My computer crashed, burned, and went up in smoke this weekend. Lucky for me I have the best future husband a gal can ask for and all my photos have been backed up, so I didn’t lose any of my babies. Oh, and I am typing from my fiance’s computer which by the way has Photoshop CS which I’ve not used before. And? This photo was edited using it. Not bad for a first try.
superb shot!!
And yeah!! Not a bad opening!!!
Sorry to hear about your system crash!!!
Get new one ASAP and keep on posting
Love
Bhupesh
Thanks Bhupesh
I feel as though I am walking into a dream a wonderful dream when I look at your photo.
Future husband who backs up photos, I am so happy for you.
Thanks Tammie
OMG that is superb for the first try. Lovely!!
Macro Monday
Thanks Kim
beautiful this soft tonality in contrast with light power
Thanks Fabrizio
Bad news, good news! So sorry to hear about something we all dread–the death of our computer–but so glad for a fiance who backed you up and gave you something new to play with! BRAVO!
Yes!
Toujours cette lumière bien particulière ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP
Cheers JP!
very good for a first try! poor you, so luck you had everything backed up. I really like the composition in this shot.
Thank you Justine.
Very nice picture with this light in the middle of the stairs giving a beautiful atmosphere
Thanks Noel.
that’s a good effort. Sorry to hear about your computer woes.
First time for everything I guess.
Dreamy, beautiful. A wonderful picture!
Sorry about the computer crash… But lucky you had everything backed up!
Have a great week Kala!
Thanks Birgitta!
crashed, burned, and went up in smoke – wow, how scary. A great shot tho.
Thanks Evelyn.
Lovely shot !! and good use of PS
Thanks
Looks wonderful!
Love it.
Happy new week.
xo
Thanks Regina!
It’s really more than just a try ..
great job
Thanks Bernard
Nice job using new software. Love the details and curve of the railing. So smart of you to back up all your work.
Thanks Anita.
Beautiful shot, I love the curve of the fence.
Oh no, there is nothing like a computer crash to spoil a weekend. Hope you get it fixed soon.
Thanks SQ
Good heavens, what a disaster!
Anyway, Photoshop CS and Kala seem working good together!
Yes
Not bad is an understatement…
Thanks Chantal
I like this almost-highkey shot
Thanks Calusarus
a nice colour ,lundissime
Thanks FULGENT
Lovely! And VERY sorry about your computer but glad you didn’t lose any images
Thanks Kerri
So glad you didn’t lose any of your hard work! Scary!
What editing program did you use before?
Edit in Adobe Camera Raw, close in PSE, and final touches in Picasa.
Mine – and all of our – worst nightmares! So glad your finace’ had the foresight to back everything up!! And – what a lovely spring image. Gorgeous processing!!!
Thanks Marcie!
beautiful! and i see sunshine sunshine sunshine!!
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{sorry about your computer… good excuse for a new one??-so glad you were backed up… good lesson for us all!}
xo
Yes, we had a day of sunshine. Can you believe it?
wow fantastic !!!! sweet colors angle of view , framing , all so beautiful and perfect kala !!!
Thanks danou!
Not bad???
Kala, this is just beautiful!
I am sorry about your computer and am surely glad you had everything backed up.
Thanks Lisa.
Wow … what a beautiful image! It’s well done for a first try with Photoshop CS!
I’m glad you didn’t loose anything. I always take a backup of my files … because, you’ll never know!
Irene
Don’t I know!
Sorry to hear about your computer, but glad to hear of your fiance’s talent in saving the photos.
It’s fantastic.
Thanks !
Smoke?! Oh dear! That must be a terrifying experience.
Luckily, both you and your “babies” are safe and sound.
You bet!
Une belle lumière angélique…
Merci!
Wow! I’m glad you had a good backup of all your photos…I back mine up online on a remote server just in case I lose my computer all together.
Lovely image though, the lines from the hand rail lead your eyes all around the photo, nice perspective.
Thank you.
I agree with one of the other commenters here, it is like walking into a dream looking at this photo, such a soft focus and yet it works perfectly. Your photos really are very dreamy, you have a very unique style, even when using borrowed equipment
Thank you.
Nice job on the shot! Glad to hear your stuff is backed up!
Thanks A!
Oh no! That’s terrible! Thankfully you had the important stuff backed up. Also, an excellent first effort with a new software package!
Thanks Al!
Not bad? This is a really gorgeous image, I love the colors!
Thanks Conny!
Great photo! And hooray for having all your photos backed up!!!
Thanks Danelle!
I´m happy that your photos were backed up! And a great first try with the new program;) Have a good week-even without your old computer;)
Thanks
So gorgeous!
Thank goodness your photos were all backed up.
Thank you ladyfi!
glad your photos were saved (i actually have all my digital photos archived on 3 different hard disks + on dvd)
looks great anyway
Thanks yz
…and a wonderful depth too. I like so much the postprocces.
Thanks Carlos.
I’m sorry for you, but this composition is beautiful in these shades of gray … beautiful .;;-))))
Thank you Manola.
Very nice; I love the wrought iron….
Thanks Marina
cool light, color. too bad about the computer crash, good luck!
Thanks Otto!
belles tonalités de couleurs douces, et beau graphisme/
Merci Marie
Really good first try. Can I ask you what you use when you don´t use PS?
Love the photo, the light is beautiful.
Thank you.
Edit in Adobe Camera Raw, close in PSE, and final touches in Picasa.
This is so gorgeous… I love the wrought iron! I too, would like to know what you usually use instead of Photoshop…
Thank you. I have used Elements to resize images, but that’s about the extent of my use.
Edit in Adobe Camera Raw, close in PSE, and final touches in Picasa.
Thanks for visiting my blog.
Love your first effort with photoshop. Oh, and where do you find boyfriends like yours,lol!
Thanks Barb.
I love this. It has such an ethereal quality.
Thanks Karen.
I love those colors, I find it very poetic.
Thanks Leovi
Great perspective that you’ve captured of the very ornate railings. I love how the newels appear closely-spaced with each other. I guess this is the right time to buy that new computer “you always wanted.”
Thanks Steven. We actually just replaced the hard drive because the computer is only 1 1/2 years old.
Lovely composition and processing. Your work is fantastic anyway, without photoshop.
Sorry about your system and I have the same question as Barb.
Thanks Maia. I met him in a coffee shop!
A beautiful image! You are a Photoshop wizard right out of the gate.
Thanks Steve.
The soft colors are great!
Thanks for the comments on my blog:)
You’re welcome and thanks for stopping by.
Sorry to hear the computer died — but I am glad you are not without your ability to manipulate your photos, or your internet fix.
No internet access would be like a dagger to the heart!
lovely tones and nice soft kind of a feel here
Thanks Ayush
I’m glad that you have backup photos, so now’s the time to get a new computer! Well done on your first PS, looks great!
Thanks Jama
Great photo and future hubby
Thanks Joey
lucky you!
thank you so much for dropping by to answer my querry. very much appreciated.
You’re welcome!
sorry to hear about your computer. love, love the photo and the subtle color palette you chose.
Thanks Sherri
so glad you backed up your files. i am in the process of organizing mine and it’s quite an undertaking. such a beautiful picture. nice to hear you like that Photoshop CS. another thing i need to do is get photoshop. love your photo too!
Thanks Teresa.
system crash is one nightmare that scares me the most. anyways I love this photo and the tones are fantastic
Thanks Krunal.
Here’s to uber-prepared hubbies and hubbies-to-be the world over. We can, on occasion be very useful! Great shot Kala and I’m so glad you were backed up!
I am too Christopher – I could deal with losing music files, but not photographs.
Sorry for your computer, great to have a full backup!
as a first try you edit your photo nicely!
Thanks Arash!
Oh, the things that take your breath way…like crashing computers…and good photography. I’m glad you had the backup!
I like this photo, the depth of field and focus on the curve of the railing, the hint of color in the flowers, and that wonderful sunlight on the stairs. Very nice!
Thanks Phil.
like the softness and the tones..
Thanks TGV
Wonderfully composed!
Thanks Roland!
Love the result!
And shucks about your ‘puter and yeah for the data saved….!!!
Scary!
Which reminded me that I still have to do my latest Backup
I know. Girl, go back you stuff up now!
Cool! I also use CS since 2 weeks. (try to use) It is very very very “many sided”…
What about your computer? “back” again?
Still using the fiance’s computer until the new hard drive is all set up.
Good Luck:-)
I would say really good for a first time!
Lucky you to have such a nice fiancé;o)
Thanks for visiting my place and taking the time to comment;o)
Have a nice and happy day¤
Thanks Mildred!
This image is absolutely incredible. I saw it yesterday morning for the first time. Then I returned to take another look, or two, during the day. This is a new Kala! From macro images of flowers with an awesome DOF and bokeh, to surreal landscapes that appear to be watercolor paintings and now this! This truly marks a new style that is fantastic!!
I love you Chuck!
Very nice, romantic like the steps to a church… any wedding bells in the near future for you? ;-P
We are going to elope!
Yay for hubby! LOVE that capture.
Thanks Dina!
No wonder you are marrying him! Great job… that photo is amazing.
Thanks Nessa.
So sorry Kala! Glad to know you still have all your wonderful images though!
Thanks Charlene!
Does he have a brother?!!!
I’m glad you didn’t lose any of your beautiful “babies” Kala. This shot is wonderful. I love the architectural elements like the wrought iron railing. I think you could create a masterpiece no matter what program you use.
Thanks Kathleen.
That is to bad but at leaste you got all your shots back this happened to me with not such luck I lost alot of pictures..
Love this one and great job editing.
Thank you.
I’m sorry to read you lost some files Liz.
Love the detail of the curved banister.
Thanks DB
Sigh of relief! I am so glad you didn’t lose anything!
Lovely pic, especially like the rod iron fence.
Thank you!
Glad to hear you were able to save your beautiful treasures. Love this shot. Very nice composition and processing. What were you using for pp before?
Thank you. I have used Elements to resize images, but that’s about it.
Edit in Adobe Camera Raw, close in PSE, and final touches in Picasa.
How did you survive the fire? Mygoodness, sorry it happened, too much blogging eh? Just teasing. Mine blew up last October, and I am finally at peace with my new computer.
Yeah, it wasn’t too much fun.
Oh no, I’m so sorry about your computer, but glad you was able to save your pics! YaY!
What photo editing program do you usually use? I’ve never used Photoshop, either, but my Paint Shop Pro is down & giving me problems again, now… frustrates me when things don’t work the way they’re suppose to! LoL! =)
Beautiful 1st try w/ the new program!
Thank you. I have used Elements to resize images, but that’s about it.
Edit in Adobe Camera Raw, close in PSE, and final touches in Picasa.
PS did you use a tint on the pic? i love the overall color… it’s beautiful! =)
Yes, in ACR.
Hi Kala, just got a chance to swing back by to see your replies… I’m sorry, what’s ACR?
Brilliant and truly pleasant fresh touch this picture.
I love it.
Thanks much
What a fantastic point of focus and the stairs is realy fantastic!!! Great find and shot Kala!!!
Thanks Richard!
Awesome job for you first try in CS5. What were you using before.
Thank you Ryan – it was done in CS3. I was using Elements before, but only to resize photos. Probably 80% of my editing is/was done in ACR.
Beautiful shot!!
Thanks Ray.
Hi, what a nice blog. just doing a little bloggertrip, round the world. greetings from germany sibylle
Thanks for stopping by Sibylle.
it looks great..
burned & smoked?! yikes.. sounds hairy.. 
at least you have your backups..
It was hairy!
Hi Kala ….sorry that your pc crashed but pleased that your fiancé had a backup for you….you did well with the new Photoshop CS ….and by the way i love your flower pots….peter:)
Thanks Peter
Fabulous for first or any try. Especially when viewed in the large version.
Thanks Michael.
Love the framing of the wrought iron fence…great tone and a beautiful image Kala!
Thanks Pavan.
Another theme! but still your unique style very beautiful, light, air, as if you wanted to make life so sweet! It’s really beautiful
Thanks Mathilde!
Sorry about the equipment. Get a new Imac! CS was a big upgrade and super powerful. I am lucky I have CS2.
I was informed by the future hubs that we are not getting a Mac because no one in this household knows how to use one.
i’m so glad to hear that you had back-up… ugh…
how sad that would have been.
the lighting on this photo is splendid.
as always.
Thanks Chasity!
beautiful composition. Sorry about the PC:(
Thanks Z.
It is hard luck for you in the last weekend. How warm hearted your fiance is!
Very nice topic it was.
Hi Minor!
simply brilliant for a first try.
Thanks dear!
What a beautiful photo, Kala, and I haven’t seen a railing this gorgeously capture before!
Thank you so much!
oh, this is such a beautiful shot!
Thank you !
Kala, I am definitely the lucky one! I have you in my life along with all the beauty that You capture through your images which are truly works of art. Saving them from the failing hard drive (and smoke) was like rescuing the National Gallery of Art. Well worth the effort! Also, it’s nice to know that my old Photoshop CS3 software is finally used after all these years! Much Love! CR
♥
I like the color palette and the highlights at the background – excellent work
Thanks Yiannis.
Definitely not bad for a first try. ;-P
Congratulations to you and CR on your impending nuptials! Looks like a match made in heaven — a photographer meets someone who appreciates her work, backs it up and has PS CS3 available for her to use.
Thanks Bom. CR is a good man and I am very lucky indeed.
i’m lovin it !!! very cool !!
Thanks !!
quand je vois les deux , je préfère l’autre pour les couleurs et la composition, mais celle ci est très jolie aussi …
Merci Veronique
Oh no, I’m so sorry your computer crashed! What a fortune that your wonderful fiance has everything backed up, I’m really glad about that! The good thing is that you got to use Photoshop and your result is magnificent. I look forward to more masterpieces developed in CS3.
Thanks Martina!
excellent composition. I like this monochrome conversion. Great use of DoF
Thanks Daniel!
Just beautiful!!
Thanks much!
Lovely light and composition… your computer troubles remind me… I’m supposed to be backing up MY photos (and everything else) on this new 1.5 terabyte drive I bought! Better get to it.
Yes, get to it Victoria!
superbe, avec le beau graphisme de la rampe.
Merci
You’ll pick up ps no problem Kala – great first try at the editing.
Thanks Rosie!
So beautiful process, the colours are wonderful! Great composition again, an invaitation to come in!
have a nice day.
Thanks much !