Monday, November 1, 2010
Saturday, 30 October 2010 Last Post for PHOTO THREESIXTYFIVE
Okay, this is late, but I had been trying to get down to the cafe where I'd seen this and it just took me a while. This is the picture that I was inspired by - it is the reason I want to learn how to use Photoshop. I love taking pictures and I also imagine I'll enjoy manipulating my own pictures to create new images with them. As it turns out, the cafe owner knows the artist who created this fascinating image above. And it is not photoshopped!!!!! This is a polaroid that is somehow floated in a liquid... then... not really sure what was told to me... but the polaroid separates and a flimsy film holding a translucent image is then draped across a page... I just love it.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
I preferred alternative meds
Bittersweet
watching a boy turn into a man.
One night to honor all he has become,
captain, teammate, friend.
A celebration,
but the beginning of letting him go.
Bittersweet.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
done catching up!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
a partial catch up
Tuesday, 26 October 2010: not a clear as yours... but...
Saturday, 23 October 2010: not the moon...
Friday, 22 October 2010: can't do much, may as well study
As far as the 24th and 25th, I had planned on submitting a couple of short videos... but can't figure out how to make the files small enough. Then planned on swiping a still from the videos for a post... can't figure that one out either. Will have to post something for those days tomorrow.
Stunned
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Hunter's Moon or Patrick's Envy?
Patrick has been trying for the last 20+ years to get a good picture of the moon. I have rolls and rolls of film/negatives devoted to his attempts at a moon shot over the years. I took this one without a tripod, standing along the side of the road where I had stopped to take a shot. I guess I am finally learning how to use some of the manual settings on my camera? Patrick is totally jealous....sweet! :o)
Friday, October 22, 2010
Still leaning & dissolving
Perhaps I'll have to kayak out in the winter to take a pic of it then for contrast.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Standard Fall Pictures
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
homely, but homey!
Spirit week
It is homecoming week at the HS and the kids have to dress up as different things each day. What warranted the picture was Ryan wearing a girlfriend's pair of skinny jeans which barely cover the parts. Ryan and Ryan (a friend) are dressing up as New Boyz ~ some rapper group I have never heard of..... I guess I am officially old now...
(submission for 10/19/10)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Only a cupcake?
Tradition, celebration, comfort.
Suddenly denied by life's curves,
and we slip slightly off center.
Who knew so much of ourselves was hidden within?
upside down camera, upside down life
Monday, 18 October 2010: still holding the camera upside down lefthandedly.
Sunday, 17 October 2010: Mom brought me to a rock and mineral show when I was 5 and I still have the treasure she got for me (quartz and calcite geode).
Saturday, 16 October 2010: Okay... I actually took this on the 18th.
70 years of living...a time for transition
live your life with arms wide open,
Today is where your book begins,
the rest is still unwritten."
"I dare you to move,
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor,
I dare you to move,
like today never happened,
today never happened before."
(submission for 10/17/10)
Back to the fields
Friday, October 15, 2010
Playin' in the closet
Kelly had a lovely time playing around with my old clothes - trying on different outfits and different personas. Scary part is knowing that I used to be that tiny! We decided she was 'little french girl', 'corporate power woman', 'tramp in the making', 'stern Mommy after a tough day at work' and (gasp) 'the plushing bride' (yes, sadly that IS my wedding dress - recognize it?!)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Not as planned
I guess this month is turning into my 'action' month. I actually had a plan of trying to catch the leaves falling in mid-air. I won't tell you how long I stood outside taking pics, but I will tell you that it is not as easy as it sounds! I did catch one in this pic, can you find it?! (might have to try again before the month is out..... :o)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
moon in midtown
I have to rely on an excuse for lousy photos... I am committed to finishing 365 and am only a couple of weeks shy of doing just that. But I honestly can barely lift the camera. This shot was taken from the center of my kitchen, through the window... with the screen in. I care very much to explore photography, but right now I really just want to get to the end of 365 without missing a day. I've got my fingers crossed!
Still green
Some of the trees down in the 'valley' are stunning,
I'll have to try to get a pic of one of them tomorrow!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
makes me dizzy
This hints at the view from my studio window... it's not exactly what I see when I look out, but it is what the camera saw when I, single-handedly, held it upside down so I could reach the shutter release with the index finger of my left hand. The sling kinda interferes with a few things around here, including camera stability. Post for 11 October, 2010.
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