Personal Photo - Portrait

Since I am usually the one behind the camera  what I have to offer is a collage of my husband, my daughter and her boyfriend at graduation, and a picture of my daughter and son as we waited to go into the graduation.

I have a fujifilm 16megapixels Finepix digital camera....I used Picasa to do my editing with cropping, touchups, and borders.

Thanks for looking.

I am linking up to Donna at A Personal Photo Challenge. Come check us out! Thanks.

Photo A Day Challenge - June Week 3 and 4

Since LIFE got in the way last week I didn't get to post. So this week I will post from where I left off through the 30th.

And as a side note, if I don't get around to everyone or post a reply, I am sorry, and will try to do better...Sometimes...well....LIFE has a way of pulling the rug out from under you and it is hard to post from the floor.....

So with out further comment...:

Day 15 - Back yard - which in my  case is really the side yard, as we don't use the back yard...and as you can see it is in need of a mow!

Day 16 - Bright - Though it is hard to tell the clouds were really a bright white!

Day 17 - Stripe - This is the strip pattern on one of the caladiums I have in my yard

Day 18 - Something old - This is a picture of a hoe that belonged to my grandmother, that I still use today, sitting down of course as the handle is only about 3 feet.  Works great around small plants!

Day 19 - Refreshing - When  I DON'T have to cook!!!

Day 20 - a Book I am reading:

Day 21 - summer - my husband working in the garden at my dad's last year

Day 22 - Green - was at the doctors office and since I carry my camera, I took this picture of green!

Day 23 - pair - a pair of my jewelry tools -

Day 24 - Hot - from a Winn Dixie ad on my desk:

Day 25 - cold - ice cream!

Day 26 - Thermometer - the closest I had on hand.....

Day 27/28 - Fruit and Yellow - A yellow ceramic pear:

Day 29 - Grass - in my yard

Day 30 - Looking up - Through a tree in my yard -

So there you have it....I hope you enjoyed it as much as I and I look forward to July!

Photo A Day Challenge - June Week 2

Day 8 - Childhood - my kids and grandkids

Day 9 - Macro - of flower and such in my yard

Day 10 - Upside down - on of the squirrels on my feeder...

Day 11 - Jewelry - I do design and make jewelry

Day 12 - Flowers - from my yard, well most are flowers!

Day 13 - Shadows - The ones of mine and my daughters feet are hard to see, but I can see the shadows of feet in the water. Then the third person from the back in the picture of students is my daughters boyfriend at his graduation, then the other is shadows from the trees in a neighbors yard

Day 14 - Red, White, and Blue

Thanks for stopping by. I will be back next week with more goodies!

Personal Photo - Stormy Weather

Well here in "Sunny" Florida is has been a rainy start to our "summer time" weather patterns.  So when the personal challenge this month was for stormy weather...I was like "yes" that I can do...no problem.....

We were told,  Photography shouldn't be limited to only sunny days. Stormy weather conditions provide many opportunities to capture moody, dramatic, and creative images.  For example, you can take stormy weather photographs from the dry comfort of a porch or from a vehicle.

Well we had stormy weather and I took some of my photos from the vehicle. I was on my way into town.  I think they give a very "end of the world" feel sometimes when the clouds get really dark and en mass! 

So then I tried taking pictures outside while it was raining. But that is really hard to do, but I did manage to get a few with the yard light illuminating the rain.  One one I used the flash and you can see the rain drops...well sort of. The bottom left looks like there is lightening in the sky...at least that is what I think it is.

And then of course there is always that sweet aftermath when everything looks and smell clean. I love the smell after the rain!

So there you have my pictures of stormy weather.  I used Picasa3 on my computer to edit the pictures and create the collages...(which I love to do)

My camera is a Fujifilm Finepix ax. Nothing fancy, but does the job!

Thanks for looking and check out Donna's site for more!

Photo - A - Day - Challenge - June

Well I have decided to join another site...(imagine that???) where I can post some of my pics....and as most know...I take lots of pics....

So I think for now I will post on Sat of the words from the week....Here we go.

1. leaf - from my yard

2. Fav Color - Purple - didn't have much of that....

3. Weather - pics from a storm in my town, and the rain outside in front of the pole light

4. On the wall - well, I am a little strange....I like to take pics of nature....

5. Sunglasses - My youngest granddaughter being silly!

6. Dot - jewelry pieces my daughter made with plastic dots...(can't think of the name)

7. Water...well there was plenty of water around...this is from our trip to Gatorland in Florida last weekend...

So there you have it...my week in words...cool huh?

For more great pics head over to Katie's Little Corner

The Ocean Blog Hop 1st Reveal - May 31, 2014

I am part of the Ocean Blog Hop being sponsored by Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist.. 

Back in March I received some beautiful glass beads in blues and greens with aquatic silver beads and spaces.  Also included were little silver acrylic dagger beads.

Of course I forgot to take pictures but this is a picture of what was left....

I can tell you I went through several different patterns and ideas....but below is what I finally settled on, modeled by my daughter...Sydny. Of course since we are out of town, I am having to use my sons computer that doesn't have the edit software I needed so I couldn't do my collage...so it is all individual pics.  I did a necklace, bracelet, and earrings.  I had started a ring...but couldn't get the design to behave.....I will post that picture later if I can get the beads to behave.

The little mermaid bead in the center piece I purchased Pamelia at her shop on etsy.  https://www.etsy.com/people/mermaidlagoonbeads

The rest of the beads came from Lisa. I tried many new techniques with the wire forming and the sewing the round beads together.  Not sure I got them all down pat....may have to do some redos....lol. But thanks for looking!

For more great creations check out the links below!

  

Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist

Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry

Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue

Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines

Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot

Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks

Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera (you are here!)

Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion

Katrina Taylor, I Wanna Go Out 

Mary Ann Macri Jacobs, Trucksville Crafts

Jeanne Steck, Gems by Jeanne Marie

Ann Schroeder, Bead Love

Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall

Marianne Baxter, Simply Seablime Jewelry

Terri Wlaschin, Dances in Fog

Margaret Pelech, Margaret Pelech's Ocean Blog

Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Heather Richter, Desert Jewelry Designs

Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations

Gem Stone and Metal 2014 Hop Teaser

Again I am in another challenge put on by Lisa Lodge at The Grateful Artist and since I always forget to take beginning pics...I did somewhat remember today...so I will post a few teaser pics