July Retrospective

flowers? check
sky? check
macros? check
trees? check
photoshopping? check
treasured pics of kids and little dog? check!

July Extra: Iron Maiden

I took this shot and photoshopped it for my daughter to put on her blog, but I like it so much (so very her) that I wanted to have it in the record. :)

Fifteen

Could it really be that many years since he arrived in our lives?

I guess so, because here he is with his brand new laptop. He saved for three years and we matched his saved amount as a birthday present.

Diet Coke Abstract

It was just a happy accident that I caught the angle just right so that the light over the counter lines up with the empty part of the bottle, causing the top of the bottle to disapppear.

I was lured to the shot by the red glow emanating from a stack of bottle-caps behind the diet coke.

Dave Chappelle Sees All

I needed a Dave Chappelle fix the other day so I grabbed a DVD from our inventory. Then today, I was startled to find him still hanging around, keeping an eye on me.

Music Lesson Hallway

desaturated and inverted, with accented edges

Are You READY?

Redskins' training camp opened today.

Sorry about the unfortunate name -- I like to call them the Redskin Potatoes.

Moon over Horses

from yesterday evening, at the barn

Portion Control: Personal Pan Pizza

Go ahead, just eat the whole thing. It's small. It's cute too.

new trick up my sleeve

selective saturation and desaturation -- more here.

dogwood fruit

anatomical pizza

Daughter and I both giggled at this, and said things like, "boobie pizza," while son walked out of the room in disgust.

Perhaps you just had to be there. :)

pink, tricked out, lily

macro eye

Original

Effect: poster edges
Photo Credit: Equus

let there be light...

squeeze!

Me and the little dog, she is always a good cure for whatever ails me. This photo was taken by Equus (daughter).

It's ok to be different...it's even beautiful

2 little treasures found on my flash card today

Apparently my very adorable and creative girl borrowed the camera for a photo shoot.

Storm Drain

Effect: Ink Outlines (above)



I can't decide which one! Usually I like the modded ones and Boogieman (dh) likes the originals. But, today it was the opposite.

Best Buy Sky

yellow thingy

rafters

Soft Focus, through a window

naturally...thanks to heat, humidity, and air conditioning.

Sunset, through a tree

Effects: colored pencil, plus spatter brush strokes

You're a regular decorated emergency. Camisado, Panic! At the Disco

wild vine...

...that grows up the corner of our house and catches the light just right.

pretty in pink

Effects: chalk & charcoal with accented edges

happy

Essentials

Big Flag

I took these on Sunday, and saved them for today.

Number 15

What first caught my eye was that the light was on at midday, and second that it had a number.

Of course, I might never have noticed if it weren't for the influence of Zerodoll and Jayfish.

Bonus Shot: Grow Where You're Planted 3

I think I may need to make a category for these shots and see how many of them I can find.

The rest of my shots from today's outing to my very favorite, local paradise: Like A Kid in a Candy Store.

Progression

Angel's Trumpet, Ballerina Purple

Today, I had the good fortune to steal away for a couple of hours to one of my favorite places on this earth, a local park/garden.

*swoons*

Later, I'll post a bonus shot and a link to the rest of the pictures on my main blog. And a big *mwhaaah* to anyone who goes and admires them. :)

Grow Where You're Planted 2

This shot is from yesterday, wandering around and shooting after art class.

Other Art Class Neighborhood shots.

Grow Where You Are Planted 1.