For Valentine's Day
Linking up Wordless Wednesday, click on the link to check out other images.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
One Small Goal
In Training
These fun runs/walks seem like they could get really addictive. For those of you who do these - why do you participate? I don't see myself ever running the 10K - shin splint issues from many years ago - but 5K?? who knows!!
Monday, February 4, 2013
Monday
A Day of Photo Viewing/Editing
I've spent most of the day looking at images from the past month - using some post processing, creative cropping, etc., just to see how it changes the feeling of the image. I'm also using it as an excuse to learn a little more about PS Elements (not to mention skipping any household work to be done). I've uploaded these to my flickr photostream, but wanted to show them here as well. I'm pleased with these results - going for more of an artsy look to them as opposed to super-sharp snapshots.
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| A horse running free - creative cropping allowed me to eliminate some background clutter and focus on her face/expression. |
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| Night time riding lesson - hand held - using arena lighting only. |
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| Night time riding lesson - hand held, using only the lights in the arena (and a very fast 50mm f1.4 lens) |
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| Hello barn cat - peaking over the edge of the barn roof. |
I feel as though my approach to photography is evolving and finding its own way.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wordless Wednesday
Catching Air
Linking up with Wordless Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday Bloggers - check out their sites for more wordless images.
Just realized I used another horse related image; the barn is where I spend a lot of time.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Book Review - Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates
My son & I read this book (separately) - it is on the 2012-2013 Texas Bluebonnet Award List (congratulations to the author Kim Kennedy) and we loved it. Although the main character is a girl - she's not too girly and has an adventure while solving a mystery. Too far fetched to be confused with any real town, however this book includes enough description and continuous action (not to mention writing that read well - flowed) to keep our interest and was an "easy" read (definitely a chapter book - 218 pages, 16 chapters) My son (5th grade) did not consider it a "girl" book. The story contained pirates, ghosts, an asylum, crazy townspeople, and a twist at the end. Will Misty be solving more mysteries in her town? I don't know what the author has planned; it seemed Misty's adventures could continue, but the story is also good as a stand alone book. According to Barnes & Noble's website this is the author's first novel, and has collaborated with her brother on several picture books (some about pirates). She's from Louisiana - so maybe she gets her pirate inspiration from her state's history? I recommend this book to any 5th grader - boy or girl and any parent who likes a bit of light reading. We will watch this author for any future novels.
Image from Barnes & Noble website.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wordless Wednesday
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Wordless Wednesday
Beach Object
Being a little bit adventurous (crazy), my sister and I headed to the beach on a very chilly, windy day last week. Looking at what washed up, we ran across this very interesting beach item. I haven't done anything to this image - no cropping, color changes, filters -- this is the way we found it. We were surprised at what the object really was.
Connecting with Wordless Wednesday (which once again I couldn't resist adding a few words). Visit here to see links to other images.
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