SHS 12-18-2011

This weekend has been hectic, wrapping, dinners and babysitting, not a whole lot of time for photo taking so here are my photos for this week's hunt, some taken on the run.

 I hope you all have a Wonderful, Joyous Holiday!

MY FURRY BABY SLEEPING

JOY
THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON

WHAT IS IT?

WINDOW

HALF
Half-Bottom; Half-top, Half Reflection



Scavenger Hunt Sunday 12-11-11

MORE

LESS

NATIVITY

ORNAMENTS

MINE WERE STILL IN THEIR STORAGE BOX, SO HERE THEY ARE.  THE TREE IS GOING UP THIS SUNDAY.

CUP OF CHEER

HOLIDAY LIGHTS

A LITTLE OUT OF FOCUS, BUT IT WAS A QUICK MOMENT WHEN WE TURNED ON THE LIGHTS AND GOT A ".WOW.......!"

Scavenger Hunt Sunday 12-04-2011

PORTRAIT

Santa Baby...

"I've been an angel all year
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight"

NOSTALGIC

When I saw this for the Hunt, I could only think of when my boys were little, so here is a shot of us about 28 years ago,  now they have toddlers of their own.

FULL OF LIGHT

Inside, outside and up and down

 

MOTION

The Mall at Christmas Time is full of motion

 

TIME

Time is just ticking by, I can not beleive the Holidays are just around the corner.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday 11-20-11

MAINLY ONE COLOR

Greenhouses are one of my favorite things, and when they are full of the new season's Poinsettias it is even more special.

REFLECTIONS



One morning this week the sun was at just the right angle to shine through a leaded glass window and make this reflection with rainbow, if you can see it, on our bathroom wall.  It was such a good way to wake up.

WATER



The waterfall is from my recent trip to Dominica in the Southern Caribbean.

AROUND THE HOUSE

 WRITING

It is that time of year and I need to write my letter to Santa,  I am hoping for a couple of photography accessories.  Maybe an external flash unit, I hope.....



Scavenger Hunt Sunday

BEFORE

I shot this at Sunrise on Friday and it seemed a little hazy when I looked at it on the computer.

AFTER

So, I did a little cropping as I didn't think the grass was important to what I wanted to see and then I adjusted the clarity and saturation a little in Photoshop Elements as well as adjusted the blacks just a little.

 OPPOSING LINES

My time was kind of limited this week, so I didn't get out too much for photography, I did the best I could, I see the design of my deck as a pattern of opposing lines.

LITTLE FEATURES

This is one of my favorites of my grandchildren taken this summer.  I think there little hands and feet are precious.

WHICH PEAR OF SHOES SHOULD I WEAR?

CUSTOME BOKEH

Thanksgiving is around the corner and with that here is my custom bokeh.  I don't have a Lens Baby, but I have alot of fun with crafting punches, black construction paper and colored lights.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This weeks prompts were challenging for me, I was low in the idea pool.

Always Look at the Bright Side

My attempt here was a High Key presentation of this fall landscape.

FLY

One of my favorite subjects are these Cranes, they are so wonderfull to watch

ORANGE

M version of Orange still life

UNDER

This is actually the rain drainage hole under the stone fence around Fort Frederick on the island of Grenada.  It was like a little view into a secret garden.

WORDS

Scavenger Hunt Sunday 10-16-11

I have missed a couple Scavenger Hunts, as I was on vacation in the Caribbean, wonderful blue, clear sea water, gracious people and a great time. As you can guess some of my snaps will be appearing in Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

FACES IN STRANGE/UNEXPECTED PLACES

I took this one on the Island of Bonaire, it is a monument to commemorate the MILLENNIUM. There were many tourists all around and I took my time to frame it all alone, so I thought, but as I pressed the exposure this gentlemen must have walked into the shot, I did not notice his presence until later and I did not expect it.

ABSTRACT

Here is a part of the stone and cement pavement on the hill below the monument above, I thought it had an ABSTRACT quality.

FIRE

No bonfires or anything to exciting this week.  I do like to burn scented candles though.

STARS

Surprising what you can do with a candle, reflections and a star hole punch.

 

ROUND

Scavenger Hunt Sunday 9-25-2011

This week I would like to say thank you to Ashley and all of you for these different prompts.  I am challenged each week to try something new which is always fun and I am learning so much.

CIRCLE

LOW KEY

MONOCHROMATIC/ANALOGUS COLOR

PHONE

SCARF

Scavenger Hunt Sundayb 9-18-11

FROM A DISTANCE

From a Distance you can see the corn field and pumpking field.

BEHIND CLOSE DOORS



When I saw this prompt, I thought of the keyhole and what is on the other side Behind  Closed Doors. 

LIQUID



STREET PHOTOGRAPHY





SUNDAY



Sunday for me is a day I triy to have time to do what I like to do and it usually involves photography.  

Scavenger Hunt Sundayb 9-11-11

BOKEH

This is my first try at bokeh.  Looked up the How to's,  and gave it my best shot.

REMEMBER



PROCESS OF ELIMINATION - 1



This is my full shot

ELIMINATION-2



Here I eliminated a large part of the background.  I think it makes a very different subject.

STATUES

I sort of cheated here but I wanted to show another complete elimination, so i chose to use the same subject, but I promise they were all seperate shots, no cropping.

FLYING HIGH