I don't have much blogging time tonight, so any extensive writing is going to have to wait for another day, and I will limit today's post to mostly pictures. The sun was shining this morning, replacing yesterday's grey skies. I was surrounded by beauty on my morning photo walk, and I am excited to be …
Raising the bar
In two recent posts, I have written about the steps I am taking to try to improve my photography...one of my personal challenges for the year 2012. The steps include... Purging my computer files of dross (and there is a great deal of dross) Organizing the remaining photos, using Lightroom's collections, smart collections, and keywords …
The challenge begins
My first photo opportunity for today came when I arrived at the park and walked over to the pedestrian bridge to see if there was any action on the river. I can't tell you how grateful I am that the fisherman standing right beneath the bridge was wearing a bright red hat. How did he …
Personal challenge, part I
Several months ago I set some personal challenges for myself in the coming year. Because I felt that my photography was getting very stale, one of my challenges was to sharpen the saw...the photographic saw, that is. I didn't need to spend more time on my photography. I was already taking a daily photowalk and …
Hit or miss blogging
The weather in northeast Ohio has been very untypical this winter. Instead of our usual snow and cold temperatures, we have been enjoying mild temperatures and very little snow. When we do get some precip, it is more likely to be rain than snow. The mild weather makes it much easier to get out and …
Bloom, Bloom, Bloom!
Walking along the edge of Corning Lake this afternoon, I paused when these faded blossoms caught my eye... They are clearly past their prime. Their colors have faded, and they no longer possess the vibrant blossoms and upright stems that would have drawn my attention a month or two ago, but they have aged gracefully, …
Visit to the fruit farm
This afternoon we drove out to Patterson's Fruit Farm to order our Thanksgiving pies and pick up a pie for the potluck dinner at our church tomorrow evening. We put in our order, but Bob couldn't resist sweetening the pot with some apple dumplings and an apple fritter. He's loaded down with his booty and …
An hour well spent
Squeezed between lunch with a good friend and some necessary household chores, I found an hour to walk in the Holden Arboretum. Hat and glove weather has arrived, but it is still wonderful to spend time outside. Take a look at these pictures, and you will agree that winter is almost upon us, even if …
It’s not a rainy day…
...just a very cloudy one. It's not even very cold (48 degrees), considering this is mid-November and we are in northeast Ohio. If I weren't a nature photographer...I would stay inside today, curled up on the sofa....If I weren't a nature photographer, determined to get outside with my camera every day, I would stay inside …
Framed!
Hello! Today has been a busy day, and now it is late, so I am off to bed and hopefully a good night's sleep. I'll be back tomorrow with more pictures to share.
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 