I know I’m a little late in the game for this Father’s Day gift idea, but I’m sure you will understand that I had to keep this on the down-low until my husband got his framed photo last weekend (click photo to enlarge). But don’t worry, there are plenty of other special occasions where a [...]

More post-processing fun with GIMP!

So this is how my camera rendered this carousel ride photo I took on a recent trip to the mall (click to view larger). In the thumbnail on my computer, the image looked fine and ordinary — although I was pretty excited about the fun blur and motion capture that appeared to be going [...]

What is a bokeh, and why would you want to create it in your images? The term comes from the Japanese word that means “blur” or “fuzzy” and refers to the out-of-focus area in a photograph. Some definitions of the term say this blurry area in your photo is created by camera lens. I’m here [...]

I love old signs. I drive past the Rose Bowl from time to time and always slow down to appreciate the cool old sign out front. It makes me wish I were around to see Southern California back in the 1920s when the stadium was built. What a different time.
I took this photo with [...]

For Day 28 of the 30 Day Photo Challenge, I headed outside again. I was having a very blah day after yesterday’s storm, but once outside, the post-gray weather couldn’t help but cheer me up a little. I took to the yard to see what I could find and, looking up at the beautiful [...]

Today we took a little break from the all-weekend birthday celebrations (happy birthday, Chris!) to just stop and have some fun on the playground. From the group of photos I took, I decided to make a diptych — two photos side by side that I feel work better together than alone. I’m sure both [...]

We’re up in the mountains for a weekend away to celebrate Chris’ birthday. Today, we took a quick day trip to a nearby town that has a little boardwalk on the lake. We found the boardwalk and all the carnival rides, but we also found it all boarded up for the winter. I think [...]