I seldom get into the many lakes around here, but there’s a good chance of finding me lakeside with my camera.

The Response: Purple Gazing — Cheryl I had a number of purple photos to choose from today, but I settled on this: a four-shot, multiple-exposure image created with the trees in my backyard, and a lovely, large, purple candle my sister-in-law made for me.

The Response: Bold Abode — Cheryl Tonight’s Call involved a lot of wandering. I played around with in-camera techniques, then I played around with post processing techniques, finally settling on this image. It’s an ICM photo that gets its bold color treatment from a Lightroom preset I came up with a few months ago. It […]

The Response: Whither Thou Goest — Cheryl Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee for whither thou goest I will go I feel like Ruth to Jessica’s Naomi. Since first sharing the amazing multiple exposure images of Valda Bailey, Jessica has led me down a path of artistic expression […]

The Call: Glass Trees — Cheryl To the rest of the world, my glass seems full: six kids, homeschooling, blogs, reading, writing, photography, art. There were many times in the past when I would have not only agreed, but maintained that the glass was overflowing. Now, there always seems to be room for more. Perhaps […]

The Response: The Line Between — Cheryl I think, at its core, art is about rubbing out the line between what is tangible and what is felt or known instinctively. The challenge is getting that line to disappear. Few are able to accomplish it, at least on a consistent basis. The rest of us end […]

The Call: Where the Light Gets In — Cheryl Jessica continues to inspire and challenge me. Today it was an email about in-camera motion blur and multiple exposure. I went with the second technique for this image: three different photos, stacked in camera, and tweaked a tiny bit in Photoshop.

The Response: Falling for Wolfie — Cheryl When I got out one of Dennis’s guitars for a still life setup, I had no idea that I’d shoot it with leaves and trees reflected through the window, but the shot turns out to be exactly what I was looking for.

The Call: Dark and Light — Cheryl The leaves on the trees in my yard are predominantly yellow, which might seem a bit boring, but when the sun hits them in the afternoon, I almost always grab my camera.

The Response: Tranquil Scene — Cheryl Looking at a scene like this makes me think that I could be indolent there.

The Response: Leaves of Light — Cheryl Subtle signs of autumn are all around, and while I love the season, I don’t know that I’m quite ready.

The Call: Calm Enough for Reflection — Cheryl The water wasn’t completely still, but that had more to do with the insects skimming on top of it than with wind, tides, or other inherent types of movement. It didn’t matter. Sitting next to the lake was quiet and calming and a much-appreciated touch of balm […]

The Response: The Beauty Surrounding Books — Cheryl For about a week now, I’ve been cruising around Augusta with my camera, hoping to find the cherry trees in bloom. Before today, no trees inspired me to lift my camera. The tide is turning, though. The beauties in front of Lithgow Library are coming into their […]

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