~ Please Note ~

Unless otherwise noted, all photographic images in this blog are the sole property of Kim L Branson and therefore may not be copied or used in any way without expressed permission by the owner. Thank you.

Welcome to CLIQUE!

I can trace my love of photography back three generations, to the early 1900s and my paternal great-grandfather, Henry Mattson. I have a really cool photo that he took of the old family homestead in Minnesota, sometime before 1910. According to family history, Grampa Mattson frequently took photos of his world - the people and places that he loved.

It warms my heart to know that this love of photography didn't skip any generations as it passed down to me! I am blessed to have such a legacy and I hope to pass it on to my own children and grandchildren some day.

I experience a physical and spiritual thrill whenever the Lord shows Himself in His marvelous creation around us and in the people I meet. My dream vacation would be to spend a year or two just traveling around the US, stopping at little out of the way places and photographing the interesting characters and the beauty of nature to be found along the way - those things that draw me closer to GOD and help point others to Him, too.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Textured Photos

My current digital interest is adding textures to my photos. Some of these images are duplicated, but if you look closely, you'll see they are not identical, due to the variety of textures and blending modes used. It is my hope that I might find a market for this type of artistic style and bring in a little income while sharing the beauty and majesty of GOD's creation.


The Neptune ~ Prince William Sound

The Neptune in sepia

Prince William Sound

WWII Bunker, Whittier AK



Outside Alamosa Colorado
Mt. Rushmore

Tree in D.C. ~ taken by my daughter, Jenni


Another D.C. tree taken by daughter, Jenni

3rd and Final D.C. tree

Moose in my backyard 


Alaska Botanical Garden

Alaska Botanical Garden



Wooden Bridge, South Dakota

Life is a Highway ~ South Dakota

South Dakota

Cook Inlet, Turnagain Arm

South Dakota





Tatonka ~ The Badlands


Beauty in the Badlands


Seward Hwy, Southcentral AK



The Big Island of Hawai'i

2 comments:

LindainNCtoo said...

Kim............

These are so wonderful. I love the look of the textured look. Really makes the modern photos look ancient. Gives them a whole new look.
You need to put your photos in a digi book and sell them. I KNOW that it would sell!!!

:)

Val said...

Wonderful pictures Kim and brilliant use of textures. You are so creative. Lovely to meet you on Kim's Tuesday Textures!