That Jolie Girl

Photo Friday - Experimental

I'm still trying to fully understand my new camera.  One of the very coolest features is that ability to on the fly to take black and white photos what will pick up and highlight one color.  I love this feature.  I'm not one to mess with paint shop pro.  I don't have the patience for it.  Now I can get great photos that don't have to be doctored later. 

When we bought our house, these bricks surrounded a "pond".  After we started working on the backyard we discovered that the pond was really just a bathtub lined with plastic with loose bricks around it.  Needless to say we got rid of the bathtub.  We are still trying to figure out what to do with the bricks. 

Photo Friday - Yellow

My family has been celebrating a lot of Birthdays this month, so I figured it was fitting to post a picture of candles.  I like the yellow next to the red.

Photo Friday - Imperfection

Sometimes a 'point and click' shot just doesn't work out the way it's supposed to.  I'm still trying to get the hang of my new camera.  It has so many settings, that I have to take several pictures before I know I'm in the right mode. 

This was taken at my Niece's Birthday party.  I don't know what I did to make it turn out this way, but I actually really like it.  The fire looks crazy.  So I guess this is a testament that imperfection sometimes creates something interesting and great.

Photo Friday - Retro

It feels like I haven't done a Photo Friday in ages.  Where does the time go?  I'm glad I got this one in under the deadline.  I had got other pictures all ready to go, but then they had moved onto a different theme.

This photo was taken at my Step Father's farm.  I was walking on his property and came across this truck. I love the red paint and the green moss.

Photo Friday - Burn

This was taken a couple of months ago when we camped for a week in Florence.  The wind was so strong, that it was making the campfire a little scary.  It definitely kept us warm!

Photo Friday - Divine

Here is my photo for Divine.  I liked the sun setting through the thick dark storm clouds.  It was truly a breathtaking sight.  I don't know if the photo does the setting justice.  What a great evening.

Photo Friday - Order

We took my cousin into the wine country of Yamhill County.  We are fortunate to have some of the best wine in the world growing about an hour from us.  I had never done the wine tasting excursion before and it felt like we were in the movie Sideways, without the crazy alcoholics.  The day was gorgeous and the wine was yummy.  This picture of the vineyard is my submission for Order.

Photo Friday - Chaos

I can think of nothing more chaotic than a birthday party for twin boys.  This is the aftermath of the presents.  Kids were going hog wild playing with the tissue paper.  The chaos makes me appreciate my cats.

Photo Friday - One

I liked how the sun was setting and hitting this clock right at One.  This clock sits on my piano and was a wedding present from my Grandma.  She asked me before I got married if I wanted something store bought or something old she had.  Of course I jumped at the chance to get something she had.  My mother had brought this clock for my Grandma when she was in high school.  She took an afternoon job to earn the money.  She had put the clock on lay-a-way and would make weekly payments.  It took her months to pay for the full thing.  I know that this clock isn't worth a lot monetarily, but I love the story and I can't wait to pass it on to my niece when I get old.

Photo Friday - Violet

This is my entry for 'Violet'.  This plant sits on the windowsill of my office.  It's really my office-mate's plant, but I like to look at it. This is my first real attempt at altering a photo in photoshop.  I'm usually a purist (translation: lazy) so I don't do much to my photos.  I figured this was the perfect time to try something new.  I was going for a surreal Andy Warhol approach to Violets.  We have a large poster of his Flowers hanging in our bedroom.  Maybe I have been looking at it too long.  On a side note if you are ever in Pittsburgh go to the Andy Warhol Museum.  It's amazing!  Truly one of the best museums I have ever visited.