Me, Myself and I............. A Photo Journal

Elizabeth & Morgan

2011-12-31T07:58:00.008-05:00

Abstracts

2011-12-24T08:55:00.004-05:00

Abstract Study

2011-12-23T11:26:00.000-05:00

One of this year's Photography Club competition is Abstract. I've not done much abstract photography, so this is new for me. When working on Still Life I discovered an interesting combination of water and food coloring. The trails that the food color leaves as it flows down the vase is very intriguing and jelly fish like. These are some of the images I captured, but I'm sure I will be spending more time on this forma of medium.

Note: These are not altered in Photoshop. Only minor cropping and color contrast was done to these images.

This is my favorite!
Title: Lions on the Prowl.

Still Life

2011-12-11T09:30:00.006-05:00

Myrtle Beach

2011-11-27T08:46:00.010-05:00

Biltmore & Asheville, NC

2011-11-20T17:26:00.002-05:00

NC Museum of Natural Science

2011-11-15T20:55:00.003-05:00

NC Mountains 10/16/11

2011-10-16T18:20:00.000-04:00

Victoria's Senior Portraits

2011-09-11T09:33:00.000-04:00

Vegitation Competition

2011-09-10T13:45:00.000-04:00

Chateau Morrisette

2011-09-10T13:37:00.000-04:00

Cathy's Lamas

2011-09-10T13:34:00.000-04:00

Elizabeth at the barns

2011-08-21T20:10:00.006-04:00

Fun with Black & White

2011-08-21T09:39:00.000-04:00

Black & White at the Gardens

2011-08-19T22:26:00.000-04:00

This last picture has a touch of color added back in.

Studies in B&W

2011-08-16T20:24:00.001-04:00

I've just started a book on Creative Black & White Photography. I'm working on trying to see the world in B&W. Here are a couple of shots I took and converted.

Humming Birds

2011-07-31T18:19:00.000-04:00

NC Zoo 7-2011

2011-07-03T19:38:00.003-04:00

I love going to the zoo. I always have a good time taking pictures and usually get a few that I am happy with. Plus there's always something different going on. Today the baby Ocelots were out playing. Unfortunately the glass, glare and lighting posed a big problem. I've posted a few that were OK. An unexpected surprise was that the Polar Bear was very playful and I got some great pictures of him. I can't wait for my next visit :)

St. Augustine

2011-07-01T20:05:00.001-04:00

Hummingbird Workshop

2011-06-18T14:46:00.000-04:00

My photo Club held a Hummingbird workshop. After the workshop the speaker caught a Hummingbird to tag and let our club take pictures of her.

Aberdeen Scavenger Hunt

2011-06-18T14:43:00.001-04:00

Our Photo club held a Scavenger hunt for the town of Aberdeen. These are my favorite images taken at Aberdeen Lake, Bethesda Church and downtown Aberdeen.

Elizabeth's Dance Recital

2011-06-18T14:37:00.003-04:00

Lillies in bloom

2011-05-15T08:51:00.003-04:00

My DH gave me this lilly several Mothers days ago. I was lucky enough to catch it this morning when it bloomed, a special occasion for me :)

Reynolda Gardens

2011-05-06T06:05:00.002-04:00

Old Salem

2011-05-04T19:03:00.003-04:00

Our Photography club took a trip to Winston-Salem and visited Old Salem. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but did get some nice shots.

The last shot is by far my favorite. My friend Barbara was showing me a new technique of how to get a wide angle look from my non-wide angle camera. I was messing around with it when one of the rein-actors so happened to walk in front of my camera. Talk about luck.

Bike Race

2011-04-30T18:55:00.000-04:00

I was in need of some sports pictures for a competition we have in July. My aunt knew this and so happened to see a bike race right near her house this morning, so she called me and let me know when the next race would be. I went over and took some shots of the beginning and end. The end was exciting, but scary as a group of bikes collided. A couple of bikers were taken to the hospital, hopefully they're not hurt to bad.

NC Zoo

2011-04-30T09:38:00.000-04:00

On Good Friday I decided to take a trip to the zoo. Unfortunately it began to rain so I spent most of my time in the aviary. I loved capturing all the birds, but it was hard to do. They were fast and the light was not the best so if I was fast enough to get a shot, my shutter speed wasn't fast enough to get a sharp shot. I didn't want to put my ISO too high because 800 and above on my camera adds a lot of noise. I had fun and did get some nice shots. The aviary would be a great place for pictures on a sunny day. Guess I'll have to plan another trip.

Alligator Adventure

2011-04-28T13:21:00.004-04:00

I took this a few weeks ago when my DD and I went to Myrtle Beach. She wanted to go to alligator adventure because it was too cold on the beach. I took a lot of picture of alligators, birds and snakes, but these 2 were my favorites.

Flowers

2011-04-20T14:19:00.008-04:00

My Photography Club has a competition on flowers later this year. Here are some I've taken in the last few weeks. Maybe one will be a winner.

Charleston

2011-03-01T13:32:00.001-05:00

372 Blue

2011-02-20T17:15:00.003-05:00

371 Blue

2011-02-20T17:13:00.001-05:00

370

2011-02-18T19:25:00.003-05:00

369 Repetition

2011-01-20T20:13:00.000-05:00

368 Repetition

2011-01-19T18:44:00.000-05:00

1/50, f2.0, ISO 800

367 Repetition

2011-01-18T20:53:00.000-05:00

1/200, f1.4, ISO 800, SOOC

366 Repetition

2011-01-17T09:56:00.000-05:00

I shot this the day after Christmas. I thought it worked for the theme. This much snow was unusual for us. It was beautiful!

365!!!!!! Repetition

2011-01-16T18:22:00.000-05:00

1/125, f1.4 ISO 800

364 Winter

2011-01-15T08:26:00.001-05:00

You know it's going to be a good day when you wake up to a Carolina Blue sky.

1/640, f5.0, ISO 100

363 Winter

2011-01-14T18:42:00.000-05:00

Winter for me equals dry skin.

362 Winter

2011-01-13T20:41:00.000-05:00

1/640, f5.6, ISO 800

361 Winter

2011-01-11T14:43:00.006-05:00

1/250, f5.0, ISO 200, Upped exposure & cropped slightly.

I went back and color corrected this.

360 Winter

2011-01-11T10:19:00.000-05:00

1/100, f5.0, ISO 200, 2+ filter, Cropped

1/160, f5.0, ISO 200, 2+ Filter, Cropped

359 Winter

2011-01-10T09:31:00.001-05:00

1/400, f5.6, ISO 1600, Cropped

358 Winter

2011-01-10T06:31:00.002-05:00

1/250, f2.8, ISO 200, SOOC

357 Resolutions

2011-01-08T16:33:00.000-05:00

My biggest resolution is to schedule a practice shoot every weekend so that I will be good enough to go Pre-Pro by the end of the year. DD let me do a quick shoot today, it was 35 degrees out and she was very cold, but let me get a couple of shots.

1/200, f2.8, ISO 200, lightened mid-tones and sharpened.

356 Resolutions

2011-01-07T18:16:00.000-05:00

I need to cook more and eat healthier foods. At least I bought a grilled chicken sandwich for me, the fries & cheeseburgers were for my girls.

355 Resolutions

2011-01-05T19:39:00.001-05:00

I am going to be more organized for Christmas this year. I have bought Wrapping paper, tags and tissue paper at after Christmas sales. I will buy gifts though out the year and I will not wait till 3 days before Christmas to wrap gifts.

1/100, f2.0, ISO 200, Corrected color cast sharpened.
Umbrella light & chandelier (cause for color cast).

354 Resolutions

2011-01-04T19:07:00.003-05:00

I need to start working out again. I will be running at least 5 miles 3 times a week by summer.

1/160, f2.0, ISO 800, Upped exposure by 1 stop.

353 Resolutions

2011-01-04T19:04:00.001-05:00

I need to slow down and notice all the beauty around me. I never realized how interesting and beautiful bugs were until I had to find them for bug week on 365. Now they are one of my favorite subjects.

1/200, f4.0, ISO 200, 4+ filter, cropped, slightly upped saturation and sharpened.

Natural light.

352 Resolutions

2011-01-04T10:28:00.000-05:00

I want to spend more time with my girls this year.

Total snapshot taken with my P&S while on vacation this past week, but I like it.

351 Resolutions

2011-01-03T10:19:00.003-05:00

Eat less Chocolate.

1/50, f4.0, ISO 800

350 Music

2011-01-03T10:18:00.001-05:00

1/40, f4.0, ISO 1600, SOOC

346-9 Music

2011-01-02T21:23:00.001-05:00

I took these 4 while on vacation at Universal Studios, Orlando with my family with my Crappy point & Shoot.

Cropped & Sharpened. The haze is smoke effects.

SOOC

Cropped, lightened mid-tones and added contrast.

Only fixed hand prints on glass and imperfections on the glass.

345 Music

2010-12-27T10:24:00.000-05:00

1/1250, f5.6, ISO 100

344 Music

2010-12-26T12:55:00.000-05:00

I have no idea how to read sheet music, but this looks complicated.

1/80, f5.0, ISO 800

343 Through the Eyes of a Child

2010-12-25T20:21:00.000-05:00

1/60, f1.8, ISO 800

342 Through The Eyes of a Child

2010-12-25T12:48:00.000-05:00

The stockings were hung by the Chimney with Care....

Anna with new 50mm f1.4 lens

2010-12-24T14:43:00.001-05:00

1. 1/500, f2.0, ISO 200

2. 1/800, f2.0, ISO 200

3. 1/800, f2.0, ISO 200

4. 1/800, f2.0, ISO 200

341 Through the eyes of a child

2010-12-24T05:53:00.000-05:00

340 Through the eyes of a child

2010-12-21T20:01:00.005-05:00

A view of a dog through a child's eyes.

I was playing around with my new 50mm lens and decided to take a child's eye view of my dog. She is a very sweet girl and loves kids, but from this perspective she looks kind of scary. Now I understand why little kids are afraid of dogs.

1/100, f1.4, ISO 800, White point conversion, upped exposure and sharpened.

Here's one from this past summer that I found while loading pictures onto Flickr.

339 Through the eyes of a child

2010-12-20T20:48:00.002-05:00

1/40, f2.0, ISO 800, Upped exposure, contrast slightly and lightened mid-tones slightly.

I hate using in-door light, but when I get home from work it's all I have.

338 Through The eyes of a child

2010-12-20T19:29:00.000-05:00

337 Through the eyes of a child

2010-12-19T10:36:00.001-05:00

Tea For Two

336 Mystery Objects

2010-12-18T08:47:00.004-05:00

Windchimes

Elizabeth B&W

2010-12-18T08:10:00.001-05:00

335 Mystery Object

2010-12-16T20:30:00.004-05:00

Hair clips/barretts

334 Mystery Object

2010-12-15T19:03:00.004-05:00

Paper Clips

333 Mystery Object

2010-12-14T19:30:00.006-05:00

Correction Tape/White Out

1/125, f4.0, ISO 800, Cropped and upped contrast

332 Mystery Object

2010-12-13T22:18:00.002-05:00

Wisk

331 Mystery Object

2010-12-12T20:20:00.004-05:00

Air Vent Cover

330 Mystery Object

2010-12-12T09:50:00.001-05:00

SOOC, Cropped to 8 X 10
Glass globe that goes to one of the lights on my ceiling fan.
The lamp that this was under gave it a nice Sepia color.

Elizabeth

2010-12-11T13:49:00.002-05:00

I found this great spot for some cool pictures and Elizabeth willing to be my model, problem was that the weather turned to rain. We decided to try some shots anyway as we won't get another opportunity till after Christmas. I will definitely be taking more pictures at this location. I love the "Grunge" feel.

I'm not thrilled with her expression with this last one, but love the pose. She was cold and ready to leave.

329 In The Kitchen

2010-12-11T10:15:00.000-05:00

328 In The Kitchen

2010-12-10T18:15:00.000-05:00

Martini anyone?

327 In The Kitchen

2010-12-08T21:44:00.004-05:00

My Pampered Chef Apple Corer.

326 In the Kitchen

2010-12-08T21:43:00.000-05:00

My favorite evening Tea.

325 In The Kitchen

2010-12-07T18:53:00.000-05:00

This is my Tiffany "Style" lamp that hangs over my kitchen table. It is my favorite thing in the kitchen.

324 In The Kitchen

2010-12-06T18:22:00.000-05:00

My DH's golf ball shaped salt grinder.

Chapter 5 Portrait & Candid Photography

2010-12-05T21:02:00.003-05:00

I used a picture I cut from a magazine as a reference. I already knew a location that would give me the backlighting I wanted and we got there when the light was low on the horizon. I used a home made reflector. I also had my DD wear a solid color.

I'd like to do this shot again as I had to do a lot of PP because my home made reflector was too bright. I'm thinking of trying white foam core next time.

SOOC 1/320, f8.0, ISO 800

After PP

323 In the Kitchen

2010-12-05T15:31:00.001-05:00

We have a cabinet that is filled with wine glasses from Local wineries. My DH and I love to tour wineries and collect the glasses, after we do a tasting :)

322 Red

2010-12-04T15:51:00.001-05:00

I had to take my 2 daughters to Southern Pines to be in the Christmas Parade. I wasn't going to stay because it was so cold and I had so much to do, but I thought maybe I can get a good red picture. I loved this shot. I actually saw the girl with the pigtails waiting for the parade with her head away from me. The 1st shot was of both her and the boy in the red hat looking down the road, then the boy looked towards me and I got it!

How is the skin tone? I have started to use the "correct skin tone" in Elements. Is it OK?

321 Red

2010-12-03T21:53:00.000-05:00

320 Red

2010-12-02T19:07:00.000-05:00

319 Red

2010-11-30T20:36:00.001-05:00

318 Red

2010-11-29T22:14:00.004-05:00

317 Red

2010-11-29T05:52:00.001-05:00

1/200, f5.6, ISO 200, +2 close up filter, shot at 11am yesterday using a diffusor

316 Red

2010-11-28T08:03:00.000-05:00

1/15, f4.5, ISO 800, Window Light

Portrait and Candid Photography Chapter 4

2010-11-27T19:24:00.004-05:00

Portrait and Candid Photography Chapter 3

2010-11-27T17:38:00.001-05:00

315 Relationships

2010-11-27T05:43:00.002-05:00

My grand-nephew wanted to show me his car.

314 Relationships

2010-11-26T15:30:00.001-05:00

My cousins' son. He didn't want to sit still to have his picture taken. I had to follow him around and just shot when he did something interesting. Here I asked him to pick out his favorite shell, which he than threw into the ocean.

313 Relationships

2010-11-26T15:11:00.001-05:00

My Grand Niece let me take some picts of her. I haven't taken a lot picture of kids, boy did she have a lot of energy. Did get some great shots.

312 Relationships

2010-11-24T17:42:00.000-05:00

My DH.

311 Relationships

2010-11-22T19:02:00.001-05:00

Most people would never guess that my 2 girls are step sisters. They are best friends and worst enemies, just like real sisters.

310 Relationships

2010-11-22T18:37:00.000-05:00

My DD and dog Vegas have a very close relationship. My DD loves animals and volunteers with me on Weekends at the Animal Shelter.

309 Relationships

2010-11-21T18:25:00.000-05:00

308 7 Deadly Sins

2010-11-21T16:55:00.001-05:00

ENVY of youth.

Portrait & Candid Photography Chapter 2

2010-11-21T16:47:00.000-05:00

1/125, f4.5, ISO 400

1/100, f5.0, ISO 400

307 7 Deadly Sins

2010-11-18T19:13:00.001-05:00

Pride