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Working the flower beds

La Fortuna is a cute little town near the Arenal Volcano, north of San Jose, in Costa Rica. They have a great city square with a church, a view of the volcano, and beautiful flower beds. This man was out tending the beds on a particularly warm day. The photo is busy, but so is the park.Continue reading “Working the flower beds”

Capuchin Silhouette

We went to Costa Rica recently. There are monkeys all over the place in the Manuel Antonio area! I was sitting on our porch one morning, enjoying the sunrise on the Pacific, when all of the sudden a group of capuchin monkeys made their way through the trees (and the balconies) around me. The original:Continue reading “Capuchin Silhouette”

Jogging the Mall

Here’s another Lensbaby Spark photo. I like how it specifically focuses on one point and blurs the rest of the image. The original: too light and not enough contrast. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Washington in Color

I took my LensBaby Spark out one morning and had some fun. I decided to play with the saturation on this edit since the stone they used changes color a quarter of the way up anyway. The original: ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Washington in Color”

Sun Flare

This is along the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreational Trail. Such an amazing place to run, bike, walk, . . . take pictures. The original. Too bright. I was able to heal some of the sun spots. Not a perfect edit – I need to practice more taking pictures into the sun! ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Sun Flare”

Sleepy Harbor

Monterey Harbor in the morning (again). It’s so beautiful, you have to capture it from every angle. The original. Definitely had to lighten it up a bit and make things a bit sharper. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Sleepy Harbor”