"Winter Blues"

Warm Winter Wishes

Though I have previously posted this image, it's still one of my favorite winter scenes.

Tangled

Intrigue

Writing Lesson

In Loving Memory

In loving memory of my husband, Bill Modesitt.

(November 3, 1952 - June 30, 1989)

Lover's Leap

Mirror, Mirror

Set Sun

Reflecting

The Cove

Ghosts, Goblins, and Zombies...

...arriving just in time for Halloween!

A Bouquet For You

I Knocked, But No One Was Home

Showing Off

Honorable Mention

SymmeTree

"SymmeTree" received an Honorable Mention in the 2011 Batdorff Photography B&W Photo Contest.

Check out the incredible winners of nearly 900 entries in "what has become one of the largest B&W contests in the United States...potentially seen by over 20,000 visitors."

Photographer John Batdorff's blog is found here:  http://blog.batdorffphotography.com/blog/2011/10/07/2011-black-and-white-contest-winners-announced/#comment-7258

The winning entries are here: http://blog.batdorffphotography.com/blog/2011-bw-photo-contest-winners/

Rush

On With The Show

Rolling Down The Highway

Chicago Farmer

The Proposal

My first engagement session was for Katie and Shawn and took place in April.

They were married on Saturday, September 24, 2011.

Best wishes to the bride and groom! 

Playtime

Haley

Reach

"Belong" performed by Chandler Koepke at Adagio School of Performing Arts Summer Dance Festival

Hogsback Over The Vermillion

Thanks For The Memories

Thinking of all the fun hours spent with family and friends on these waters.

Good Morning, Illinois River Valley!

Best Friends

A tribute to a very special pet who passed much too soon at only 3 years old. 

Rest in peace dear, sweet Briggs.

DeDee's Tulips

The Great White Pelican

Their wingspan reaches 9'! Canadian Geese look small next to them.

Enhanced

I took an on-line class with Doug Landreth through "creativeLIVE" on adding texture to images. 

I am inspired. The technique adds a new dimension to artistic expression.

(Yes, you may have recognized this Blue Heron from a previous post.)

Shirley King

Daughter of legendary blues performer, B.B. King, Shirley gave a wonderful performance 

at the Twin Rivers Wine and Jazz Festival in my hometown. 

Neck-titude

Reminds me of girls with attitude. ;-)

Pristine

Grayton Beach State Park, Florida

Evening Cruise

Walnut Grove

Triplet

White Pelicans

The Day Remains

Blue

Taking Flight

The Rock

White Pelican Migration

Taken below the Starved Rock Dam, Utica, IL

Reggie aka "Caveman"

Outside My Window

Zack Arias On creativeLIVE This Weekend!

I first became aware of Zack Arias through the creativeLIVE on-line workshop offered by Chase Jarvis.


Zack is a gifted photographer with a generous spirit toward helping other photographers to attain their goals of improving their craft.


Zack's blog offers an overview of his plans for this workshop. http://zackarias.com/blog/

I’ve been teaching workshops for about four years now and I’ve met hundreds and hundreds of photographers. I would venture to say that most photographers entering the industry today are self taught. You read blogs, watch DVDs, go to workshops, attend conferences, read books, and do a lot of trial and error. We all do that. We are all learning and growing and trying to move forward but from my experience working with a lot of emerging photographers these days I see a number of holes in a lot of people’s foundations. There are a number of missing ingredients and this weekend’s class is designed to identify those weak areas in the industry and fill them in with knowledge and practical advice.

The goal you should have for yourself is to be able to walk into an environment, size up your subject, your shooting conditions, and your camera bag and formulate a plan quickly, efficiently, and with a smile on your face. Before you ever open your camera bag you should already know which lens you are going to need. You should have an idea of where your subject needs to be, what your background will be, and what you are going to have to do to the light. It’s like the matrix. You have to see the code.

Here is the creativeLIVE link for this weekend's schedule: http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=af872ba88a454e16a24cbee2d&id=dfb0d62d83


I cannot say enough about the creativeLIVE team, its featured guests, and sponsors. All those involved have come together to create a wonderful photographer's resource. If you want to learn something new and you are willing and able to make the time this weekend, check it out! You'll be glad you did!

Breathe In The Beauty Of Spring