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News: Vibrant Color Photography Challenge: Yellow
Oooh. Since I already eliminated myself, I can just fill up the corkboard. Ok. I really won't do that. But I had to share this one. I think this is my favorite abstract light painting. This was taken in Las Vegas. I think this was using lights from one of the hotels in the Mandalay bay complex. 15 second exposure I think.
Insect Photography Challenge: Shots and Video
I don't think I should be eligible to win the prize since I'm an admin over at Math Craft, so I decided I might as well contribute a few random bug shots. Butterfly:
Filter Photography Challenge: Make a Wish
Cell phone camera filter shot competition:
Horror Photography Challenge: The Stare
May have went overboard but it was fun playing around.
Pet Portrait Challenge: Beagle
Staff, thus exempt... Taken with Instagram.
Instagram Challenge: Vintage Video Games
Instagram Challenge: Here is a pic from my vintage PC game collection!
Food Photography Challenge: Homemade Arabic Stew
My husband is Arab, and this dish is one of his Mom's most popular dishes. She stuffed cucumbers with rice and ground meat, and we finished it by simmering it in tomato sauce on the stove top for an hour and a half. That was soooo delicious.
Filter Photography Challenge: Monday Morning Clouds
FX photo studio and Snapseed
Cloud Photography Challenge: Beauty in the Sky; Clouds
Ah, the beauty of our sky!
Filter Photography Challenge: Smiley
Taken with Instagram!
News: Extreme Close-up Photo Challenge: A Small Gift
This was a quick snap shot of some flowers in my kitchen. I used a Canon Rebel XS with the 18-55 lens that had a screw on macro lens ($30).
Horror Photography Challenge: How to Make Ghosts in Photoshop or Gimp
To enter this week's Giveaway Tuesdays Photo Challenge, you'll need to create a shudder-inducing photo of some kind. You can use props or makeup, play with lighting or show off this year's Halloween costume… or you can play with Photoshop or Gimp.
News: Thankful for Food... The good kind
The various deserts of Thanksgiving.
Filter Photography Challenge: Mountain Goat With Bokeh
Thought it would be fun to mix filters and bokeh.
Bokeh Photography Challenge: (Sir) Thomas the Cat
Thomas orders purple contacts off of the internet and insists the he is now to be referred to as "TimeCat," whatever that means.
Filter Photography Challenge: I Heart Candy
Taken with Decim8.
DIY Challenge: Camera tripod with camera phone attachment
I know the bottle tripod isn't completely my idea, but the camera phone mount is. I also made a how-to on WonderHowTo for this, so look for it.
Self-Portrait Challenge: White Space
This shot was taken at my desk at work. I have huge windows behind me that always seem to blast out any photo taken in that area. This time I tried to use it to my advantage.
Horror Photography Challenge: Zombie Girl
My zombie costume with makeup that took 4 hours to do, but it turned out awesome! :)
News: Fireworks Photography Challenge: Green Electric Explosion
These firework went off at Dogwood Dell in Richmond, VA. We watched them from Byrd Park, which is right beside the Dell. I though the lines of the explosion looked like lightning bolts or electrical charge off.
DIY Challenge: Potato Cannon
Here is my entry for this weeks giveaway Tuesdays. It is my home made potato cannon rev2. The next step is to spray paint it so the purple isn't showing and to fix the valve. It was originally all 1inch PVC pipe but i cut the chamber and barrel off and made it 2inch PVC for bigger objects and more air power
News: Thankful for My Miracle Grandbabies!
I am thankful for my grandsons, born on Thanksgiving Day 2009! Elliot and Luke were born at 24 weeks into their momma's pregnancy! They both weighed 1lb 9oz and were 11.5 inches long! They stayed in the NNICU for 101 days! They fought through many complications and grew into strong, healthy, bundles of energy! They turned two just the other day and are truly a blessing and joy!
Instagram Challenge: Octopus
I'm not eligible to win, but I like to participate. Little girl in Lombok, Indonesia holds baby octopus in her hand.
News: Extreme Close-up Photo Challenge: Leaf Cutter Ant
Taken using a Canon Rebel XT using the Poor-Mans-Macro technique.
News: Thankful for the Beauty in a Summer Margarita
I'm most thankful for the simplest things in life...and how they can be so beautiful. Take this margarita I was sipping on a patio with my friends. Just a few friends, chatting...watching the people pass by on a busy street...the summer air so calm and relaxing....and the sip I'm about to take from this beautifully salted margarita. A relaxing moment in time. So simple, yet so precious to me.
Boo Box Challenge: Starvation Is an Ugly Sight
Continuing with my "Animals in Iraq" series, we have a poor little puppy who's succumbed to heat and starvation, but not in your ordinary way. Food is hard to come by for the stray dog population, but there's tons of trash around for them to dig through. This poor pup tried to lick the bottom of a can of corn (maybe it was peas or lentils) and got its head stuck. The area was abandoned, so no one was around to help. It pained me to snap this photo, but I thought it was the perfect example of ...
Bokeh Photography Challenge: Reflections
After a long rainy day of walking around in Central Park I came upon this large puddle on the ground. I put my camera next to hit and tried a long exposure. This is the result. Not much bokeh but a lot of blur.
Self-Portrait Challenge: Are You In There?
Trying to be a good father and listen to what my son has to say.
Cloud Photography Challenge: Sunset at Haleakala (Maui)
Small version of a 80 megapixel stitched panorama. Near sunset (the sun is above the clouds illuminating them) at the 10,000 foot elevation summit of Haleakala. If you think this is a pretty scene...you should spend a few minutes and watch the 1080P partial time lapse video I took here of the sunset. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBsR5Ogeiq8
Pet Portrait Challenge: Roaming Pet Goats
Staff, thus exempt.
News: DIY Smartphone Macro Lens
This is really cool. I tried it and it works pretty well for the price. It isn't as good as the winning prize, but can help you get to it!
Cloud Photography Challenge: Rolling Clouds of Lightning
Exposure 3.2 | Aperture f/5.6 | Focal Length 70 mm | ISO Speed 200