Took A Little Break

Beach View, November 11, 2009 - Sony Cybershot

I took a few impromptu days off from the computer. I had a migraine last week that left me a little drained, and the last thing I wanted to do was squint at a computer screen. But I am better now and snapped these shots from my office this morning. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoying fall, in whatever form it might take where you are.

Palms, November 11, 2009 - Sony Cybershot

Patience

Wild Rose, January 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55 mm lens

Inspiration Avenue: Pink

October Pink, October 15, 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55mm lens

Inspiration Avenue: Shimmer

Shimmer, October 11, 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55mm lens

Light on water is my favorite kind of shimmer.

This is my first post for Inspiration Avenue.

Light

Backyard, October 1, 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55mm lens

If Not For The Power Lines

Highway Sunset, September 30, 2009 - Sony Cybershot

In the interest of full disclosure, I did tweak this shot a bit. But I probably didn't need to tell you that, since it looks like a post-nuclear sunset. Complete with Burger King in the left corner.

New Award

Roses, May 2007 - Sony Cybershot

Sharon at Mana Moon has given me an award! Thank you, Sharon! So here goes:

7 Things About Me:

1. I love girly makeup. No, seriously, I freaking adore makeup. I have drawers and boxes full of lip gloss and eyeshadow and blush. I am constantly trying new formulas and colors. I read blogs and magazines about makeup. Makeup makes me very happy.

2. My favorite guilty-pleasure TV show is Supernatural. Yes, I have been a fan of spooky TV and movies since I was about eleven. But the cute boys are the main reason I've seen every single episode, some more than once. And before you ask, I am a Deangirl, without a doubt.

3. I believe in karma. Big time. It informs my decisions and how I treat others.

4. I spend a little too much time wanting to fix things - fix my hair, fix my spending habits, fix my CD-ROM drive, fix my friends' problems. I'm a fixer.

5. I can only use pink, purple or blue sticky notes. The yellow and greens ones make me queasy.

6. I will never ever forget what today means. If I live to be a hundred, I will still start September 11th, every year, with a prayer.

7. I eat one egg, over-easy, with cheese grits every morning. I vary the cheese some times. Today it was parmigiano reggiano. Yesterday it was extra sharp cheddar.

I Am Running Out of Titles

Backyard, August 25, 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55mm lens

Experiment

Lemon Bay Park, April 2009 - Nikon D40 with 55mm lens

I was messing around with the editing buttons again. I added noise to this one, and I kind of like the washed out look. The more pictures I take the more I appreciate imperfection.

Clouds

Coming Storm - Camera Phone

I just realized that is two cloud pictures in a row. Oops. Summer reruns!

That is not a bad picture for my little camera phone.

Skybound

Spring Sky - Nikon D40

Pretty

Pentas - Nikon D40

Pink!

Okay, Fuschia - Nikon D40

Lakewater

Cypress - Nikon D40

Lavender

Purple - Sony Cybershot

The landscapers where I work told me this plant was called a Mexican Petunia. I think that sounds more like a frozen cocktail than a flower. Anyway, I just really like the color.

Coastline

Atlantic - Nikon D40

Without Words

Stormy Weather

Storm Clouds - Nikon D40

This image happened by accident when I was editing a rather bland shot of thunderheads. I hit the automatic adjust command and got the photo above. It inensified the blues and made the edges gradually darker. I love the moody feeling it creates.

Usually I don't like the results of auto-adjust in photo editing programs. They look wrong to my eye. But this one I liked instantly.

Things

Rose - Nikon D40

Things I am loving right now:

- My new Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouse combo. I love keyboards. I do a lot of writing, so the feel and sound of the keys is something I fixate on. This just in: I might be a nerd.

- Chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars. That is a cheesecake sandwiched between chocolate chip cookies. Yes, it is as decadent as it sounds. No, I will not share.

- Norse mythology. What, might you ask, sparked an interest in such an arcane topic? The movie Max Payne. That's right, a movie based on a video game about vengeance made me want to learn more about Valkyries and Ragnarok and Valhalla. My interest in culture and history is not limited to my own. Please, see above where I mention I am a nerd.

What are you loving right now?

Attempts

Beach (with texture) - Nikon D40

In the past I have not posted my attempts to work with textures on my photos. I only wanted to put what I thought was my best work up here. And if I wasn't quite sure about something, it did not get posted. It didn't matter that someone else's eyes might see something I didn't. Or that, though it's not my style, someone else might like it.

But in this new age, where I post more frequently and write about things more personal, I am showcasing photos I'm not quite sure about. Because I think the attempt is as worthy as the final product. It says something about courage and hope.

Or maybe I'm just a little sentimental today. What do you think?