They smell sooo sweet!

A twilight shot... a little blurry but I loved the atmosphere.

An instant fave with her Saturday smile!

here is a photo of her a year ago, she is growing up: flickr.com/photos/7930204@N04/1535515275/in/set-721576023...

who knows a title for this one?

Taken with my Canon Powershot G2

technically seen no perfection at all... but I really liked the "red mood" ;)

Questions arise when we see beyond the surface of even the most mundane things in our world.

This was taken Sunday, Jan 19 on the south pier in St. Joseph, MI.

Marine Rescue volunteer reading the weather details.

An excellent location to teach my photography class a little practical shooting. A sunny afternoon with plenty of light (sometimes too much) to practice the "exposure triangle".

After Self Realization we will remain as we were, but will be guided by the light of the Soul. This light will assist us in dissolving faults and becoming nonviolent.

HintOfKizzle ... thank you for the name!!!

An excellent location to teach my photography class a little practical shooting. A sunny afternoon with plenty of light (sometimes too much) to practice the "exposure triangle".

This one is best viewed large for the details

Discarded Christmas trees once again provide light, and this time heat as well. The fire department collects the trees for a small donation and then in late January sets the pile ablaze to the delight of children (and photographers) amongst the hundreds of onlookers. There was no wind on this 20 degree night so the flames got high. Flames look amazing when you freeze them in a photograph. I've applied my "Inner Light" process to this image.

Long exposure of the inner and outer lights on the North Pier in St. Joseph, MI, after sunset, as a boat passed by (the streak of light just above the horizon) on its way to shore.

Ma ecco la cosa straordinaria: la luce scaccia il buio, sempre. Tu pianti una candela

nell'oscurità, ma non puoi piantare il buio nella luce.

(da "Un nuovo battito" - Jodi Picoult)

Idea taken from .melanie

rules:

this is a fun little meme thing. you search flickr for the following things and using only the first page of results, make a mosaic of those images.

1. your name 2. your favorite food 3. your high school 4. your favorite color 5. celebrity crush 6. favorite drink 7. dream vacation 8. favorite dessert 9. what you want to be when you grow up 10. what you love 11. a word that describes you 12. your username

1. Before the world was made… the innerlight of Sarah.K was!!! :))), 2. CRAB RANGOON, 3. 51877571, 4. i can taste summer! a.k.a. childhood summer! a.k.a. childhood reminiscence! a.k.a. those were the good times!, 5. Their Viggo, 6. pentacon six tl wannabe edward hopper edward olive, 7. Sightseeing guide - Kyoto Ginkaku-ji (a world heritage), 8. Apple Pie, 9. Suzy Homemaker Oven, 10. My bubby boyyy <3, 11. The Great Wall of China, 12. ntf

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

One of my most favorited roses... and I love the name of this kind.

I started with a dictionary (under the egg) to give elevation and a brown t-shirt. Brown because the original shot idea was going to have a more complex lighting setup and I wanted a dirt feeling without going outside.. cause I'm lazy today.

Hurley is being elevated and held in place with one of my favorite photographic tools - a Helping Hand (with an LED light) This is normally used for hobbyists and electricians, but I find it insanely helpful with setups such as this.. especially considering this Hurley doesn't have flat feet.

So, I was busy working on the shot with more lighting when my wife called me for supper.. a moment of frustration washed over me as I realized the sun was setting and that after dinner the light would be gone. I left it anyway.. and when I returned realized that if I just simply rather than over-complicate, it'd look better. Instead of having the LED shine up towards Hurley's face, I twisted it around behind the egg to back-light the egg. Not only that, but the reflected shine illumiated Hurley quite nicely too..

So, ya.. this is where my history comes in. I've always specialized in low-light and available light setups. This is right up my alley with a one light (one LED) shot. No other light sources.

Mom & I went to New Orleans, LA in March 2008. I attended a conference. These are a few of the extra pictures from the trip.

It is the Piazza d'italia behind the Loews New Orleans Hotel on Poydras Street. I could see it from my hotel window which was on the backside of the building.

A wonderful find in the vinyard... the vineleaves are unfolding all over. This one was glowing in and with the morning sun!