Another from my ‘Weeds’ photos. Wasn’t sure what this was so I googled it, and found that it is Milkweed. Seems it’s important for Monarch Butterflies, Hummingbirds, and other species. I know when I was taking this, the bees were loving this weed/plant.
If interested in knowing more about the Milkweed, I found some info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias and here: http://www.butterflybushes.com/milkweed.htm
On my photo, I started with one of Nancy’s textures as the background and added my photo on top with soft light overlay. I then applied the Dreamy technique that I’d seen in Kim’s tutorial on how to make your photo look dreamy. I didn’t do all the steps, and I don’t think mine turned out like hers. I then embedded a bird on a branch clip art from The Graphics Fairy, added a butterfly and a bee brush. Lastly, I applied kk_touchoftexture.
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Peabea
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Love that all you guys visited and commented this week on my Milkweed photo. Thanks so much.
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Peabea
Lovely image! Thanks for the info on milkweed. I’ve actually photographed it before, but didn’t take the time to research it. You’re right it definitely attracts the bees and butterflies!
Lovely softness and a beautiful edit
Second milkweed I’ve seen this morning! Lovely shot and editing. xo
The softness of the editing is lovely. You definitely captured the “dreamy” look here!
sweet … gentle … compelling!
It is just amazing what texture does to a photo…great image.
Love the soft texture!
Lovely and dreamy .. Thanks for visiting me today on my blog…..
Oh, that’s what milkweed looks like! Beautiful shot, and I love the dreamy effect you created.
lovely …great shots