July 20th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 20th

There are times in life that you have to stop and smell the roses. And then there are times that you get stopped – not by roses, but by sprinklers!

Almost . . . almost got my backup camera soaked! Not good! And all because I wasn’t paying attention! Well, I was, but not to […]

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July 19th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 19th

I am calling this one ‘colors and stripes’ and you will see why in a moment. Not too much more to say on this one either.

colors and stripes

Now it’s your turn – all you have to do is tell me what this is!

Short post, short story, short response – it’s […]

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July 18th, 2009 | Category: Events, Photo of the Day

Scott Kelby’s 2nd Annual WorldWide Photo Walk

Today is the 2nd Annual Photo Walk . . . I am really excited about shooting at the Farmer’s Market!

The last time I went (and that was a first) was with the Holga and Coffee Workshop sponsored by Specialty Color Services, but I was limited in my shooting due to the number of exposures […]

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July 17th, 2009 | Category: Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 17th

I am going to try NOT to be so prolific in my verbiage today – straight shooting, straight to the image.

dandelion

Ahh . . . h . . . h, so you want the story after all!

It’s another one for my mother! Can you believe she use to forage for these […]

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July 16th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day, Tutorials

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 16th

Today is about shape, line, and texture, and maybe complimentary colors . . . and 15 minutes in wet cement . . . . . .

It is another Cota Street find. But sometimes things are just too good to pass by. Sometimes they blatantly ask for your attention. And sometimes you have to go […]

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July 15th, 2009 | Category: Events

NAPP’S PHOTOWALK 2009

Ever heard of Photoshop? Ever heard of Photoshop World? Ever heard of NAPP?

I know most of you reading this on any regular basis, has heard of Photoshop – it is simply the best post-production tool ever created (okay, so that’s my opinion – but oh, the things you can do in Photoshop!)!

Funny how […]

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July 15th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 15th

White Oleander – hey, at least I know what this plant/flower is!

Not sure I will be using this one for a card for my mother though – just haven’t figured out whether I like it or not.

Have you ever just looked at an image and felt, well, blah ! ? That’s how I […]

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July 14th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 14th

Another day, another errand, another street walk in Santa Barbara.

And what do I find of interest? This moped! It looked like I could just hop on and take it for a spin!

This would be the coolest mode of transportation for traveling around Santa Barbara for photography! Except I think I would always be […]

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July 13th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 13th

A rose for my mother ~

roses are red

from the yard that I was on a mission to photograph when interrupted by ‘the bird’

July 12th, 2009 | Category: Everyday Life, Photo of the Day

PHOTO OF THE DAY – July 12th

Today’s image is one of intrigue.

In color this image is kind of ho-hum, in Black & White it seems to have an entirely different appeal: the smooth flesh of the cactus, in comparison to the prickly spines, or thorns as it were, seem to mimic the effect of the muted lighting compared to the […]

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