111-366 Rainy Day

111-366 Rainy Day, originally uploaded by saralonde.

110-366 "no parking"

110-366 "no parking", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Just an excuse to play around with PS CS6.

105-366 just chillin'

105-366 just chillin', originally uploaded by saralonde.

I'm imagining all kinds of conversations between these fish...

102-366 "Sweaty and out of paint"

102-366 "Sweaty and out of paint", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Fascinating stuff, grafitti

101-366 an aberration from the norm

101-366 an aberration from the norm, originally uploaded by saralonde.

I don't do HDR. In general, I don't even like it, though I have seen some that are quite impressive. So while I've been exploring the beta version of CS6, I decided to try the Photoshop version.

I spent way too much time trying to do this and come up with something I liked. I failed. I am not very happy with the outcome, but the process was interesting. Of course, I did this with only one image so that may be a big part of the problem. I may try this again after reading a few tutorials ;)

100-366

100-366, originally uploaded by saralonde.

One lone train engine passing by.

99-366

99-366, originally uploaded by saralonde.

LOL, this is my Easter Day photo. It was crowded with people waiting for their tables just a moment before. Now there is just a few at the end watching the Pirates beat the Phillies.

96-366 bye bye arena

96-366 bye bye arena, originally uploaded by saralonde.

This is just a shot of the tearing down of the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. It was commonly known as "The Igloo" because of it's domelike shape (with retractable roof) and because it was the home of the Penguins hockey team.

"Getting Ready for the Day"

"Getting Ready for the Day", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Just a few shots I took last fall on an early morning walk.

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I've been busy lately scanning old slides and transferring them to my computer. I was struck by the colors of the old Kodachrome and Ektachrome films and feeling a little sad that the last processor stopped work on that discontinued film.

This is not an old slide, but an attempt to recreate that feeling.

Surveying His Realm

Surveying His Realm, originally uploaded by saralonde.

I know some people call them "rats with wings", but their colors are rather beautiful.

Day 337-365 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Coffey Way..."

Day 338-365 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Coffey Way...", originally uploaded by saralonde.

On my daily quest to shoot the Starbucks Christmas cup.

Day 318-365 "21st Century City Throught the Eyes of a 15th Century Ship"

Day 318-365 "21st Century City Throught the Eyes of a 15th Century Ship", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Went to Pittsburgh this weekend to see the replicas of the Nina and Pinta ships along the river. Fascinating to see how small they would have been. It certainly took a leap of faith to cross the Atlantic in one, particularly when you might have been pretty sure of dropping off the ends of a flat earth :-).

This was taken inside one of the ships, its window framing the modern city beyond.

Day 301-365 "Pittsburgh at Dusk"

Day 301-365 "Pittsburgh at Dusk", originally uploaded by saralonde.

Waiting in traffic to go to a hockey game, my little point and shoot comes out to play.