Tag: Snapseed
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2019 The Year of Looking Back to Avoid Seeing Today: Week 7
Looking back to avoid seeing today… not something I usually recommend but every once in a while it’s a coping technique I can get behind. We’ve been snowbound for weeks and while I’ve promised to post a photo a day I was tired of looking at icy pictures so after…
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Shades of Blue: Part 1
If you’ve been with me for a while you might know I take all my photos with my iPhone and if you are a details person you’ve noticed I typically tag each photo or post with the editing app used in case a reader wants to try something new with their own…
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My Year In Pictures: December Week 3
We’re deep into the holiday season now and depending on your point of view I expect you’re having a wonderfully festive time, scrambling to keep up with expectations, tired of shopping or you’re one of those people who finished everything before Thanksgiving. Guess where I fall. 🙂 This weeks set of…
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My Year In Pictures: October Week 1
October is here, the weather is changing and my thoughts are turning to late garden color, cozy accessories, movies and spooky lights. My week in a nutshell! After ignoring our yard for much of the summer I had fun at some end-of-season plant sales and shipped my first warm scarf of the…
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My Year In Pictures: September Weeks 3 & 4
If you’re a follower of my Instagram feed you already know I’ve moved on from summer photos to fall and we’ve all been enjoying pretty leaves, gardening and seasonal changes so I’m pushing the fast forward button here and posting the last two weeks of September together in one fell swoop. I…
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My Year In Pictures: September Week 1
As soon as our first hike to Second Beach ended two years ago a return trip has been at the top of my vacation wish list. Our first visit was such a lovely surprise with a quiet beach, warm temperatures, and wide open vistas we couldn’t help but remember the area…
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My Year In Pictures August Week 5
Keeping with the style from my last post this final August catch-up will also be a simple combination of location notes and lots of pretty pictures. If anyone wonders why we love living in the Pacific Northwest this series of Olympic National Park photos really illustrates the best of what we…
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My Year In Pictures: July Week 2
While there are two different ways to view the lack of regular entries on my posting calendar the end result is the same… I’ve fallen woefully behind in my recap schedule. The good news is I’m keeping up with my daily Instagram/Facebook/Twitter pictures so there are plenty of new images to write about…
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My Year In Pictures: July Week 1
In the middle of a super busy week my thoughts turned to holidays and games as an escape from our over scheduled days. Looking at the gallery above you can rightly guess this has been a challenging stretch! Not only are there 3 holiday related images and 2 game photos there is a moment…
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My Year In Pictures: June Week 4
Strawberries, flowers, sail boats and lazy days at the lake – this week’s set of photos is all about summer memories new and old. The week started with this pretty shot from my parent’s garden followed by one of our tiny wild strawberry plants caught in the middle of an evening sunbeam.…
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My Year In Photos – May Week 5 & June Week 1
After nearly 1.5 years of taking and posting daily photos along with a 2 year tradition of regular weekly wrap-up posts here on the blog I’m finally throwing my hands up and admitting this time around I’ve totally blown my self-induced deadlines. I hope you like this super-sized post covering two weeks…
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My Year In Photos: May Week 4
If these seven photos are going to stand as the final word about my last four weeks I guess they’re saying it was a month of contrasts. I see soft focus and hard edges here and by Friday I even posted one image twice because I couldn’t decide which direction to…
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My Year In Pictures: April Week 3
My last set of photos was really a random, disconnected glimpse into our mid-April but this week I’m seeing a definite trend toward happiness and good wishes. Not only did I stop to appreciate a sign announcing “I’m in the pursuit of happiness” but we had the good fortune to enjoy plenty of…
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My Year In Pictures: April Week 2
Looking through this set of photos I can’t see an obvious theme tying them together unless I decide to count general randomness as a unifying thread but any week that jumps from Lego mini-figures to trains to audio books to 80’s records must have contained some interesting moments and really that’s all…
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My Year In Pictures: April Week 1
It’s always nice to look back on a week that felt like any other and discover you actually saw some great things along the way. April in the Pacific Northwest means fresh flowers, a little bit of sunshine and a lot of rain, all of which you can see above, and to keep…
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My Year In Pictures: March Week 5
There are days when I can focus on the big picture and let little things go by the wayside but then comes a week when the big picture is just a bit to big and I narrow my field of vision searching for small things that make me happy. I didn’t over think this…
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My Year In Pictures: March Week 3
Random is the first word that came to mind tonight as I clicked through this set of seven images. Appropriate really since I feel like we’re just flying through each day trying to be present at every appointment and commitment while making time for a quick breath and moment to appreciate the world…
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My Year In Pictures: March Week 2
A quick scroll through my photo files highlights an interesting color trend that peaks about this time every year. Once our highly saturated strings of lights and holiday decorations are put away it takes me about six weeks to reach for strong colors again so January and February appear as soft months filled with ivory, blue and…
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My Year In Pictures: March Week 1
Wow, we’re only a few days into March and already I feel like it’s living up to its reputation of coming in like a lion and (hopefully) going out like a lamb. I’ve had enough of the lion and am sitting here impatiently waiting for some lamb time. The last Sunday of…
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My Year In Pictures: February Week 4
We’re almost at the end of the first month in my new year-long challenge and after 27 days of daily photos I am happy to report that it is still fun. 🙂 I’m enjoying the freedom to try some new things after spending a year exploring the random settings in Hipstamatic…
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Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge: Black & White (Into the Forest)
A few weeks ago I shared the slightly embarrassing fact that sometimes I take a picture of where I’ve parked my car so I won’t lose it in a crowded garage but I didn’t mention that I also take photos of trail signs whenever we are out for a hike. I’m…
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Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge: Black & White (Fall in the Park)
Fall in the Pacific Northwest is a season of extremes. We bounce back and forth between stunning blue skies, mild temperatures and bright fall foliage contrasted by extended periods of damp, cool fog. This misty afternoon happened back in October 2013 but the photo is one of my favorites and I’ve been…
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Sally D’s Mobile Photography Challenge: Macro in Pink
One last peony photo for the year as part of Sally’s Mobile Photography Challenge: Macro. Shot with my iPhone 6 native camera and edited in Snapseed.
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Black & White Challenge Day 3: Chinese Zodiac
Looking down at the sidewalk can be just as interesting as looking up at the buildings in Seattle’s International District. This brass inlay of the Chinese Zodiac is set into the sidewalk along Maynard and I’m continuing my Black & White Challenge walk through Chinatown with this photo in honor of the upcoming…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Express Yourself
Don’t keep all your feelings sheltered – express them. Don’t ever let life shut you up. Dr. Steve Maraboli Walking through Seattle’s Pike Place Market on Christmas Eve I deliberately looked away from the brightly colored food and flower stalls to spend some time watching people and their surroundings. The traditional market attractions are…
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Phoneography and Digital Photo Challenge: Portraiture (Ryan and Finn)
“Never work with kids or pets” is a show business saying frequently attributed to W.C. Fields and while I’m pretty sure it refers to the fact that audiences ignore adult actors when cute kids and/or animals are around it should also serve as a warning to not attempt taking Christmas…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow
The middle of the road is for yellow lines and dead armadillos. Jim Hightower I’m glad John and Ryan chose the side of the road for their summer walk. Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray
This lone surfer quietly watched the water from Washington State’s Rialto Beach for 30 minutes before he decided the time was right to grab his board and enter the fray.
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iPhoneography Monday: 7-21-14
I missed last week’s Macro post but apparently had macro on my mind while looking for a black and white image to post today. Our new front deck is the only part of the yard that really receives full, hot sun so I’ve happily filled one side with herbs and…
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iPhoneography Monday: 6-30-14
Today’s iPhone challenge is to share a photo that’s processed using apps. Sally does a great job encouraging every participant in her weekly photo challenges to stretch the boundaries of their comfort zones and try new things with photography so today I decided it was time to finally explore one of the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts
Light and dark, tall and short, happy and sad — this week, share a shot that captures a contrast. Michelle W. – The Daily Post I wrote a Word A Week post about Contrasts a few months ago so today I thought I would take a different approach and show…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Spring
I’ve posted a lot of pretty spring flowers lately so for this weeks photo challenge I’m going in a slightly different direction… This is a close up view of a fascinating kinetic sculpture at the Pacific Science Center and I thought the chrome coils looked like heavy, industrial springs. Posted as…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
On top can be a feeling, a perspective, or a physical location. The Daily Post – Sara Rosso This eagle perched on a weathered driftwood pirate ship had to feel like he was sitting on top of the world… Posted as part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top.
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iPhoneography Monday: 4-14-14
The second Monday of every month is dedicated to Macro at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly photo challenge. We were out-of-town again this weekend and while I took a lot of photos in the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields none of them were macro which left me thinking I might…
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Black & White Tuesday: 4-1-14
I really hope this will be the last bare branches photo of our winter as April’s warmer air and longer days means it’s almost time for the Emerald City (Seattle) to live up to its nickname.
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iPhoneography Monday: 3-24-14
The fourth Monday of every month is Challenger’s Choice over at Lens and Pen by Sally. This week marks the debut of a new challenge title, Phoneography and Non-SLR Digital Devices Photo Challenge, encouraging all non-traditional photographers using a smart phone, digital music device like an iPod, tablet or even a…
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iPhone Monday: 3-10-14
In response to Sally’s March Macro Challenge I have a second view of the spring flowers from my Nature post last week. I encourage everyone who is a fan of mobile photography to spend some time with the thoughtful posts at Lens and Pen by Sally. Her Monday photo challenges include valuable tips and insight…
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Black & White Tuesday: 3-4-14
After a dreary week of foggy October days Ryan and I grabbed our warm coats and headed to the beach. Late afternoon brought us the first touch of light in days and just as the gray lifted a flock of birds rose from their perches at the Marina and flew out to sea.
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A Word A Week: Frame
Sue’s latest challenge in her popular word a week series is “Frame“. I’m pretty sure I could find a new scenic image framed in an interesting way to share but instead decided to post a photo of this old wooden rowboat living its last days as part of a children’s play area on the Edmonds waterfront. The boat frame is tipped on its…
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Black & White Tuesday: 2-25-14
The only reason I stopped to take this photo was because of how much I liked the leafless branches against a vibrant blue winter sky yet here I am on a black & white Tuesday removing all color. The original brown and blue palette was striking but after viewing it in monochrome I can really appreciate the organic structure of this great…
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A Word A Week: Atmospheric
Summer fog rolling across Heather Meadows in the Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week: Atmospheric.
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Black and White Tuesday: 2-11-14
This close view of a totem pole is from one of two popular 50 foot cedar poles at Victor Steinbrueck Park near the Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. Seattle Architect Victor Steinbrueck is credited with spearheading the preservation movement to protect both the Market and Pioneer Square districts in the 1960’s and twenty years…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Object
Some photographs, like portraits, focus on individuals, while still-life moments capture the beauty (and often treasured stories) of belongings and found objects. The Daily Post – Cheri Lucas Rowlands I’ll bet this old basket ball has a few good stories to tell… Found during a walk in the woods and posted…
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Black & White Tuesday: 1-28-14
Since my last Black & White Tuesday post was all about holiday shopping and hot donuts I thought you might like to see our snack-time view looking over Seattle’s Westlake Park.
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-27-14
The fourth Monday of the month is reserved for challenger’s choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge and today I chose street photography. This strange little sign is one of a series posted on the side of Archie McPhee’s in Seattle, WA and if you have a quirky, strange, funny or…
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-21-14
It’s hard to miss this hot donut stand in Seattle’s Westlake Park, the bright colors and happy customers can be seen from blocks away. Ryan insisted we stop for a bag of our own during a December trip downtown and while his mouth was too full of donuts and sugar for a wordy review, two thumbs up and a smile said it…
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iPhoneography Monday: 1-20-14
Today is the third Monday of the month which means it’s time for January’s black and white week over at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge. I wasn’t sure what I was going to post today until I came across this small trillium photo from last spring. While I like the…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
What is family? For some, family is defined by genetics. For others, it is simply those with whom you share a bond of love. Or maybe it is nothing less than an expression of the universality of human experience… Josh R. – The Daily Post I don’t know about you but…
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Black and White Tuesday: 1-7-14
Winter trips on the Washington State Ferries offer some amazing photo opportunities if you have a warm coat and don’t mind some extremely cold wind. John, Ryan and I took a beautiful trip on the Edmonds – Kingston ferry a few days ago and I left the comfy, warm bench to explore the top deck and…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
Whether or not you celebrate a winter holiday, the years’ end is a perfect time to look back at the year-that-was and happily forward to the year-that-will-be. A time of renewal, celebration, and joy. This week, let’s set ourselves up for a happy new year: share a photo that shows…
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Travel Theme: Winter
When I read Alisa’s latest post announcing “Winter” as her weekly travel theme I knew I wanted to wait until December 21st and take a photo of the first day of winter. December 20th brought our first snowfall of the year but we were still officially in Fall so I waited……
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The Little Things
Ryan is an enthusiastic collector of little, quirky things and his hands are never far from tiny objects ready for a quick touch during the day. This habit and the inevitable pile of stuff on every flat surface in his room causes more than a few arguments when it comes…
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Black and White Tuesday: 12-17-13
We spent a fun few hours in Seattle Sunday afternoon watching A Christmas Carol at the ACT Theater and walking through the city looking at the holiday lights and decorations. I enjoyed our time together away from the usual weekend routines and I think Ryan’s favorite moments were “high-fiving” Scrooge at the end…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-16-13
The above ground twists and turns of old tree roots always catch my attention but this one stopped us on the trail. We thought it looked like an ancient dinosaur leg resting on the forest floor… Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography Challenge.
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Travel Theme: Still
Alisa wrote a lovely post today about stillness and the origins of the word solstice as December 21st is almost here. She explains the word comes from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still) referring to the point at which the sun pauses on its seasonal path (as viewed from Earth)…
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A Word A Week: Track
Even though Ryan growing up before my eyes he is still small enough to enjoy bringing out his Polar Express Train Set. The tree lights up and bells chime when the train pulls into the station and last night Santa took his important place on top of the present car. Posted as part of Sue’s…
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Black and White Tuesday: 12-10-13
There is something about fences that always draws me over to take a picture…
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iPhoneography Monday: 12-9-13
The second Monday of every month is devoted to mobile phone Macro photography at Lens and Pen by Sally so for today’s post I have this shot of the last Anemone seed pods left in my garden. The final seeds let loose during our last windstorm and I’m sure we will find new plants sprouting…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand
Grand. We’ve hosted a “Big” photo challenge in the past, but for this week’s challenge, we want you to consider not just the size of something, but also that special element: the “wow factor” of a scene or subject that makes a picture so stunning. That magical quality you’re always out looking…
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Black & White Tuesday: 12-3-13
My Dad and Ryan walking together Thanksgiving afternoon talking about fishing and photography…
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iPhoneography Monday: Nature 12-2-13
The first Monday of every month focuses on images of nature at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge. I love the vibrant shades of the ever-present bright green moss growing all around this part of the Pacific Northwest. Chilly temperatures will soon take a toll on the vivid display so I’m happy I captured…
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A Word A Week: High
Sue’s latest word of the week is High and while her fun post is full of beautiful bridges, cliffs and waterfalls my photos tend to be from points closer to the ground. I don’t like heights… I do however love to see trees reaching for the sky and fall gives us the opportunity…
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A Word A Week: Lines
Nothing is ours except time. A photo of the time capsule in my town’s Centennial Plaza. I wonder what is waiting underneath these lines… Posted as part of the Word a Week Challenge: Lines.
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Black & White Tuesday: 11-12-13
I missed my black and white post last week but Tuesday is here again and today I have a beachfront image from our stretch of fall fog a few weeks ago. The waterfront was surprisingly full of people but the heavy mist muffled all sounds and if I angled my view just right it…
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro 11-11-13
Capturing clean macro photos is always a challenge for me but I love Sally’s weekly Phoneography posts so here is my latest attempt. These fern fronds were part of the path through a park we visited Saturday afternoon and I liked the woodsy shades of brown on the forest floor while we were surrounded…
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A Word A Week Challenge: Behind
One of our favorite things to do in the summer is fill a backpack with supplies and take a walk into town to get ice cream or watch a movie. The hike is a little over two miles each way and Ryan and I always find a few new things to…
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A Word A Week: Two
I have one more forest walk photo for you because it could be a long wait for a better chance to post an image of a two headed tree… Inspired by Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Two
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iPhoneography Monday: 11-4-13
The first week of the month is nature’s time to shine at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge and today I have another photo from our Sunday afternoon walk through the woods. We left the house planning to spend a few hours on the beach but now I’m glad the access roads were closed because…
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Travel Theme: Delicate
This is the first, and hopefully only, time I post a photo of a slug but this little guy just insisted on being the center of attention today. Yesterday brought a huge windstorm to the Seattle area and today John, Ryan and I ventured out hoping to visit a “new to us” beach. The…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Eerie
…a photo doesn’t have to be blatantly macabre to be eerie. But it can have a mysterious, otherworldly vibe — the viewer wonders what lurks in the shadows. Something eerie has a story to tell — one you aren’t quite sure you want to know. Cheri – The Daily Post The night before the…
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Happy Halloween 2013
Halloween is a pretty big deal at our house. Honestly it is my husband’s favorite holiday and he talks about it, plans it and shops for it 365 days a year. Our 2013 theme was inspired by a shoebox of vintage photographs found in my sister-in-law’s attic and abandoned by previous homeowners years ago. Working from…
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Black & White Tuesday: 10-29-13
After spending a few dark days in a surprise stretch of October fog I stopped complaining about missing the fall color and blue skies and headed out to make the best of our gloomy weather. It was very quiet along the beach this afternoon and even though a Washington State Ferry was loading cars next to us the…
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Phoneography Monday: 10-28-13
The fourth Monday of every month is Challenger’s Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Weekly Phoneography Challenge. Sally provides us with a variety of subjects to pick from including street, night and architecture photography so today, I paged through my files looking for something that met at least a few of these criteria. I like…
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Black and White Tuesday: 10-15-13
I usually prefer my end of the day sun scenes in color but something about this photo with it’s bands of pure, bright light and white fluffy clouds spoke to me today.
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 10-14-13
Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday Challenge. If you would like to join the fun this weeks theme is Macro.
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Travel Theme: Through
Alisa’s weekly travel theme is all about the word “through”. You never know what will come into focus through these view finders but this time we saw crystal clear views of Mt. Baker, migrating birds heading south for the winter and someone out for their last warm kayak trip of the season. Posted as part…
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A Word A Week: Arch
The natural arches in this large driftwood stump are a great place to play, climb and build forts on the Edmonds Waterfront. Posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Arch
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White 9-16-13
The third Monday of every month is dedicated to Black and White Phoneography over at Lens and Pen by Sally. I spent some time with my photo files this morning looking for something interesting to contribute and was surprised by how many pictures of wheels I took this summer. They vary in…
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Travel Theme: Multicoloured
The vendors at our Edmonds Farmer’s Market had an amazing assortment of peppers available this morning . I love their bright, cheery colors and wonderful variety of flavors so of course we ended up with more than one bag for our fajitas tonight! Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Multicoloured
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Black and White Tuesday: 9-10-13
Hiking in the Mt. Baker National Forest on a foggy summer day limited our views of the sky scraping mountain peaks but emphasized the beautiful rocks and landscape under our feet.
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro 9-9-13
The second Monday of every month is devoted to Macro over at Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography Challenge. A Hydrangea bouquet from my parent’s garden photographed with my iPhone’s Hipstamatic app and edited in Snapseed.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
Sea. What kind of emotions does the sea or ocean make you feel? Do you remember the first time you went in the water? Had a wave crash on you? Felt the sand burn your feet? Do you feel more peaceful around water? Do you hate the beach? What’s the…
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iPhoneography Monday 8-26-13
The fourth Monday of every month is Challengers Choice at Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Monday. Today we attended the orientation session at Ryan’s new Middle School and I thought it would fun to post the last of our Elementary School playground photos before cleaning up my phone files in preparation for the new school year. It’s…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus
For this challenge, get out there and take a picture demonstrating the concept of focus. Depending on your skill level or type of camera, tinker with the manual settings, use the auto focus feature, or play around with an app. Daily Post August, 23rd 2013 This week’s photo challenge is…
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Black and White Tuesday: Santuario de Guadalupe
The Santuario de Guadalupe was originally built as a church in Santa Fe, NM in 1777 and currently houses the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s collection of New Mexican santos (carved images of the saints), Italian Renaissance paintings, and Mexican baroque paintings. Though it has been renovated several times The Santuario is the oldest,…
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Black & White Tuesday
The theme for Sonel’s final black and white challenge was windows and doors. I have really enjoyed taking time to look at my photos in a new way every week and even though Sonel will no longer be accepting submissions to her weekly group I want to continue posting a few…
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Phoneography Monday: 8-12-13
The second Monday of every month is Macro over at Lens and Pen by Sally and even though I’ve had plenty of time to prepare I haven’t been happy with any of my Macro photos. By this afternoon I decided I would just need to wait until next week to re-join…
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Phoneography Monday: Nature
In the middle of a very busy week filled with excavators, concrete mixers and dump trucks Ryan and I escaped for a walk to clear our heads and breathe a little fresh air. These two photos are of a small creek that runs along the bottom of our hill and were…
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Upward
This piece of brushed steel public art is so large the only way to capture the details is by looking upward. Posted as part of Sonel’s Weekly Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Upward
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Travel Theme: Sweet
Sometimes revenge is a little sweet… Halfway through our first hike in New Mexico Ryan stepped off the main trail and landed right on a low growing Prickly Pear Cactus. It’s needle sharp spines buried so deeply into his shoes, socks and skin that it took a pair of pliers to clear the last ones out of the rubber soles. At lunch the first…
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Flower Friday: 7-19-13
A Cactus flower next to our hiking trail north of Santa Fe, NM.
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Black and White Weekly Challenge: Family
Last summer we decided to stay close to home and try a touristy “staycation” in the Seattle area instead of leaving town during the best part of the year. We filled our house with family and spent a great weekend exploring Seattle, The Pike Place Market, taking a Ride the Ducks Tour and having…
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White 7-15-13
iPhone 5 native camera and edited in Snapseed The view from the courtyard at La Casa Sena in Santa Fe, NM. Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s weekly Phoneography challenge: Black and White
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Black and White Photo Challenge: Toys
Look what happens when I ask for help with a photo challenge. The boys bring out their old toys and add zombies…. Posted as part of Sonel’s Corner Black and White Weekly Photo Challenge: Toys
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 7-8-13
When looking through my photo files for something to illustrate a post my first impulse usually leads me to an image with bright bold colors. There is a big world out there though filled with muted, grungy colors and one of the things I love about Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenges is the opportunity to stretch out of my comfort zone…
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Phoneography Monday: Nature
For today’s Phoneography Monday: Nature post I have two cool images from our Pacific Northwest Spring to share. My afternoon forecast is for the mid 90’s and the season of pretty spring flowers is over…
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Wordless Wednesday: 6-26-13 Santa Fe Supermoon
* A few words… the June 2013 Super moon rising in Santa Fe, NM. We had a wonderful dinner at La Fonda then returned to our hotel to toast what would have been Grandpa Joe’s 89th Birthday from our lounge chairs. It was a beautiful evening.
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Phoneography Monday: Architecture
One of my favorite things to do in Santa Fe, NM is walk along the streets around the Plaza at night. The air is warm, the stars are bright and live music softly echoes across the adobe walls and brick sidewalks. Photo from my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed. For…
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Flower Friday 6-21-13
I am going to miss the Weekly Photo Challenge today but here is a Peony from my garden for Flower Friday. Photo taken with my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed.
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A Vibrant Edmonds Sunset
If I wasn’t traveling tonight I would right here be at our favorite beach in Edmonds. This sunset was part of a beautiful evening last week and is posted as part of Sue’s A Word A Week Challenge: Vibrant.
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Wordless Wednesday: 6-19-13
* I am away for a quick summer trip but will be back next week with new photos to share!
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Phoneography Monday: Black and White
Posted as part of Lens and Pen by Sally’s Phoneography Challenge: Black and White.
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Phoneography Monday: Macro 6-10
iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster For more fun Macro images and phoneography tips please visit Lens and Pen by Sally and this week’s Phoneography Challenge: Macro Mobile Photography
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A Word A Week: Metallic
“Sinusoidal” Ted Jonsson, Sculptor City of Lynnwood Public Art Collection When I saw the new word of the week was Metallic I thought it would be fun to return to Lynnwood, WA and photograph more of their unique public art pieces. This sculpture is located in front of the Library and across the…
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iPhoneography Monday: Architecture
Architecture: Orderly arrangement of parts; structure. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language iPhone 5 native camera, edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster. For more examples of iPhoneography and Architecture please visit the latest iPhoneography challenge at Lens and Pen by Sally.
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iPhoneography Monday: Black and White
This old Maple tree was a beautiful focal point in our front yard until it suddenly (to us) died last year. Yesterday my husband and I spent the afternoon trimming branches and finally cutting down the trunk to clear the space for our new garden plan. I am sorry to…
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iPhoneography Monday: Macro
The second Monday of the month means it is time for Macro images. If I was thinking ahead I would have saved my pattern photo from last week to post today but instead you got to see it Friday afternoon and I spent the weekend thinking about new macro subjects.…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
“Pattern. Patterns are everywhere. Patterns are sometimes intentional and sometimes accidental. They can be decorative or merely a result of repetition, and often patterns can be in the eye of the beholder to discover them.” – Weekly Photo Challenge: Pattern Today I made an effort to slow down and look…
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iPhoneography Monday: Nature
For this week’s iPhoneography Monday theme of Nature I have a picture of freshly cut Rhubarb from our local farmer’s market. Photo from my iPhone 5 and edited in Snapseed and PhotoToaster. If you would like to join the iPhoneography Monday photo fun please visit Lens and Pen by Sally for the schedule and details.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above
From The Weekly Photo Challenge: Above. Change your perspective on something. Find a subject and instead of taking a picture from in front of, at an angle, to the side, or from behind, take it directly from above! With Sara’s directions in mind I went outside looking for something that I don’t usually see from…
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iPhoneography Monday: More portraits of Mother Earth
Sally of the beautiful Lens and Pen by Sally is continuing her April theme of Mother Earth for this week’s iPhone photo challenge . I am just starting to experiment with the camera on my iPhone and hope to try a new technique or approach every Monday. I know some images will be more successful…
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iPhoneography Monday: Earth Day
Did you know that close to 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water? In response to Lens and Pen by Sally’s challenge to share portraits of Nature in celebration of Earth Day I want to post four new iPhone pictures featuring views of the water in Washington State. These first two images…
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Travel Theme: Contrast
Alisa at Where’s My Backpack has challenged us to share photos that celebrate contrast. A few days ago I posted my first black and white iPhone photo here and the always curious Photography Journal Blog promptly asked if I was going to show the original color version too. Thanks for the great…
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iPhoneography Monday: Black and White
I always love to see great black and white photography but haven’t stretched outside of my comfort zone to try it for myself. We spent Saturday afternoon in the Skagit Valley Tulip Fields and I took a lot of pictures with my camera for a future Pacific Northwest travel post but I also snapped…
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Phoneography Challenge: Neighborhood
Today the Weekly Photo Challenge is all about capturing your neighborhood through phone pictures. We love our small town and I’m always taking pictures on my iPhone so after school my son and I had a little fun on Main Street. All pictures were taken with my iPhone 5 and…
Northwest Frame of Mind 