tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30185769969410707072025-09-15T00:55:34.215-07:00The online journal of a photographer in southern California. As I explore my world, please join me and listen in on some of my thoughts transcribed along the way. (All images are copyrighted by Anita Jesse. All Rights Reserved. Please contact me at my website, framinglightphotography, if you wish to include a photo on your site.)Anita Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671820780634003286noreply@blogger.comBlogger528125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018576996941070707.post-48528375926505661162013-05-21T14:44:00.001-07:002013-05-24T08:16:41.373-07:00

 Sometimes I enjoy processing my iPhonography either on the phone or on the iPad. There are some wonderful apps that are easily affordable and amazingly sophisticated. My favorites are Snapseed and Filterstorm. I sometimes experiment on these grab shots when I get blocked on a bigger piece. That getting stuck occurs most often when I start hoping that the bigger piece is one that might

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 Increasingly, I use my iPhone camera for what I call, phototherapy. I particularly enjoy dabbling in ICM (Intentional Camera Movement). I don't find much time for exploring this, but enjoy dabbling in it, occasionally. I fantasize about finding the time to really dig into an exploration of ICM. Maybe...someday....

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This is how my Instagram account began. I have Ove to thank (or blame?) for getting me into this. He made it seem like so much fun that I couldn't resist. I don't know how long I will be able to keep up with this; but, we will see how it goes. I have found a couple of folks I know at Instagram and judging by the response to Ove's post, I may soon have some more people to follow. You can

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 The photograph above is an oldie, but I do have this thing about trees and felt the image deserved another day or two on the blog. Looking at it again sets my mind going as to what I would do differently now. My latest post at http://www.anitajesse.com includes a new equine image, a question about habits, and a bit of poking fun at myself. I hope you

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Playtime involved a 100mm f/2.8L lens and a 7D. Oh, and, of course, a horse of sorts. I hope you will take a look at http://www.anitajesse.blogspot.com/2013/01/playing-at-28.html.

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(By some crazy mistake, I deleted my blog roll and trying to put it back together. If your site isn't on the new list, it doesn't mean I meant to ignore you. Just another mess up on my part. Let me know about the oversight and I will fix it.) I am still tweaking the new blog. But, don't let the title of the latest post over there persuade you that I am about to launch a cooking blog.

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My blog linked at www.anitajesse.com is back in operation. Turns out this one was on me. I must admit that I was not at my best today. A huge loss and not fully functional. But, all seems back to normal in the blog department.

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For those who might be curious, I have posted a sample photo from my 7D at my photography blog. This one is pretty much right out of ACR. I made minor adjustments to the exposure, tone curve, and clarity. Next, I applied a minimum of noise reduction and cropped out a couple of distractions. In Photoshop all I did was reduce the file before saving to jpg. The image was shot

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Galen is always ready for a run (Click here for the bigger, better version)   While I had not finished a post about my goals for the new year, I thought my list was close to being complete. I thought that I just needed to settle on how to frame my thoughts. The idea of a new camera had not occurred to me. The cost and weight of Canon's 1D cameras had always

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My first 2013 post is now up on my blog at http://www.anitajesse.com. I hope you will mosey on over and visit. I also hope 2013 is off to a smashing start for you.

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I wish you all a Merry, Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with blessings!

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Mostly, new software turns me into a quivering mass of dread and my brain turns to unset jello. On the other hand, new program also inspires me. I get excited about all the things I'm going to be able to accomplish with the new tools. That doesn't mean I learn the software quickly and easily. It's that the joy of discovery eases the pain.  On the Jesse Dread and Inspiration scale,

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I could just as well have called this, "Some Old Dogs Do Have Trouble with New Tricks". Really, now. Why do I persist in believing that just one more project, one more deadline added to the pile won't make a difference? Trust me, I don't have a Superwoman complex—never did buy the "You can have it all" business, and I actually have a fairly functional mind. I just don't always engage the section

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Yes, this new adventure of mine has completely taken over my life. I hadn't posted on Blogger for so long that I couldn't remember where to begin. I still plan to get back to the real/virtual world of blogging. But, for now I am completely buried. Meantime, if you wonder about anything I am doing, this link will take you to the latest post at AnitaJesse.com. where I focus mostly on equine

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version)   This is lame. I am the first to admit it. But, I have missed all of you for so long and just wanted to say I am alive and plugging along. I think blog posts and messages to you frequently and, yes, I know: fat lot of good that does anyone.   Showing in a gallery is a wonderful education. I had no inkling that I would enjoy

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(Click on the image above for the bigger, better version) I feel as though I need to introduce myself as a newbie blogger. Come to think of it, that is fitting. After all, I began this blog in July 2007. Now, here I am coming back after a long absence and doing it a few days after my fifth anniversary as a blogger. My absence was not about being lazy, traveling, or being tired of

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) Where the heck have I been? You know what I have been up to and you are not at all surprised that I am working at preparing for this show as though Heaven and Earth depended upon it. I figure if I am going to do it, I may as well go all out. Meanwhile, the rest of life has not stood still. The Husband's quest for

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) How many times do we think, "Hey, I want to do that/be there/accomplish that/go there—or whatever" and nothing ever comes of it?  Conversely, there are those times when you are struck by something you would like to have happen and maybe you even spend some time creating pictures in your mind in which you realize that dream

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) "You can't teach an old dogs new tricks." So goes the old saw. By now, I am a prime example of how unreliable that old saying is. This old dogs just keeps learning tricks. While preparing for two art shows, spending time getting to know and appreciate my Wacom pen, and keeping up with the lively Sheltie who runs our place, I faced a

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I have tried my best, this morning, to come up with a clever and amusing post to cover for my absence and rudeness to a couple of kind folks who left comments. Ultimately, I got nothing. I will blame it on the high fever. I have been yucky sick. Let's just sum it up with the one smarty statement. Soon, they will have a spot reserved for me at the emergency room of one of the hospitals in

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) These days, I am not only dreaming about blue horses, but all the art show deadlines on my calendar.  A framed print of the blue horse above sold in October and will be part of the next show on the horizon. At the end of this month, I will be part of the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Spring Show. Of course, any

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) My recent distraction can be blamed partly on my early Valentine gift and what it set in motion. Nothing against roses, but this present beat flowers all to heck. For a long time, I have flirted with the idea of getting a Wacom tablet. The masks I paint for my serious work are maddening and I was reasonably certain the pen would

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) The guest who arrived the day family departed was one of my ex-students. She is an absolute delight and we were so pleased that she took time out of her busy trip to California to spend some of it with us. As noon last Wednesday approached—her scheduled time to hit the road, she announced that she needed a few minutes to

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 No, I didn't fall off the planet. But, once or twice, it was the fingernails that saved the day. We learned, on relatively short notice, that we were the lucky hosts of the family reunion. Note that I say "relatively short notice" that is short compared to how much needed doing to prepare for the arrival of the group. Since I got a little carried away with art shows last year and produced

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(Click on the thumbnail for the bigger, better version) I love watching a horse just turned out and eager to work out the kinks. Here, Night was feeling especially good and relishing every moment of his freedom. You can almost hear him snorting and whistling as he kicked up the dust—coiling and uncoiling those muscles, celebrating his power. When I work on an image such as this one

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