Finally got out of the house this month and took a walk on the beach - with Steph & Chris! The fresh air felt great and the conversation even better. Loved the chance to spend some time with them during their visit.
12/30/11
birch -day362
I've been in the parking lot of the post office many times and never noticed this row of birch trees. Now in winter they stand naked and stark against the gray sky but gorgeous in their textured skin.
I added a slight sepia tint; black and white seemed too harsh.
12/28/11
Pinecone -day361
Loved this pinecone in my floral centerpiece. Added a little texture, just because.....
whirlyball -day360
Since Stephanie & Chris are visiting Ron & Jeanne, we thought it would be a fun whirlyball group, so we met for dinner and all headed north to play. Even though we haven't played for probably 15 years, it came back to us fairly quickly. Good times!
pier -day359
Took Pat & Mike sight seeing in the drizzly, cold, damp Seattle weather. A truly authentic experience!
12/22/11
foggy morning -day355
My first outside shot in weeks I think! The wires don't even bother me....maybe because there are SO many.
12/21/11
Peace ....and quiet -day354
For Mortal Muses prompt of peace...my take on it this week is time for peace & quiet = reading and a cuppa in a perfectly silent house!
The end is near!!!! Only a little over a week of photos to go!
12/20/11
christmas zoom -day353
I'm trying one of Kat's suggestions of using a longer shutter speed (2 sec here) then zooming while exposing. I had some interesting effects; this was one of my faves. I like how the bead garland showed up here.
Paper -day352
I'm done with the wrapping paper this year, but the boys will need to wrap their gifts when they come over Christmas Eve so it stays out a little longer!
tis the season -day351
More Santas and some processing with textures fun. Christmas is only a few days away - shopping is done, decorating is done, house is tidy.....now it's time to sit back and enjoy it all!
12/18/11
party -day350
Dressed up for an annual holiday party - we figured out we've been going to this progressive dinner party with this group of friends for 20 years - from back when Eric was in kindergarten!
12/17/11
candlelight -day349
Happy Holidays - I love this set up with the tree behind but I should probably find something different....
12/15/11
a little more bokeh -day348
Still more experimenting to get those blurry light effects in the background. This is sort of what I wanted.
glow -day347
For a blog prompt somewhere but I hadn't taken a candlelight shot in months so thought I'd give it a try. I like the reflection.
12/12/11
me -day346
This month's prompt on GPP Street was to get out from behind the camera so I had a little private photo session today.
Took about a gajillion photos to come up with a hand full of okay ones.... The light was very odd coming in the window, so I did some post-processing to get this effect.
12/11/11
poinsettia -day345
I have a huge costco poinsettia in the window so I was trying to capture the texture in the petals. I have a glitter snowflake tucked into the plant - that's making the bokeh.
12/10/11
eclipse day 344
We were up at 5am to watch the lunar eclipse and it was beautiful until this point....then the clouds moved in and we didn't see any more! :(
12/8/11
Santa -day342
I love this Santa's face so wrinkled and careworn. Was trying something different with the lights that wasn't totally successful, so you'll probably see more light pics.
12/7/11
Cup of cheer -day341
A holiday still life prompted by one of the many artsy blogs I follow and attempt to participate in.
12/5/11
Christmas mum-day339
A closeup of a holiday floral arrangement I made for the party last weekend - a fuji mum in that luscious lime green and a couple of shiny ornaments - wasn't careful enough with the reflections, but oh well.
12/4/11
Christmas bokeh -day338
Tried a little holiday bokeh after reading Kat's tutorial on Christmas lighting (KatEyeView.com). I don't think it's 100% successful, even after the crop so I'll try more versions tomorrow. I was undecided between these two attempts - what do you think?
I enjoy trying to capture light, so this is the perfect time of year to experiment with it. The tripod will be staying up for a few days....
I enjoy trying to capture light, so this is the perfect time of year to experiment with it. The tripod will be staying up for a few days....
2011 day337 bunco
Party night - I had fun using my zentangle skills to decorate the $$ envelopes. It was fun to host this again after so many years away!
2011 day336 flowers
I dusted off my floral design skills to make a couple of arrangements for our holiday bunco night. Just like riding a bike, it all came back to me!
11/30/11
corner of decor -day334
Taking the easy way out and showing a finished corner of the room - those are my cross stitch Santa pictures on the wall.
swirls -day333
Did a little shopping after work and noticed this little waterfall at the small mall for the first time. Though I took many shots, this is my favorite because of the golden glow on the water swirls.
11/28/11
winter me -day331
Following someone's idea on a blog somewhere I took some winter selfies and this was the winner. I had the Christmas tree as the background and didn't like it, so textures to the rescue.
11/27/11
Mantel decorated -day330
Still working on decorating and today I tackled the mantel. I had a pretty clear idea in my head but after 8-10 tries, it still wasn't coming together. I love these lit stars from Ikea, but was having trouble making the white flowers work and be visible against the white wall. It may change again, but I spent most of the day today on it and that's just more than enough!
Santa -day329
Setting out my Santa collection and this guy's eyes called to me.....again. Every year I just LOVE his eyes. Don't they look kind?
so it begins -day328
Day after Thanksgiving means staring the holiday decorating - this year I'm getting an even earlier start since we're having a party next weekend. I set out some of the ornaments on the sofa for easier hanging.
table setting -day327
The next day I tried this version of waiting.....Thanksgiving table, set and waiting.
idle hands -day 326
Wanted to show my hands in "waiting" mode for a challenge but didn't particularly like the result.
11/22/11
branches -day325
Working on a holiday decor project and painted some tree branches I salvaged from the park. Added a tiny touch of a texture. My ugly garage floor kind of looks like a sandy beach I think..........
11/20/11
Frosty -day324
Our first big frosty morning so I braved the cold to get some great frosty leaf shots.
wreath -day323
My creative and photographic efforts today were to make a wreath for the boys' apartment - their little touch of Christmas! You know me, I can't stand it that their apartment wouldn't have SOMEthing Christmasy in it!
11/18/11
water -day322
For another scavenger hunt prompt -water. I used ice and tea and added the bokeh texture (the light reflective dots in the background) and converted it to bl/wh. Moderately successful.
writing -day321
Taken for the scavenger hunt prompt of writing - here's where I do most of it - on my blog (and all those pieces of notepaper on the desk - what a mess!)
11/16/11
wing -day320
from a budweiser eagle Dan's had for about 40 years - one of the few things that hasn't been broken or tossed :)
11/15/11
last leaf -day319
Today was sunny though cold and tomorrow the wind and rain arrives so I took a quick walk to see what I could see. Found this lone leaf on the tree.
11/14/11
darts anyone? -day318
Since it's dark at 5pm, once again I'm wandering the house with the camera and Dan suggested the gararge.....the first of many garage pics I think. How interesting can I make garage junk?
11/13/11
girlfriends -day317
A friend's 60th (note the sign Old as Mold!) so here's a group of girlfriends at the party - from left: Marsha, Ann, me, Debbie (wife of birthday boy), and Cindy.
desperate -day314
Cindy was visiting from Chelan so I got totally distracted and only had a couple of shots to choose from and both were bad so I figured adding texture couldn't make them worse and might improve it a little. That's all it did, improve it a little!
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