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    I tired the Haiku application that Judy mentioned in an earlier posting. It's lots of fun with many options! It is a stand-alone product, not a PS plug-in. But of course, you can bring it back into PS and layer it over the original image and continue processing if you want. I did not do any additional processing on this image.

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    Nancy, I like the high key look and the Haiku affect. I don't think it needs any additional processing - I think it's perfect the way it is. I like the texture of the background also.
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    Lovely image Nancy, it would make a wonderful greeting card! There is a perfect space there for 17 syllables. How about it?
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    Very nice Nancy! I haven't tried it on any wildlife yet. I like the clear background and the texture of it.

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    Thanks all! I've been experimenting today with the Haiku application and discovered there are untold number of ways to adjust the sliders for untold number of results! Kerry, is space for 17 syllables the requirement for a greeting card? BTW, do people still use greeting cards?

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    Nancy, I think people do still use greeting cards. At least I'm hoping so because I'm going to be offering dog agility holiday cards!

    I was referring to the 17 syllables of the haiku structure (5-7-5) and challenging you to make a poem! If it's not your forte, I have one for this image I could give you. It is a pretty difficult (to do well) but rewarding form of writing.
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    Kerry, I had no idea about the haiku poem. I would love to see your haiku poem!

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    Nancy, the essence of haiku is the juxtaposition of two conflicting ideas or concept. In traditional haiku, there is one word that defines the moment of transition from one concept to the other. This is difficult to reproduce in English, but sometimes can be done. There is also a word that refers to a season, and in traditional haiku this has an exact place in the poem. I am a little looser with the placement because I don't think English lends itself to that very well and I am basically lazy.

    So, what interested my about your image was the idea of autumn leaves being blown around, but taking the form of this hummingbird. So the two concepts are random motion and purposeful cessation of motion, i.e., you have frozen the moment in time with your image just as the bird has stopped moving its wings at the top of their beating. The "cutting" word is "purpose", as it is contrasted with the notion of random leaves blowing. Here it is, hope you like it!

    Hummingbird Haiku

    autumn leaves take wing
    blown but with a purpose known
    held forever still
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    Beautiful image and words! The treatment of the image is perfect for poetry.

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    Wow, Kerry, your haiku is fantastic! It is perfect for the hummingbird, though I would have to study your explanation very carefully to even try to make one up myself.

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    Kerry, a perfect haiku for the image. You are multi-talented
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    Love the simplicity of this one and the paper texture BG.

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