Capturing the year one day at a time.
Click on image above to link to my SmugMug Gallery Today’s been an adventure on the desktop. With an assignment from my BetterPhoto class with Jim Zuckerman, Making Money with Your Photography, the challenge had been set. This week’s homework? Creating artistic photographs for display at an art […]
“Like a red morn that ever yet betokened, Wreck to the seaman, tempest to the field, Sorrow to the shepherds, woe unto the birds, Gusts and foul flaws to herdmen and to herds.” William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis Canon 60D, 24-105mm L, 1/100 sec, f/4.0, ISO 1600, AWB. […]
With a pre-dawn departure to head to the beautiful and natural Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the bitter cold temperatures and strong winds made me wonder if I really should have just stayed snuggled in my warm bed. Heading to Cambridge, Maryland to visit the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a […]
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. Charles Dickens Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8L, 4.0 sec, f/22, ISO 125, AWB. Lightroom Adjustments: White balance auto adjustment, OnOne Preset: tinting red, exposure, clarity -26, vibrance […]
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. Carl Jung Canon 7d, 100mm f/2.8L, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 3200, AWB. Lightroom adjustments, Autotone, Medium contrast tone curve, noise reduction, clarity, luminance & […]
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. George Sand Canon 7d, Macro 100mm f/2.8 L, 2.0 sec at f/22, ISO 125, AWB. Lightroom Adjustments: Medium contrast tone curve, autotone, OnOne preset: Gritty […]
Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. Martin Luther
Today was a day when Mother Nature wasn’t sure what to do. Starting with some light rain, then showing cloudy cover and ending with fluffy rain drops that could almost be called snow. In spite of the weather, the day was filled with life’s light. Standing on the […]
Come and enjoy a beautiful spring-like day today at Patapsco Valley State Park in the Avalon Area. An area rich in history along the Patapsco River, the land was first owned in 1761 by Caleb Dorsey and named “Taylor’s Forest.” Rich in iron, the first production was Pig Iron […]
Tiptoe through the window By the window, that is where I’ll be Come tiptoe through the tulips with me Oh, tiptoe from the garden By the garden of the willow tree And tiptoe through the tulips with me Knee deep in flowers we’ll stray We’ll keep the showers […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 