I have missed posting my photos. Life got busy... I guess that's water under the bridge...

 agave  pink_poinsetia 

and I still don't know how to type accurately! (poinsettia)

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It was so refreshing to be in the warmth and take flower pictures ad nauseum...

Hope you like some of these:
Pink Cymbidium Spray Orchid
Tulips
Tulips2
Ivy
vivy
Cymbidium Orchid
Pink Amarillis
Once in 75 Years
Another view
and more:
Lady's Slipper 2
Lady's Slipper Orchid
Stock
Pink Succulents2
Palm tree detail
Pods in the cacti room
Yellow Orchid
Bromiliad

Sorry to post so much, but I'm making up for not posting for a month and a half or so!

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This was one of the first photos I took when I first got my Rebel! (many years ago, I want a new one) Well, the actual first photo was of the dining room table, accidentally taken while I was fiddling with learning all the buttons and settings... this was
the 2nd picture: she had to be my experimental subject!

Dusty Dog

Also, does anyone have any advise on how to set a computer monitor to really know how a picture will look when printed? I got a new monitor, but pictures that look just fine to me on the screen are not so fine when printed. (too dark) I've adjusted the monitor to be low brightness and low contrast and I tried using the auto adjust feature, but still the print does not match what I see. I could go back to my old monitor, nothing was wrong with it, except its size. I really like the slim, flat, wide screen one that I got, but if it's no good for photos it'll go by-by.

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Odds & Ends that make me want to go somewhere...out of the cold Chicago winter... somewhere warm... but since I'm held prisoner in a flower shop, no trip until after the big V-Day... that's Valentine's Day for those who still like celebrating this Day of Love... I can't wait 'till it's over; I'm tired already just thinkin' 'bout it... then vacation, ahh... Can't wait...

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Here's a portrait of a firefighter from the Rescue 1 Unit from Waterman, IL

Homeward Bound:
Rescue 1 Waterman, IL

So this is my entry.

Ladies, for a look at him in color, look at my images. I liked the black & white look because of the strong contrast for a strong man.

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A while ago (early October) we went to PA to see the Frank Lloyd Wright designed house "Falling Water" It was very interesting. Then we headed north to Cleveland, Ohio and then back to my favorite vactionland, Michigan. We had a great time.

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I've posted this before, but I just haven't had lots of time for the hobby lately, so I just wanted to get in on the B&W thing...

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daisy

dasies

pond

rock

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Sunset Blues
A desertlike sunset in IL
Fall looking grasses
Farm

And one more as I was trying to learn a little more about light and taking pictures of people, using the hubby as a test:

A reluctant subject

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Artzy Azaleas Purple door only Determined to dig Determined to climb The Bar Window A window in a tower Group shot of yellow In front of a house Studebaker Not open Wysteria? In the Pink Purple Pansies Yelow Pansies straight on north central college Early on suset Snow Fence on the beach Fall Lighthouse pond1 buds

Tired of them yet? Well, there's more!!!!

Burstingsunset with grass alamogordo2 Alamogordo3 road sign Peppers2 Madonna Yucca comfy Legs St. Francis cactus26 peppers pinata style the sand white sands grass cactus23 cactus24 cactus25 petroglyphs turn around and look back rock cactus red cactus railroad crossing Cactus 29 Alert branching out Pull Hard seed pod four corners Scenic view From the top of Pikes Peak  Bursting2

Well that's it for now, actually there's a few more, but not tonight honey, that gave me a headache. Next time I decide to do this, I think I should do it alphabetically, it would be easier!!
Well... maybe I should get it out of my system...so here's the last of them!!! Yikes!!!

Girlz v guys Blue Heron 7 Fly Away Heron in the Grass on flower Red Tailed Hawk in Tree Red Tailed Hawk Grass A better shot Home Plate2 Wheel Detail Wildflowers And monarch Bus Driver's House Elk Grove Village Elk One Hiding Better one 2 A butterfly Reflecting Pool St. Joe's Light With Catwalk Cascade Red Moon What the Sunset did. Headstones 2 ROUND BARN Purple Flowers Hey, I didn't preview all the pics, so I apologize if you open any that are not rezized properly...

OK, kill me now. If anyone looked at these, any of these, I thank you, 'cause I probably wouldn't have!! So, THANKS FOR LOOKING!! Sincerely, I mean it. And I promise not to do this again!
(Although the rules say one time per 24-hours, post as many pics as you want, just once per day!!! ;)

Goldfinch eating thistle seeds

When I went back to the flower shop (a little late...) I brought my camera in for a little show and tell for the co-workers about how I spent my lunch, one of the designer's must have been impressed by the big IS Zoom lens and asked me to take some pictures of party flower arrangements that she was making. Well, the flower shop is not the best place to take pictures because of the cramped space and clutter of the back room and the flourescent lighting, but I tried to be as creative as I could, considering the boss was also looking at me like I was wasting valuable time on the clock! (However the next day I brought in the prints and he wanted to have a set of them to show to customers... go figure!)
Anyway, here is what I took, they could be better, but I only had a few minutes to take them...

Ivonne's Party Flowers

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So here's more of my mini-get-away at the conservatory:

Oak Park Conservatory 2

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Now I am all refreshed!

Oak Park Conservatory

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