Painted Lady 

 Crayfish 

 Meeting Online 

Went hiking today in our mountains nearby and snapped these pictures of the fall colors hualapai_10_7_08_017  hualapai_10_7_08_053 

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Got up early one morning and decided to go out and capture the sunrise.  Well the sunrise was a bust.  I was able to get a close up of a dew drop (now to find one with a more interesting picture in it.)  I found these grasses make a perfect silhouette.  Oh, the thumbnail.

All shots processed from RAW.

Just another beautiful Fall Morning in Witch City....

My first challenge entry!

From what I've seen of other challenge posts you're allowed to enter more than one photo, so here's my first one. The next one is still technically a road, it was just never properly surfaced. :D The last one is a path or "sidewalk" as it's called in the states, but I think that counts as a street doesn't it? ^^;

Comments? Tips? Fear? Horror? All is welcome. :P

But we're moving up in class... or down.  Actually, both!  We're finally past headshots and this past week we had to shoot almost full body.  And we got to use 3 light sources.  Attempting to do recreate the Avedon look (two umbrellas lighting the back a stop down from the Soft box that will light the subject).  I'm not sure how I did, but I was pleased with my results.

 My Roommate Katie

These were shot with Ilford FP4 (35mm) and one was with Ilford Delta 100 (120) shot with the school's Hassleblad, 1/125" at f16.

Yes, there's grease on the floor and there's grease on the tables, but.... Oh, my such savory pulled pork..

 Let's stop here for lunch 

  Let's pick a table  

 It's nice and bright in here 

 It is quite a colorful place and not too crowded 

This may be more information than you wanted to know.

I was wallking in the field with this beauty, under 30 ft away DSC00225_copydoe1 when she showed me what she thought of me DSC00224copydoe2 

Once a year I go on a 3-day silent retreat at the White House in South St Louis County.  It is run by the Jesuits.  Fortunately, the retreat is always the 3rd weekend in October - the peak of the Fall Foliage season in St Louis.  The grounds are beautiful this time of year.   It's like God decided to give me the best light and color imaginable each year.  I leave for the retreat in two weeks.  Here are a few of my favorite shots. 

 Solitude  Lawn Chair Peaceful 

I was cooler on Friday so it was time for a visit... harriet   She's our other baby giraffe...she's 2 month older that Adrea...moving right along...this Lulu the mom of all our Tiger cubs... lulu_2_1004   How about a little Hippo love... odie He was just coming up and the water on his head made me wish I had brought my old star filter! I looked in on the Gerenuk... female_gerenuk Then I walked down to see our Snow Leopard Gail... gail 1004  

I have one for the challenge... pink_path

Short Jokes

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 bail_out

Comments Welcome!

Blessings!

as the saying goes...snails and shells and puppy dog tails...

well,

sometimes little girls are too!

love,

d

Guys, I'm thinking about pulling some of my older stories...whatcha' think?? Anyway this little digicam I have now is really producing some decent shots and some of my older stories are just messy. I'd like to save them to my files but that's not possible, huh??

So here's some street and road shots for your opinion. First, here's a couple shots that seem typical at first glance, but the archs really do get smaller DSCI0022  DSCI0028

 
Here's another orphan kicked to the curb DSCI0006  

 These are Stanley Marsh signs, the first being on his ranch, Toad Hill. DSCI0016    DSCI0002

Could anything be more discouraging than having... DSCI0003 ???

Finally for the weary traveler DSCI0012

So, there's yet another story posted from my corner of your world! Enjoy!

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Savannah, Georgia.

Just when you thought they could not read traffic signs.....Wrong!

 goosestop 

And perspective.

Some people look at this as the end of a journey;

while others see it as the start of a trip.

When I go crabbing
I'm always wishing
Some crab will be my prize;
But while I'm crabbing,
The crab are wishing
   Otherwise.

And all the wishes
Of all the crabs
Seem always to come true;
So all my wishes
To catch some crabs
   Never do.

Have not post here for a while. I could make all the excuses in the world but the reality is that I have not been inspired enough. Not that I have not been taking photos, Just not a lot.

Here are two from my attic window. we have had some beautiful sunsets this fall.  attic_window_sunset   and  DSC_4052   (this one is a bit cluttered but I like the tower form Canada in it)

And here are two nature shots from my yard.  grasshopper   and  Mushroom_slug  

Thank you for the comments and

have a great photo day. ;)