Sue Thomas

Using an available outdoor prop to highlight the subject in this shot has worked perfectly. In my view creating a 'quiet demeanor'. Taking eye catching photos involves more than just pointing and shooting.

Here is the postmark I created for this page. I often create postmarks, as I find they are a wonderfully novel way to record dates, names of birds and other useful information. The background paper is from Ann Aspnes designs, mega bundle. Where I used different layered papers, blend modes, opacity. The mask is my own. The frame is Carole's freebie.

Hopefully, I can get one more afternoon on the lake.

This week, like all the other weeks have simply flown by. Mother nature never disappoints. From one day to the next her mastery of applying her palette to the landscape and skies above, is an ever changing wonder. I was lucky enough to get another afternoon out on the lake in the kayak. A glorious 21c. Hopefully I will get at least one more afternoon on the water before the kayak goes away for the winter. An old chapel hiden away amongst the trees. Before the dam was constructed back in 1965, I believe, the chapel was over a mile away from the shallow South Saskatchewan River. Over the years, and as the lake rises, the chapel is nigh on the lake shoreline. You ahve to pay to look around the chapel, and Hitchcock's hideaway cabin. I havd found access to it via the shore.

Virbrant colours, I love it.

That's better. This is what I was looking for after several mentioning that they had viewd the 3 videos.

I have only now downloaded the mega gift. mY goodness it is large. I'm having trouble in locating the videos, would one you stear me in the right direction please.

I love rainbows, unfortunately I see very few of them out on the prairies. The jackdaw was meant to complete the shot.

I forgot to mention that in this shot, look closely towards the centre of the page, and you will see a cluster, that cluster is Pleiades. ( A constalation within Taurus) The bright large light towards the tree is Jupiter. Due to compression you will have to look hard.

Corrie, I hope so too, that you will get to experience the aurora at least once in your lifetime. Night before last my daughter who lives in Haverfordwest West Wales, made a trip to the top of Preseli mountain in Pembrokeshire with others, and captured some awesome shots on her phone. The very first time she had ever seen them. Being a KP7 index and higher, the viewing of them dancing can be seen much further south. They are giving another high index for tonight, providing the sky is clear, go out after 10pm to see if you can see them. Being on the same latitude you should see something. Don't only look north. Yes, Susan, although I am fortunate to see the auroras dancing on a regular basis over counless years, this weeks' displays have outranked all the others I have seen. Unreal how the skies were dancing this week, well into the early hours and longer. I have never seen anything like it. I am contantly in awe of the lady (mother nature) dancing the night away. Last night I went to bed early, getting up at 3am this morning, to watch her still dancing. I'm like Carole, I have a basic phone, so I have to resort to my camera. The slower the shutter speed the more colour I am able to capture.

We had another clear night last night. This morning it's overcast, giving possible snow showers. I'll wait to see what tonight fetches.

I gave a simple explanation of what the KP index means in the comments of the first aurora image I posted on Tuesday.

Whateveer Mother Nature does or creates, one never ceases to be amazed by her! Again the word ineffable come to mind.

Carole, last night was again spectacular, not anything like the night before, nor for anywhere as long either. I would have it was more of a KP3 or 4. As the light show was much further north. I stayed up until around 1am, then decided to go bed seeing as I didn't get to bed the night before until around 5am.

KP7 is forecast again tonight for Saskatchewan too! Oh that's a shame that it's raining. Clear skies forecast again for here. The probelm I have is dust polution from the combines in the area. Once the sun sets, it should get a little damp, supressing the dust particles in the air, for better shots.

What a truly spectacular shot! You did the image justice, by keeping the layout at it's absolute minimal. I also love the fact that you took the colours from the image, making the layout an extention of the photo.

An occurance like this doesn't happen very often, well, certainly not with such intensity. The last time was in 1976 in Saskatchewan. A long awaited occurance happened last night. KP7 (a measure of geomagnetic activity index). Was it worth being outside taking pictures, until I couldn't feel my fingers any more? Yes! It most certainly was. We also had our first frost last night. The Aurora danced intensely overhead and south throughout the night, from 9pm til shortly after 5.30am this morning. Needless to say I didn't get to bed until shortly before 5am. With your permission I'd like to post an image per day until Friday. (Which is when my P52 week begins) Each one being different. Auroras occur when charged particles launched along the Earth's magnetic field collide with gases in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Those collisions produce tiny flashes that fill the sky with colourful light. What does KP7 mean, you may ask! Well, it means a strong storm, bright, dynamic and colourful aurorae, which is clearly visible in the southern sky. KP8, would be a severe storm, bright dynamic colourful, clearly visible again in the southern sky.

I senced that it may have been interpreting the different language.

Oh Julie, it is my opinion, that you have created a superb page, depicting your own delicate style. I also feel that you judge yourself far to harshly. Using glitter, took me outside of my comfort zone, which can be good thing. Allowing to experience something a little different. I look at your work, and I see a sensitive creator, producing perfection.

Corrie,I think you may have misunderstood my comment. I like the colour you chose. After looking at your page, I should have used a colour other than white.

Keeping you on your toes! 😉At least you may get to learn a new technique. Have fun, as that is what we are all about, whilst showcasing our photos in a creative way.

Autumnal themes are always most delightful, their colours alone adorn any layout. Looking at your folded corner, I should have used a different colour, in order for it to stand out more. I did use a reverse shadow, but with the compression of the page, it isn't evident.

Nice work Daniel. It isn't my intention to knit pick, but it asks for a folded corner, and not a lifted corner. 😉 I believe there is a tutorial in the creative scrap, on folded corners.

I appreciate that Julie. If it's of any help to you, I always start by putting the photos onto a bank page. In this case the polaroid images. From there I create the papers. The size, shape, placement and number of the papers will be taken into account, of where the text, journal, title and so on will go. Elements are more often than not created and placed last. Quite often rule of thirds play a part in the initial layout. Direction of a bird, mammal insect in which it is facing, is also important. I suppose, it's my eye that determines the layout I go with. Maintaining a balanced minimalistic layout is what I aim for.

I must say I'm most definately not a glittery person. I rarely use glitter in my layouts. Saying that I turned my paperclip I created some time ago into a gold glittery one. The leafy elements I turned into a soft glitter, along with the wording. It is glittery, as I used the glitter 2 tutorial from the creative scrap, but toned it down somewhat. All my own work. 1 folded corner on a polaroid photo. For the papers I applied textures and blend modes, after selecting colours from the photo.