AdventureInPhotography

path to the lake

2012-12-02T16:32:00.001-06:00

path to the lake, a photo by Patricia ~ on Flickr.

The path to the lake is like a thought in your mind as you read a great book. Fairy tales and dreams.

tornado survivor

2011-08-24T17:12:00.001-05:00

tornado survivor, a photo by Patricia Images on Flickr.

It is probably obvious by now that I love trees...

On May 22, 2011 an F5 tornado hit Joplin, Mo. Those of you that live in the states probably remember. It was named one of the deadliest tornados in US history for devastation. Joplin is small city of 58,000, one third of it was totally flattened. The tornado went over my house before it actually set down a half mile from me. It went on a six mile cruise and was 3/4 of a mile wide. It killed 129 during the storm and took another 34 lives after. St. Johns Hospital was hit very hard but everyone (to my knowledge) survived because of quick thinking nurses and doctors. St. Johns Hospital is now a MASH unit on the same property.

I drive down what I call tornado alley, (this is the full six miles of devastation) on my way to work. The other day as I was looking around, I spotted this tree. I had to go back with my camera and photograph it.

Not very many trees made it. ♥

details

2011-08-12T23:04:00.001-05:00

details, a photo by Patricia Images on Flickr.

details
I am slowly learning the essence of black and white.

When I was shooting film I mostly used b&w film, however many pictures often showed a lot of grain (aka noise), but as I work on these no color digital images I can see that black and white trancends completely & wholly on the detail of which one is shooting... as it should if one were using film.

I wanted the window to show the dirt, as well as the chipped paint that surrounds it, I wanted the texture of the wall to be true, and the eaves to reveal the softness of the shadows they were producing.

This image inspires me to look through my lens to capture the detail in which I am about to shoot as well as the composition... and the right software helps too... :))

peony

2011-08-10T14:29:00.001-05:00

peony, a photo by Patricia Images on Flickr.

texture~ artbychysti

This is one of my favorite flowers~

I got away from texturing and have been working a lot with black and white at the encouragement of a friend. My heart lies with texturing. After I finished this image I felt very content with how it looked and had a deep satisfaction of working with textures again. :)

the tree

2011-08-10T13:45:00.001-05:00

the tree, a photo by Patricia Images on Flickr.

wisdom

2011-07-26T21:15:00.001-05:00

wisdom, a photo by Patricia Images on Flickr.

Taken a couple of years ago...I still love this image sooo much~

2011-05-31T11:21:00.000-05:00

My grandson's toes, he is such a doll and is now 2 months old. He was here visiting his grandma (me) a few days ago. Such a precious gift from God.

2011-05-25T23:25:00.002-05:00

My neighbors magnolia tree exploded with flowers the other day. I couldn't help but take a few photos. I wanted to photograph the center of one but I would have needed a ladder... :)

2011-05-24T14:39:00.004-05:00

Another image from Arkansas. This house, as vacant as it looks, is occupied by a family. The farther south you go into Arkansas the more you will see homes like these, they are quaint, but humble. Black and white was my choice for this image because it was taken during winter and the detail shows up much better in the house.

2011-05-24T13:49:00.002-05:00

This, I call yin & yang simply because of the way it was positioned. This was taken with my 50mm 1.8. As you can see my focal point was right in the center. I love how it turned out in black and white. The poster board I put this on did not show all the texture it shows in this image until I did it in b&w. I think it turned out great!

2011-05-22T15:41:00.000-05:00

I call this "Water Dance." This is a Great Blue Heron skimming the water that I was lucky enough to capture.

This is also a texture over the image that gives it a painted look~

2011-05-22T15:26:00.000-05:00

A red flower reflected~

2011-05-22T15:13:00.000-05:00

Eden Falls can be found in Lost Valley, Arkansas one of the four states I live around and probably the most beautiful. This waterfall is approximately 18 to 20 feet high.

2011-05-22T15:04:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite things to do is "shoot the moon" :). This image was taken handheld on a manual setting, ISO 400, shutter speed 400, at f/11.