52 Week Project - Week32 - August 9-15

[yellalablady]

OK, I warned you people...
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Don't say I didn't warn you...
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You asked for it...
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.http://www.photozo.com/album/data/500/medium/2002_0221_202345AA.JPG

Now, get out and get shooting this week.
OH, this does not count as my picture for the week. lol

[JimL]

OK which one is you?

Jim

[yellalablady]

OK, Jim, from a photographic standpoint, which one is the subject of the shot? I know, I know. Rule of thirds.

[JimL]

:D

Where I used to work there was a supervisor who did most of the hiring who was suffering (enduring?) male pattern baldness. One day a man came in looking for a job and told the supervisor that he had previous work experience at the plant and offered, as proof, a photo taken at a line awards ceremony. He pointed out an hourly employee with long hair man and a beard receiving the group award from the plant manager as being himself.
Unfortunately for the applicant the person he pointed out as himself was in fact the very supervisor who was doing the interview taken when the supervisor was a new employee.
The applicant was not hired nor was he told his mistake. :-D

Jim

[Skippy]

2001 you must have been a very young mother. lol

Skippy

[yellalablady]

OK, OK. So this isn't me. But half of her genes are. This is my youngest daughter Elizabeth when she was a senior in HS. She is the mother of my granddaughter Kaitlyn. You know, the one I bore y'all with all the pictures of. lol

[Sage]

lol @ Monnie. Too funny.
Jim, your story is hilarious. What a dope that guy was. ~~Peg

[wtlwdwgn]

Folks, this is how NOT to photograph an eagle in a zoo. Pretty sharp but 3 stops underexposed. This then is a "rescued' image in LR3. Yikes! :eek:


http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/Animals/ZooMontana-0110/Eagle-I-0042/965360126_Sb2W4-XL.jpg

[yellalablady]

Wow, I think it's perfect. Great capture. You did a great job of rescuing this shot.

[Sage]

I love it too Steve. Nothing wrong with it in my book. ~~Peg

[Sage]

I've been interested in different kinds of bokeh for a while so I played around this afternoon with a glass paperweight and some Christmas lights. Should have left more room in front of the paperweight, but that's minor. Skippy, I shot this with the 28-135mm. ~~Peg

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/500/Paperweight_7235_Medium_.jpg

[yellalablady]

Very nice, Peg. I love glass eggs. What does this one have inside of it? I have a wonderful Kerry Glass egg that I ought to try something like this with.

[JimL]

I was wandering around the fairgrounds gardens before the fair opens on the 19th of this month.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9465/KY_StateFairGarden-0568.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=168806)

Jim

[Skippy]

Steve tremendous job on the save. Makes him look regal. Just for giggles and I know Monnie will let you do it. :-) Could you post the unedited version? Would love to see the comparison.

Sage I really like this, but you missed Christmas in July. lol do you keep your Christmas lights up all year? That egg would be a great take along to shoot it where ever you go, like Fee's leggo man.

Jim I like this. Probably those are weeds in the background, but they work well with the flowers. Two interesting textures. Do you live close to the fairgrounds?

Skippy

[Sage]

Monnie, the egg is hollow inside; the bottom is open. I love it. Found it at a thrift store.
Skippy, I hunted up the Christmas lights after reading about different shapes of bokeh. My husband would kill me if I left the decorations up one minute longer than necessary...lol
That's a great idea about taking it along. I'll keep it in mind.
Jim, that is a lovely composition of flowers. The colors are lovely. It would look good hanging in my kitchen.
Thanks for the comments guys. ~~Peg

[Skippy]

Peg I didn't know sometimes here they are used outside around the deck or even in the campgrounds hung from awnings. lol I have always liked Christmas lights and really hate to take them down. Kudos to you for digging them out just to test bokeh. :-)

Skippy

[byteme]

Steve - that is AWESOME - love it!
Peg - what a wonderful array of colour.
Jim - super clarity, nicely balanced

Good work y'all
John

[JimL]

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Jim I like this. Probably those are weeds in the background, but they work well with the flowers. Two interesting textures. Do you live close to the fairgrounds?

Skippy

I think those "weeds" are being used as ornamental grass. They do grow in fields around here but most of the plants are new plantings. There were two or three crews pulling weeds, dead plants, and volunteers. They also were replacing dead plants with similar ones. Getting the front of the fairgrounds ready for the State Fair next week is a big job, especially considering the 90 degree F heat (56 days this year so far).
I live 10-15 min (Daylight Savings Time (which I think is supposed to make them pass faster :rolleyes: )) from the Fairgrounds by X-Way.

Jim

[JimL]

Steve That is a nice job on the eagle. Our zoo has a pair of real "Rescued" eagles that are permanent residents due to being shot through the wings, making them unable to fly.

Peg..Are you in league with the stores running Christmas in July? I may have to look for some props myself in the local flea markets. That paperweight has some possibilities.

Jim

[Sage]

Skippy, I have some cool Japanese lanterns that hang from the awning on our rv. Might shoot them sometime this winter.
lol @ Jim. I am rushing it a bit, eh? I have photographed that egg every which way but upside down. It makes a great prop. Just never have put the pics on the Zo. ~~Peg

[wtlwdwgn]

Peg - I like the egg and bokeh of lights

Jim - That's a beautiful image of the flowers and grasses.

OK, so I don't post more than one image this week, I'll just add a link to the underexposed eagle image (http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/Animals/ZooMontana-0110/Eagle-I-Original-0043/966703068_oB24J-XL.jpg).

[yellalablady]

OK, Steve. I'll give you this one. That is an underexposed eagle. lol You did a great job restoring this photo.

[Skippy]

Thanks Steve. That looks like some of my work. lol You brought it back just fine. Isn't raw a good thing.

Skippy

[byteme]

Struggling with time this week but determined to make a splash :-(

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9549/The_Splash.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=168823)

[Sage]

John , that's a lovely image. Wishing I was walking along the coast and enjoying the salt spray and sunshine. lol ~~Peg

[JimL]

Good stop action John. It does look inviting.

Jim

[wtlwdwgn]

Very nice surf action capture John. I'd like to try that too but an ocean is a wee drive from here. :) The motoring magazine EVO often thrash their test cars at a circuit on the coast in North Wales. There have been some pretty spectacular backdrops of some serious ocean waves in their photos. :eek:

[Skippy]

Oh.....I feel slightly damp. Love the spray and wave action.

Skippy

[Shorty]

Do not have a lot of time right now but I wanted to post this pic before I take my son to his Baseball tryout, he has to try and make 15 and 16 year old team. so it is a busy day. I will be back later tonight to look at everyones Pics and give my 2 cents. This is a action shot I tried to catch with the equipment I had, not really the right gear for this shot but wanted to give it an attempt anyway.

http://usera.ImageCave.com/Shorty/52weekproject/cars/misc.Pic/Batter%20Zo.jpg

[yellalablady]

Definitely great place to take a walk, John. Nice capture.
Nice one, Tom. Did he connect with the ball?

[wtlwdwgn]

That was a mighty swing! There's no ball so I'm guessing he hit it. Nice capture. :)

[mishlove]

Steve - A. Bird...a great photo, any pp done ?
Peg - Very Faberge'ish...and nice bokeh.
Jim - My compliments...I love this, there is something of a surreal feel to it, as if the forefront is disconnected from the background.
John - All we have is a lake, with very mild waves...as an ex Capetownian (Cape Town, SA) I grew up by the sea...love it and miss it.
Tom - Yes...did he connect.

[wtlwdwgn]

Michael, I had to do a lot of PP to rescue this image. :(

[mishlove]

Steve - Whatever u did it came out very well.

[Sage]

Tom, I like the baseball pic. Wish I could see the actual ball. That would be too cool. Good luck to your son. lol ~~Peg

[Skippy]

Tom great shot. You are getting better all the time.

Michael, didn't you see Steve's before shot? Oh the benefits of shooting raw and processing before you convert. lol He did a great job.

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Our Pet Therapy group had a summer party today. This is a racing Greyhound that was rescued by one of our group. He makes a great therapy dog. He loves giving Hugh kisses.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9479/IMG_56393.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=168852)

[mishlove]

What a day!!!...and it started before dawn on Sugar Beach...it's now 12:10am the 15th....one of those days that does not end...still feeling hyper.


Pink Parasols on Sugar Beach
(AKA Umbrella's in the sand on Lake Ontario)

---> Most definitely Pink, and I shall never be swayed to the contrary...my line in the Sugar Beach Sand.

http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9475/medium/52_Week_Project_-_Week32_-_August_9-15.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=168859)

[mishlove]

Michael, didn't you see Steve's before shot? Oh the benefits of shooting raw and processing before you convert. lol He did a great job.

Skippy

Very funny, I said very funny....well it is...got me laughing....:bounce:

[Skippy]

Wow Monnie, Super pic with super story. Greyhounds are just great dogs. There is a couple around the corner who work with the greyhound rescues. They have one. Greyhounds have the softest coat going.

Michael, Wonder whose eyes are off, yours or mine. They sure are heading for lilac on my screen. Still a nice desserted look and feel to it. Wonder who was sitting in that chair last and left the can. Glad you can still laugh after such a long day. :-)

Happy Birthday Peg! Hope you have a great day.

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Love, Michael. The angle is great. I agree with Skippy. They're more lavender than pink on my computer.

[Skippy]

It seems like the tops of trees is recurring. Was wandering around the dooryard of the neighbors, waiting for the other half to get done gossiping. :-) Just thought the sky and this old spruce tree was nice. Mine are all dying for some reason. I think when they raised the road it harmed the root system in some way.


http://usera.ImageCave.com/Skippy/Zo/Week%2032.jpg

It was a really nice day.

Skippy

[Sage]

Monnie, your image made me smile when I saw it. Great job and great group.
Michael, love your photo this week. It looks so nice and peaceful. I'm sure it's a busy area most of the time. Pink? More like lilac I think. lol
Skippy, thank you for the birthday wishes. I'm having a great day so far. Little party later today with family and friends. :D ~~Peg

[mishlove]

:help: :bounce: :D Color is in the eye of the beholder (or computer screen).....male v female....and never the twain shall meet......It shall be indelibly stamped in my mind, forever (figuratively that is) and it shall remain......Pink Parasols. Any way how can you have lavender parasols in the sand.....is lavender not what comes in a spray can to use in the loo.....are lilacs not pink flowers.....

Happy D'Bay Peg.

Skippy - Great Blue Spruce.

Monnie - Great capture,,,sparkling clear.

[mishlove]

I have been vindicated, exonerated and validated.....I asked my daughter...and she said Pink, sweet Pink. :thumb::thumb:

Ani Di France (GREY Lyrics): "the sky is grey, the sand is grey, and the ocean is grey. i feel right at home in this stunning monochrome, alone in my way"

[yellalablady]

Your daughter doesn't count, Michael. She'd say anything. She might need something from you at a later date. lol lol lol

Skippy, I love the sky.

[Sage]

Skippy, nice spruce and a lovely sky.
Michael, thank you for the birthday wishes. I had a super day. ~~Peg

[Skippy]

Micheal
I have been vindicated, exonerated and validated.....I asked my daughter...and she said Pink, sweet Pink.


lol Well.......... maybe, I am inclined to agree with Monnie or she inherited her color perception from her dad or she was looking at the same monitor you were, or she has been there in daylight and already has a color memory of pink that would tend to basis her opinion:D Good try Michael.

Skippy

[yellalablady]

Guess my selective hearing also extends to selective seeing. I missed the Happy Birthday part. Hope your birthday was great, Peg. May you have many more.

[mishlove]

Sheesh, cannot win for loosing.....but a good try lol.

[Sage]

Thanks Monnie. I had a lovely day with family and friends. lol ~~Peg

[Polly1]

Here I am standing on one mountain top, looking across the coastal town of Maratea towards the storm that is coming in over another line of mountains.


http://www.photozo.com/album/data/9480/week_32.jpg (http://www.photozo.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=168954)

[Skippy]

Not good Polly. lol too many houses which means too many people cluttering up the landscape. Does make a great view. They don't really look like storm clouds.

Skippy

[xjblue]

August 14th, another summer weekend hike on a perfect cloudless day. This time along a segment of the Great Western Trail.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/xjblue/Photography/52%20Week%20Project/GWT2010_01.jpg

[Skippy]

Space and more space.........love the soft green covering everywhere.

Skippy

[Sage]

Lovely spot and I'd like to picnic there. But wouldn't want to carry everything along. lol ~~Peg