Monday, September 19, 2011

Autumn Pix and Texture Tuesday

The other day, we took a drive through Hatcher Pass and on up north to Talkeetna. So much glorious color to see -- it took my breath away... Here are a few of the shots I took that day -- the first image is my entry for this week's TT theme, "Free & Easy - Anything Goes" eDition (Photo must use at least one of Kim Klassen's textures).

Straight out of camera



Unfortunately, I neglected to jot down the various edits I made to these photos -- didn't realize that till just now... I do know that each is cropped to 8 x 10 and each uses the "Autumn Burst" texture from Kim Klassen. The track photo and the Mt McKinley photo both use additional textures, but I cannot tell you which ones or at what blend mode settings.  Sorry.

On another note - I'm no poet, but my emotions and spirit were so consumed with the beauty around me, that I wrote this down --

O Wonder!
O Joy!
O Magnificent Creation!
Who could imagine the beauty to be found in a state of decay?
The LORD --- Master --- Creator --- Artiste
He is the Maker of Masterpieces --- in His gallery hang the colors of death
Blues & Greens, Golds & Reds, Copper & Amethyst
Breathtaking Majesty!
In a world that is destined for destruction - that is rotting under the weight of sin
If such beauty and wonder can be seen so clearly in a dying world...
Can you even try to imagine the colors of LIFE that await us in Eternity?
If our Father-GOD will bestow such vibrancy to something that is not intended to last...
What must  Heaven be like --- what beauty, what wonder, what joy and splendor will we see and experience in the New Earth?
The richness of color and beauty - even intensified 100-fold in our imaginations -
Is nothing compared to the reality we will experience in that day...

O, Praise HIS Holy Name!

~ klb

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10 comments:

  1. helenaSeptember 19, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    fantastic texturising - love the colours and softness

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  2. A Creative GraceSeptember 20, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    a wonderful set of photo's, I really like the first one especially!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:51 AM

    Love these, great work. Funny how when we are working we forget to jot down how we get to the end result, I have done this often!

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  4. Leah CSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    Stunning scenes!

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  5. Lisa Sall - Sall's Country LifeSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    We can only imagine the beautiful scene you captured with your lens that day...your photo gives us the vision, but your words tell us there was so much more to behold! Your editing brought it to it's intended level, very beautiful!

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  6. The Artful DivaSeptember 20, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Your photos and poetry are lovely!

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  7. fotogranSeptember 20, 2011 at 3:20 PM

    Love your photos and the way they are processed. Great use of texture!

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  8. Vickie ~ WhimseyDimples September 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Love the angle on the train track and the texture work is gorgeous!!
    Thanks for sharing your poem as well - will be amazing to see the colors of Life!

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  9. Evelyn ~ Indigo Beach ArtSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Your autumn photos are beautiful!

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  10. ShonEjaiSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Your photos are composed beautifully, especially the photo of the track. Your colors are amazing as well!

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