Our internet will be off on Friday so I want to try to post up until that day, as long as I have something to share. I hope you will enjoy this.
“An Almost-Dream” – photo by Melody Kittles, edited in Gimp – If you’re interested in purchasing a photo, art print, or photo gift, or if you just want to know more about this picture, please click on the photo to go to my deviantART page.
I snapped these two shots on one weekday evening. John and I had gone out to find an open space for him to be able to photograph the sunset. I hope you enjoy them!
“Shapely” – photo by Melody Kittles – To find out more or purchase a print, please click the photo.
“Wintery Mix” – photo by Melody Kittles – For more information, or to purchase a print, please click the photo.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read. Feel free to leave comments or ask questions. See you again soon!
I know it’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been so busy with the holiday preparation and visits and an increased work load. It’s been very hectic around here and I’m trying to take every available opportunity to catch my breath and soak in some peace.
John and I have gone out to view several sunsets and on a couple of those occasions, I’ve snapped a few photos myself. I have two to share with you tonight, though there are more which I hope to share with you soon. I edit my photos in Gimp. If you’d like to know more about them or purchase prints or photo gifts of either of these, please visit my deviantART page.
“I Know Where I’ve Been” – photo by Melody Kittles
Well, I was hoping it would show a bit bigger than that. I don’t have much time to fix it now but perhaps I can do so later if any of you will let me know if you’d like that. If you don’t mind taking a little extra time, you can definitely see it better on deviantART and all you have to do is click the photo to get there. This is my first successful attempt at using the panoramic mode on my cellphone camera. I could’ve left it without the texture but I think this is pretty appropriate for me to convey the feeling I wanted.
“Nature’s Ballroom” – photo by Melody Kittles
With the second photo, I was attempting to capture interesting textures so I could translate them in black and white. I’m not really sure if I was able to do a good job with this one but I am pleased with the overall setting. Again, you can find out more about this photo by clicking on it.
I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season! Be expecting a Christmas themed post from me. (Our family celebrates that winter holiday.) Starshine, Magiba, and I created some homemade Christmas cards I hope to share with you soon. See you then!
My husband challenged me to a black and white photo challenge that lasts 5 days. I’m to take a photo for 5 days starting from the day I was tagged and tag someone new each day. It’s a facebook thing but I’m going to share my photos here, too. I’ll break them up into groups, though. I hope you enjoy them!
“Gone But Not Forgotten” – For more information, or to order a print, please visit my deviantART page by clicking this photo.
“Smoke and Mirrors” – This photo is not for sale or download but if you’d like more information, please check out my deviantART page by clicking on the photo.
I’d intended to use the photo of Starshine for Cee’s Black and White Challenge but I don’t think I was in time to post it. I still wanted to share it since I really like the result. Both of these would’ve fit the challenge’s topic, though, which was ‘reflections’. The first photo is Saturday’s submission and the second is Sunday’s submission for my 5-day black and white photo challenge. I used Pixlr Express to edit these.
While I was taking a break this weekend, what we were doing as a family was visiting parents/grandparents. We stayed in McDonough, GA for a couple of days and while we were there, we visited the Veterans Memorial Park. It’s a great place and you should check it out if you’re in the area. The veterans working in the museum always have interesting stories to share and the ones we’ve met have been friendly and helpful. Today’s gallery doesn’t come from inside the museum but rather outside of it. There’s a fabulous collection of contraptions that were probably used in the early 1900s (how long they were used is anyone’s guess…) and they present a wonderful series of photo opportunities. I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed editing them. If you want more info on any of these pictures, or if you’d like to download them or buy a print, please check out my deviantART gallery by clicking here. Please adhere to the copyright rules as stated on the button in the right margin. If you use my stuff and publicize it but are not making money from it, be sure to give me credit. If you want to use my photos on a blog you make money with, then you need to message me first for pricing. This is a hobby for me but the income is sorely needed right now. Please don’t trample my need under your feet.
I have been seeing Cee’s photo challenge participants all over my WordPress reader and it looks like so much fun so I decided to take part in a few of them. Today’s challenge at Cee’s blog was a black and white photo of something that is beautiful to you. As an added bonus, what I had in mind for today’s art challenge, which was “your favorite thing”. Here’s my contribution. Please click on the photo to see it and the full description on my deviantART page. It’s available for purchase there, if you’d like.
“Togetherness” ~ created for Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: What is beautiful to you? ~ Today’s Art Challenge: “Your Favorite Thing(s)”
I snapped the photo with my cell and used Pixlr Express to edit it.
I haven’t had much of an opportunity to create art over the last couple of days. We’re playing catch up on all the chores that were neglected while we were busy with the theater production. But I keep snapping photos here and there and I got a few good ones today that I’ll share with you. I hope you enjoy them! I used my cell to snap the shots and for the editing on most of them, I used Pixlr Express.
This is the unedited version of the snail shell photo. It was such a pretty little thing! Magiba was kinda bummed because it wouldn’t come out of the shell. My settings were probably all wrong for this shot. Live and learn…but the beauty of nature is still pretty evident, I think. 🙂
I’ve been enjoying Emerald Wake’s snail photographs. (You can see one by clicking here and then check out the others while you’re there!) So it was really cool when John found this snail and showed it to Magiba, who then ran inside to show it to me. I snapped a photo and this is the edited version.
Today’s art challenge in the “Your Daily Art Challenge” facebook group. This was my contribution. I thought long and hard about it before snapping the shot, though. I really wanted something different but I’m glad I snapped this. It came out pretty nifty! I’m happy with the shot and I guess that’s what matters.
Again, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to check out these photos. I hope they make you smile! Feel free to leave comments or ask questions. 🙂
My husband, John, is the photographer in our house but I like to take snapshots and edit them on my cell. I just have fun with it and don’t intend to make a career out of it like he is doing. We are also certified storm spotters and we take as many opportunities as possible to check out storms in our area and keep and eye on what they’re doing. I do admit to being fascinated by lightning, charmed by thunder, and mesmerized by cloud formations. As we were following a couple of storm cells in our area, John found an excellent place to stop and this tree was right there, begging to be photographed. 🙂 You can see John’s photo of the tree (a much better quality, and a panoramic photo, as well!) on his post for today, by clicking here. So, without further ado, here’s my photo.
Isn’t this the perfect set-up for a stark black and white photo? I thought so… I took this photo with my cell and edited it with the Pixlr Express app. If you’d like to download this photo for personal use, you can do so from my deviantART gallery.
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