Creating a Dramatic Dog Portrait

My mom's dog Cooper is staying with us this weekend. He has interesting eyes; each eye is half brown and half blue. I've seen dogs with different colored eyes before, but usually one whole eye is blue and the other eye is brown, not half-and-half like Cooper's. I have taken pictures of Cooper before but...

Flags and Bees

Today is Memorial Day in the United States. To honor those who have lost their lives during Military duty, hundreds of flags were placed in a local park. I visited this morning with my camera and got shots of both the flags and of bumblebees that were enjoying the flowers. I hope you had a...

Butterflies

I went to a butterfly exhibit today and took some pictures. I hope you had a nice day, too.

Enjoying the Outdoors

Yesterday I decided to take my camera out and go exploring a bit.  I found a footbridge that goes across a lake we have nearby.  I knew the lake was there, of course but I didn't know about the bridge and I was surprised by how many people were there exercising, walking dogs, or spending...

Veterans Day

Today marks the 98th anniversary of the end of WWI.  It is also Veterans Day in the U.S. which is a national holiday designated to honoring and thanking those who have served in the U.S. military.  A huge "thank you" to all veterans.  I hope you had an amazing day and got to enjoy the...

Bees

I went to a local garden today and there were lots of happy bees enjoying the pollen. Yay!

Shadows and Light

I went back to the park yesterday to take some pictures.  I was hoping to get some practice with my macro lens by taking pictures of flowers and other small things, but there wasn't really anything small that stood out to me.  Instead, I used my favorite lens, a fixed 50mm high aperture lens (f/1.4),...

Purple

I am part of a group of photographers called "Cities in Color Project".  It's meant to inspire us to get out and take creative pictures of objects of a certain color each month.  This month's color is purple, so yesterday I went back to the greenhouse to see what I could find. It's a fun...

Beautiful End to January

I'm a bit late, but happy new year!  I hope 2016 has gotten off to a great start for you.  Today's weather was unusually sunny and warm, so my husband and I went out for lunch and a walk in the local park.  Here are some pictures I took. I hope you enjoy your weekend!

2016 Calendar

If you're in the U.S., I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Our Thanksgiving was full of delicious food and great company.  I made this caramel cheesecake from Tartelette and it was so good! My 2016 calendar is ready!  Below are the images I've chosen. If you're interested in ordering one of my calendars, please...