sense, feeling of a time you remember or a time you missed. Time slips through our fingers. Take a few minutes and listen to Beethoven and feel my work of the past half a year put into a video for you. Pause here and there, if you miss a scene with a quote.....enjoy, experience. Thank you for your time. Kathy

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