Do you have a sunset setting on your camera? I LOVE mine! It just captures all of the glorious colors as the sun dips down on the horizon.

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Dreaming of Summer

Last week we had tempetures in the 70's

and today we are having a winter storm warning.

So I am dreaming of summer and wanted to

share my water lily pictures from Sandy Pond, NY.

Enjoy!

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Technique Thursday

Perspective, according to the dictionary it is the

appearance of objects. building, etc...

realative to each other, as determined by

their distance from the viewer, or the effects of

this distance on their appearance.

Wow, what a mouth full!

When I take my pictures I have learned

to try to get on different levels from my subject.

For the most part people tend to

shoot straight ahead. See below: Take a look at what a little perspective

does for a photograph and

the story you are trying to portray. Take some time to get down on the ground,

stand on chair, climb, lean over..... at your subject.

I guarantee you will like the results! Do you have a photograph with a great perspective?

You can email it to me at snowqueen52@hotmail.com

I will put it in a slide show in my gallery.

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Wordless Wednesday

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Editing Pictures

Remember the days of 35mm film?

Photographers would have to go

through rolls and rolls

of film to get that perfect shot.

Today we are fortunate to have digital cameras.

We snap off as many pictures as we

like and then go into a photo editing

program and make them look fabulous. I have Photoshop Elements 6 on my computer

but I haven't learned a lick about how to use it.

I am a hands on learner,

so reading a book will not do me any good.

So I found a real easy ONLINE

editing program called PICASA. I usually just open up my picture and

fix the lighting and crop it.

But I spent some time in the

EFFECTS tab/area and played around

with these two flower pictures. What editing program do you use?

Do have any cool pictures you would like to share?

I am linking this to my FB page so you can share

your pictures on FB or you can email them to me.

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Sweet Gum

I'm tired of seeing bare trees and lifeless brown leaves

poking through the snow covered ground.

But as I went walking today the Lord

showed His beauty even in the dead of winter.

The Sweet Gum tree has unusual seed pod.

The intricacies caught my eye.
Winter's decoration!

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First Participant

I was so excited my friend read

and used the information from my technique Tuesday post!

Here is what she said about her picture:

"Well I used the technique but I don't have the grid on my

camera so I was guessing. I came pretty close though

and I will use this technique for future photo taking." I put D's picture in the slide show in the gallery.

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Technique Tuesday

We start off our technique lesson with basic composition. They say to have a pleasing picture that attracts your attention you should use the Rule of Thirds.

Imagine that your image is divided into nine equal segments by two vertical & two horizontal lines. Try to position the most important elements in your scene along these line, or at the points where they intersect. Doing so will add balance and interest to your photo. Some cameras even offer an option to superimpose a rule of thirds grid over the LCD screne, making it even easier to use.

When I began to learn about using my camera and photography I read about the "Rule of Thirds". I found that when I placed my subjects along the lines, my photos turned out great.. Remember while it is good to follow rules. Sometimes you should use what looks good to YOU!

If you have any pictures you have taken that goes along with the lesson, please email them to me at snowqueen52@hotmail.com I will place them in the gallery. Subject: Rule of Thirds

If you would like to read further about the subject of "Rule of Thirds", look under my Links & Books page.

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