So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover., originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

Shyly looking down to some bright bokeh evening lights. Just don’t tell anyone it’s f/3.2, okay? I’ve got a reputation to maintain. This used ‘When the hurly-burly’s done’ with a few tweaks and a red tint. Download from the harold.lloyd presets tab up yonder.

Under that red awning top left? They’re making darn good hamburgers on an open grill. But you won’t know that unless you go down there and try them.

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will do for now

will do for now, originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

Rushed. Rly. On a Sunday morning of all things. Isn’t right. Not at all.

This had a preset applied a while back (‘When the hurly-burly’s done’, available for free download) but then I tweaked and tweaked. Lowering the vibrance was what really did it. Quite like it now. Could be better, but okay for the moment. There may be more. Later. Rly. Note the ‘may’.

Definitely wrong.

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So much a part of my life sometimes I answer when I hear someone yell out “venti”!

So much a part of my life sometimes I answer when I hear someone yell out "venti"!, originally uploaded by [ r ♥ c e y t ♥ y ] {I br♥ke for bokeh}.

For Bench MondYay. Processed with “when the hurly-burly’s done” preset and then softened with the “new soft” preset. Both of which are available for download up above there ^^^

You can see examples of what the “New Soft” Preset does to photos below.

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New Soft adds a soft glow to photos. It can be applied to a photo on its own, or mixed and matched with other presets.

On its own

Mixed with other presets

Nostalgia (from the Magical collection):

Vintage Aliumery 2:

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I invent nothing. I rediscover.

I invent nothing. I rediscover., originally uploaded by harold.lloyd (won’t somebody think of the bokeh?).

A very apt quote. I rediscovered a whole swathe of these alium from, lessee, May (May!) in LightRoom and started to play with some of the newer presets. I would now have significant difficulty if anyone ever told me I’d have to choose a single flower to photomograph for the rest of my days. Alium? Daisy? Bluebell? Echinacea? Crocosmia? Woe, woe, woe would be harold. Which makes this a good candidate for sad bokeh friday, where the Maxeran roams free, grazing in organic migraine-less pastures.

This one used the new ‘When the hurly-burly’s done’ preset. Not only is it new? It’s free. For all. A free-for-all! Lightroom and ACR / Photoshop versions right here.

Re-re-rediscover.

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