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Afternoon Delight

My Sweet Valentines

I didn't get my candle light dinner at the Loooove Castle. Do I ask for too much? Maybe next year...
No complaints from me, though. Instead, I had a fancy dinner with some fancy ladies.

See Right Through Me

Insane in the membrane

Lately as I have been practicing my photography skills it seems as though everything I look at I notice a pattern, texture, or color, and I begin to ask to myself if I could photograph it. What was meant to be a small snack turned into a little photo session. I was drawn to the bright color and membrane looking texture of the grapefruit. I shot these in my dining room that has very dim lighting. I experimented shooting with a high ISO of 1600, yeah, I know that’s high. The conditions were probably not as dark as one would use that high of an ISO but I thought it was okay. I also played around with my f stop ranging it from f5.6 to f22. The pictures did not turn out as I was hoping they would, but that just means I need more practice.

winter Blues

My very belated photo week

Sara is the host...I am so late in posting that I should say "was" the host for Photo Week. She drew her inspiration from a postcard that sits on her desk titled "Think Peaceful Thoughts".

Monday: Acceptance

Empty ice cream bowl. All good things come to an end.

Tuesday: Exploration My new winter hobby. I need a lot of practice, but I know that will come with time.
Wednesday: Gratitude Afternoon coffee with my sister. These are the moments I am thankful for.
Thursday: Community



Friday: Happiness Ha-ha..the self timer works. It only took me a 100 tries to get it.

I Am The Walrus

Shutter Sisters challenge for the day was called, Show Me Yours.

Never take yourself too seriously.

Monday: Of Angels and Angles, The Decemberists

When I think of angels I think of faith and hope. It’s the calming light that lets you know everything is going to be okay.
I could not have picked a better time to read 1984, by George Orwell. The characteristics are just a mirror image of the politics today. The McCain campaign is gaining power that is fueled by fear. They have instilled fear into people to believe that the world is going to end if Obama becomes President of the United States. Whereas, if you look at the people who support Obama you see hope; hope for a better country (or just to get us out of this pile of shit accumulated in the past 8 years). I do not want to sound like those extreme religious conservatives who might say something like, “he is sent here from God.” All I am saying that I have faith and hope that this man is best for this job. So here, from different angel is an angel, in my opinion.

Tuesday: Torn and Frayed, The Rolling Stones

Not too much creativity here, at least not on my part. I’ll give that credit to the son of a bitch that tore down my door and robbed me.

Wednesday: Slippery People, Talking Heads

Thursday: Too Much of Nothing, Bob Dylan

It seems like no matter what I always have a ton of pennies, in my wallet, the cup holder in my car, and in my change bowl at home. I am not saving them for a particular reason; I just can’t spend them fast enough. As our government continues to inject money into our economy it just diminishes the worth of the penny. And so back into the change bowl it goes.

Friday: Photographers choice. What song title comes to mind?

Check out everyone's photos for the theme:

Sara

Steph

Amy

Colleran

Photo Week: Song Titles

Two things I love: Music and Photography. I looked down to my I-pod to get the inspiration for this week’s Photo Week. The rules are, there a no rules. Each title is open to the interpretation of the photographer. This photo week will run until Oct 31st...that's right, two weeks.

Monday: Of Angels and Angles, The Decemberists
Tuesday: Torn and Frayed, The Rolling Stones
Wednesday: Slippery People, Talking Heads
Thursday: Too Much of Nothing, Bob Dylan
Friday: Photographers choice. What song title comes to mind?

Let me know if you are in and I will link to your page.

Sara
Steph
Amy

Colleran

Photo Week: The Five Senses

This week's challenge is hosted by Jen

Monday (10/6) - Sight

My sister has the longest lashes.

Tuesday (10/7) - Taste

Soup Season! I love fall.

Wednesday (10/8) - Sound

I know, not very orignal, but this is all I could come up with.

Thursday (10/9) - Smell

I was trying to eat a sandwich and this ol' sniffer was just underneath...and yes, I shared.

Friday (10/10) - Touch

Diptych: The Result

So here is my first try. It is definitely an amateur’s work. I don’t have Photoshop so it took me a while to realize that I needed to edit the individual pictures in Photo Manager and then toggle them together using PAINT. It was a busy weekend, so I didn’t get to play around with this as much as I had hoped, but I will try to do some others. I am thinking about incorporating a few into my pictures for photo week.