ABC photo Challenge

   I heard about this from Gina and it sounded like fun.  I want to play.  This is from

http://journals.aol.com/cutebutpsycho028/PhotographOfMySoul/ so if you want to play show her an A and send her the link.

  There is my A..... Anchor

Photo Scavenger Hunt #100

The subject for this week is:  Show us a photo of a milestone in your life.  If you are unable to scan old photos, how about a Christmas or New Year's celebration photo.

This week's Hunt is a milestone, is a party, is a celebration of sorts!  You see, Krissy is celebrating her 100th Hunt!!  How appropriate that this falls on a celebration week!  Let's congratulate her by deluging her with submissions!  Krissy has been faithfully doing The "Original" Photo Scavenger Hunt for 100 weeks!  She has had so much on her plate and yet she has kept this hunt alive!!  Congratulations, Krissy, on your 100th Hunt of The Original Photo Scavenger Hunt!!

     Ok Krissy here it is.  My milestone, one of them at least.  As you can see I was much younger.  My wedding day.  We both look way to young to get married, what was I thinking!  I also didn't believe in a big fancy stuffed into a white dress wedding as I hated dressing up.  I also didn't believe in a professional photographer as you can see by that picture quality, LOL. This may be one of the only pictures of me in a dress in my adult years.  Of course my wedding was a milestone in my adult life.  It led to my children and the life I have now.

 

 

Scavenger hunt

  : ANYTHING CHRISTMAS.  

Here are some ideas: Christmas cards, favorite Christmas ornament, Christmas lights on houses, stockings, manger scene, Christmas village, gifts, etc.

 

http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink/entries/2006/12/18/photo-scavenger-hunt-99-subject.../1210

   OK, I wanted to do a picture of Zoey looking adorable and cute.  Here Zoey, put the hat on and look cute!  Sit, stay, don't move....... Zoey, stop chewing the hat up, Rick come get Zoey to sit.....Zoey, sit, awe darn, leave the hat on..... Zoey...... Crap. darn this is it, I can't get a better picture then this.  Sigh..   How do people do this?     

 

     

Monday Morning Photo Shoot

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Show off your winter home decorations. If you've put up something seasonal (or have shots of decorations from seasons gone by) let's see what they look like. These can include lights and lawn decorations. However, don't post pictures of Christmas trees or menorahs. We'll save those for another Photo Shoot, probably next week.

      OK.  I do have some Christmas items set up, around 100 Santa's which we collect.  Here is a grouping I like.

 

         The next shot symbolizes the plastic used each year to overspend on Christmas.  Love that photo shop!

                      Merry Christmas Everyone!

Monday morning Photo shoot.

                     Johns assignment.

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Floaty Things

http://journals.aol.com/johnmscalzi/bytheway/entries/2006/11/13/your-monday-photo-shoot-floaty-things/6742

Here's a fun little Photo Shoot, because after last week, I thought simpler is better:

Your Monday Photo Shoot: Snap a photo of something that floats. If it's buoyant, it's in!

        These leaves in the cold still pond float on top, plus the underwater leaves float just under the surface making it look like it is all set in some type of gell.

Getting ready for Winter

   The birds and squirrels are storing up getting ready for winter.  Makes for some great shots at the feeders and some really fat squirrels.

            Coming in for a landing.

         The nuthatch picks out the sunflowers.

        The Hairy Woodpecker is waiting its turn for the insect suet.

    I couldn't get any pictures of the Junco's as they don't stay in one place long.  Also all of these are done on auto mode because most birds swoop down on the feeder and go.  The squirrels have doubled in size and look downright obese.

More Fun with Photoshop

  I don't know Greg, maybe you can't teach a old dog new tricks, LOL.   I still am not getting my light right but will keep trying.  These were done using the shutter speed setting I told you about and they all turned out dark.  So I played with them and got some interesting results.  Might as well since as it they are just so so shots.

   This neat old barn was just screaming to have it pictures taken.  I can't help it, I take pictures LOL.

   Now the next few are tweaked with Photoshop.  I think any of these would now look cool framed.

               Now this tree was an actual red tree and looks so pretty.  Dark though.  Sigh.

           On the next shed shot I took out the wire which looked terrible and used different filters.  The first is the original again.