Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens
The Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens is a member of the Old World Flycatchers and is commonly found in open woodland. It is a resident in southern Africa in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland.
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Venice Street
An old image that has been stomped on with new processing
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Winter Mallards
Perhaps it is my Canadian heritage, but I love the look of winter ducks in lightly falling snow.
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Mute Swan in flight
There are three species of White Swans normally to be found in Ontario. The Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus, the Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, and the Mute Swan, Cygnus olor shown in the image. While the first two are native to North America, the Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, was introduced from Eurasia and has thrived here.
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Dundurn Castle, Hamilton
Built in 1835 by Sir Allan Napier MacNab in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Dundurn Castle became a famous place for entertaining, including the Prime Minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald and King Edward VII of England. It originally had 72 rooms, 42 0f which have been renovated for public visits as it is now owned by the City of Hamilton and is designated as a National Historic Site.
Dundurn Castle, Hamilton
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Galt Train Station, Ontario
This is the old Galt Train station, no longer in public use. Even the city of Galt is no more, having been joined with the towns of Hespeler and Preston to form the City of Cambridge.
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Winter Waterfowl
A mixed group of waterfowl and a single gull, rest in an area of open water.
Winter Waterfowl
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Great Lakes Freighter
This is an image I took about 5 years ago which I recently processed to bring out the texture of the metal. It was sitting in Hamilton Harbor but unfortunately you can no longer visit there. A few years ago heavy security was put in place and you cannot enter the area.
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Château de Chambord
An interesting technique with landscapes and cityscapes is the use of a texture over your chosen image. It often gives the image a weathered look.
The process is a simple one. Paste a texture over your chosen image and change the blending mode to something suitable. Overlay is a good choice but try some others as well. You can lower the opacity to suit.
You can save this file in a tiff or psd format, to save your layers in case you wish to make future changes.
Texture files to use for your overlays are easy to make or obtain. Google “free textures” or try taking some images on your own. Good subjects are old walls or out of focus shots.
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Mexican Plaza
There was an amazing amount of pigeons in this plaza in Puerto Vallarta.
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