Picture perfect: the groundhog better be right

February 8, 2011February 7, 2011 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

I've seen the photos of the sea of white on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, the roofs collapsing under the weight of several feet of snow, and various four-foot long icicles. And, I joyfully celebrate living south of the Mason/Dixon line, of being a resident of the single state lacking in snow this winter. Yankee … Continue reading Picture perfect: the groundhog better be right

Yellow light

February 6, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 19 Comments

This week was cold and rainy, after forecasts called for sun and cloudless skies... bygones. I still went out hoping to find something of interest. The cloud cover gave the landscape an odd yellowish tint, that in post-editing I bumped up a little. I am ready for some warmth, clear skies, and bright light. (Photos … Continue reading Yellow light

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