This morning – for the first time in ages – I found myself with a full day ahead, and no responsibilities other than to take photos for this week’s theme of “triangles” (for the Creatively Challenged Flickr group.) The fact that I waited until the last day of the challenge was both a blessing and [...]
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Triangles, snow, and band-aids
Posted by Barbara on February 18, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/triangles/
Alphabet Soup
Did you ever go shopping, say for shoes or a shirt, but finally just gave up because you couldn’t find anything you wanted? Then you went back to the same store a week later and everything was just perfect? You decide that something must have just been off during that previous trip. I’m seeing that [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 22, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/alphabet-soup/
Sunshine and shadows
Now that winter has finally arrived – a few months late – outdoor photography has become a little more challenging. Shorter days and grayer skies are not the stuff that ignites the aspiring photographer’s soul. Last year, it it was the bi-weekly challenges in the “EOS Projects” flickr group that gave me photographic purpose through [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 21, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/sunshine-and-shadows/
A taste of winter
From this morning’s Ithaca Journal: December was an average of 5 degrees warmer than normal in Ithaca, according to data collected by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, and produced only 1.3 inches of snow all month. This month has been more than 7 degrees warmer, with 6 inches fewer than normal snowfall [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 14, 2012
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/a-taste-of-winter/
Prime Time
It’s always exciting to get new equipment for my camera, and so today’s arrival of a new lens – paid for with a Christmas gift certificate – was a special occasion. I can finally put the 18-55 mm kit lens away: I’ve now got a 24mm wide angle lens in my camera bag. One of [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 29, 2011
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2011/12/29/prime-time/
In lieu of the perfect holiday card
One day, back in the days when we used to have snow in winter (i.e. last January), I was passing by some holly bushes with snow on them, and thought – Hey! I can use this new hobby of mine to create some lovely holiday cards next year! I had the S90 with me that [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 26, 2011
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/in-lieu-of-the-perfect-holiday-card/
Woo hoo! Macro!
The EOS Challenge group on Flickr has moved on past garbage… and the new theme for the next two weeks is “macro”. I LOVE macro. The challenge for me is going to be limiting the entries to just the 3 allowed. Before the new challenge was even announced, though, I took advantage of the macro [...]
Posted by Barbara on January 23, 2011
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/woo-hoo-macro/
Duck synchronized swimming (and other wildlife)
Animals that willingly dive into quickly-moving water that has ice forming on top can’t be too bright, right? Well, even if ducks aren’t smart, our local ones do show an artistic bent: Just up the path along the creek, this beaver was just sitting in the water, posing for me. The term “busy as [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 30, 2010
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/duck-synchronized-swimming/
Warm and Cold
Having two 50-somethings and two 20-somethings in the house does not make for great Christmas morning photos. Don’t get me wrong – we had a very lovely Christmas Day, with lots of good presents, plenty of laughs in the afternoon (while watching some old family videos), and a tasty dinner. There just wasn’t a lot [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 28, 2010
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/warm-and-cold/
Frozen offerings
I’m so excited about some pictures that I just uploaded that I feel a need to blog twice in one day. Both of them were taken with the S90. I took the first one a couple of weeks ago, on a very blustery cold day. There’s a rose garden on my way into the office [...]
Posted by Barbara on December 19, 2010
http://photoaspire.wordpress.com/2010/12/19/frozen-offerings/
