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WindsorDi's photos
Feast of peonies
a composite quilt of four full blooms....
04 Jun 2015
sunsparkler tail #2
Playing with a simple glass sun sparkler.... bits of the beaded tail....
04 Jun 2015
sunsparkler tail #1
Playing with a simple glass sun sparkler.... bits of the beaded tail....
04 Jun 2015
sunsparkler
Playing with a simple glass sun sparkler.
Loved the simplicity of this shot.
04 Jun 2015
sunsparkler - maybe good for an orb?
Strong colours, good lines... make this a candidate for an orb... this was my starting shot - not cropped square yet.
04 Jun 2015
sunsparkler orb first-transition
.. the sun sparkler, after completing the first step of making an orb. ( full directions are with the finished orb image)
04 Jun 2015
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sunsparkler orb
Was taught this trick by another fellow photo friend....
Start with a square-cropped image.
In photo editing software ( I use PS:elements) do these three steps;
1) Under the "Filters" menu, select "Distort"
> and then select "Polar Coordinates."
>> and the "Convert Polar to Rectangle" option
2) Flip the distorted image (180˚)
to bring it back right side up.
3) Again, go under the "Filters" menu, and select "Distort"
> and then select "Polar Coordinates."
>> and this time use the the "Convert Rectangle to Polar" option.
Save your pretty orb.... ;-)
trilliums
Provincial flower of our province, this woodlands wildflower is a protected bloom - no picking!
