Day 167 – Ice Cold Water

On a hot day, nothing quenches like ice cold water. Another iPhone 4S shot processed with Dynamic Light.

Day 157 – Going Green With Curly Bulbs

Well, I’m not sure these curly CFC bulbs are a good idea. I want to do the right thing and help save the planet; especially if I can do it by investing in these curly light bulbs that take forever to warm up. If I’m going to go out on my back deck, I need to plan ahead of time and turn the light on 10 minutes before I go out, so it can build to it’s full brightness. I flip the switch and then say to myself, “wait for it, wait for it…” Maybe these light bulbs will teach me to be more patient. I can remember going to Detroit Edison, as a young boy, with my mom and a bag of burned out light bulbs. We would carefully save the old bulbs and then we would trade the old bulbs for new bulbs, and the price… FREE! Now, that was a great conservation program. No light bulbs going to the landfills, because we could trade old for new. Wow, recycling back in the sixties, who knew? Ohh, the good old days!

Day 96 – Moscato

Today’s photo, Moscato wine bottle. We really enjoy this Moscato wine by Barefoot. We are by no means wine connoisseurs, but we do enjoy this wine. For this photo, I used 1 light source, a floor lamp. Then I processed in Photoshop CS6, I downloaded the trial last week. I used the embossing filter and added a gradient layer. I like the resulting picture. It has an Old World look to it, with the heavy lines and the grain of the table, looks a little like an old pub setting.

Day 95 Red Winged Blackbird

I saw this Red Winged Blackbird perched on the top of the Spruce tree. I approached slowly, hoping to get close enough to get a good shot. I released the shutter just as the bird started calling, and caught him with his beak open. You can see the way his body flexes as he puts his all into the call. I shot this with my 18 – 200mm lens and then cropped it close.

Day 94 Candle Light

This is another submission for the weekly photo assignment from the website, Digital-photography-school.com. The assignment was “Menu”, I chose the following 3 themes; Green, Sense of Depth, and one light (artificial), the candle itself. The website has a lot of great information on digital photography. There are tips for beginners and advanced photographers. There are forums where you can find answers to any question you may have on photography. It is also a great site to view some terrific photos from other photographers. Be sure to check it out.

Day 90 Doe a Deer

Visiting family near Jackson, MI (Aunt Ann and Uncle Mark), we were greeted by the welcome committee. I pulled out the closest camera, my iPhone.