Inspiring Photo: Crooked Little House #10006885

Crooked Little House

Uploaded: April 13, 2010

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This Is A Collector Plate That I
Hand Painted One Year.
I Took Some Macro Images of It And
Tonight Took It Into
DDR to Use The
Fractalius Filter And Curves On.

Hope You Like It!
:)

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TV 1/10, AV 2.8
(D&M) Details and Macro 042008

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 4.60 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

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Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010

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Tiia Vissak April 13, 2010

cool colors & effects! #8530541

Michelle Alton April 13, 2010

Actually it frightens me, Laura. Since childhood I've had nightmares about Hansel and Gretel and the witch!

Nice job. #8530559

Brett Dolsen April 13, 2010

Beautifull work Laura!!Definately a Fairy Tale Image! #8530572

Douglas Pignet April 13, 2010

Very kewl work on this one Laura, love the colors #8530577

William C. Raco April 13, 2010

This image stands out on the page and demands to be looked at full size.
It's beautiful, Laura
Wonderful colors and fine details
Excellent painting and photo #8530603

Gord MacEachern April 13, 2010

Gorgeous work on the plate, with the camera and in the DD!!
Good stuff Laura! #8530637

Stephen Zacker April 13, 2010

That is cool. Both your painting and the image #8530679

Jeff Robinson April 13, 2010

Great job Laura - Very Cool DD image! Jeff #8530727

Barbara Waldoch April 13, 2010

Beautiful job on the plate and the image, Laura! #8530874

Jeana Clark April 13, 2010

This turned out wonderful Laura!
What an awesome and creative idea!
I really like the effects!
Great work!!
~J~ #8531047

Lynn M. Whitt April 13, 2010
Beautiful image, effects, and colors... Great job painting the plate.... #8531066

Datha Y. Thompson April 13, 2010
AWESOME Laura!! Love it :) #8531085

Ron McEwan April 13, 2010
Have you ever thought of doing illustrations for children's books, you do such fantastic work Laura. #8531101

Anne M. Young April 13, 2010
Super - love the colours #8531241

Christine Lobsinger April 13, 2010
Pretty colours Sis...
WONDERFUL JOB on this...
SMILING CHRIS #8531360

Shelly A. Van Camp April 13, 2010
Beautiful capture and colors!! #8531381

Monnie Ryan April 13, 2010
How clever - super work with the filter, Laura! #8531393

Margaret R. Barry April 13, 2010
Fantastic, Laura. Both the plate and your capture of it! #8531497

JO ANN CLEVELAND April 13, 2010
Wowza! What a beauty Laura, I am impressed!!!
jo ann c, #8531795

Rony Sagy April 13, 2010
Cool work, Laura. I love it. #8532094

Kerry Hill April 13, 2010
Beautifully done Laura, fantastic colours and details! #8532224

Ann H. Belus April 13, 2010
It's awesome Laura...straight out of a fairybook; fantastic display of colors! #8532320

Patrick Rouzes April 13, 2010
The colors, detail, clarity & DD work would look enchanting on the cover of a children's book, Laura! Beautiful job on the painting & on the final image, my friend! WTG! #8532363

Karen Engelbreth April 13, 2010
It looks wonderful Laura... #8532393

Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010
Maybe I should make a Children's POP UP BOOK someday for kids.
Miss Rose will answer the Door and wave, Mr. Tree! That will be CHAPTER ONE! :D She will only be the cleaning lady however cuz the crooked little man lives there with his crooked little cane...and he'd whack me with it if I tried to move him out! HA!
What a funny little story THAT would make!
Thanks each of you. I really enjoyed --ALL-- of your comments.
-Laura
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Carol L. Fowler April 13, 2010
Looks like a storybook castle! Watch out for the witch!!! #8532460

Tammy Espino April 13, 2010
I walk like a crooked lady when my back & knee's hurt..LOL Love your work as always :) #8532555

Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010
Hey! Tam-tam! He is single. Want me to set you up???
Thank you Carol and Tammy for the fun and the visit!
-Laura :D #8532626

John Connolly April 13, 2010
Wonderful work here Laura! I think you are going to wear your fractalius out!
The only problem I can see here is you forgot the mailbox in all your images! LOL!!! #8532716

Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010
I think I already HAVE John! (Worn out my favorite filter)... I was just noticing that half the stone work on the house is gray and half is BROWN! How did -that- happen???(It's supposed to all be gray!)HA!
MAILBOXES? Oh dear me! You are right! Guess I'd better cut a hold in the tree and make it an Aussie box! :D
Thanks for the fun!
-Laura #8532777

Ellen Hodges April 13, 2010
Looks perfect, Laura! Wow work with your plate. Really looks fantastic!!! #8532972

Nancy L. Green April 13, 2010
WOW Laura, you are one multi talented lady, OUTSTANDING capture and art work, WTG!!! <>< #8533002

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 13, 2010
F A N T A S T I C, Laura! It sure has your awesome and special touch! :-) k #8533009

Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010
WOW! Three super special ladies arrive all at once! Thank you so very much Ellen, Nancy and Kitty!
You sure know how to make a girl smile.
-Laura :)
P.S. Ever since BP I sort of left arts and crafts in the dust. No time for them now. I dont mind. Life is filled with phases. A rolling stone gathers no moss. :) #8533028

Denny E. Barnes April 13, 2010
A rolling stone gathers no moss but it does kick up a lot of dust..hehe..
Your painting of this plate and your macro of it and the DDR work on it are all outstanding, Laura!! Love it!!
I know what you mean about PB taking over. I use to do a lot of oil and acrylic painting (my mini-pic is a head crop of one I did years ago) but no time for it anymore. #8533212

Janice Mezzacappa April 13, 2010
Laura you found and created my fantasy house...no need to further myself in looking for a new place to live...this is it!! :) I love the textures and colors great artistic work all around..you rock Laura!! #8533240

Laura E. Swan April 13, 2010
Hi Denny! Thank you so much and you are right my friend! It does kick up dust!!! Sounds like that song "Midnight at the Oasis!" :D Denny your eagle is beautiful! Why not shoot a pic of it and add it to your gallery? Is it already there? How neat is that?! Such talent on BP!
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Well Janice, after the wedding ends on the beach, I'll draw up your pans for a nominal fee. :D The backyard is really cute, too, but you have to look at the back of the plate to see it! HA! (Just kidding!)
Thanks for the smiles! See you at YOUR galleries!
-Laura #8533268

Stefania Barbier April 13, 2010
truly beautiful, Lala! #8533292

Robert K. Bemus April 14, 2010
This is awesome, Laura!! Great DDR and original artwork!! #8533387

Dick W. Wyatt April 14, 2010
Great colors and effects !! #8533427

Dominick M. Dimacale April 14, 2010
Lovely image, find and work here, Laura.
Dominick #8533495

Laura E. Swan April 14, 2010
Hi Stef, Robert, Dick and Dominick!
Thank you all so much! This was fun to create. Both times!
Happy Tuesday to you.
-Laura #8533530

Renata Gusciora April 14, 2010
Like from a fairy tale,Laura!Awesome work!So colourful with fabulous effects! #8534118

Val Feldman April 14, 2010
I'll take it! One question: Does it have indoor plumbing or is there a pretty little outhouse in the back (without the crooked little man lurking around!)??? Wonderful storybook feel to this fantastic creation, Laura...a wonder to me what fantastic things are spinning around in that imaginative and creative mind of yours...do you ever have the chance to sleep??? :) Awesome work! #8534165

Graham Robards April 14, 2010
I love this sister Lala. I can remember when you posted the original, so lovely.
I like how you digitalised this one. Just got home, off to bed snzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Pat
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Laura E. Swan April 14, 2010
Good Morning Ladies! I love your comments that you have left here. Valarie, we might have a bidding war (multiple offers) on this property. Janice says this is her dream home. But it does have a guest house in the back and a wonderful area for summer BBQ's. Maybe th two of you could buy it? Sadly, it comes with the crooked little man...but he goes for a crooked little mile walk each day and he is gone morning noon and night doing this. (I know cuz I wrote that part of the fairly tale in myself! HA!)
Thanks Renata, Valarie and Sister Pat for starting my day off with smiles.
There will be an open house this Saturday with digital cookies and tea if you'd like to attend. :)
-Laura #8534488

Virginia Leone April 14, 2010
What a very striking and creative image here Laura. I am a big fan of bright vivid colors and this one takes the cake, or should I say digital cookies! Your editing is fantastic and I'm glad you showed the before image too! Well done!
~Virginia #8534745

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay April 14, 2010
Gorgeous Laura! The colors are even more vivid after your creative work!
WTG! #8535390

Patti Coblentz April 14, 2010
Straight out of (or should be into!) a story book, Laura...this is fantastic!! Sure would like to see the backyard :)
Patti #8535750

Nancy (Peaches) Harker April 14, 2010
AWSOME Laura, really love this! #8535812

Carol Teal April 15, 2010
Just like in the fairy tales! Beautiful plate and a great job you did in the darkroom! Lots of beautiful color too! #8536094

Karen Kessler April 15, 2010
Beautifully done, Lala! The colors & effects are great - I thought it started with a picture of a REAL house, too! :) #8538013

Tommy E. Burgess April 15, 2010
Really beautiful capture all the way around Laura!! I really agree about how this image really pops out. Excellent work!! #8538293

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 16, 2010
You did wonders with this image, SSSLala! I expect Hans or Grethe (you call them by others name, I know. I just can't remember them) to peek out the window at any moment. HE! I love it. My imagination is running wild!!! #8539805

Gina M. Savage April 16, 2010
You are so talented girl! Beautiful and I love the textures. #8540604

Laura E. Swan April 16, 2010
Hi Virginia, Ruth, Patti, Nancy, Carol, Kalena, Tommy, Kiki and Gina!
So very fun to see you all here!!!
Your comments have REALLY got me smiling! Thank you SO SO much!
Hope you can come to the OPEN HOUSE tomorrow and have some of those fresh baked digital cookies! HA! :)
Thank you again. You guys sure know how to make my days brighter.
-Laura
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Laura L. Gonzales April 16, 2010
Hey there Em!!! Wonderful work my dear friend!! Love the effects! Awesome color, and it is so cheerful! I Love this! WTG girl! Laura:D #8540769

Laura E. Swan April 22, 2010
Hi Laura!!! Gosh I have been so busy. I miss visiting you all. I hope to be able to slow down soon to do this. Thanks so much for your wonderful words and for your support of my work...
:D
-Laura #8561968

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