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the beach, Santa, mythical hamsters, and firemen
Thursday, 12 Aug, 2010 – 9:18 | Comments Off
the beach, Santa, mythical hamsters, and firemen

I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. It feels like time is rushing by with so much to do. We finally had rain after a few weeks of dreadfully hot weather. I was really looking forward …

macro mania
Sunday, 8 Aug, 2010 – 9:27 | 2 Comments
macro mania

The butterflies are here so that means it’s officially macro photography season. I’ll spend the mornings for the next month or so getting to know my winged friends. This was my first go round of …

woozy days
Thursday, 5 Aug, 2010 – 9:11 | 2 Comments
woozy days

I’m just finishing up my photography class and the last assignment was action shots. Not your typical action shots, oh no. First we had to do a self portrait while spinning and holding the camera. …

photo friday: muffin and mr. baby
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 9:10 | One Comment
photo friday: muffin and mr. baby

Toward the end of July I get a sense of urgency about time slipping away. June seems to last forever and July is only a few moments strung together. Since I’ve been taking the photography …

portrait pain
Wednesday, 21 Jul, 2010 – 15:53 | Comments Off
portrait pain

I’ve been taking an online portrait course. I discovered Cheryl Johnson sometime last year and patiently waited to get in to her Portraiture class. I take portraits well enough, but I really wanted to push …

the bird feeder
Thursday, 22 Apr, 2010 – 7:49 | 3 Comments
the bird feeder

I have the hardest time identifying birds. Each year, nay, each month I have to re-learn what they are. Honestly, I can’t hold on to the information long enough to put it to any use. …

snow day
Thursday, 7 Jan, 2010 – 9:09 | 15 Comments
snow day

This is the first official snow day of the school year. The snow has been falling for 12 hours now. Everything is soft and quiet. I grabbed my reversing ring for my 50mm lens and …

finally…cheekymagpie flickr gallery
Saturday, 21 Nov, 2009 – 10:59 | Comments Off
finally…cheekymagpie flickr gallery

This is something that has taken a couple of years and countless hours to get going. Why has it been so complicated, you ask? Because Yahoo and I just don’t see eye to eye. We …