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Showing posts with label bokeh. Show all posts
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Monday, January 31, 2011
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Fence Soldiers
I love fences whether they are city, country, ornate or simple.
I don't think of them as barriers, just as photographic opportunities :-)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Day 365-365 Celebration
It's seems so fitting that this project should be over at the end of a year (and a decade!), and that a new year and decade is beginning.
Having done a previous 365 before, I knew what I was getting into, that it would be worth the effort and that I would learn a lot. Besides being a journal of a year in my life, I decided at the beginning some of my effort would be in getting to know Photoshop better. At the end of the year I've barely scratched the surface of what that editing program can do, but I'm amazed at the things I can do with it. Yeah, there were some overboard bokeh and texture things going on but hopefully I'm developing a better eye for that.
The downside to a 365? Having days were everything you took looks like rubbish, but you still need to put up a pic, feeling panic at 11:45 PM because you're in bed and you forgot to take a shot (!), losing your photo mojo for weeks at a time, but you still have to work through it. That's when you decide Starbucks cups become a compelling subject!
Upside? First, the people you meet! The 365 - DPS Assignment group has a great bunch of enthusiastic photographers willing to help each other out and applaud everyone's efforts. Then there are the friends that willingly visit your photostream on a regular basis leaving comments and observations, faving and sending flickr mail. They manage to keep you going on off days. Despite some misses along the way - and there were quite a few - I can look at some of these shots and feel as sense of pride that I am slowly improving.
I'm not a naturally gifted photographer, I take 2 steps forward and 1 step back all the time, have no real distinct style, love to take pictures of everything, and constantly mess up under pressure. But those are all reasons why I love doing it, too. The fact that you are never done learning about it, there is always a better picture around the corner, plus the camaraderie of others that feel the same as I do keeps us all going, trying to be better photographers.
So I'm ending by celebrating my year and yours and looking forward to more pictures from all of you ♥
Happy New Year everyone (with a little bokeh ;-))!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Day 353-365 Fence
Cold, snowy and windy. Not too many shots turned out well and I'm too cold and too busy to retake them:-(.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Day 343-365 "Merry Christmas to Me!"
I just noticed I officially ended my week of red Starbucks cups yesterday. But while I was in the store looking for a permanent red Starbucks mug, I found this white one, normally $8.95, but for $1.00 more, it came with 1/2 pound of Christmas blend. So I bought myself a Christmas present :-). Yea for bargains!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Day 335-365 "Christmas Starbokeh"
I think I'll make this a Starbucks coffee week...How many ways can I shoot a cup of coffee?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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