Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Monster Reading

In Candler Elementry School one of the kindergarden teachers uses the little monster finger puppets to help with pointing to each work in a book and learning to read! I think it's a very cleaver idea and also very cute :0) What do yall think about it?

Purple Tulips


Taken at Candler Elementry School in Candler, North Carolina

MMA

Friday, March 23, 2012

WaterSplash in a Mud Puddle

Twisty Branches in the woods of the Blue Ridge Parkway

2 FREE 8×10 photo from Walgreen’s

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I ordered my prints and they were ready at Walgreens the next morning and I was able to pick them up. Fast is always good in my book! :0)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Rock Wall Off the Blue Ridge ParkWay in Asheville

The Blooming Tree

"What is she doin??" HAHA

I bet the people that were at BiLo's about 30 minutes ago think Im some crazy woman!! haha My daughter is a Milk addict and we were about outta milk, so we had to goto the store to buy some more. Well I took my camera with me......like I always do (even tho my bf thinks I'm an idiot for bringing my camera everywhere....even inside the grocery store lol) Anyways!!! In BiLo's parking lot is some beautiful little purplish pinkish flowers growing in their flowerbeds around a tree. Well I wanted pictures of those flowers. So I walk my lil happy butt over there and knell in this flowerbed taking pictures of these tiny little flowers while my 2 daughters and my bf are standing pretty much in the middle of the rd watching me and waiting for me to get done! lol Well I got up and we went into the store. We walked around for a few minutes and once we got to the milk, I decided that I wanted to take a picture of all the jugs!! The look on my bf, Alans, face was sooo funny! It was like WTH?? haha I told him to just leave me alone and be happy that I am doing something that makes me happy and that i love :0) After a very frustrating check out thru the Self Check, due to the cashier at the main computer not paying attention to her screen, we made it outside to the car. After we got the food in the car I decided that i wanted more pictures of those tiny flowers. Not to mention that this time there were a couple of men standing right infront of the story talking and I could hear them saying "What is she doin!" HAHA! Those tiny flowers were not the end of my photo taking in BiLo's......... B4 we left the parking lot I had Alan pull down to the bottm corner where this beautiful flowering tree was stood out aginst the bare branches of other trees. At that tree I chased a bee thru the blooms! lol I wanted so bad to get a shot of that bee. Im not too sure if i got the shot or not cuz i havn't checked my all photos but I sure hope I did. I'll be posting the new pics later on today :0)

Here is the Milk Jugs!!!! hahaha

Beautiful Moon Hiding Behind Clouds

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Layers Of Clouds

Blood Splatter

Photography Tips for Point Of View Photography from National Geographic

iIwas searching the web for a fe photography tips beczuse Im always up for learning something new and making my photos better. I ended up on NationalGeographic.com and found some really interesting tips on Point Of View. I enjoyes reading it so much that I wanted to share it with everyone. Below is the begining of the post. To see the rest click NationalGeographic.com. It's really interesting and has some really cool example pictures to view!! :0)

Photography Tips for Point Of View Photography
NationalGeographic.com
Photo: People wearing colorful hats

Contributing editor Jim Richardson is a photojournalist recognized for his explorations of small-town life. His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine.
Photo: Photographer Jim Richardson

The pilgrimage to El Rocio is a sight to see. This grand, atmosphere-laden journey through Andalusia attracts the faithful by the thousands, bringing their patron saint or the Virgin Mary to the village in a centuries-old tradition. Horsemen in broad-brimmed hats and the traditional traje corto and women in flamenco dresses—escorting a statue of Mary on her float (called a simpecado)—finally arrive at the Wild West-looking town for worship and celebrations. Lots of celebration.
Invited into one of the brotherhood houses I was struck by the incredible color—and by the incredible photographic opportunity. Festivity was in the air but it was also a confusion of activity, not easily corralled into a picture frame. A quick look around and I spotted my salvation—stairs leading to a fortuitous balcony offering just the right vantage point. From on high the close crowd was transformed into beautiful patterns of friendship and fashion. It was rich.
Finding the right point of view is often the key to making fresh pictures. So let me get to the point: If you had the choice of buying two new pieces of gear to improve your photography, which two would you choose: a new lens, a stepladder, or kneepads?
Easy! Buy the stepladder and the kneepads.
Nothing will improve your photography faster or make you look more "creative" than a fresh viewpoint. And getting that fresh viewpoint is often rather mechanical. It doesn't involve reading novels by Tolstoy or deep meditation leading to mystical revelations. It involves putting your camera in some unique location that will give you a new, novel, useful, or intriguing viewpoint. No other gadget you can carry in your bag is as valuable.
And no other photographic technique is as neglected by the vast hordes of photographers producing pictures. Put even more simply it comes down to this: rely more on legwork, less on Photoshop.............

To read the rest goto ----> NationalGeographic.com

Photo: Men wearing kilts

Chain Link Fence at Night

Tired Smile of a Child

Small WaterFall running down the side of a mountian on the ParkWay in Asheville