Friday, July 6, 2012

Star of the show
Peeling the layers
Monday, June 4, 2012
What is more fun than snooping around a farm with all the old buildings, equipment, fences, etc?!  I found details that had so much texture and color and interest for me that I'm sure I'm not done with this location.
Done augering...
Crusty hinge

Burying the old
Farm textures


Mixed beauty
Monday, April 23, 2012
As I travel around... I am looking for oddities, unusual shapes and colors, things to capture my (and your) interest. My attention is usually focused on the detail that is in the middle of something bigger.
Old Red
Death by cigs
Take a seat
Sun at the top
Sunday, March 4, 2012

A desert trip becomes an exploration of dead cactus... I seem to find beauty in the dead plants -- the inner skeleton, the broken limbs, the change in color. Some day I may get a rude surprise as I crouch down and check out the plants up close with my camera!

Monkey face

The heart of the matter

Cactus Boneyard

Invaded
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Southwest has such beauty in the architecture of buildings - especially the older ones. I was fascinated by the pure white against a deep blue sky and the more I looked, the more I saw. My favorite stuff is always in the details and this trip through Ajo, Az was no different.

Rows & rows

Arched beauty

Pristine

Ringing in the blue

In the blue
Monday, January 16, 2012

Nothing like a weekend in Los Angeles to inspire some city photos. I took a walkabout in the Montecito Heights area of LA and fell in love with the details there. I love being in a new area with different "stuff" to check out. I hope that I never get tired of seeing things through my camera. I challenge you to look around and see things through a new pair of eyes... enjoy!

Jorma's Beauty

No more tunes for this one

Peekin' geranium

H2Ohhhh yeah


Walkin' along
Monday, November 7, 2011

It is always exciting to change locations and, let me tell you, moving from the Pacific Northwest to the Southwest is a huge change. I chose some photos that capture some of my favorite things here in Arizona - cactus, skies, & flowers. (I tried to shoot the warmth, but couldn't get the focus just right.)   ; )


Welcome home sunset

My little buddy

Beauty inside

Munched!

Morning over the wall
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Traveling through several states on the way south for the winter gave me a chance to see the beauty in wide open spaces of land and sky. It challenges my eye to find something out of the ordinary in all that openness.

Celebrating brown

Comin' to check Box 15

Caught on top

Warning: May cause sneezing

Lonely corral
Monday, October 3, 2011

Ok, so now you know one of my weaknesses... wildflowers. I will bring wildflowers into my home as often as I bring flowers from my garden. I was driving along in the countryside when ahead of me were these brilliant strips of flowers being raised for seed. I was in heaven!!

Billions of blooms

Ribbons of flowers

Daisy farm
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Quaint walkway

Shiny blackness

Love the style!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A recent trip to Canada took me through Alberta and British Columbia. There are so many breath-taking scenes - around every turn in the road with mountains, lakes, rivers, & animals. I can only give you a glimpse of the magnificent, jaw-dropping beauty. Some of the power in this area is being surrounded by the vastness... I never get bored with driving through Jasper, etc. 

Water rings

Canadian beauty

Squared away for winter

Should I jump?

Sliding.....
Monday, September 12, 2011

Playing with black and white is fun for me. It makes you wonder what era the picture might be from - old or current?? I tend to want to explore the picture more closely to see if I can tell from details in the photo. I also love to focus the attention on the contents of the picture and not let the colors distract your eye. Structures lend themselves to b & w because the structure itself is outlined so definitely.

Up high, over there, put it down

Makes me dizzy...

Crane in the water

Tiny driver