Secrets revealed

January 29, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 23 Comments

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

Left behind

January 22, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 29 Comments

A little play on words, this week's set is of discarded objects, or things left behind, or are just behinds. I also cropped each shot so that the focus was on the bottom left third of the frame... based on the 'Rule of Thirds' for photography. I know, I'm lazy brilliant. (Photos shot with a Nikon … Continue reading Left behind

Snow-free state

January 15, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 36 Comments

Saturday I took advantage of living in the only one of the 50 states without snow (a statistic I find dubious), the almost spring-like temps (60s... in January!) and the clear blue skies to again make my way to the beach. I went to Navarre where last summer the BP oil spill first made landfall … Continue reading Snow-free state

Changing light

January 8, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 33 Comments

As much as I enjoy getting out of the house first thing in the morning to go on my photo hunts, there is something magical about the light of late afternoon and evening. Colors are deeper, shadows are sharper, and you see things you might miss in the bright glare of day. (Photos shot with … Continue reading Changing light

Eclectic travels

January 2, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 30 Comments

When I was very young, many Sunday afternoons were spent piled into the back of an olive-drab Pontiac Ventura with my brother as my dad and mom took us on a drive. Sometimes we would pack a picnic lunch, and a cooler of drinks. We kids never knew where we were going, and most of … Continue reading Eclectic travels

Weekly Winners ~ 2010 retrospective

December 26, 2010January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

Because this is a new space, though I'm not new to Weekly Winners (and because holiday prep left me no time to get out for a photo hunt this week), I'm instead featuring some of my favorite snaps from 2010 (I did include one from Christmas morning, just to be fair)... When I wasn't knee … Continue reading Weekly Winners ~ 2010 retrospective