General Photography: New
Evening storm
Wind blowing in ominous clouds helped us determine that our evening stroll would be shortened due to the threatening speed at which they were moving overhead and the Wind moving a pretty serious storm in. Back at home I can hear it stirring through the trees and outside our windows with quite some force. Should be raining soon...
Some more horns for the band . . .
For Ashton and Buckmiester's band of Longhorns, here are a couple more, in a field near Big Sandy, Texas. They DO grow 'em big down there!!
Garden in Bloom
The flowers in my garden have been blooming for the last couple of weeks and they're really beautiful this year. I took a lot of pictures so I'll present them in segments
Purple Petunias
Thought I'd share some of my flowers with you all.
I ate lunch with my niece today...
She's not sure what to make of her uncle the troll... Brittany
In fact, I think she's telling me I'm crazy... Brittany2
She's still quite the cutie, though: Brittany 3 - cropped
And, for no readily understandable reason, here's a picture of my aunt's dog: Phoebe
The Live Oak & Spanish Moss
- And you ask yourself --- uh well are the other Oaks dead then? I wondered too.
- The fact is that the Live Oak is actually related to the evergreen and remains green throughout winter while the other oaks drop leaves and look dead.
- Most times when I see a live oak it has a special little biological parasite called Spanish Moss, dripping from the large branches, sort of resembling a messy hair-do or a bad weave! However it falls, it diffuses light or offers reflective light and depending on how much moisture is in the Spanish Moss at that given time, sets up a nice situation for a photo.
- One of the trees in this series is commonly referred to as only; The Majestic Oak. It is over 360 years old, can you guess which one it is?
Double Diamond
Having a little
Two for Mothers
Happy Mothers Day!
There is always a special bond between a mother and child which sometimes can be captured in a photo. I hope these two photos relay that bond. Enjoy!
In response to Ashton's recent post
Ashton, I don't know what you see in those scrawny Texas longhorns. Here are some real LONGHORNS.
Just kiddin' Ashton. I was born in Corpus and have spent a lot of time in the ole Lonestar State. Hope ya like the pics.
Comments & critiques welcome.
Summer in Texas
Texas wildflowers season starts first with the blue bonnets, and the poppy's, then the Black-eyed Susans, then the Johnny Jump up's. All along the Prickly Pear is blooming then dropping flowers only to bloom again. As the heat sets in, the spring rains subside and the praire grass is knee high the Indian Piant Brushes come to their peak, splashes of red, yellow and orange wave in the breeze...alas...summer has come to Texas.
Riding my motorcycle through New Mexico, I took these at the location of the Lincoln Country War...Billy the Kid/John Tunstall/Alex McSween...Sick and tired of being sick and tired.
I get by with a little help from my friends...
5 A.M on the day after reading day...
Crashing... giving in to distraction and chaos.
I've noticed you're gangster, I'm pretty gangster myself.
Gangster.Hartley Historic village
Hartley, at the base of the hill, was a town designated by early settlers and the government as a future regional centre. Unfortunately, particularly for the residents of Hartley, it was by-passed by the railway and, over a period, fell into disuse. Today we are left with a remarkable remnant of a town largely unchanged since the mid-nineteenth century. It is no more than a couple of dozen buildings but all have been beautifully preserved. Hartley is located 133 kilometres from Sydney and 700 metres above sea level. By 1840 a town, with sixteen streets laid out in a grid system, had been surveyed. Most of this town was never completed. By 1846 there were 62 residents and 12 houses. By 1856, as a result of the gold rushes, the town had doubled in size. It was one of the major stopping points on the route from Sydney to the Turon goldfields and as a result it had butchers, blacksmiths, and hotels to serve the weary diggers and bullock drivers. Kerosene shale was discovered in the area in the 1860s. This enabled the production, within Australia,of paraffin oil and kerosene, which was quite a boon as most families, in those pre-electricity days, were reliant upon lighting from the cooking fire or, at best, candles. The discovery brought miners and their families and there were soon over 2000 people living in the area with shops, schools, farms and orchards in the area. The future of the town came to an abrupt end in 1869 when the railway line across the mountains was routed through Lithgow.
Shamrock Inn - The Shamrock Inn, the last building in the main street, was built in 1856 and enjoyed enthusiastic patronage from the miners who passed through Hartley on their way to the goldfields. It is notable for its large number of chimneys and the prominent sagging of the roof.
St Bernard's Church and Presbytery - Over the road is St Bernard's Presbytery, built in the late 1850s, which has been well preserved. Once a home for the priests who held mass at St Bernard's Church (1848), it is now a private residence. The church has a distinctive French influence which, it is believed, was the result of an enthusiasm for French religious architecture by one of the early priests. The sandstone altar was hand-tooled to look like marble.
The Farmer's Inn - The Farmer's Inn dates from the mid-1840s. Originally built as a house by the Finn family it became an inn to take advantage of the accommodation requirements of miners heading for the Turon goldfields. It has changed a number of times but at core it was built of sandstock bricks and shingles - both of which can still be seen.
Ivy Cottage - beyond the Farmer's Inn is Ivy Cottage. It was built in the 1850s by the Finn family and soon became the Police Magistrate’s house. It is claimed that the magistrate, whose major job seemed to be dealing with drunks, hated the location between the Farmer's Inn and the Shamrock Inn.
... the colors man, the colors!!!
As most of you know (or at least the ones who stop and check out my pictures), I normally take B&W. Now its not that I have anything against color, I really don't; I just really dig the detail, or feeling that you can convey with a B&W. In any case, as I mentioned before, I bought some flowers this week and decided to try my hand at photographing them. You have seen a few shots (as I said, in B&W.. can you see where this is going?), but these as some that I did in color and left in color.... so, as always let me know what you all think....
PS- if you get a chance, let mom know you appreciate everything she has done for you (it may be cheesy, but if you are like me; you can think of a half a dozen things she either helped you out with or went that extra mile for you).. so here's to you MOM.. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING...
Good advice..
NEW MACRO
IMG_0199 IMG_0196 IMG_0195IMG_0193 Hi everyone I got macro lenses for Christmas and just started trying them out.Here is what I got a macro,and close-up +1,close-up +2,and a close-up +4. I put them all together to take these shots. They didn't turn out like I had hoped. Any advice. Thanks to you all. P.S. Like the new page setup.IMG_0149 IMG_0181 IMG_0080 IMG_0185
Crater Lake Blue
Cimarron Canyon NM
Took a day trip thru Cimarron Canyon State Park - unfortunately it was not the ideal time of the day for light and I only had my normal lens with me. I'll plan better next time and try for better shots.
- Did some in-camera editing on this abandoned house for a 'soft glow' effect Abandoned_Ranch_Hous
- This canyon is known for it's crenolated granite formations and great trout fishing in the Cimarron River which runs thru it
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- Cimarron_Canyon_NM__
- At the west end of the canyon is Eagle Nest Lake (man made)
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Shades of Blue (Mist)
My kind of Challenge blue_mist
Pass The Raid
Okay, so take me back to the old page. Why! can I insert one link and for my second photo it will not insert the link and makes me insert a thumbnail.
New and improved? Humbug!
In Praise of Blue
Obviously, blue was abundant at the Boatyard , where a Sailboat or a Fishing Boat fit the bill.
I found a Rivulet of blue in the midst of the mud flats, a bit of blue decorating this year's Sage,
And, of course, I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill
Not Blue!
architecture
I asked my husband to take me with him when he went to work today, so i could walk around and take pictures. One of the places he went was to Bluffton, a smaller town about 1/2 hour from Fort Wayne. I had him drop me south of downtown, and i walked back to meet him. There are a lot of older, victorian style homes along main street. Here are a few:
They have a river greenway where people can walk along the river and hear concerts, go thru parks, etc. along the bank off main street, they had this massive home and the bank bricked nicely.
Then came back downtown Fort Wayne, which has MANY fascinating architectrial beauties. here are two:
The Kwanis Club
A Funeral Parlor
The new Library (with one of the largest genelogical sections in the country). The construction beyond the library is the new baseball diamond/condos/hotel they are putting in downtown.
Hope you enjoy as much as I did!
Another for the Blue Challenge
blue at random
guess that is Hercules, at the aquarium in Norfolk, VA
More Moments of Zen from Dawes Arboretum
When I was a little girl, I used to get my grandmother bushels and bushels of daffodils every spring. She would use up every vase, cup and glass in the house to show them off...and once, she even had to have the bathtub filled with flowers because I had gone completely overboard.
I miss her most in the spring.
These shots were taken at one of my favorite places in the world...I go there,wrap myself up in the calm and the quiet, and I think of her. She would have liked it here.
