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Waterlogue App

Posted on October 29, 2016 by lensaddiction

One of the things I find I cannot do well, not being a painter at all, is use Photoshop to do a really good watercolour effect. Today on FB I saw an excellent image that had been done with an … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Black and White in Lightroom

Posted on January 5, 2016 by lensaddiction

I signed up for a Creative Black and White Photography course that lasts for 4 weeks, starting tomorrow NZ time.  As part of the Introduction we got some pointers on using just Lightroom to process a BW image.  Much of … Continue reading →

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Kitten Scribbles – more Lines Action

Posted on September 29, 2015 by lensaddiction

Home sick today with a cold and not really up to any major editing work, so decided to play again with the Lines action.  Click  image to see big size with more detail. This is  a photo of my kitten … Continue reading →

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Topaz Impression

Posted on August 19, 2015 by lensaddiction

Yes I got a new toy – a copy of Topaz Impression – get your 30 day trial here I actually got the trial but didn’t quite pay attention to the details so never used it properly and thought it … Continue reading →

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Cognac – a portrait with Topaz Glow

Posted on June 10, 2015 by lensaddiction

This was the imaged I wanted to play with using Topaz Glow, my portrait of Cognac with his beautiful blue eyes. I used the Neon preset and tweaked it heavily.  It didn’t really come together until I got to the … Continue reading →

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Cognac and his splendid whiskers

Posted on December 31, 2014 by lensaddiction

Just a quick post, I took these shots of Cognac yesterday, he was in an obliging mood and I also wanted to capture an image showing off his quite SPLENDID whiskers. So far the head cold is not too bad … Continue reading →

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Photographing Cats – Cognac Closeups

Posted on November 1, 2014 by lensaddiction

For the last 20 years I have shared my life with Birman Cats, a pedigree breed that is particularly affectionate and quite photogenic.  Last Xmas I got myself a new kitten as a companion to my older cat Taz.  Cognac … Continue reading →

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Cognac is not a little kitten any more

Posted on August 2, 2014 by lensaddiction

Cognac is now 10 months old and easily the same size as my older cat.  I took some photos of them play fighting on the lawn today and you can’t tell which is which except from the different colour of … Continue reading →

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Seal Point Birman Kitten – meet Cognac and Cream

Posted on December 8, 2013 by lensaddiction

I have been considering getting a kitten for a while, company for my current Birman boy Taz who has entirely too much energy at 4am and insists on sharing it with me, and 5am and usually 6am as well! So … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate

Posted on December 15, 2012 by lensaddiction

A birman kitten, only 4 weeks old, so small and fragile with tiny paws and not fully formed ears.  Eyes wide eyed and shiny blue. When you pick him up, you do so gently and softly, because this tiny new … Continue reading →

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