life's passing seasons: an organic still life

a quick assemblage

of some

organic treasures

I found in a box

right in my own studio:

sea shells

gathered on a Scottish beach

+

a sprig of dried heather

from the southwest coast of Ireland

+

an old wooden bowl I got

on eBay awhile back

...

reminiscent

perhaps

of

some

past

stage of life

...

May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life's passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours.

- Irish toast -

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Notes:

CAMERA

Here is what I started with:

Canon EOS 6D

Tamron SP 24-70 f/2.8 lens

Manual Mode

no tripod

ISO 3200

f/4.5 1/160 sec

afternoon light

LIGHTROOM

I tried a couple different crops

to make the most of the pensive white space;

I wanted to de-saturate and cool the color a bit

so I played A LOT in the Develop Module

with HSL and Tone Curve panels

and fine-tuned Kim's Melancholy preset.

PHOTOSHOP

Lots of experimenting

with

textures, layers, layer masks

and adjustment layers

to get the feel

just right.

and with Kim's help

I've figured out how to

get my drawings

into my blog!

(I'll save that for another post)

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Linking up with

Be Still 52 (week 18)

Friday Finds

Texture Tuesday