Christmas Art

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This is a little tidbit of my favorite decorated tree at the Christmas Place in Abington. There are several "themed" decorated trees there.........all are beautiful........but this country themed tree sings to my heart. I decided to give this shot a little artistic flair including the "snow" I added to the image. Christmas card perfect? I hope you think so!

The Specs:

Panasonic LX3, ISO 100, 1/4, f2.2

Do you like cornbread?

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I made a homemade chicken soup for dinner tonight. With my family, it's just not right unless it's served with cornbread. I know this from experience. Last time I made soup and didn't serve it with cornbread, I had to bear the wrath of the masses. :-)

The Specs:

Nikon D90, 18-200 mm lens, ISO 200, 0.5s, f7.1

Not a CVS advertisement

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Antibiotic ointment?........check

Rubbing alcohol?......check

Small circular bandages?......check

Did Jay get his lip pierced today?......check

Deep breaths..........I had to keep reminding Mr. S.............he's such a great kid, causes us no trouble........things could be a lot worse................it's just a phase......deep breaths........

The Specs:

Nikon D90, ISO 400, 1/3, f7.1

Finding inspiration

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I went to the bookstore today. :-)

Thanks Andy!

The Specs:

Panasonic LX3, ISO 100, 1/13, f2

I've gotta keep swinging

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Photographically speaking, I seem to have hit the wall. There's no doubt about it.......I'm in a slump! I suppose this is a normal thing.....taking a photo every single day for 259 days now is challenging. I'm not beating myself up by any means.......just gotta roll with it and hope to find some inspiration.........soon. :-)

"My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging."

Hank Aaron 

The Specs:

Panasonic LX3, ISO 100, 1/15, f2.8

I'm not glum, chum!

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After reading yesterday's blog, my sister Nancy called me asking what is wrong.......why was I in a "GRAY" mood?????? I'm sorry if I came across that way!!!! Be assured........I'm fine and dandy!!!!! :-)  Besides, I went for the color today....in a big way! The sunlight was streaming through the kitchen window lighting up the fresh flowers.

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. "

              Steve Martin

:-)

soft petals

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A rose is a rose is a rose...........even when there is no color. I took some macro shots of some fresh flowers that I received for my bday from my friend kathy F. :-) Thanks again Kathy.....I love them!!!!!!!

This is a yellow rose......but as I played around in Photoshop, I really liked the look of these gray tones when I desaturated the image. Normally, I would most always prefer a flower in it's original color state. Don't know what's come over me! I also kept the contrast low. I like the light gray shades and didn't like the image as much when I introduced a darker contrast.

Hmmmmm....gray day yesterday......gray image today. I wonder if a psychotherapist would find some deep rooted meaning behind my images of the past few days?? Maybe tomorrow will bring some color to my photography....and my mood. :-)