Mandarin Orange Monday 42

The Shed Revisited

This week we have a guest blogger… well at least a guest photographer. My sister. As some of you know I have been been spending a lot of time clearing out our father’s house. But that is not all… there are two sheds! One shed is quite small and was even my first home as a baby while Dad built our house – all by himself! The other shed is huge. As a carpenter who had his own small business, he needed a lot of tools – both hand and power – and of course, much timber.

You may remember my pictures of my father’s shed last year. And fantasy image of the shed window.

He retired early, at 53, due to ill health. He had a brain aneurism – something that many people don’t survive. But he did! During his very long rehabilitation he learned many new crafts. He had already done a lot of painting and drawing earlier in his life – but now discovered ceramics, sculpture, leadlight and so much more. As a result – the contents of the shed grew. You have no idea how many beautiful boxes and cases we have found that he had made especially to store his art/craft equipment. But there is another reason it grew. He was a hoarder….and that “grew” too. Now his brother’s bits and pieces were added. So we discovered many cardboard boxes filled with “junk” but also interesting “treasures”. And he was a keen fisherman, so also we sorted through many fishing baskets and canvas bags filled with  reels and hooks and sinkers.

It is hard work, but it is also fun sometimes. Last week my sister, Lynn, and I dressed up in our oldest work clothes and got to work. I found a head band was much more useful than a cap to make it possible to actually see what I was looking at. I felt a bit like a hippy! I quite liked that feeling.

Lynn, of course, just had to capture my hippy look. I told her if she “edited/processed it” I would publish her images – expecting that I would do the “orangeification” stage. That wasn’t necessary. Her edits ended up orange – accidently!

She used her Galaxy 2 phone and edited with the default Photo Editor. Her very first photo editing. Do you think she might get hooked?

Hippy me – in both senses of the word. Chocolate!! Photography by Lynn.

Edited using Galaxy 2 Photo Editor. Repeated increased Contrast (maximum) Editing by Lynn

Band Saw – obviously unused for a long time, probably almost 40 years. Photography by Lynn.

Band Saw – transformed by repeated Increased Contrast on Galaxy’s default Photo Editor Editing by Lynn.

View of side of old shed – my home as a baby. I don’t even remember that side door –  apparently it later storour camping equipment. I remember a fruit tree (locust? if there is such a thing)  growing here. Photography by Lynn.

Side of old shed “orangeified”.  Edited using Galaxy 2’s default Photo Editor. Repeated increased contrast. Editing by Lynn

And now I must show you one of the “treasures” we found wrapped in old newspaper in a cardboard box. We used them yesterday when celebrating my husband’s birthday – and what  colourful sight they made! They now  sit proudly on a shabby, worn old trolly table we found in the old shed under a huge pile of cedar table legs! My sister will put those legs to good use in her woodwork. I think the shabbiness of the table is interesting and would like to keep it as it is…unfortunately my husband thinks it just looks like a bit of junk and should be restored. We’ll see……

PS Increased Vibrance and Exposure PS Sharpen Edges Nik Color Efex Filter – Remove Color Cast PS Adjust Levels

Linking to Weekly Top Shot and Inspiration Avenue

PS Selective Color Adjustments Topaz Filter – Clean – Curly Smooth PS Selelctive Colour Adjustments PS Adjust Curves PS Shadows/Highlights Adjustments

Linking to Tones on Tuesday 

PS Adjust Tonal Contrast PS Photo Filter – Orange PS fill – Orange – Overlay 45% Ps Adjust Curves PS Sharpen Edges

Linking to Our World Tuesday

PS Desaturate all but yellow, red, magenta. Lighten yellow. PS Adjust Levels and Curves Select Background (Quick Selection Tool_ and decrease saturation. Fill selected section with PS Warming Filter 85

Linking to Tina’s PicStory

Nik Color Efex Filter – Bleach Bypass PS Increase Saturation and Contrast Nik Color Efex – White Neutralizer PS Sharpen Edges Nik Color Efex – High Key

Linking to NF Inspiring Photography/Catching the Light

Abstract 1. Isolated square section Topaz  Simplify Filter – Sketch Colour

Linking to Artists in Blogland Show and Tell

Abstract 2. Topaz Filter – Dynamic Range Equalization

Linking to Paint Party Friday

Abstract 3.  Abstract 1 and 2 combined. Nik Color Efex – Colorize.

Linking to Creative EveryDay

Sorry I am later again with posting Mandarin Orange  Monday. My work load has increased but I also seem to get carried away editing and spend far too much time “enjoying the art”. Bad time management though I suppose!

And thank you again for your time, loyality, conversation and most of all for sharing your  precious  art on Mandarin Orange Monday.
Lori

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