Marbles

Week 10: Depth of Field

For +Project52-2012 +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

Week 17: In The Kitchen

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the many fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52

Apparently, I set the original post to a limited number of people... this is a repost (sorry for those who are seeing this twice).

After a long, cold day, it is always nice to retreat to a good book and a hot drink.

Week 2 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: Summer/Winter

#2012PROJECT52

Symmetry in Nature

Week 18: Symmetry

+Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52

Also, for +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Hans Berendsen & +Jerry Johnson!

#MonochromeMonday

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald Fine Art & +Melodie Douglas!

The next few days are going to be busy, and I wanted to make sure I had a submission for this week's theme...

Week 7: Shadows, for #2012Project52 , curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

+GPLUS::P52::2012 & +Project52-2012

Bare

Week 21: Almost all White for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52

I went for an abstract feel for this shot, taken looking up at the ceiling. To me, the shadows and lines create an almost 3D rendering of a corner of a cube, which I liked.

For Week 4: Up
+GPLUS::P52::2012, +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile & +Kate Church.

#2012project52

By Candle Light

Week 14: Night

+Project52-2012, +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

Week 46: Vanishing Point

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Week 29: Summer/Winter

There are only a few things that beat a comfortable pair of flip flops during the summer... 

Another quickie shot for this week.  I am moving out of state on Saturday and have been packing all weekend.  There is still a lot more to pack, but I am making great progress!

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile, along with the fantastic moderators!

#2012Project52  

Catching up on my Project 52...

Week 38: Autumn/Spring for +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Week 20: Contrasting Colors

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

For #TextureBlendThursday , curated by +Christine Hauber and +Matt Suess!

Week 37: In The Garden

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Catching up for #2012Project52 .

Week 41: Body Parts

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

Double Rainbow

Week 40: Colors

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Also, one of the few times I had my camera to capture the sky, inspired by +Jacob Dix! #sky  

Some champagne and a few cranberry + white chocolate biscotti to start my new year with a smile...

For Week 1 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: New Years Eve/Day

#2012PROJECT52

Week 5: Eyes
+GPLUS::P52::2012, +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile & +Kate Church.

#2012project52

Week 39: Negative Space

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 and +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Tricolor View

Autumn is my favorite season, followed closely by winter. This photo was taken two autumns ago in West Virginia. The colors in this park were amazing.

For #TreeTuesday curated by +Christina Lawrie

For #floralfriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner.

Meet Kirby, my older brother's Chihuahua.  Kirby is a cutie and small enough to get a bath in the kitchen sink, haha.  

Week 32: Animals for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

This is Briggs!  I met this adorable little guy while on the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk.  His cute face deserves to be shared again for +Fido Friday, curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer!

#FidoFriday  

Week 13: Playing with Light

This image of a Swarovski crystal was shot against the blue afternoon sky. While I liked the coloration of light within the crystal, I felt the overall image was too blue. So I converted to black and white, and now one can say the image is too grey and I could not decided which one to chose. In the end, the b/w won.

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

Slowly, but surely, I will have all of the shots from the G+ Anniversary photo walk processed and uploaded.  Until then, here is another shot from my walk with +Stephanie Fecik!

+The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk 

#gplusanniversary  
#gplusanniversarybaltimore  

Week 19: Sky & Clouds

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

For #MonochromeMonday , curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, and +Hans Berendsen.

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald and +Melodie Douglas.

My P52 week 18 entry for symmetry that I am resharing for #FloralFriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

My take on the original photo by +Gene Bowker was to create a vintage feel to Mabry Mill. For week 3 of +HACK THIS PHOTO [+Gene Bowker & +Stephanie Fecik].

Photo was converted to b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, the tone was changed to a burnt yellow hue, and a white vignette was added. #hackthisphoto

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Bill Wood, +Charles Lupica,+Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

#MonochromeMonday

Week 43: Openings

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52  

Light v Dark

Week 24: Architecture

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Week 16: Technology


+Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church!

#2012Project52

How can anyone say 'no' to this cutie? Another Tank shot... for #FidoFriday , curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

RESHARE:
Again, did the limited share on the first post by mistake... here is the submission for Week 3 of +GPLUS::P52::2012

#2012Project52

Reshared text:
Find your balance

For Week 3 of +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile

Theme: Rules of Thirds

#2012PROJECT52

Week 11: Spring/Autumn for +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

Light

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Bill Wood, +Charles Lupica, and +Hans Berendsen.
#MonochromeMonday

Also, for #MinimalMonday , curated by +Olivier Du Tré.

For #stilllifeartmonday , curated by +Maude McDonald and +Melodie Douglas.

Week 31: Silhouette

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile.

#2012Project52  

Week 42: Black & White

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators!

#2012Project52  

A Selfie with Tank

I am not the one to have my photo taken. Like so many of you, I am more comfortable behind the camera. This shot was taken quickly, with my favorite pug Tank!

Week 22: Self Portrait

For +Project52-2012 & +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the many fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52

For #RepetitiveTuesday , curated by +Ping Doherty and +Frank Schillinger!

Week 33: Textures

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52  

Meet Tank! This weekend is my play date weekend with him and yesterday we had a blast visiting +Darian Lewis! He was so tuckered out from all the food and playing, he fell asleep on the car ride home, then took a long nap when we got home, and essentially laid out on the couch the rest of the evening. This was him after his nap, still sleepy.

A shot taken while inside Seaside Sanatorium in CT, this time looking down in the stairwell.

For #TuesDecay, curated by +Ian Ference

It has been some time since I posted to Fido Friday, so I wanted to share this shot of two guys that I miss: +Darian Lewis and Tank!

For #FidoFriday  curated by +mel peifer +Lisa Lisa, +Suhaib Ayaz, and +Wes Lum!

Peek-a-boo

#FidoFriday , curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer

My favorite little man, Tank!

For #FidoFriday , curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

+Fido Friday

Week 35: Sunset

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

For +Tree Tuesday, curated by +Christina Lawrie and +Shannon S. Myers!

When I saw this tree on the grounds of the Airlie Center (Warranton, VA), I had to take a shot of it. The way the branches were protruding reminded me of something out of a Harry Potter series.

#TreeTuesday

Coffee is one of my addictions...

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, +Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

For +Tea Club ( Tea Coffee Chocolate Food Club ), curated by +Gemma Costa.

#MonochromeMonday
#TeaClub

Seaside Sanatorium

For #TuesDecay , curated by +Ian Ference!

Voodoo Baby is an iPhoneographer and loves taking photos whenever an opportunity arrises. He struggles a bit with carrying the phone, but with a little help from friends, he continues to explore this wonderful hobby. I was able to grab a shot of him showing off one of his recent photos.

Week 8: Other Photographers

For +GPLUS::P52::2012 & +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church. Moderated by +Greg Berdan, +Gretchen Chappelle, +Sandra Parlow, +Gary Munroe, +Gene Bowker and +Sue Butler.

#2012Project52

Added photos to  THE DAY OF THE "DOGS" ON GOOGLE PLUS (October issue) .

For +Sepia Saturday, curated by +Renee Stewart Jackson.

#SepiaSaturday

Today's 5-minute speed hack for +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik

Original Photograph by +Stephanie Fecik

#hackthisphoto

The photo was processed using Topaz Adjust plugin in Aperture. The color boost preset from the Toned Collection was used as a base, then the contrast was adjusted and a crop was applied.

Tank

#FidoFriday curated by +Wes Lum, +mel peifer, +Lisa Lisa 

Week 23: SOOC for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012 curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

I am not so thrilled with how this came out, but it has shown me I need to experiment more to get the exposure correct.  It's a learning experience!

#2012Project52  

For #CoffeeThursday , curated by +Jason Kowing and +Cheryl Cooper!

"There are no words to express the feelings that induce a sailor to offer fervent prayers when he sees this mark of sympathy expressed by his fellow men. Suddenly he sees that he is no longer alone in the midst of the ocean waves: he sees that people are caring for him with paternal solicitude."
-Lt. Lavrentiy Alekseyevich Zagoskin, on sighting the light house at Sitka, Alaska, in 1839

Week 6: Signs for #2012Project52 , curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

+GPLUS::P52::2012 +Project52-2012

Week 36: Metal

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

For tonight's second hack, I went for a b/w treatment using Silver Efex 2. +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.


The Worker
Photographed by: +Howard Weitzel

#hackthisphoto

OP: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/iYdfjSTWrDd

First one for #HackThisPhoto , original photos and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Color saturation boost in Aperture, followed by a crop and a vignette.

Link to original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/ivfLcx59n1t

Direct link to album with photos to hack: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5720708828718447473

+HACK THIS PHOTO

The Grill from Ipanema

For #iPhoneographyFriday , curated by +Christianna Pierce and +Jose Vazquez!

Another share for tonight's +HACK THIS PHOTO's black and white themed hacks.

Photo converted into b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, cropped, cloned out the fence, added textures, and slapped on a vignette at the end.

Original photo and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

OP with links to the photos: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/euQEyFpuGmy

#HackThisPhoto

Sunset

For #iPhoneographyFriday , curated by +Christianna Pierce and +Jose Vazquez!

For #floralfriday , curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

For +Repetitive Tuesday, curated by +Frank Schillinger, +Ping Doherty, and +Andy Q. 


#repetitivetuesday  

Week 26: Water

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

For #Monochromemonday curated by +Siddharth Pandit

You are always in my heart

Meet Briggs!  My heart instantly melted when I saw this little guy on the +The Google + One Year Anniversary Photowalk with +Stephanie Fecik.  He was very curious about my camera and kept going in for close inspections, haha.  Such a well-mannered cutie.  

#gplusanniversary  
#gplusanniversarybaltimore  

A simple b/w treatment for the 5-minute speed hack. For +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik. Stephanie's photo was converted to b/w using Silver Efex Pro 2, with a selenium tone added to the final process.

#HackThisPhoto

I went for a simple hack for this latest +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

I gave +Gene Bowker's original photo an older look using SEPro2.

#HackThisPhoto

For +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

The Queen and Her Subjects
Photographed by +Howard Weitzel

I wanted to create a softer feel to Howard's photo, so I created a bloom blur layer in Pixelmator and blended as an overlay.

#hackthisphoto

OP: https://plus.google.com/116361882895448900841/posts/iYdfjSTWrDd

I am a Jeep girl...

Week 12: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

For +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church.

#2012Project52

+GPLUS::P52::2012

Thursday Night Speed Hack. Thank you, +Brian Joergens, for the original photo.

I went with my trusty Silver Efex Pro for this speed hack. I used a selenium toner after b/w conversion, followed by a slight crop and a vignette.

Speed Hack Photo Link: https://plus.google.com/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5712480494192832481?authkey=CIrev-WBgc6oOA
#hackthisphoto +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik

Week 28: My hometown

For +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Kate Church and +Giuseppe Basile, along with the fabulous moderators.

This past week has been less than stellar and I was tempted to share a shot I took two weekends ago for this week's theme.  Instead, I opted for a quick and dirty iPhone shot of the sunset off my balcony.  The colors were too much, so I toned it down in monochrome using one of the various photo editing apps on my iPhone.

#2012Project52  

CSX in Harpers Ferry, WV

For +TransportTuesday, curated by +Gene Bowker, +Joe Paul, +Mike Masin, and +Steve Boyko.

#TransportTuesday

For #FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner

RESHARE:
I had to share this post from +BorrowLenses.com!  Love the facial expressions!

Reshared text:
The Many Faces of the Canon 1D X.

Available to rent here: http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR

Lenses pictured (from top to bottom):

40mm Pancake http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EF_40mm_f28_STM

24-70
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_24-70mm_f2.8_L

70-200 IS II
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_70-200mm_f2.8_IS_II

500mm IS II http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_EF_500mm_f4L_IS_II_USM

+Canon Users  #biglens   #funny   #forthelulz  

For +Whatever Wednesday!!!, curated by +Cicely Robin Laing.
#whateverwednesday

I went for a foggy, night hack to +Brian Joergens's original photo.

Work flow utilized Topaz Adjust 5 to create the dark glow and then followed up with a bit on toning in Aperture.

I am not great with composites, so I went for a simple hack tonight.

For #HackThisPhoto , curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

For #FidoFriday
Curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer


My friend's pug, Tank. I used to see Tank everyday, now only once in awhile. He's a playful pug, I do miss spending time with him.

Love Notes

Week 25: Love for +Project52-2012 and +GPLUS::P52::2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church, along with the fabulous moderators.

#2012Project52  

Found this gem of a photo to play with tonight. I adjusted the horizon a bit to align with the verticals of the house, then brought the image into Silver Efex Pro 2 and passed it through the Full Dynamic (harsh) preset. I adjusted the contrast and smoothed out the fine details in the clouds. A selenium tone was added to the final image.

Boredom Buster Hack Photo:

Look Up
In My Back Yard
Photographed by: +Stephanie Fecik

Boredom Buster Photo Link:
https://plus.google.com/b/116361882895448900841/116361882895448900841/posts/FE4w3ktdzwe

It's been a few weeks since I've seen Tank (cutie pug) so this is a re-share of a photo from Memorial Day Weekend.  I love this little guy!

For #FidoFriday  curated by +Wes Lum and +mel peifer.

#HowWasYourDaySweetie

+C. Corey Fisk, sending a lot of love and joy your way!

Upon request, the colored image for this week's +Project52-2012. Hmm, not sure which one I should have chosen. I literally stared at both images for more than 30 minutes.

Link to the b/w image: https://plus.google.com/u/0/112081605135199235791/posts/7HhPncZpupu

Second one for +HACK THIS PHOTO, original photos and curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Added the kaleidoscope effect using ComposerFXImage.

Link to original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/ivfLcx59n1t

Direct link to album with photos to hack: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116361882895448900841/albums/5720708828718447473
#HackThisPhoto

Sun Dial

For +Monochrome Monday, curated by +Charles Lupica, +Bill Wood, +Hans Berendsen, and +Jerry Johnson.

#MonochromeMonday

RESHARE:
I have always been a fan of b/w photography, but the quality of the #bwfineartle entries, especially those featuring architecture, blow me away. +Mabry Campbell's image below is a great example of what I am talking about. Wonderful work.

Reshared text:
THE EDGE
Houston, Texas, US. *Philip Johnson: Architect

For: #bwfineartle by +Joel Tjintjelaar +Black and White Fine Art Photography Gallery
#monochromemonday by +Charles Lupica +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Manuel Votta +Monochrome Monday
#leadinglinesmonday by +Pam Chalkley +Jakob Nilsson +CJ Sros +Leading Lines Monday
#architecturalvisions by +Julia Anna Gospodarou +Joel Tjintjelaar
#fineartpls by +Marina Chen +FineArtPls
#moodymonday by +Philip Daly +Carole Buckwalter +Moody Monday
#photoplusextract by +Jarek Klimek

For #TextureBlendPhotography curated by +Gemma Costa.

For #TextureBlendThursday , curated by +Christine Hauber and +Matt Suess

For #SignSunday , by +Gene Bowker and +walt sprinkle.

Photo taken while photowalking last summer in Ellicott City, MD.

An warm, autumn tone for this week's +HACK THIS PHOTO.

Original photo by the group's curator, +Stephanie Fecik!

Photo process using Topaz Adjust v5.

Original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/djqjcxyKNU7

#HackThisPhoto

I will follow you into the dark , by Death Cab for Cutie [great song]

Speed Hack No. 2, +HACK THIS PHOTO. Curator and provider for this week's hack photos - +Stephanie Fecik.

#HackThisPhoto

Making holiday cards is always fun. I've been creating some backgrounds and I believe I'm going to use this one for the cards.

My contribution to tonight's speed hack. Original photo by +Stephanie Fecik.

Photo processed in Topaz Adjust v5, using the sunset preset as a base. Adjusted a few sliders, then cropped and added a vignette.

Original post with photo to hack:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/116361882895448900841/posts/58ovPJMcjHD

#HackThisPhoto +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

My contribution for +HACK THIS PHOTO, curated by +Stephanie Fecik.

Original photo by +Stacey Harrell.

I cloned out the black hinge in the glass door (I'm assuming it is a door) and the reflections from the glass. The photo was cropped, then a glow-in-the-dark present was applied using Topaz Adjust v5.

#hackthisphoto

Housekeeping Staff Lockers

The housekeepers that work in my building are the sweetest, most helpful people. The ladies on my floor always have a smile on their face and always greet you whenever you walk by. It is a bit disheartening that they only get a locker for their possessions during the day. There isn't a room available for them to hangout during their breaks, or eat their lunch and chat. Nonetheless, they are the first to ask you how you are doing and to wish you a wonderful day/evening/weekend.

Week 9: In the workplace for #2012Project52

+GPLUS::P52::2012 & +Project52-2012, curated by +Giuseppe Basile and +Kate Church

#americana

For #TuesDecay curated by +Ian Ference

Photo taken in the abandoned Seaside Sanatorium in Connecticut.

This excursion was the first of this type for me (back in 2008). It was very interesting, and at times creepy, but fun nevertheless. The experience left me wanting to explore more sites. Hopefully there will be more adventures in the future.

Seaside Sanatorium

Happy +FloralFriday, curated by +Tamara Pruessner!

#FloralFriday