In Washington DC, a small stone cottage stands as a relic to when DC was swampy and the canals were busy. The Lockkeeper’s House stood beside a canal that made its way to the Potomac. The growing importance of the railroad signaled the death of this specific canal, but the keeper’s house stands as aContinue reading “At the Lockkeeper’s House”
Category Archives: Photography
Battle of Little Bighorn
Our trek east across America took us through the Wyoming/Montana borders (several times) and to Custer’s Last Stand. These are just a few gravestones of the 268 US soldiers who perished during the fighting. All of those soldiers were reburied into a mass grave. I wanted to change the original (below) to look like an oldContinue reading “Battle of Little Bighorn”
The National Mammal
On May 9th, President Obama signed a law making the bison America’s first national mammal. We saw literally tons of them last year in Yellowstone. It was baby season and we saw this cute pair. . . SO CUTE!! I took this picture in the car as we were driving down the road so theContinue reading “The National Mammal”
Still Life
Sometimes you want to take a picture of a pear. . . amiright? The editing challenge is so great because I can use just about any image I’ve shot. Even a pear. In the original below, you can see that I didn’t compose the shot very well. I think I was concerned about depth ofContinue reading “Still Life”
Puddle Jumping
Kids should play in the rain more. That’s what washing machines are for. I cropped in from the original to focus on my daughter. I also gave it a more nostalgic look. ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “Puddle Jumping”
Light Painting – Orb
This pic is actually from tonight. My photography group practiced with light painting. It was so much fun! This was tutorial I read before going out tonight: Chris Bray Photography The original was still cool but I thought the contrast and clarity needed enhancing. I upped the saturation just a bit in the sky. ~~~Continue reading “Light Painting – Orb”
Not So SAHM 