My neighbor had some work done last year that involved digging up the backyard.
The guys found all the bottles buried in the fill.
They sat them along the back of her garage when they have been since.
After taking a shot of them this morning, I put the photo through three filters,
the soft glow and watercolor in PSE 9, and the canvas filter in Gimp. I think this was number 3.
The top photo is screen shot of the photo used as my desktop.
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I love these pictures and what you have done with them. A real work of art. And the Vivid green color is great. Nice job! Old bottles make such a cozy statement!
I wish Arizona Tea had been around back then. There would have been some blue bottles.
These are great Sandy. I love the texture and colours. Wonderful idea!
Thanks, the trouble with some textures is that you have to get this close to see them. I have canvas in PSE, too, but like this one better.
I can see I need to play more with PSE! I have 8 on my laptop and I own 9, but haven’t installed it yet. I love what you have done here! Even the original shot must have been lovely….but I like the filtered effects very much! I need to find where they are!
Thanks for sharing…you inspire me!
Judy, I have noticed that using a watercolor filter on glass really brings out the shine. This is the first time I have tried the softglow in PSE. It did give the glass a more lumnious look.
I think I am going to have to learn to use Gimp. awesome!
I use it most for drawing, but the fillters are good, too.
BTW, you can add PhotoShop brushes to GIMP.
I love putting flowers in a collection of green bottles of all shapes and sizes.
Nice shots!
I am going to try that! Thanks! I can hardly wait for spring.
Oh I love that second image. Too cool. Way too cool. Carol
Fun too, Carol! Next time you are out at the shops, look for some old canning jars to use for you photography. I have quite a few, is several colors.
A perfect lineup of shapes, colors, and sizes – also like the dried leaf and grasses.
I did not tuck that leaf there, Barb. But, would have if it wasn’t.
Nice effect with the filter, Sandy. Whoever tossed those bottles left most of the caps on–that’s odd?
No, not really. Next time you have work done in your yard, requiring moving earth, watch what the guys do with their lunch trash. My friend the crew putting in her new septic sysytem toss theirs in the dirt. I guess it has been happening many years.
It does look like it was painted on canvas! Nice!
Here is something you can try with your watercolors. Take a photograph of a sheet of really nice watercolor paper, then the next time you want to paint bring it in as the background. The texture shows up really well.
Hi Sandy, Your filters and manipulations have made for a nice artwork. With the canvas effect, the image looks painted. P.S. Love the fog shot in the last post!
Thank you, Jennifer. I do like to play with the programs!
Gorgeous! And my fav color too.
I really like both photos, Sandy – the colours are so vivid, and the composition is just right, although this is just the way they were found by you.
The top phot really has the look of a find painting.
How interesting to dig up bottles, and possibly other finds. I remember dearly wanting to find treasures as a child digging in the mud in our yard, but of course never did find anything. That didn’t stop us from digging and hoping though!
However I realize this was a designated place they dug at…hmm what else in the way of treasure might they find?
I always think it’s fascinating when I hear about finds where old homesteads and other houses have been.
Wishing you a great weekend.
Brenda