Some of my favorite photos
Week 8 is DONE!!
February 19 – Signs of spring
February 20 – Local eatery
February 21 – A place on the water
February 22 – Early bloomer
February 23 – Weeds by the water
February 24 – Taken for a themed Flickr group – topic – Humor
February 25 – taken for a themed Flickr group – topic – Texture
This week Bren from Brashley Photography is hosting. Our challenge is to bring softness to photos. Here are the examples I have chosen for this week.
The first one is a Lensbaby photo. This lens creates softer photos.
Another way to create softness is by using a slow shutter speed. In this case we were in a moving boat and I used a shutter speed of 1/14 second.
The next photo shows softness by reduction of clarity in Lightroom.
Last is a texture edit.
Many thanks to Bren for hosting this week and reminding us that our photos don’t always have to be sharp.
Week 7 is done!!
February 12 – Taken for a themed Flickr group – Topic – Heart
February 13 – Flowers in sepia
February 14 – Valentines Day – photo of a driftwood heart wreath with texture applied
February 15 – Sunset Reflections
February 16 – Mockingbird
February 17 – Gorgeous eastern bluebird
February 18 – Taken for a themed Flickr group – Topic – Stack
This week it’s Pick a Topic from Cee’s Photo. I chose the ocean (no surprise there 🙂 ) This is a fishing trawler and if you look closely – it has a fan club following it.
This week Amy is leading us on a East Meets West or North Meets South challenge. I have not been to any foreign countries so I decided to share photos of the eastern and western part of North Carolina. Every fall, we go to the western part of the state for leaf peeping. Last fall we visited Skyline Drive (in Virginia) then made our way to the Great Smokies which is on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
While I love our fall travels, I am so glad our permanent home is surrounded by water and near beaches. These photos are from the Outer Banks (Nags Head), Hatteras Island and the Albemarle Sound.
Six weeks into this project!!
February 5 – Colorful little finch
February 6 – Golden canal
February 7 – Hungry nuthatch
February 8 – Rural life
February 9 – Taken for a Flickr themed group – the topic was Red Hearts
February 10 – Poised to climb
February 11 – Flower (taken with Lensbaby Velvet 85)
Colors are the topic this week on CMMC, specifically calypso (ocean) blues. Here are 2 photos taken during our past trips to Rincon, Puerto Rico.
Cabo Rojo
Boquerón Beach
This week’s topic is things people grow. Here is the one and only lime from our lime tree.
This week, Patti has provided an interesting topic to explore with photography. I love monochrome photos but don’t use it very often with mine. I think it can bring out nice details or create a mood. Here are a few I have for this week.
This flower is pretty in color but I also like how this edit turned out.
This photo was taken on a cold day and I think the monochrome helps give the impression of cold. There is even a layer of ice in the water beyond the dock.
Beaches are great for monochrome photos.
Here is an “usie” (plural of selfie) of Gidget and I at the beach. I think we look quite nice 🙂
Week 5 down – only 47 to go 🙂
January 29 – Taken for a Flickr themed group – topic was Screws
January 30 – After the Rain
January 31 – Backside of a Sparrow
February 1 – A Dreary Day
February 2 – Beautiful (and cold) Beach Day
February 3 – Doves
February 4 – I See You Even with my Hair in my Eyes
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