I actually have quite a few more pictures to share, but it’s just too nice a day to squander it sitting here tied to the computer.
Instead, I’ll leave you with something to look forward to. 🙂
Happy Fall Sunday!
Retirement Travel and a Weird Mix of Other Stuff
I actually have quite a few more pictures to share, but it’s just too nice a day to squander it sitting here tied to the computer.
Instead, I’ll leave you with something to look forward to. 🙂
Happy Fall Sunday!
So when I saw this quote recently, I knew I just HAD to share it here…
It was actually a couple of weeks ago that I saw this quote. Back when my blog wasn’t working properly and I couldn’t post pictures. So I don’t remember where exactly I saw it.
But speaking of pictures… I can’t believe not one person commented about the naked man in the video I posted yesterday.
Maybe everyone thought it was just some dumb weather video? Perhaps I should have said, “make sure you watch for the naked man!”
Or, perhaps everyone was so shocked at the inappropriateness of it all that they just could not comment.
I’m attributing it to the dumb weather video syndrome.
On another note… my posts may be a bit unusual over the next couple of weeks. Hubby and I will be traveling all over Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana with our dear Belgian friends. Shannon will be joining us for a few days in Colorado. I’m going to try posting from my smart phone. You know, the one that’s way smarter than me? Fingers crossed it works. If not, I’ll have my computer along, too. I just thought I’d warn you so you didn’t think the blog was broken again.
That bloom must be six inches across. The flower itself is like four feet high. The size impressed me. So I wanted a shot where the bloom filled the screen. I love the color, too.
Once I saw the image on the screen, I decided to tweak it a bit. Subtly at first.
All I did was darken the edges a bit. Maybe you can’t even tell a difference?
Then I decided to add some texture. I’ve seen people do some really cool stuff with texture. It takes practice. It’s yet another thing I don’t have the time I need to invest to master.
The result isn’t all that great. I told you, I need more practice. That’s not the point I’m trying to get at though. What I’m trying to say is that photography can also be about image manipulation. Post-processing (doing things to an image after it comes out of the camera) is one method. Creative scene making is another method.
I don’t even know if that’s how you’d describe what’s being done here. But I just had to share this bit of image manipulation/scene making/staging I stumbled across today that I absolutely LOVED.
This image speaks volumes to me.
It is one of many intriguing images from a blog called Dear Photograph, a new site where folks take photos of old images in the same present-day location. It’s hard to explain. This Happy News article does a much better job.
Here’s another example.
The first Dear Photograph image I shared doesn’t need a caption. In my opinion. It’s clear who the subject is in that one.
The second one does need a caption. I can’t tell just by looking who is speaking, although now that I look again, the green nail polish would have been a giveaway.
Mastering image manipulation software and having an eye for what changes to make are one thing.
This sort of image making takes real thought. Not only that, it’s way more powerful. Maybe because the subjects are people instead of flowers?
Kudos to the people who thought this one up and to the submitters who have done such a great job carrying the idea forward.
Here’s one more image that doesn’t need a caption. It speaks loud and clear all by itself.
If you’ve got some free time, have a look at Dear Photograph. Do some of those images really move you? Or does it feel like cheap, photographic trickery?
I love walking with the dogs here at the WV place. They REALLY enjoy being able to run, sniff, cavort, roll in stinky stuff, etc. And I just like watching them and observing.
Today I thought I’d give you some random images of things that caught my eye. With little commentary. So you can enjoy your own bit of “quiet.”
I hope you enjoyed this quiet glimpse into my world.
What did you see in your world today?
Over the past couple of months, I’ve noticed that my host (GoDaddy.com) has been REALLY slow. Painfully slow. So slow, that blogging here has become quite a pain in the ass.
It’s sporadic, but has become more and more frequent of late.
Any of you notice any slowness here? Or is it just me and the admin access?
I think I am ready to find a new host. Anyone have any recommendations for a good WordPress host?
There is one picture I have to post. My male readers won’t enjoy it nearly as much as all of the girls who tune in. But I’m going to post it anyway. Because I can.
It’s just an ad I saw while sitting in traffic in New York City. Actually, it was a fairly large billboard-type thing affixed to a building.
I don’t usually shoot images for the purpose of photoshopping them. But when I saw this guy, I thought it might look cool to over-saturate (add lots of extra color) the red bricks.
I sort of like the end result. How about you?
I may have started with “all is right in the world” except for one thing. We got word yesterday that my Dad’s oldest brother, Bob, passed away. We knew it was coming (based on other news we’d received earlier in the week), but it is still very sad. My heart is definitely heavy on this lovely Easter morning.
We’re at the WV Place (surprised?). We spent most of the day yesterday trying to finish up all the little projects hanging over our heads. Hubby did the last bit of drywall finishing because he got tired of hearing me whine about it. I started hanging the slate tiles on the half wall that flanks the kitchen. There’s one little spot remaining on that wall, and then there’s another little piece of wall to do. I’ll finish that today before heading back to MD.
Hubby made me a fabulous breakfast of bacon, eggs, hash browns, and biscuits. It was delicious. Isn’t it funny how food always tastes so much better when someone else cooks it for you?
All of my girls are waiting patiently for their morning stroll. And it’s such a nice day, I’m pretty anxious to get out there myself. But first, here are some very Spring pictures I captured yesterday…
(I hope you’re not tired of seeing the Redbuds yet!)
Here a a couple good pictures of the girls. (Post wouldn’t be complete without them!)
I hope you and your family have a lovely Easter.