Maybe it's just the time of year, but the last few weeks have seemed really hard. Life is so busy, and I feel like I never have time to just slow down and 'be' any more, let alone take photographs. I've tried hard over the last few days to get out and take some shots, especially since I have invested in Photoshop Elements 11 and I don't want to waste that money(!).
I may have to retract my 'I hate photoshop' rant (
http://alexharrison101.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/manipulation-vs-editing.html ) because I do really like what I can do with it. I'm not talking ridiculous stuff, just (hopefully) subtle improvements...
This is my best ever shot of the moon, and the editing I did has hopefully only improved it. The package has also allowed me to improve shots to produce images like this:
On a separate note, the weather is turning cold now, and we're getting more and more frosty mornings - bad for scraping the car in order to go to work, but good for getting shots of icy crystals:
Obsessed? Slightly...here's another:
It's just really beautiful. Here's looking forward to snow this year!
(see, now I feel a little better...)
(yaay!)
