On this chilly February day I decided to get into the creative spirit and portray the seasons with some digital art. I went through my photo collection from throughout the past year and selected four captures that are reminiscent of each season. After several hours and using a combination of adobe filters, I arrived at these finished views. Descriptions of each photo are supplied explaining the combinations of filters I used for each one. I hope you enjoy the tour of the seasons from a different perspective!
Throughout the seasons the gardens are changing. In winter the harshness of the landscape can be brightened by the glowing of red bark or golden hue of some evergreens. The drifting snow blanketing the garden adds its own softness and beauty.
Spring is an array of hues resembling watercolors on a painting. When spring comes to mind I think of the some of the first signs...tulips, crocus, daffodils and allium rising up from the once frozen ground.
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| Coral Bark Maple Oil Filter and Dry Brush Stroke |
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| Oriental Spruce Skylands Oil Filter (Double Applied) |
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| Ice Crystal on Spruce Oil Filter-Dry Brush-Poster Edges |
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| Winter Scene Oil Filter (Triple Applied) |
Spring is an array of hues resembling watercolors on a painting. When spring comes to mind I think of the some of the first signs...tulips, crocus, daffodils and allium rising up from the once frozen ground.
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| Tulip Art Cut Out Filter |
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| Crocus Pallete Knife and Poster Edge Filters |
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| Daffodil Oil Filter (Applied Twice) |
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| Allium Bloom Cut Out and Oil Filters |
Summer reminds me of roses, dragonflies and petals of brilliant colored flowers, all combining into a wonderful palette of color.
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| Rose Garden Oil Filter |
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| Dragonfly on Salvia Oil Filter |
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Stella D 'Oro Daylily Oil Filter
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Autumn is its own mosaic of all the colors together with hues of reds, golds, tans and oranges that are the highlights of the garden. I also think of fall as a time when wispy plumes of ornamental grasses and dried seed heads are seen throughout the landscape.
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| Sunflower Cut Out Filter |
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| Nandina domestica Oil Filter |
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| Maiden Grasses Oil and Dry Brush Filters |
Fall Seed Pods Filter Grain and Oil Filters
I like to think of the garden as a fluid or changing canvas or perhaps a painting in motion. I hope these seasonal photos helped to brighten your day. I am
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Author: Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening, © Copyright 2015. All rights reserved
