Camera: Nikon D60 Lens: 55-200mm Settings: Auto Editing: Picnik Effects: cropped (using Rule of Thirds), resized, adjusted color saturation (+), increased sharpness, added watermark The only changes I made to the original image was to resize for posting and add a watermark. I have Aperture 3 photo-editing software installed on my MacBook, where I do … Continue reading Before & After: inaugral edition
Category: Photography
Before and After
I participate in a couple of weekly memes, or carnivals, or whatevers... that focus on my photography skills. The best part of these features is that the other people who participate share the love. As much as I try to visit each blog and leave a comment, they also come by here to give me … Continue reading Before and After
Junkyard
If I were a car, I'd be an antique and could wear one of those cerulean blue tags. A piece of furniture, an heirloom to be fought over by my surviving beneficiaries. If I were a work of art, I'd be in the public domain, having been born prior to 1963 and failing to renew copyrights. … Continue reading Junkyard
Graffiti wisdom – broken
“The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is because man is disunited with himself” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Secrets revealed
I have a lot of macro shots this week, something I very much enjoy. I love getting in crazy close to an image. You can see things when magnified, that you overlook otherwise. It also means I can get close to wildlife, without actually getting that close. Jack Hannah I am not. I'm going to … Continue reading Secrets revealed
Sitting, waiting, watching
“Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.” ~ Fran Lebowitz I sit and wait for that phone call that tells me you are okay and your surgery went well. That you will be around to meet your grandchildren. … Continue reading Sitting, waiting, watching
Thin spiral notebook 