All On the Same Block

I volunteered to help a lady move some things yesterday, really all I did was drive. You see we have a pick-up, we seem to help a lot of people move. Her name is Pat, an older lady with no car, Kenny was helping her, to do all the actual moving. She had lived on the llth floor of the "Ya-Po-Ah" Terrace, a retirement high rise apartment building, nestled in at  the bottom of Skinner's Butte on the south side. While I waited for them to transport her things down I took advantage of what I could see and took photos. This is some of what I saw. The Castle on the Hill is the Shelton-McMurphy-Johnson house, so named for the different family's that have called it home over the years. It was built in 1888, is now open for tours and private events.This is a link to more info if interestedhttp://www.smjhouse.org/w/smhistory/ . The High rise was built in 1968 and caused much controversy. The Residents of the building have the option to have raised garden beds, this is where the flower shots are from.

path and benches near the gardens

No color added, to these shots...:)

Fifth Street Market from the back side.

Sunset over the city/ sort of

Friday Moment

 Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House, a Queen Anne Victorian residence built in 1880

A Friday Ritual:
A photo-no words,capturing a moment from the week;
A Simple extraordinary moment.
A moment you want to pause,savor and remember
This Moment is a Ritual found on
“Life Inspired” by The Wee Man
“Almost There” by Sarah Jane
Which I confiscated from

“Raising Amelie” by Alejandro

Changing What Was: Month 3

Orignal

Every month Anna Sides @http://othersideofanna5.blogspot.com/2012/01/changing-whats-real-month-3.html#more  will be show casing  a series of photos starting with the original and then several altered by soft ware. There will be a mr.Linky tool on her sight so that we can all check out each others photos and fun. This week I have chosen a photo of my daughter Rebecca and my grandson, taken a year ago as he awaited surgery. They are both laying heavy on my heart right now, it felt good to work with their photos.

Sunless tan, airbrush, soften paint by hand for focal.

sharpen 11,clarity21%,black&white blue,soften 30%, vignette size 70-strength 40%

clone,soften,focal black and white, vignette 100%

exposure-30%,clarity-21%,airbrush strong,holga-ish standard,cinema scope 

exposure -40%,clarity 11%,airbrush2%,Holga-ish 59% fade, %? grit

Film grain 100%, black and white/blue,frame/border


So there you have it .

Come on and join us, we have fun with this and sometimes get great results. which is your favorite, I have a tendency to lean toward the cinema scope. But my very favorite of these is the second to last  one. 

The Other Side of Anna: Changing What's Real - Month 3

The Other Side of Anna: Changing What's Real - Month 3

Disappointing to Passable with Software

Night vision

a bit of exposure adjustment

HDR ish

Kearstyn designed this one, she is 6.

exposure and saturation

exposure and saturation/ drop frame

exposure and drop frame

holgoish and cinema

cinema and HDRish

over sharp, exposure, HDRish and cinema

slight exposure and drop frame

exposure and drop frame

I took these photos in a time of sever angst and depression, it was nearing dark and they didn't turn out so well, for some reason I kept clicking anyway. When I looked at them on the computer screen I was very disappointed. Then I decided to use what software I have available and see what I could do. I did all of the work on Picnik, I rather like the results. Tell me what you think.

You Tube Tuesday

You Tube Tuesday; a tradition started by Josh at http://itstigertime.blogspot.com/ Each week pick a favorite video and post it on your blog. Put your link on the Mr. Linky at It's Tiger Time, and visit all the others links as well. Join us and see how much fun we can have. Each month Josh will highlight one video and award them the You Tube Tuesday Video Award.




I have to add a comment, lest you all think I have lost my mind. This is the first book I learned to read; I can't tell you how many times "I think I can ,I think I can, I think I can", has played a major roll in my accomplishments... "I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could," was always fun to say. And I love Burl Ives.

A Look At My Photos from the Last Year!!

 This is Tristyn January 1st at 1 day old.

Henry

March

April

A frustrated man, May 

June

July

August: this is my photo Mom's name is an oops!!!:)

September

October

November

December

The above 12 photos are my favorites from the last year, one from each month. Not necessarily the best photos, but my personal favorites. 

the next few are just a reprise of some of my other favorites from the year.

Happy New Year!

Kearstyn

Random street kid at the park with his kitten.

This one because it still makes me smile. I smile because I showed it to mama and she blushed. That is how sweet she is.

 There you have it. A lot of photos that I personally love in randomness that is me!

I have grown and changed over the last year, sometimes it show in my photos sometimes not. I take photos and photography a bit more seriously than I have in the past, I've started playing with software, I like the change I can make on some of the photos. I think you will see more of it in the future.

Love to you all. Jan

Friday Moment

A Friday Ritual:
A photo-no words,capturing a moment from the week;
A Simple extraordinary moment.
A moment you want to pause,savor and remember
This Moment is a Ritual found on
“Life Inspired” by The Wee Man
“Almost There” by Sarah Jane
Which I confiscated from

“Raising Amelie” by Alejandro

You Tube Tuesday

You Tube Tuesday; a tradition started by Josh at http://itstigertime.blogspot.com/ Each week pick a favorite video and post it on your blog. Put your link on the Mr. Linky at It's Tiger Time, and visit all the others links as well. Join us and see how much fun we can have. Each month Josh will highlight one video and award them the You Tube Tuesday Video Award.

I love this.