Dragonflies on Parade
Yesterday I went for a personal photowalk at Riverside Park in Roswell Georgia. I didn’t have a particular plan when I left, really I just went to practice and find something different to shoot…and I found it. There were dragonflies everywhere! I love them and I’ve always admired the amazing shots of them that I’ve [...]
August Moon
I have always marveled at photographs of the moon. Probably partly because I grew up during the space race and watched every scrap of coverage on television, with my parents. I wondered and dreamed what it would be like to go there, what it would look like up close and truly stared in awe at [...]
VPW – Theme – August – Extreme Close-up
This guy and three of his closest friends decimated two Banana Pepper and one Jalapeno plants in less than a week. We knew something was going on because we could see droppings around the container that the plants were in, but we thought it was a “critter” like birds, chipmunks, something like that. We didn’t [...]
VPW – Theme – August – In Shadow
I’ve always loved lightning pictures and figured one day I’d get around to trying to capture a few on my own. I haven’t done the first bit of research on the best way to do this, so there is no technical magic here at all. However, after going through this exercise and seeing what I [...]
Mysterious Evidence
They tried to destroy the proof, but I found this damaged photo. Perhaps Jurassic Park wasn’t just a movie? Objects in Mirror ARE larger than they appear. This one is really just for fun. I was sorting images and when I ran across this one I noticed the dinosaur’s reflection in the glass and I [...]
HDR – Rusty Pier
This image was taken at South Beach in Hilton Head off the pier there. The rust really attracted me and I love the complimentary color scheme with the green of the wood. Very highly processed through CS5 HDR Pro along with adjustments for vibrance, saturation, color and levels. I really enjoy the super crunchy look [...]
HDR – Pillars
This image was taken in Hilton Head on the fishing pier. It’s a view of the pillars of the bridge that runs over the tidal river. I loved the crusty barnacles and the colors of the posts. Processed through CS5 HDR Pro along with some layer adjustments for saturation and levels.
HDR – Extreme Clouds
I have to say that this is probably one of my two favorite photos that I’ve taken so far. It was taken in Hilton Head on a Fishing Pier at sunrise. Oddly enough, it was one of the first photos that I took when I arrived at the location and it wasn’t meant to be [...]
VPW – Theme – July – Discovery
This image was taken at Rock City. I took it less than a week after the death of my Mother and only two days after her funeral. My husband took me up there to help keep my mind occupied and my sadness at bay. As many of you may know, after the death of a [...]
VPW – Theme – July – Red
This is my entry for Red for the July themes. When I shot this, and for a few days afterward, I was under the misconception that these were spiders. They are in fact Bugs – only 6 legs to see here folks, move along. Anyway, what great contrast with the green of the succulent. I [...]
VPW – Theme – July – Movement
VPW This is my entry for the Movement theme for July. This photo was taken at Rock City’s Raptor show. And yes, that is a vulture. I was just in the right place at the right time. I don’t think my camera was particularly adjusted well for the shot, so there was a lot of [...]
HDR – Black Swallow Tail Catterpillar Pair
I really love High Dynamic Range processing. Some would say that this is a sign of my amaturishness as a photographer and processor, while others might argue that it means I have a very sophisticated eye. Either way I don’t care, because I love the results – the deep saturation, the chunky edges, the glow, [...]
VPW – Theme – July – Found
My husband found these guys munching away on our parsley. He wanted to ditch them but I wouldn’t let him until I got a few shots. I did process these through the CS5 HDR Pro feature as well as upping saturation and vibrancy. As you may notice, I do this in a lot of my [...]
VPW – Theme – Fantasy – Dinosaur
This is my entry for the Fantasy Theme for July. It’s a bronze dinosaur statue that I shot at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History while on a field trip with Lesli and Cooper. Below is the original. Don’t ask me about everything I did, I should have, but didn’t make notes. I promise I [...]
More Fireworks
Purple and Green Purple Streamers Red Fire – this one really pops, doesn’t it? Red Streamers Lots of Sparkles An isolated sparkle. I found this as part of another image and just thought it would be awesome all by itself.
Blue Fountain Fireworks
I then used the “Invert” feature to create this image. I love the way this turned out, what do you think?
Peace Chicken at Farmhouse in the City
Taken at the lovely Farmhouse In the City in Roswell, Georgia.
