Hunger

... laughing … you have NO IDEA how I tried to do something chirpy cheerful with these layers, but these daggone vulture shots kept calling my name!!!! hehe

REALLY???? Gadzooks … it even creeps ME out!!! LOLOL!!!

Bless your heart, Leslie … thank you … it took nerve on my part to hit the save button on this baby!!!

thanks soooo much, Maggie!!!! I learned SO MUCH by doing this for this particular challenge!!!! I swear … just the doing of it … and the fooling around was SUCH a HOOT!!!

That’s IT!!! That’s IT EXACTLY!!!!! HIGH FIVE!!! LOL!!!!!

Thanks, Scott!! That’s not a bad idea!!! Something from Michael Jackson’s old “Thriller” album??? LOL!!!

LOL!!! Thank you!!! Problem is, I did several of these … and several with different shots of the birds … so when I was doing the write – up, I was really scratching my little punkin’ head!!!

Hiiii Luda, hon!!!! Well, sort of but not really??? There was just a lot of it … then I kept slapping more into the mix … I know you can do this kind of thing … you are sooooo talented!!!! Thank you!!!

thank you so much, Lori!!!! It’s just for fun!!! LOL!!!

Thank you very much, Tama!!!! It was amazing what the different moves did to the colors!!!!

haha .. Dave!!! You always make me laugh!!!! And I figured, as different as this thing is from my usual, that SOMEone would call me on it!!!! I really had no intention of doing something this dark and creepy. In fact, I have a vase in the living room that I was going to try to do all ancient Greek-ish. But at some point the vulture pictures got my imagination going and that was that!! LOL!! Thanks so much for stopping by, sweetie!!! Enjoy your weekend!!!!!

Hi Woody!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Oh, wow!!! THANK you sooo soo much!!!! This one’s so “out there” for little me, lol, but what fun!!!!!!!

Vickie, you are just da BEST!!!! HUGZZZ!!! LOL!!!!

LOL!!!!! YAY!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!! So … no fluffy bunnies for the texture challenge, huh??? darn. rofl rofl!!!!

Thank you so much, hon!!!

Thanks, Lori!!! It’s got my own photo in there, somewhere, lol!! The birds and the trees are from a shoot the other day … I was out “hawking” and found these guys. They’re less shy and don’t fly away as easily as hawks. I think the trick to this kind of image is to apply a technique, fiddle with it a minute .. then sit back and SEE it, if you know what I mean. Each time you play with it, everything changes so much. So it’s definitely a process … but what fun!!!

Oh, Lisa, thank you so much!!! I like thinking it’s mystical, that’s much better!! I get the feeling you can sense how uneasy I was about it at first … bless your heart!!!!! THANK you!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Thank you, sweetie!! Once you get going in these photoshop adjustments, the hours just tick away and you don’t even realize it!!!! It’s very absorbing!!!

Hi Jessica … thank you so much!!!

Hi Bela!!! Thank you, thank you … but noooooo .. I’m not a specialist … I just jump in there and start pushing buttons … you never know what you’ll find, lol!!!!!

thank you, Ash!!!! I have sooo much fun trying new things!!! So glad you enjoyed this goofy thing!!!!!

Sharon, thank you sooo much!!!! I’d never even begin to try stuff like this, but one of the groups is having a challenge … I just couldn’t resist getting in there and playing!!! Thank you again, sweetie!!!

Thank you so much David!!!

Hiiii Lynnie!!! Thank you, sweetie!!! It is different for me, isn’t it?? LOL!!

Oh, Chuck .. thank you so much!! NOT clever … just … adventurous?? LOL!!!

Hi pretty Angel!!!! Oh, thank you, sweetie!!

Thank you, Sylvia … this one was a lot of fun to play with!!!

thank you, Betty!!! Trying something very new here … and what fun it was!!!

Hi Colleen!!! Thank you very very much!!!

Oh, you’re tooooo kind!!!! I had no idea what I was doing … just sort of pushing buttons to see what would happen!!! LOL!!!!! So glad you like it!!!

Thank you so much, Richie … it was my adventuresome side as much as my artistic!!!! I just started putting things together and pushing buttons!!! LOL!!!!

Jewel … you darling girl!!! You are the QUEEN of this kind of thing … thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Wendi!!!! I made several false starts … but finally hung in there long enough with this one to where I thought it might be ok to upload. I really do appreciate your kind encouragement … I love trying new things but it can be a bit nerve wracking!!! LOL!!!

Oh, Joanne!!! You sweetheart!!!!! Thank you so much … I really do appreciate your lovely comments!!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Thank you very much, Mary Ann!!!!

Thank you, Carol!!! It was such fun to figure out!!

Hiiiiii Anwar!!!!!!! This was a lot of fun to do … read what I wrote in the comments section above … it’s a fairly straight forward step-by-step!!!!! You can do it!!!!!!! Give it a try!!!!

Karin, thank you!!

Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you!!! It was so much fun to do!!!

Hello, hello dear malcolm!!!!! How wonderful to hear from you!!!! Thank you … glad you liked this one … it was such fun to play with!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Thanks, Angie … it was truly a fun exercise … and I think I learned so much!!!!! Glad you like it!!!

Clark, thank you so much!!!! I thought it was a bit on the creepy side at first, but I think I’m getting used to it finally, lol!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Oh, Rod, bless your heart … thank you so much!!! A bit different for me … but I really enjoyed the process!!!

Hi Roslyn!!! Thank you!!!

Hiiiii Colin!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!! Yes, I can’t seem to stop myself, lol!!!

Hi ej!!!! Thank you … it’s different for me, but what fun!!!

thanks!!!! It was quite the journey … and tons of fun!!!! Glad the description was interesting to you!!!!

hi Doug!!! What a wonderful, thoughtful note … thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much, Larry!!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this one!!!!!

OOOO!!! hiiiiii sweetie!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!! And it really isn’t “work” ... you don’t even realize the time is passing!!!

Hi Jared!!! Thank you!!!! My first serious foray into the wonderful world of texture!!!! I’m so glad you liked it!!!!

I’ll make you laugh … I installed a gizmo on the computer here that chimes out the half hours!!!! And guess what!!! I’m quite adept at ignoring it!!!! ROFL!!!!

It’s got at least a dozen choices, and I think cuckoos might be one of them!! the one I’m using is sort of a mechanical sing-song chime. Kinda creepy, frankly, lol!!!!!

Thank you very much!!!!!

LOL!!! Thanks, Robert!!! I actually started out to do something with a vase I have … give it an ancient Greek twist … I don’t know what got into me with these goofy vultures!!!

Hi Jessica!!! Thank you, thank you so much!!!!! What a fantastic honor!!!!

Hi Colleen!!!! I can’t believe it!!!! Sooooo excited!!! WHEEEE!!!! LOL!!!

Oh, Renee!!!!!! I’m beside myself!!!! I truly am so thrilled!!!!! WHEEE!!!!

LOL!!! Don’t forget to let me know when you’ve posted your first compilation!!!! Hugzz!!!

thank you for your lovely note!! And you’re quite welcome for the mini-tutorial!!! I have another one that’s even a bit more detailed, and sort of a stage 1 … located here

thank you so much, sweetie!!!!

Wasn’t it just the BEST challenge ever??? I learned soooo much playing around with the textures!!!! I really want to do another one soon … it was so much fun!!!!!

Hiii sweetie!!!! Thank you, thank you … yes, I go all creepy and eerie every once in awhile just for the fun of it, lol!!!! What challenge??? OOO OOO!!! I can’t find it!!!!!

thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!

Thank you so much, Nadine!!!!! I’ll definitely look into that group!!!!!

Thank you!!!! It was a hoot to create … I really love straight photography, but digital art, as I think they call it … is such a challenge!!!! Big fun!!!!! Good luck with your endeavors, too!!!

Hiiii Ingz!!! Thank you so much!!!

WHEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Trena, you guys are DA BEST!!!! Thank you sooo much!!!!! happy hugzzzzz!!!

Hi Pamela!!!! Thank you soooo much!!!!! YAY!!!

Leonard … apologies for not seeing your kind note earlier. Thank you so much!! I’m honored!!!!

Thank you so so so much … please forgive me for missing your note earlier!!!! But how lovely to see it now!!!!! Thanks again!!

Thanks so much for you great message!!!! So happy you enjoyed this one!

thanks soooo much, dearie!!!!!