TDOT - Day 3

November 3, 2010

Dawn of a New Day

Today, I am thankful for:

1)  phones calls from my daughter and from my mom.  Nothing beats hearing their voices from far away, when you can't be with them.
2)  my cat that shares my chair in the morning
3)  laughter
4)  clear, cool mornings 
5)  music 

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving (TDOT) Day 2

Thirty Days of Thanksgiving (TDOT) is a daily post  that my daughter is doing.  You can read more of the origin at her blog:  From California to Sicily

Since this is now the 2nd of November and I did not sign up with National Blog Posting Month  she has put out a personal invitation to join her with the challenge.

I remember doing this last year, not as dedicated as she was, but I will do it again now.  If you want to join us, please contact either her on her blog or myself and we will link you.


Today I am thankful for...
 
November 1st, 2010
1.  my family, 1st & foremost
2.  the fall season

November 2nd, 2010
1.  my many friends, local, long distance & virtual
2.  my darling daughter who continues to inspire me
3.  my husband greeting me with a cup of coffee and a smile in the mornings
4.  my son's smile
5.  Our business and the employees & clients who keep us going.

And you are thankful for.....?

No Mo Macro

The last of the macro shots before the lens went back....

Morro Bay Photo Expo 2010

Last weekend I participated in a local event called Morro Bay Photo Expo.  It consisted of 2 1/2 days of workshops, shoots and listening to George Lepp who used to reside locally.

I learned allot, shot many photos and had the pleasure of other photographers.

Morro Bay Harbor

I took the HDR workshops.  It helped me to grasp how to capture the image and then to process.  The new Nik HDR software is great.

Morro Bay Harbor Moon Set at Dawn

The Snake Tree

Our shooting for the HDR workshop was in Los Osos at the Los Osos Oaks Reserve.  

I'm Bustin Outa Here!

We were able to shoot, all 100+ of us, at the beach at sunset.  Even if we did not get the colors because of the the clouds, I enjoyed the horses they had for us.

Parting the Dune Grasses

Dancing on the Edge

I love this image because it shows the mom's free spirit with her family.

There were so many of us shooting, that we were the spectacle!  What a great experience.  I highly recommend to any of you interested next year.
  Peace to all of you...
Cat

Cat Evans - One Life Photos

Here is a link to One Life Photos.

Please take a peek and vote if you like anything you see.
Thanks!


Cat Evans - One Life Photos

Mo Macro...I'm Lovin This!

 

Bugs????

 

 

Today's attempts...

Testing...One, two, three...Canon Macro 100mm

My wants and my needs rarely meet.  My desire for certain equipment leads to "lens envy".  One lens that I think I would like to add to my "basic" collection is Canon's Macro EF100mm f/2.8 USM lens.

So for my birthday, I was ecstatic to receive a gift certificate to BorrowedLenses.com from my daughter and son in law.  Woo Hoo!!!

So for a week I get to try it out, but I was hoping to get into the Macro workshop at the Morro Bay Photo Expo, but I was waitlisted.  Oh well, so here is some shots that I attempted between cleaning the house and getting ready for work.

Maybe I will hang onto it for a few more days.

I would be interested in any feedback.

Patterns on my Front Door

Autumn Garland...didn't know they had cobwebs!

Rabbit Ears Gerbera Daisies

Spider?  What spider.....Macro, a whole new way to see things you didn't know were there!

I am lovin it!