My Husband Photographing the Blue Ridge Mts. from the Blue Ridge Parkway
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Sunday Bridges ~ 1-30-11 ~ The Bridge to Somewhere
"The Bridge to Somewhere" through a Fish Eye Lens
This one if for you my friend, Mr. Louis La Vache. I promised you some fisheyes so here they are. As you know, I have shown this bridge at other times of the year, but this is the first time for 2011, and it’s the first try with the fish eye. My lens is a refurbished bottom of the line one - the good ones are way our of my price range - so it allows me to do a little with depth of field and aperture value, but it is still really difficult for me. I cannot tell you how many shots I took before finally choosing these...thank goodness for the digital cameras. The moral of this post is: “If you don’t succeed, Genie, try, try again.”
This view if from the front yard looking out across the bridge towards Route 60 west and West Virginia.
This is taken form the house side of the bridge looking east with Kerrs Creek running under it. This creek cuts through our property and is one of the reasons we bought the old farm 32 years ago.
Here you see the creek looking west from the bridge. I did not dare go out onto the it to shoot this or any of the pictures because it was icy, snowy, and very slick. The way the boards have separated through the years is scary enough on a good day so there was no way I was going to step out on that thing even for Mr Louis La Vache.
This is a bit more panoramic view of the bridge and the area across the highway...which used to be the main road to WV until Interstate 64 was built. The loggers used our road for years as well as all the folk who worked across the mountain at the paper mill, so once I-64 was completed we finally were able to live in a quiet and not heavily traveled highway.
My last shot is taken from the edge of “The Bridge to Somewhere” looking towards the magical “Somewhere"....our 112 year old frame farmhouse. The little rise in the left front of the picture is the rise to start over the rickety bridge.
Sunday Bridges is sponsored by Louis LA Vache at
If you want to drink some excellent coffee, go online and order from Louis La Vache’s “Holy Cow Coffee Company”. He also has wonderful tea for sale as well as Airscape containers, French presses, and many other items. You can do your one stop shopping right there with Louis, and I can assure you that you will be most happy with your purchase.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Weekend in Black and White ~ 1-28-11
We have so many birds right now at the housewe can hardly keep the feeders full. They are coming with colorations running the gamete from whites to reds, yellows, blues, and grays. It is wonderful just sitting and watching them dance their magical dances as they fly through the air, prance across the ground and porch, and light with absolute precision on the feeders. I need to get a good book and start learning the names of each of them. At 71, I’m finding that each day is an exciting learning experience in the wonderful course called “Nature 101.”
To see more black and white photography visit “The Weekend in Black and White” hosted by Dragonstar.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
A Walk in Our Woods
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Daily Photo ~ 1-27-11
Daily Photo Snow Update ~ 1-26-11
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Watery Wednesday ~ 1-26-11
This is the creek close just below where it runs through our front yard. The ice is almost gone, but the forecast for tonight and tomorrow is for 4-6 inches mixture of sleet, ice and snow. We shall see shortly.
To see more beautiful water photography, visit Watery Wednesday, Get Your Eyes Wet. Hosted by 2sweetnsaxy aka T. Bruce
Monday, January 24, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Sunday Bridges ~ 1-23-11
Bridge at Roaring Run Iron Furnace
Border of Allegheny and Botetourt Counties, VA
Sunday Bridges is sponsored by Louis LA Vache at
San Francisco Bay Daily Photo
If you want to drink some excellent coffee, go online and order from Louis La Vache’s “Holy Cow Coffee Company”. He also has wonderful tea for sale as well as Airscape containers, French presses, and many other items. You can do your one stop shopping right there with Louis, and I can assure you that you will be most happy with your purchase.
Weekend in Black and White ~ 1-22-11
Oops...I cut off the top of the steeple...
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”
~ Alexander Pope
To see more black and white photography go to “The Weekend in black and White” hosted by Dragonstar.
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”
~ Alexander Pope
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Skywatch Friday ~ 1-21-11
Cattails, Hay Bales, and a Beautiful Red and Golden Sunrise
(taken from my favorite pull-off on the way to work)
This post is linked up with Skywatch Fridays. Check out the site to see more magnificent sky photography.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Daily Photo ~ 1-20-10
The Beginner with PSE9
More Experimentation ~ 3
More Experimentation ~ 3
My husband and I are taking a class TOGETHER in an attempt to learn how to use PSE9. There are 3 of us in the class, and we are all having the best time. Of course, since we are the two with Apples we only complicate things. Tonight our lesson was to learn how to select portions of photos, move them into a new background, and then manipulate their sizes and colors within that background. This is the beautiful lake up at the Peaks of Otter taken last week with the addition of the hand rising from the ice and the bathing suit gal flying above the tree...a bit silly but lots of fun to create!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Daily Photo ~ 1-19-11
This is all that is left of one of out water hyacinths surrounded by an icey hot tub turned goldfish pond.
Watery Wednesday ~ 1-19-11
Saint Mary’s River ~ Augusta County, VA
To see more beautiful water photography, visit Watery Wednesday, Get Your Eyes Wet. Hosted by 2sweetnsaxy aka T. Bruce
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Daily Photo ~ 1-17-11
The Beginner with Photoshop Elements 9
The Beginner with PSE 9 ~ 2
Cow’s Watering Hole Just before Sunrise ~ On My Way to Work
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