Tones on Tuesday #84 7.16.13

If you are interested in picking the showcases for next week, please email me at scatteredhorizons.esc@gmail.com!

Sarah at Sarah Carletti Photography

Beautiful light in this capture and I love the way she is looking toward it. Thank you for sharing Sarah!

Travel with Intent

I love how the processing brings out the texture of this amazing structure. Thank you for linking up!

Kaeley at My Mind's Lens

The mood of this photo is amazing! The way the light and the lines and the subject work together to give it a contemplative and mysterious feel is wonderful. Thank you for sharing Kaeley!

Sarah, Travel with Intent and Kaeley please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link to Scattered Horizons to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

I am visiting my dad in Astoria, Oregon for a few days, which is why Tones on Tuesday and my photo were a little late. One of the many perks, besides seeing my family which is the best, is that he lives very near to my favorite beach at Fort Stevens State Park. Last night I headed there to catch the sunset and had the whole beach to myself. I am posting a Lightroom edit and a Photoshop edit as I just discovered Luminosity Masks in Photoshop and I was excited to try them out. I would love to know what you think, which one works better?

Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/15, f/22 (on tripod)

(Lightroom Edit)

(Photoshop Edit)

"Take me where the ocean meets the sky and the land" - The Wailin' Jennys "Beautiful Dawn"

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Tones on Tuesday #83 7.9.13

Happy July! I thought I was going to be back on track this month with all my editing and posting, but I have been in an editing rut. I have had an amazing time shooting lately, but I get to editing and my excitement wanes. I am hoping to get back to enjoying editing soon. Anyone else going through a rut right now? What do you do to get back to enjoying the process?

Now onto Tones on Tuesday! I would like to try something new with the link up. I would like to invite you to choose the showcases for the week. I love providing a bit of acknowledgement to your talent by showcasing photos, but with just me picking you are only seeing my picks. I would love to have other perspectives. If you would like to participate and pick the 3 showcased photos for the week please read the guidelines below and then email me. I hope to start this next week!

Guidelines for picking showcased photos...
1. You must wait until the link up has closed on Friday night and look at all of the photos.
2. You must pick 3 photos and write a sentence describing what catches your eye about each photo.
3. You must email me the links to each photo and the descriptions by midnight on Sunday.
4. Most likely goes without saying, but you cannot pick your own photo.
5. Have an alternate or two ready in case one of the photos you have chosen does not follow the guidelines.

Please email me at scatteredhorizons.esc@gmail.com if you are interested!

Also, don't forget to link back to Scattered Horizons so your photo can be considered for showcasing!

Synnöve at Seraphina's Phantasie

I love the sense of place in this photo. The natural colors and textures are lovely as well. Thank you for sharing!

Laurie at Pride in Photos

I love the details in this photo. The prickly parts, the buds and the ridges all combine to showcase this beautiful and misunderstood plant. Thank you for linking up!

Pieni at Pieni Lintu

Beautiful dramatic light and a lovely collection of flowers. Thank you for sharing this lovely image!

Synnöve, Laurie and Pieni please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link to Scattered Horizons to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

As I mentioned, I have been having a lot of fun shooting lately. Here is a shot from a photography meet up I went to with the Clickin Moms in my area. We went to a strawberry patch to pick berries. Here is a shot of blackberries and one of rasperries - I did not pick these :).

I also made a new watermark. What do you think?

Settings: ISO 100, 100mm, ss1/50, f/2.8

Settings: ISO 100, 100mm, ss1/80, f/2.8

"Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go." - Natalie Goldberg

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!

   

Tones on Tuesday #82 6.25.13

Step one of getting back on track with blogging is Tones on Tuesday!

Tina at Tina's PicStory

I love how you can see the sky in the droplets! Beautiful capture Tina! Thank you for sharing with us.

Leovi at La Fotografia Efectista Abstracta

The colors in this shot are lovely! The soft glow and the texture draws you in. Thank you for linking up Leovi!

Huldra's Life and Liveliness

What a striking ship! I love how the processing gives a vintage feel that works so well with the subject. Thank you for sharing!

Tina, Leovi and Huldra please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link back here to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

<center> <a href="http://scatteredhorizons.blogspot.com" target="_self"><img border="0" alt="Scattered Horizons" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oheKkR_BFoQ/ToqWTprynwI/AAAAAAAAAJE/eQ5mj0lgqx4/s1600/tonesontuesday2.jpg"></a> </center>

Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

I have been taking a little break from blogging to move my classroom, which is amazingly time consuming when you want to go through everything and get rid of things. I have been at it for 4 days and hope to be done tomorrow. Getting Tones on Tuesday up is one step toward getting back on track with my blogging goals. Today I am sharing a photo from my trip to Astoria, Oregon to visit my dad for Father's Day and a photo from this past Saturday when I was blessed to see an amazing sunset at the Edmond's waterfront. I plan to share more from both of these events on Thursday!

Settings: ISO 250, 100mm, ss1/640, f/11

 Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/5sec, f/22 (on tripod)

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!