A different take on grasses

On our daily walks I have been captivated by the abundance of grasses after the long wet - so many seed heads and shapes. I also thought some of these would be good subjects for alternation with iPhone apps.

So first up a few photos of the grasses taken with naked iPhone camera.

Barry Smith © Matted grass heads

Barry Smith  Grass bounty

Barry Smith © Grass against the sky

Barry Smith © Grass heads by the stream

Barry Smith © Roots on the sand

Barry Smith © Spiky grass

And then the creative effects.

Barry Smith © Grass against the sky - altered

Barry Smith © Grass heads by stream - altered 

Barry Smith  Matted grass heads - altered

Barry Smith © Grass bounty - altered 

Barry Smith © Spiky grass - altered

Barry Smith © Roots on sand - altered

And a seaweed washed up on the beach - a sort of sea grass?

Barry Smith © Seaweed/sponge on the sand

Barry Smith © Seaweed/sponge - altered

You can see I'm still having fun with the iPhoneography. One thing I have found is that you do need to find the right effect for the light and texture of the photo - you can't just use any old thing - you have to play around trying a few different things with different saturations and gamma application.