Who Likes Daisies?

I do!

I do!

I do!

Afternoon Sun on a Houseplant

Feeling inspired, yet stuck in the house I pushed my kitchen table over into the bright stream of sun coming in the back door and looked at the houseplant that sits on the table.

It was an experiment in closeness, seeing how close I could get with my 18-55mm kit lens. As well as giving me some photos I didn't really care about to Photoshop. I have this hangup about photos I really like and I'm afraid I'll "ruin" them with Photoshop. I know, I know, I always save the original, but I'm more hesitant to slide the "quick fix" bars around when I already kind of like it. But here, I bumped the saturation quite a bit to make the leaves a brighter green and I did something to try and make the background a little darker (can't remember what though). I couldn't find, however, the "duster" tool that would brush the dust that has collected on the leaves. Oh yeah, that is in the actual closet and would require some cleaning effort.

My Winter "Flowers"

Steamed Clams

Clams steamed in a broth of olive oil, onions, garlic, white wine, butter...they tasted even better than they look.

More best shots are over at Mother May I.

Holding the Camera Like Mom

I Just Like It

He came at me as I was trying to take his picture. I just like the way it looks.

Tunnel

I've hit my bandwidth for this month on Flickr. I guess it's time for the pro account!

Flickr Tip

Look up other pictures tagged with the place (or subject) you are planning to shoot to get some ideas.

It has taken me a long time to get the hang of Flickr and now I can't get enough. I have already decided that I will need a pro account when I hit this month's bandwidth for the free version. As I continue to figure out how it all works, I realized that you can search tags for pictures.

We recently took a trip to Charlottesville, Virginia and visited Monticello. We took some pictures, and some turned out really well. When we got home, I searched photo tags for Monticello and found a lot of pictures taken from different spots and angles I hadn't thought of. Next time, I'll look up other people's pictures for ideas before we go.

This picture was taken by my husband.

Winky Face

Looking At Life