Playing with Beach Glass

I had fun playing with a handful of colored beach and a wine glass for a photo shoot. It was amazing to see the different effects that I could achieve by placing the camera in different spots and using natural light to enhance the color of the beach glass.

I used an open window as a background in this setting where in the other shots I enjoys the contrast of the dark flooring against the bright colors of the glass.

It is so amazing how something so simply can be so beautiful!

~Susan

THE BIRDS ARE MOVING AGAIN, GET OUT YOUR CAMERAS.

North Rough-Winged Swallow

What an awesome time to take some wonderful pictures of birds as right now in North America when they are busy migrating to their nesting spots, they are on the move, and they are busy looking for food to eat. So right now your will find a lot of different varieties of birds to take pictures of right around you.

 

American White Pelican

When taking pictures of birds keep your camera on a fast setting such as a sports setting so you can catch details such flapping of the wings. If you don't have a good zoom setting or landscape setting on your camera, your can try using the macro setting on your camera to catch detail on long distance shots. Play around with your camera to see what setting works best for you.

Have fun and enjoy the birds this season!

Happy shooting!

~Susan

Catching Up!

I had fun doing a little color editing with this picture. We had to go up to Edmonton this past week and we were behind this man driving a convertible with his dog. I only had my Apple itouch & I was quite a distance from him so the picture was as clear as I would like it. So instead of worrying about sharpness I just edited out the color & put back a brighter red. I then distressed it for a fun grunge look. I love it because it reminds me of how much fun I think the man & the dog were having at the time!



I had fun playing with the color with in this shot too. By doing this it makes the old buildings pop!



By altering your colors a little you can direct where you want your viewers eyes to go.
Next time your editing, give it a try. See what you can do with some different colors.

~Susan

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Say Cheese Mr. Kestrel.

 

The first couple of months of this years have disappeared and I must apologize for not blogging here for awhile. I have been taking a lot of pictures but for some reason they haven't made it here….they make it everywhere else. I really wanted to post this beautiful photo of this Kestrel that I took the other day while my family and I where walking around Kin Coulee Park in Medicine Hat, Alberta. The bird was out hunting in the early evening. Believe it or not I had to use my Macro setting to get up and personal to this bird that was about 30 feet above on the cliffs. With the sun setting, the distance, and the size of the bird…the best setting at the moment was Macro. It was so fun to watch them flying around do free.

So….I have been having fun taking pictures and editing them on my Apple iTouch. This week I received a twitter saying that I was on the front page of the #iPhonesia Daily ( an App that has a daily paper on the computer.) I thought that was pretty cool since I have only been doing this for just over two months. I was actually excited, even though I am way down on the bottom corner of the front page…I am there.  So, I wanted to share some of the pictures that I have taken and created with my iTouch.

The #iPhonesia Daily

#color 2            

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Have a super creative week!

~Susan

The wonders of technology…..

 

So, why am I showing you these 3 photographs? Because I fell in love with them and they were so easy to create if you have an IPOD touch, phone, or pad from  Apple. I couldn't believe it! It got an IPOD for Christmas and before I knew it I was finding all kinds of neat photography and color 'apps' .  I was creating cute little photos that almost look like pieces of art that I would have on my walls! So awesome and fun! However, this gadget will not be taking over the spot of my digital camera any time soon as it seems to lack in departments such as sharpness. That being said…the pictures do have remarkably good color and clarity! It is a neat thing to have if you want to take a quick photo!

              "  This was the before shot that I took with my

                                    IPOD Touch. I then edited with applications into the three

different pictures

above."

Beautiful Pink…..

 

 

Technorati Tags: Photos were taken with a NIKON COOLPIX L100.

Who knew that creating a salad could be so much fun! I love living in a world where you can find color, beauty and whimsy in everything if you just take the time to look. Everything, however big or small, simple, plain or fancy, is beautiful!

My problem is that I see things so differently when I am creating and taking pictures, and so even making something simple like a salad can take me a very long time!

Happy picture taking and remember to look for beauty in even the simply everyday things!

~Susan

Breaks Over…..

 

Well, I took a short break from this blog for the last few weeks. I had a lot on the go with Christmas, company, articles, and a fun trip down to California for CHA. I am back and ready to get back into my routine. I just put up my new photography goals and before I officially start with it, I just had to post this adorable photograph that I had fun editing. My Son clicked the snapshot while out with some friends here in Medicine hat. I love how the colors of the girls hair just want to melt together…so awesome! Well,  I look forward to another great year of snapshots and like always I look forward to hearing from you!

                  -Susan~