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Because the soul is like a flower that folds its petals when dark comes, and breathes not its fragrance into the phantoms of the night. ― Khalil Gibran, Spirits Rebellious
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Serendipitous
I was going through my photos the other night and ran across this one. There’s a bee I didn’t know I’d captured. He’s on the upper right side of the photo.
Almost Summer
Look what I found in the driveway yesterday! Not one—TWO—pink blooms. I never see the buds, so when they show up like this, it’s such a wonderful surprise! I went out again, later in the day, to take pictures in longer, softer light and they had closed up.
There’s a bug enjoying the bottom bloom, too.
A New Adventure
I begin a new adventure on Monday when I report for work at a new job. I was awarded a part-time internship at a local accounting firm. This is what I have trained for and will finally have the opportunity to use that training. The dichotomy of the job search is that if you don’t have experience, you can’t get a job. If you can’t get a job, then you can’t get the experience. So, I’m excited (and a little nervous) to start and to learn. I know I will learn a lot.
I didn’t do it alone, either. There were so many people pulling for me, helping me, and teaching me. I owe so much to the people in my life—not just for this instance—but for all they’ve been and done in my life that brought me to this place.
Today, between other tasks, I took my camera out and put in the last lens I bought a year ago or so. It’s different. It’s a fixed lens and I wasn’t really sure what to do with it. I think it will take nice closeups, like the images below. Today I took pictures of cactus blooms, a pine cone, and a huge, open dandelion seed pod. (Is that what it’s called?)
I think they turned out really well and I can’t wait to take more.
Moonset
Though not a particularly good photograph, I did enjoy taking it. Maybe a little less light and a little more time setting up the shot, would have made it better. In any case, it was prettier outside last night than this picture suggests.
I’m looking forward to taking night shots this summer. All I have to do is find a place where light noise isn’t such an interference. Why there’s a street lamp here, I still don’t know.
Cactus in Bloom
This picture makes me want to go on a road trip. I took this in Tucson in May, 2011. I went to visit my friends in San Diego and KC came home with me via Tucson. It was a fun trip out, and a gorgeous trip back, with sandstorms in southern Arizona, snow in Flagstaff, and pounding rain between Flagstaff and Winslow. We stayed in Winslow, Arizona (such a fine sight to see…), and came up through Shiprock, Cortez, and up CO141 after a cleansing rain.
I’m ready to go again.
Tucson Saguaro Blooming
Moon Behind Mt. Garfield
This is a composite of two photos. It’s so unrealistic, yet so cool and fun to create.
Moon Behind Garfield
Moon over Junction
I took this several years ago. No. I did not wake up on the 15th to take a pic of the red/orange moon. I was up at 2:00 letting the doggies out, but not up at 3.
Figures. 🙂 I love shots of the moon. This shot sported a cloud in the foreground. The only thing that would make this shot perfect is a bat and a witch on a broom.
Goosed and Tweaked
Here’s a picture I took of a goose in Summer 2012 while on a bike ride. I love capturing wildlife, but not a lot of it will sit still long enough for me to get a good shot. At least these swam close by and didn’t move too quickly to get a good capture.
Goose
I used Lightroom 5 and Topaz filters on this to get the effect I finally liked a lot. I will, from this time forward, do a better job of documenting just how I got an effect. I am sure this was a mix of one of Trey Ratcliff’s Lightroom Presets and Topaz Labs’ Simplify, both of which I tweaked a little.
I have the most fun playing with photographs in various software to create something that pleases my senses.
Merry Christmas!
May your blessings be many this Christmas and throughout the new year.
Merry Christmas!
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