I found these images in a folder from the end of last year. I took a walk in a nearby park with my Lensbaby Burnside 35 and on the way back with the Velvet 56. The first image above was taken with the Velvet, the other two with the Burnside. I used Topaz Impression to create the painterly effect.
Today my husband surprised me with a gorgeous bouquet of lilies. It was an anniversary present; we met 18 years ago today, on a very snowy day in Denver, when the power was out in many homes. But we had a wonderful first date at the local On the Border restaurant. My lucky day…
I used the Lensbaby Twist 60 for all images, but the second two were done with macro lenses.
OK, I lied in my last post… It wasn’t the last one about Colorado. I forgot that on the last day I quickly stopped at a spot I had discovered years ago to take a panorama photo of the scenery. Last time there were cows on the field, but no clouds. This time I had the clouds but no animals (except for a few prairie dogs). Maybe next time I’ll have it all…
Here is another pano that shows a wider view.
Those of you who have been visiting me every day this month: a BIG thank you. Your visits encourage me to continue with the daily posting in April.
In today’s post I’ll complete sharing images about our brief trip to Colorado. On the way home I sat by the window again, and kept trying to use Lensbaby lenses for my shots. It was very hazy for the whole trip, we were flying above a very thin layer of clouds. But I still found a few pictures that stood out somewhat from the rest. Here they are:
Twist 60
Twist 60
On Saturday we had a very brief visit to Downtown Denver with the grandparents. It was a beautiful, but super bright day, so in the short time we were there I searched for reflections in the windows of the skyscrapers. This is what I found:
