red {33/365}

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A bright spot on a dismal winter day ...

So dismal, that I blew out the exposure on the sky trying to get a nice red on that barn.  Paree Erica's 'aqua skies'  texture saves the day.  I like it.

And I like that this project has forced me into using the manual settings on my camera, something I've never attempted before.  So I'm learning! even if I am blowing out snow and skies in the process :)

The rest of the shots from today are on my flickr.

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texture {32/365}

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I messed around with textures for a good few hours today.  It's a problem.  How do you know when you're done?  Are you EVER really done?

For somebody with mild OCD tendencies and a strong lean towards perfectionism ... ummmm ... yeah, not good.  Not good at all.

Screw it!  I heart textures :)

It's not exactly the look I was going for, but I'm okay with it.  I've lost track of whatever I've done here.  There's a few different textures, a few curve changes and some noise added, and gawd knows what else.  The lines bother me a bit.  I think I should have taken away a little from the nose and face, and having a look at it now, it appears somebody punched me in the chin.  But ... like I said - are you ever done?

So what do you think?  Textures is brand new territory for me and some constructive criticism would be great.

And helpful :)

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You can find my 365 project on flickr or check out the flickr group for Shutter Sisters.
For all daily photos posted here - Click project365 in the Category list in the right sidebar.