Wordless Wednesday: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

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This may not be much to look at, but it fills my heart and lifts me when the noise around me is unbearable. My life has hit a stressful peak and I could really use some good vibes over here.
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83 comments

  1. those are gorgeous as always Alicea !

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  2. Wow that first shot is stunning.

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  3. Beautiful photos Alicia, you use texture so well too :) Sending hugs and happy vibes your way!

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  4. Wow! These are gorgeous!! I love that last one. I kept stalking your site. ha ha. Also praying for you during this stressful time. I love how you did the pictures on the side that link to certain posts.

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  5. I love Fall leaves! Especially when they are not on the trees. Beautiful photos!

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  6. I love the last two! And the raised textures look like fun to use!

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  7. Lovely, as always!

    Sending some hugs your way. Hang in there. :)

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  8. things are turning crunchy around here too... I am so not ready for the temp drops already. I hope your stress levels get better PDQ!~Faythe

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  9. wow those are really beautiful nature shots!! did I tell you that you inspire me :)

    Ai @ Sakura Haruka

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  10. This is a great series. It really is starting to feel like fall. Now I'm going to have to go check my hickory nuts after seeing your picture. Hope you get a chance to relax and de-stress.

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  11. You have such a great eye for beauty! I just love your work!!!

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  12. beautiful set of pics with great texture...

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  13. Sending you good vibes. Lovely photos. The textures is perfect.

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  14. Well, I am beholding and I see SO much beauty! I especially love your spider web capture. Stunning! (though I'd rather not run into that...)

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  15. Fall makes my heart sing and these photos...or rather works of art are spectacular!

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  16. I think your images are stunning; sending many peaceful vibes to you during your time of stress; don't know the specifics but I understand, dear bloggy friend!

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  17. Those are beautiful! I love them!

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  18. Simply beautiful images and textures - you are so talented!

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  19. These shots are breathtaking. You inspire me soooooo much, Alicia! I love your work.

    Sending you warm fuzzies. I always think of the saying - "if he brings you to it, he'll bring you through it" when I'm going through a hard time. *hugs*

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  20. I so love your blog. And I love the pictures of the leaves and the spider web. Absolutely beautiful!

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  21. Beautiful, beautiful, perfect pictures of the fall. I'm missing this time of the year, sometimes. ;-)

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  22. Wow, I love the post processing on the single leaf.

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  23. I have so many similar shots from last week. SO excited to try out these texture. Thank you! Love the set, LOVE IT. Cannot wait for the Autumn challenge.

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  24. Your photos are stunning. I love the textures you used.

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  25. Indeed, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Love that first picture, especially! Here to send you good vibes and hope things will be less stressful in the coming days!

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  26. Beautiful! I'm so excited for this Autumn season.

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  27. Stunning. Like seriously. Took my breath away.

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  28. That first one: are you serious! SO amazing!

    Dagmar
    Dagmar's momsense

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  29. Amazing shots... somehow I'm unable to link up to your linky.. it keeps giving me some exception message :/

    Hope you drop by and link up to my Wordless Wednesday post as well :) Cheers!

    the perfect line

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  30. Beautiful Autumn photos. The first one looks like a painting! Very beautiful!
    Thank you for your comment on my blog. Yes, I took the photo one morning before I took my kids to school. :)

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  31. That's one of the things I love about photography, is that it can show the beauty everything has. Great photos!
    -Samantha
    www.kreativekaring.com

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  32. Amazing photos! I love the textures! So inspiring! Happy WW!

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  33. I'm SO looking forward to what the changes of fall have to offer - all your shots are beautiful as usual! :)

    WW: The Perfect Paper Sword

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  34. A.Maz.Ing. You truly have a gift. Thank you for sharing your beautiful images.

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  35. These photos are absolutely beautiful. I have tried taking photos of things other than people and food, but mine always look boring or trite. Yours are stunning!

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  36. So thrilled to have found your blog... I am in LOVE!

    Cheers,
    Suz from Well to Do

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  37. The 'shrooms growing on the side of the tree is my favorite!

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  38. These are so beautiful....I especially like the first one!

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  39. I understand the stress, seeing as I am going through a bunch myself right now. Fortunately, I should have a resolution to my situation by the end of today, I hope you find yours soon as well.

    Happy WW!

    ~EdT.

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  40. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos! Fall is my favorite season, and I'm so ready for it! Mahalo!

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  41. These are gorgeous! They put me in the fall mood!

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  42. These are beautiful Lish! I completely agree- as you know- often I wish that we lived someplace else. I miss the trees, greenery, seasons, fall colors, flowers. But then someone will make a comment on one of my photos of all our wide open space, our mountains, our unobstructed sunsets that makes me realize that even in this place there is beauty all around me if I take the time to look for it. Definitely in the eye of the beholder!

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  43. Oh wow you totally float my boat with these autumn shots.... I too took a few recently just as the leaves started to change... It's my favourite season.
    I'm loving that your adding texture to your shots.
    I'm linking you to my recent Autumn post if that's ok from one photographer to another.
    http://www.snapdragonshots.com/2011/09/conkers-schmonkers.html
    I love your blog - now following and exploring.
    Jennie. x

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  44. Amazing shots... fall-inspired beauties... they conjure (for me) thoughts of Thoreau or better yet, the Grimm Brothers. I just wish it was cold in Charleston, I'd go for a long, long walk.

    Thanks for hosting this link-up! Newly following via GFC!

    Gillian from Baby Talk without the Babble

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  45. I'm not ready for fall! I don't care how pretty it is!

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  46. These are just absolutely beautiful!! loving them all and they are making me so excited for fall!! :)

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  47. I love the texture on these. I'm trying to embrace the fall. It is beautiful, but I just can't get over the cold it leads to.

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  48. I love the first shot with the texture edit, it is absolutely gorgeous.

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  49. There's just something about spiderwebs.

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  50. The leaves on the water are just beautiful!

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  51. Your photography is breathtaking!

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  52. Alicia,
    I saw these last night on my phone reader and I knew that once I opened them on my desktop I would be inspired. I need to get out of my photography rut and your photos always remind me to get out and look at things with different eyes...and I am a HUGE SHadowhouse fan but raised textures? SWEET!!!!!

    Mindy

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  53. Lovely work Alicia - I see you too are enjoying those 2 new raised textures of Jerry's. I just love them and I've used the first one in my image aswell today.

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  54. oh my goodness Alicia!! These are BEAUTIFUL. simply stunning.

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  55. Breath-taking photographs! Can't wait to look around some more.

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  56. The textures are amazing! Happy WW!

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  57. Totally inspired to start playing with textures in PS. Gorgeous photos as always!

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  58. I love that it's already fall by you. I'm living vicariously through the season in your photos. So lovely!

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  59. Beautiful, it makes me miss living up north.

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  60. As much as I hate fall (entirely because it means winter is close on it's heels) I love seeing the foliage and watching the leaves change. Your leaf pictures 100% portrayed all the beauty of fall. Love them!

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  61. LOVE your textures! Im such a texture fanatic!!

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  62. Your time off was obviously well spent. Great textures. I have still yet to learn that trick--there are still many, many tricks I have yet to learn. LOL.

    Glad you're back!

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  63. Awesome Pictures. I'm a new follower on GFC. I love taking pictures but could use some help with that. LOL Stop by mine too

    http://candoitmom.blogspot.com/

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  64. Very Nice. I really like the first one a lot!

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  65. Fantastic closeups of an insect's eye view.

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  66. Sigh...I want to take photos like you, edit like you and just have an ounce of your creativity!

    ~Mimi

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  67. Just found your blog... Gorgeous photos!

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  68. Amazing photos! I love that they just showcase nature's beauty. Each photo is of something we see as simple but up close there is a certain complexity in their beauty, wonderment in nature.

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  69. Beautiful as always! But my fav is the 1st one... stunning!!

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  70. These are all so flipping stunning! :)

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