Pohutukawa leaves; double exposure. Image: Su Leslie 2019
Constant rain and high winds in the last couple of weeks have left many flowers looking utterly bedraggled, particularly the magnolia, camellia and rhododendron flowers I so often photograph.
The most colourful find on yesterday’s walk were the pohutukawa trees, with their mix of bright green, red and bronze leaves. Perfect for another double-exposure experiment! This shot was a bit over-exposed, but I rather like the sof palette of greens and almost apricot shades that resulted.
Zimmerbitch 
I have no idea what a double exposure is but what I see is the most fantastic design of curtains I would like to have!!! 😉
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Ooh yes— clever idea! A lightweight fabric printed with this pattern would look great.
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I’m thinking of summer curtains in the veranda, just enough to keep the ‘too much light’ out!
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😀 I see it as a lightweight fabric too.
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Who of us is making rhe business plan? 😉
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Hehe. No pressure then 😂
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Strangely, my first thought was curtains too!
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I’m off to find out about fabric printing 😂
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Wonderful. I saw fish 🙂
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😀 I see one fish.
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Good. Glad it isn’t just me 🙂
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Very nice – I saw a cushion print here!
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Definitely a fabric print theme happening here.
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I guess leaves will have to do, Su and they do very well.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie. It’s the first time I can remember struggling to find any flowers blooming.
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That’s one lovely climate….
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Yes, it is very kind.
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🙂
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Beautifully done, Su! 🙂
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Thanks so much Amy 🙏
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I see the fish! Wouldn’t this be great on patio furniture?
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😀
Del at Curls and Skirls (https://curlsnskirls.wordpress.com/) sent me a link to a company that prints fabric, etc from people’s design, so I’ll have a lookout what’s involved.
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Me too. 🙂
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I went to the Spoonflower website. Under Dining, there is a watercolor dining table runner that looks almost like your photo. Are you loving all these fish comments?! I love when everyone starts reading previous comments and say, ‘Hey, I see it, too!’ Great post, great photo. Lotta fun, too! 😀
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Thanks Lois. I’ll have to go check out that runner 😀
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Thanks for the shout out, Su! 🥰 Am listening to that podcast again and remembered they have a factory in Germany, so “people in Europe don’t have to wait so long to get their fabric.” Here’s the podcast: http://lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes/episode-90-surface-design-with-spoonflower/
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Thanks Del. Perfect (rainy) day here for listening to podcasts.
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👍
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I saw leaves. Then the fish, after reading the comments. Regardless, this is a great photo, I love it. 🙂
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Thanks so much 🙏
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I like the overexposed result as well. It has a delightful watercolor effect. 🙂
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Thanks Hannah 😀
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And after reading the comments, I’m really glad I’m not the only one who sees a fish. It was, in fact, the first detail I noticed. 😉
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Hehe. I almost didn’t use the shot because I thought the “fish” was a distraction.
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I love it too.
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Thank you Tracy
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🙂
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Over exposure works here, and a great double exposure!
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Thanks so much Sue
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You’re welcome, Su!
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Love this, Su!!!
Look up Spoonflower in Durham, North Carolina. It’s a company that prints your designs on fabric of various kinds, but they also make wallpaper, wrapping paper, and other goodies. Creators can choose to keep designs for themselves or make their design available to the general public. Similar companies should be closer to home. Love to Sew Podcasts (2 Canadian women) did a great interview with 2 women from Spoonflower some time this year. See their site for deets. Lots of explaining what, where, when, how, etc.
You may have yourself another career❣️🥰❣️
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Thanks so much for the link!!
The first thing I found was info on how to generate a repeat — essential to making any design work in print. I’ll have to go and experiment now.
Thanks again.
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Know you’re having fun with this. 😉 Keep us all posted!
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I will 😀
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I love it when you play with your creative talent! This one is very cool. Keep ’em coming . . .
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Thanks so much. I spent so much of my life worrying about “failure” I’ve had to learn to play all over again. 😀
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Ah, yes. I hesitate to put up a photo that I don’t think is excellent. But I’m slowly learning to play and take risks too. It helps that this is my avocation and my salary isn’t depended on getting it “exactly right.”
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The same is true for me. It is sad that while “the creative industries” employ huge numbers of people, the actual creativity is often stifled by financial imperatives.
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I bet it feels wonderful!
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That’s beautiful, Su. I agree that it would make a lovely fabric or maybe wrapping paper or the cover of a journal.
janet
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Thanks Janet. Printing it on paper would definitely be easier 😀
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Su, after seeing this lovely shot and reading the comments above, I’ve realized that I have some similar photos; ones that I shot because I loved the tranquility and the texture, but photos I haven’t posted because the subject blends into the background a little too much. I’m going to revisit those and get a post up later today (Friday my time zone) or tomorrow. When I looked at them thinking of the possibility of wallpaper or fabric, they show me some possibilities. 🙂 Not sure what to title the post -“possible wallpaper prints” doesn’t seem to be quite the ticket. 😆
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Looking forward to this. How about calling the post a shorter version of your title: “wallpaper perhaps?” or “maybe wallpaper?”
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It is indeed a wonderful palette of colours and hues, Su! I could see this one as a fantastic fabric design! 😄
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Should have read the other comments first. 😉 That fabric printing is an awesome idea and I hope you’ll find a company that suits you. 😄
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The hard part is going to be creating repeats of the image. 🤨
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ooh! so unfortunate … but rain being the mother of all initiation they will blossom, sprout again and be mesmerizing than ever before… patiently just wait.
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You are right. Thank you 🙂
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most welcome lovely Lesley…
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