30 Day Challenge: Day 6

Day 6:

Lying Low Today

Literally

Blissfully beautiful day 

to lie down

in the grass.

 I've never 

viewed a lake from

this angle 

before.

Looking through

the reeds

to capture

the water

lapping

the shoreline.

Aside from getting my knees muddy, I liked this challenge 

better than yesterday's

loftier 

one.

❦

30 Day Challenge: Day Five

Day 5:  From a High Angle

I do not like heights.  

I contemplated my challenge for today, with acrophobic caution.  

I thought of climbing the neighbor's oak tree.

 I briefly wondered if I

could

  stand bravely on the roof of the gazebo.  

  Finally, 

I went to the loft (loft means to rise high into the air) and took this shot 

of a wood duck 

hanging from the ceiling of our log home.

Thirty Day Challenge

Day Four:  Green Day

“Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.”

 The Little Prince...a gift from my sister and niece.

Nice quote from Green Day, don't you think?

Wasn't it Kermit who said

"It isn't easy being green?"

30 Day Challenge

Day 3:  Clouds

Blustery, windy day today.  Mostly cloudy, therefore I was hard-pressed to find a break in the overcast skies to show off the clouds. 

I snatched up my camera and snapped this shot just before the blue sky disappeared.

Tomorrow's challenge should be easier.

 One more for the challenge....
Current 
Temperature
is  56 〬

Day Two:  What You Wore Today
 

This was somewhat challenging too, because what I was wearing didn't seem very interesting.  The sunglasses however, were a different angle. 

Check back tomorrow to see what Day Three brings...and if you feel like joining in the challenge, do it!!  I'd love to see your posts too.

30 Day Photography Challenge

I love photography and Photoshop Elements, which led me to invest in an awesome new camera--Pentax K5.  I found an idea via Pinterest from White Peach Photo  challenging me to get out there and take more pictures.  You see, I'm a bit shy about taking pictures of strangers and of being noticed while snapping shots of street scenes, etc.  I tend to stick with nature and still life and I want to reach a little more and try new ideas.  

Being it's the beginning of September, I begin with a self-portrait.  This might prove to be the most challenging shoot.

                                 Day One:  Self-Portrait

I took this shot of my reflection in the mirror in our log home.  The lighting was golden and a bit harsh, so I played a little with the actions, to soften the too bright color.  The bevel on the mirror is distorting my shoulder a bit.
  
                     

G'night all....

I'm Late! I'm Late!

I 

Simply

Love

Anything

 Alice in Wonderland!

Isn't this just wonderful?

White Rabbit

zipping

down

the

hallway

                                                                                       

  White Rabbit: You saved Wonderland, Alice. I thought it was you that made the garden bloom.
Alice: Oh, I could never do that. Only someone special could make flowers bloom.
Princess: Do you want to know a secret, Alice? You are as special as you think you are.