An Appreciation....

So I am a little out of it this week being Memorial Day & getting sunburned a little... Thanks to a wonderfully talented blogger i have this award to be handed out but first i would like to say a little thing about the so called security "words" the fellow blogger world has designed... have you ever really taken a look at them... i must say that i have and they aren't words at all... i thought maybe just maybe Blogger had decided to help me expand my vocabulary, which i am always looking for new words (hint, hint), but after several times of looking these so called "words" up i have come to found that they are simply made up & i am tempted to make up my own definitions.... Please let me know what you think of this idea...But back to what i originally decided to blog about today....

The Shutterbug award which was given to me from a terrific individual who if you aren't following him well i must say that you should really check him out! Pat really knows how to photograph as well as scribble a few words out here & there! Thank you for your kind words & lovely photos!

And now to hand this out to a few peeps of my own....

Athina

Paz

Beth

Blue Wave 707
You all have kept me going & helped me grow not only as a photographer but an artist! Thank you so much for giving me something to look @ and keeping me going!

Who doesn't love flowers? ~Athina~

Who can't appreciate fantastic landscaping & a little bit of history? ~Paz~

Who doesn't appreciate a positive attitude & wonderful eye? ~Beth~

Who doesn't love escaping to some place tropical? ~Blue Wave~

OH & thanks for helping me get to the BIG 5-0!!

Happy Tuesday!!

Just another day?

So today was a pretty relaxed day even though i do go into work for a few hours of O/T spent time with the fam out by the pool, had a lovely dinner, & conversation as always. Rather nice... I am going to get myself out of the house a little more by taking a walk around my new neighborhood & taking photos & such as i will need something to take the place of my beautiful Hawaii photos! And i REALLY need to start playing with it more.

Below someone, i am guessing it is their name, etched it into the sand & i thought it interesting the way they had written it into the sand....

Its not parallel with the ocean but perpendicular (i think is the word i am most searching for). But the colors also i feel are magnificent!

Another photo taken as we were driving.... i am not quite sure what this is holding up or had held up at some point but i love the way it is placed in the photo....
Who doesn't love flowers? This was a bush that my sister had right outside the front door & i thought what a perfect oppurtunity to sharpen my skills in photographing flowers!

Here is another angle from the same bush...

I have also been going through a point in my photography which i am trying to learn but dont feel that i can on my own... i am going to attempt to find a group somewhere here where they are willing to teach me before i can get into college where i feel i will most willing learn what i want to know. I have also been going through a faze where i feel that i am NOWHERE near where i want to be & it is very frightening and i know i have only started & being patient has never been my strong suit lol I am trying.... holding in there & working at what i do know.

I was playing around with the colors & such of the photo above... not quite sure what i think of it... but an interesting perspective.... I am tired mentally more than physically at this point. Really wishing that i could be farther along & that i had ALL the money in the world even though i dont think at that point that would make me an happier BUT it would get me the stuff that i NEED in order become a successful photographer. So thanks for listening to my ranting, raving, & pathetic attempt at sharing my feelings.

Take care & Happy Saturday!