Great Things

Another wonderful promise.  God is awesome and He has great things in store for me.  And for you too, if you only believe.  I do.

Do you like the water drop on this rose?  I used a special technique here.  A drop of clear corn syrup stays put.  Clever, huh?

It's A Girl!

My new grandbaby is going to be a girl, to arrive in April, 2011.  I am happy.  I will have a new subject to photograph and girls are more cooperative.  My other granddaughter still enjoys "modeling" for me at age 14.  And she is a beautiful subject to capture.  God is so good.

Veteran's Day

I love taking photos of flags.  There is so much meaning behind our "Old Glory".  And they are very colorful as well.  This image was taken at Greenfield Village.  I think it makes an interesting perspective with the clock in the background.

Thank you, Veterans.

Prosper

Follow your dream and believe that God will make it reality for you.  He made us a promise.
This image is available in my "Inspirational Photos-set two" in my Etsy Shop.

In Living Color

"Buttons"

Even though I tend to lean more towards black and white images, there are times when it will do no justice to a photograph.  I love brightly colored objects, especially if there is a mixture of colors.  A black background makes the colors stand out even more.  These are a few of my favorite colorful photos.

"Buttons" got me First Place in the "Color" theme photo contest in 2009.  I was really surprised at that.

In Living Color



"Framed"



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To the Point

My "To the Point" photograph placed me 4th in the "rule of thirds" photo contest back in Spring of 2009.

Purple

Black and white would not work in these photos.  I'd sure like to know what you think about these.  Stay colorful!

In Black and White



"Pure White"

 Once I forgot to change the settings on my camera and took a black and white photo of a flower.  After downloading it and viewing, I realized the image was truely spectacular in black and white.  It gave a whole new impression to the image.  Since then, I've tried to photograph flowers in black and white more often.


"Feed Me"

 The image above looks so dramatic ("Pure White" is available for purchasing on Etsy) .

The image to the left - "Feed Me" looks very compelling.



"Awesome"

And "Awesome" looks simply awesome!

I'd like to know what you think
of these images.

Shine

I just love the morning sun coming up.  It makes everything look so spectacular with a golden lining.  It reminds me of the song "Shine" by Matt Redman.
"We have seen the rising sun, awakening the early dawn, and we're rising up to give you praise.  We have seen the stars and moon, see how they shine, they shine for you and You're calling us to do the same.  So we rise up with a song, and we rise up with a cry.  And we're giving you our lives.
We will shine like stars in the universe, holding out Your truth in the darkest place.  We'll be living for Your glory.  We will burn so bright with Your praise O God, and declare Your light to this broken world.  We'll be living for Your glory.  Jesus, we'll be living for your glory."
It's a new month, a new week and a brand new day.  I hope you shine.  I hope I do too.

Stuff

I really enjoy taking photos of ordinary objects and making them look awesome.  I also love black and white.  I believe you can see more of the detail in objects using black and white.  Flowers and sunsets are beautiful and wonderful to capture in a photograph.  But they are normally beautiful anyway.  I find it challenging to bring out the beauty of regular "stuff".


"Ghetto Art"



Swirl



Down and Around



Weathered



Keys

 What do you think?

Just a note, Ghetto Art, Keys, and Weathered available for purchasing on Etsy.  Check out my link.

BOO!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Meadowbrook Gardens



The Rock Garden



Meadowbrook is suppose to have 14 gardens but I didn't see all of them when I was there.  Maybe they were too small for me to count as a garden or I just simply missed them.  But they were very lovely and added more charm to the surroundings of the mansion.  The gardens were very well kept too.  I couldnt' get many "macro" shots of the flowers because it was a breezy day.  But I did manage to get a few close ups and some butterfly shots.  To walk around the grounds in the gardens is free admission, the mansion tour is a small fee. 



Yellow Roses are beautiful




Awesome in black and white




Cool





Meadowbrook Hall

The back view of the mansion.

A peak of the backyard

This summer I took a trip to Meadowbrook Hall for the first time.  I've always heard so much about it and wanted to have the chance to see it for myself.  It is one magnificent structure, the mansion, the gardens and the grounds.  I didn't take the house tour but got a sneak peak of the inside.  Wow, it was amazing! So much elaborate detail.  I see now why they have a lot of weddings and elegant events there. 

The Gazebo

I love beautiful architecture.  They took much pride in building homes back when.  I wish I could post more photos of every little corner of the place.  If you haven't been there, you really need to go.  It is only a 30 minute drive from Detroit.  It is a site to see.  I hope to go back for a tour of the inside of the mansion.  I will share photos of its many gardens in another post. 

The children's playhouse.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

This is pumpkin week.  I remember as a kid being so excited for those last few days before Halloween so we could carve our pumpkin.  Wow, it was such an exciting thing to do.  Cutting out the face and pulling out the guts and seeds.  Then placing a candle inside the pumpkin so it can glow.  Oh, and I can't forget about those seeds ... roasting them toasty and munching on them until they were gone.   yum.  Funny how soon kids forget about the pumpkin once they got all that candy.

A Way

Another country photograph.  This was taken at Cranbrook gardens - a lovely place for a photo shoot.
I love this saying, when it look like there is no way out just believe God will provide a way.  He will.  I've seen it happen in my life and believe it will continue to happen.  Never stop believing.

This image available for purchasing in My EtsyShop,  Inspirational Photos-set two.

A Day in the Country

I spent the afternoon in the country yesterday.  The little village of Ortonville, MI.  It was a cozy, peaceful little town.  It was like something out of an old book.  Colorful store signs, neat, old houses in a roll, picket fences, a winding creek, old school house and church.  Wow, it was a lovely site.  This town was established in the 1840's and I think most of the houses and stores were built back then.  I really enjoyed my day walking down the streets of this picture perfect village.  I am going to have to do this again soon.

The old church on Church Rd.

The old school house

Cute Faces

I am trying to improve my portrait shots.  I think they look very nice in black and white.  I also believe that the person doesn't always have to look at the camera in order for it to be a great photo, profiles make awesome images too.  Today I will experiment photographing a baby under one year old.  This will be a challenge, since babies move so much and get fussy easily.  I will see how things come out.  I wish it was a warmer day to take the photos outside in natural light.  Tell me what you think of these portrait shots.