All Is Quiet And I Am Half Asleep

All is quiet in the Hardisty household. Our summer visitors have gone and No 1 son is currently sitting in Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, awaiting a flight to take up residence again in the mysterious orient. For him it’s a new adventure, as he has said goodbye to Hong Kong. But for me, I’m...

Ripples On The Beach

When I first read what this weeks challenge was “Textures” I immediately thought of applying textures to a photograph. Something I used to do a lot of when I first started experimenting with incorporating my photographs into digital art. I was quite looking forward to giving it a go, especially as I’ve been pretty “straight” in...

Weekly Photo Challenge – Textured

When I saw this weeks challenge I thought , brilliant, I have so many textures I can use with my images. Now normally I try to get my post in on the Friday evening but I've been away at a wedding over the weekend so I'm a little bit late. Here's my effort However it...

Using Textures to Enhance an Image

Let's face it, as photographers there can't be that many of us who haven't screwed up that "once in a lifetime" photograph. You know the type I mean. You're on holiday (or should that be vacation) in a country you're never likely to visit again. You've got seconds to take a photograph of some iconic building/statue...