Backlit Birdie Being Buffeted

Ahhhh … Vonne me darlin’ ... I’m so addicted to textures now it’s hopeless!!! LOL!!!!! Thank you … for everything, sweetie!!!! Happy hugzzzzz!!!!!

Hi Janie!!!! Thank you!!!!! So happy you liked my little buddy!!!

Hello dear Shoaib!!!! Thank you!!!! Yes, the texture work can really add so much atmosphere!!!

thank you so much … you’ve got me grinning ear to ear!!!!

Hey Colleen!!!! Thank you, sweetie … it was a pretty dull little shot until I juiced it up a bit, lol!!!! SUCH fun!!!!!

Hey Wendy!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

thanks, Angel!!!!!!!! Isn’t he tho???

LOL!!! Thankee Pat, darlin’!!!!!

Hi Marilyn!!!! Thank you!!!

Hey Vickzzzz … check da bmail!!!!! thanks ever so!!!!!

Hi Bunny!!!!! Thank you … the sun was setting and there was such a lovely glow all on that one side … had to see if I could bring it out a bit more!!!

Deeeearrrrr Tereza!!!! Hello my darling girl!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Aren’t they just the cutest things???

Hi Rakesh!!!! Thank you!!!! I’‘m honored!!!

Hiiii Barb!!!!! Thanks so much!!! And isn’t it fun to see how our little images look all framed up??? Hugzzz!!

Hiiii Luda!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!!!

Thank you so much, Anne!!!

OOOO!!!! Thelma!!!!! WHEEEEEEE!!!! What a treat!!!! I’m soo excited … thank you, sweetheart!!!! Happy, happy hugzzz!!!!!

Renee hi sweetie!!!!! I have to laugh .. you’ll never guess … when I first posted this I identified him as a tufted titmouse. Had him all posted … opened to the public. Went back, made a change or two, opened this page again and nearly fell off my chair!!! BWAHAHA!!! Your mother will skin me alive if she finds out I mis-named my OWN BIRD!!! HAHA!!!! Well .. you’ve given me my excuse … I haven’t seen them all summer either (I think?) .. .so … I forgot. _{you buyin’ all this} But they’ll be back … they and the chickadees, the cardinals and the titmice (mouses??) are the most popular around here in winter.

Hello Ega!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

OOOOOWHEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Kelly, thank you sooooo much!!!!! What a thrill!!!!!!! thank you thank you!!!

WHEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Thank you thank you !!!!!!! Hugzz!!!!

LOL!!!!! I can’t believe it!!!!! You know, you ought to come visit me more often!!!! You’re my good luck charm!!!!!! Thank you again!!!!!! Hugzzz!!!!

Hi sweetie!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I honestly started this one just to check out the new version of Photomnatix … then decided I liked it enough to keep going. Amazing how much fun it can be to take an iffy shot and fix it up a bit.

thanks so much!!!

Thanks so much, Rachel!!

Hi Larry .. thank you so much!!!

hello dear girl!!!! Thank you … so happy you like it!!!

Thanks so much, Tibby … I so adore my birdies!!!!

Thank you!!!

Hey Dave … thank you!! I do too!

thanks Kendra … they do look so fragile, don’t they??

Thanks so much!!!

Aimelle thank you so much for your lovely note!!!!

Hi Victoria!!! Thank you!!!

Thanks, Lori!!!!

Colleen thank you so much … I have added him in your group!!!! Thank you again!!

Thank you, Tamara!!!

thanks, sweetie … I’m looking forward to seeing them soon … the weather’s turning cold again here!!

Thank you, Andrew!!!! So sweet of you!!!

Hi Andrea .. thank you!!!

thank you, Lana!!!!!

Hi sweetie!!! Thank you!!

Hiiiii Steve!!!!! Thank you, hon!!!

Thanks so much, Pauline!!!! Hugzz!!

Thanks so much, Sue!!!! YAY!!!! LOL!!!

Hi Kathy!!!! Thank you!!!

Hiii Val, hon!!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much, Ingrid!!

LOL!!!! Thank you Lori!!!! You’re so good to meeeee!!! Hugzz!!

Thank you so much, Tom!!!!!! Ain’t life grand??

Hi David!!!! They always show up in winter time, so I guess he’s pretty used to the cold and wind!!! Bless his heart!!!

Hello Rene!!! Thank you so much!!

Hi Leilani!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thank you, Prasad!!

Hi Kymie!!! Thanks for your note and for the fave!!!!! I appreciate it!!

Oh, Suzanne … thank you so much!!!!! So happy you enjoyed this one!! Isn’t he a darling???

Hi Jason!!! Thank you!!

Thanks so much, sweetie!!

Hiii Bill!!!! Thanks, hon!!!

Hi Rajeev!!! Thank you!!!

Thanks so so much, darling girl!!!!!! So honored you enjoyed this one!!

Hi Jeff!!! Thank you!!!

Ash, thank you!!! They are adorable, aren’t they??

Hi Elisa!!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!!!

Jen thank you … I’m sooo honored!!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

thanks, Bevie!!!!!! He is a darling, isn’t he!!!!

Hi Ken!!! Thank you!!

thanks, honey!!!!!!

Thanks, Shelly!!!!!

Thanks!!! And you’re welcome on the update!!!!

Thank you, Sucho!!

Thank you … so happy you enjoyed him!!!!

Thanks, Ric!!! I still have to do a “real” hdr with 3 raw images … now that I have the new camera I really don’t have any excuses, lol!!!

thank you, BigD!!!

Thanks so much, Mandy!!!

Evita, you sweetie!!! Thank you!!

Ellen, thank you so much!!!

_laughing Of COURSE I need another comment!!! Thanks so so much for your lovely note!!!!! I do appreciate it!!!!!

you darling!!!! Thank you thank you so much for your adorable note!! Halloween??? You making your own costume this year??? What are we going as???? As to nothing else getting done .. sadly … that’s meeee!!!!!

Hi Pamela!!!! Thank you!!

Hi Wendi!!!!! Thanks so so much!!!!

Hi Anji!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Hi Charlena!! Thank you!!!

Ahhh you’ve put your finger on the essence of photography … the capture of that one fleeting moment!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hello dear Taschja!!!!! Oh, I adore my birdies … my computer might explode one of these days with all my birdie shots, lol!!! WAAAAY too many!!!! I love to trot one out every once in awhile and play with him in Photoshop!!!

Hi Donna!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hi Annie, dear!!!! Thank you … soooo exciting!!!! YAY!!!!

Awww Trish … thank you so very much!!!! I’m truly honored … I admire your work so much!!!!!

Kathy thank you, sweetie!!!! Soooo exciting!! WHEE!!! LOL!!!

Hi Rajeev!!!!! Thank you!!!

Carlos thank you so very much!!!! I’m honored!!!

Awwwww!!!! Well, you know, I think you’ve put your finger right on it!!! I have been spending waaaaaay too much time on the Bub lately … and … since I love to write … and am a bit chatty in real lie … I do tend to visit around and comment rather a lot!!! So this is what happens … I “get” what I “give” I suppose??? Well I hope you get less busy real soon and can come back to RB more often!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Oh Sharon!!!!!! WHEEEEEEEE!!!!! Thank you, thank you so so so much!!!!! What an honor!!!!!!! Happy, happy hugzzz!!!!

Thanks so much, Jan!!!!! Well, my birdies ought to be fat … i feed them enough, lol!!!!! Bless their little hearts!!!!

Thanks so much … so happy you liked it!!!

LOL!!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!!!! Happy you enjoyed him, bwess ‘is widdle heart!!!! So you got there safe and sound??? YAY!!! Enjoying the cool weather, I bet!!!!! I must pop over and see if you’ve posted anything new yet!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Lj, thank you so so much!!!!!! Always so appreciate your opinions!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Hiiiii sweetheart!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hello Hilary!!!!!!! Thank you so much … I’m thinking the white behind him is actually the top bars of our arbor seen indistinctly through the leaves of the tree … that and the light from the setting sun of course.

Thanks, sweetie!!! I love the way they puff themselves up when it’s cold. BRRRRR!!!!!

Hiii Heather!!!! Thank you, thank you sweetie!!!

Peter thank you so much … I appreciate your visit and lovely note!!

Thank you!!!!

Thank you, Tara!!!

Hiii Linda!!!!!!! Thanks ever so!!!!! On this one the catch lights were there … I admit I did enhance them just the teeeeeensiest itty bitty bit. I read somewhere that the whole image can be out of focus but ya better get the eyes right!! LOL!!! Soooo …

Dearest Bela!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

thanks, sweetie so much!!!! And I completely agree with you about the birdies … they just break my heart in winter time!!!!!

Hi Andy!!!! thank you so much!!!!!

thank you so much for your kind note and for the fave!!! I appreciate both so much!!!

thank you!!

Steve thank so much!!!!

Hi Sonjas, thank you very much for your kind note!!!

thank you very much!!!!

Awww … David … thank you!!!! And I think there are PLENTY more awards and features out there left for you!!!! _laughing I really wouldn’t worry about it if I were you!!!!

thank you so much!!! So happy you enjoyed this one!!!

Hello, Nadine!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Jeff, thank you so much!!!

Hiiiii Donna!!!!! Welcome, welcome to RB!!!!! Sooo happy to see you here!!!!! Isn’t it wonderful????? thanks so much for stopping by, sweetie!!!!! Happy hugzzz!!!

Joanne, what a wonderful, sweet comment!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Hello, hello pretty Mariola!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Hi Roddy!!! Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much, Roy!!! Actually, and I really hate to admit this, this particular shot was pretty bland. I remember shooting the birds that afternoon _{does that sound odd to you??} out of sheer boredom. Most of what you see here, except for the bare bones, is Fun With Photoshop and a couple of cool layers!!! So I’m sure your camera is just fine!!! LOL!!! My ultimate goal really is to pull super shots right out of the camera … but I find that even duds can be tinkered with a bit!!!

... and I shoot a whole lot more duds than good ones!!!

Awww Sean .. bless your heart!!!! You’ve been a little busy, lol!!! Plus, don’t ever worry about missing any of my stuff … I only wish I could keep up with everyone else’s great works!!!!! Thanks so much … and thanks for your congratz .. means the world!!!!!

Hi Susan!!!! Thank you!!! So happy you liked this one!!!!!!

I couldn’t agree more!!!! bless their hearts!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Hi Luca!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you, Els!!!!

Catherine, thank you so much!!!

thank you soooo much!!!!! I’m overwhelmed!!!! LOL!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Erik, thank you so very much!!!!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!!!

Awww Barbara, thank you sweetie!!!!!! It was a great honor!!!! Soooo exciting for little me!!! YAY!!!

Hi Nick!!!! thank you!!!!!!!! So happy you liked it!!

Brian, thank you so much!!! I truly appreciate your visit and kind note!!!

Hi Fiona (I LOVE your name, by the way, lol) ... thank you very much … I have so many birdie pictures .. it’s such fun to grab one and tinker around a bit and know that others enjoy them, too!!!!

Cheryl … you sweetie … thank you so much!!!! WHEEEE!!! _lol

thank you very much, Jean!!! I’m honored!!!

Beve I swear you have GOT to be the sweetest thing in the whole world!!!!!! Thank you!!!!! _{hanging ‘round your neck Wynnie style and gazing adoringly up at you}

Hi Anne!!!!! thank you!!!

Thank you, thank you so much, Tania!!!

Thank you again … I’m honored!!!!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!!! what a wonderful and thoughtful comment … I so appreciate it!!!!

Anne thank you so much … my birdies are so darling .. I’m the lucky one, lol!!!!

Hello, hello Lauren!!!!! Nice to meet you … how lovely of you to come by for a visit!!!!!! I just put the FB site up … was told it was a way of bringing in traffic … looks like it actually works!!! YAY!!!!

Hello, hello Barbara!!!! Thank you!!!!

Anne-Marie thank you so so much!!!! I’m sooo honored!!!!!

Alessandro thank you so very much!!! So happy you liked this one!!!

Ahhh Robbie .. I’ve seen your paintings … don’t you DARE put your paintbrushes away!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I’m honored!!!!!

Ahh Raquel … thank you so very much … I’m sooo thrilled!!!!!!!!! I’ll have to run get my red shoes and start the Happy Dance!!!! WHEEEEE!!!!

Ahhh … bless your heart!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

Thank you, sweetie!!!

Thank you, Ann!!!

Thanks, hon!!! YAY!!!

Hiiii Marjie!!! Thanks, sweetie!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Hi Lina!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you!!!!! He’s fluffed up against the cold and wind, bless his heart!!!

Oh, John … bless your heart. It’s my goal to get GREAT shots right out of the camera … but that doesn’t happen very often for little me, lol!!! Better with the new camera, tho, I will admit. But when a shot isn’t technically right but still appeals to my heart, it can be salvaged in Photoshop … which is what you see here. Believe me … your extraordinary photography … the detail, the angles, the color YOU capture …. THAT is photography!!!!!!! You know I’m one of your biggest fans!!!!!!! Thank you again, my dear, talented friend!!!!! Hugzz!!!

Hi Susan!!! Thank you very much!!!

Thank you very much, Yvonne!!! So happy you enjoyed my little buddy!!!

Hi David … thank you so much!!!! This little image always appealed to me but it was a bit iffy in the technical dept. Fuzzy blown out. But adding the textures really brought it to life!!! So happy you liked how it turned out!!!!

Thank you, Vicki!!!!! Isn’t he CUTE??? LOL!!!

Hi Don!!!! Thank you … he IS adorable!!!!

Thanks so very much!!!! So happy you enjoyed this little guy!!!!

thank you so much, BigD!!!!! So happy you liked this little guy!!!

thanks so much, Sibel!!!

Margie … apologies for getting to your lovely note so late!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!

Hi Maggie!!!! Thank you!!!

Hans, thank you so much!!!! you’ve found one of my little favorites!!!!!