Tones on Tuesday #82 6.25.13

Step one of getting back on track with blogging is Tones on Tuesday!

Tina at Tina's PicStory

I love how you can see the sky in the droplets! Beautiful capture Tina! Thank you for sharing with us.

Leovi at La Fotografia Efectista Abstracta

The colors in this shot are lovely! The soft glow and the texture draws you in. Thank you for linking up Leovi!

Huldra's Life and Liveliness

What a striking ship! I love how the processing gives a vintage feel that works so well with the subject. Thank you for sharing!

Tina, Leovi and Huldra please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link back here to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

I have been taking a little break from blogging to move my classroom, which is amazingly time consuming when you want to go through everything and get rid of things. I have been at it for 4 days and hope to be done tomorrow. Getting Tones on Tuesday up is one step toward getting back on track with my blogging goals. Today I am sharing a photo from my trip to Astoria, Oregon to visit my dad for Father's Day and a photo from this past Saturday when I was blessed to see an amazing sunset at the Edmond's waterfront. I plan to share more from both of these events on Thursday!

Settings: ISO 250, 100mm, ss1/640, f/11

 Settings: ISO 100, 50mm, ss1/5sec, f/22 (on tripod)

“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” - Carl Bard

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!

   

Tones on Tuesday #81 6.11.13

Flowers, flowers and more flowers! So many beautiful photographs and talented photographers, here are 3 I am showcasing this week:

Msdewberry at Dew Drops

The tones in this photo are lovely! I love how the brightness shines through the flowers as though they are shining. Thank you for sharing Msdewberry!

NatureFootstep

Amazing light in this photo! The vibrant colors are stunning as well. Thank you for linking up!

Rebecca at The Crazy Redhead Photographer

Soft, ethereal, dream-like! This photo just makes me what to go there and sit among the flowers. Thank you for sharing Rebecca!

Msdewberry, NatureFootstep and Rebecca please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link back here to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

This year I have been working on a Reverse 365 Project where I edit a photo a day taken in 2012. I love looking back on photos I took, but never had the chance to edit and share. I get ideas for new photos, learn more about editing and stretch my creativity. It also reminds me of amazing places and experiences. I have been editing a lot of sunset photos from last year and realized how long it has been since I have experienced and captured a sunset. Sunsets truly are food for my soul and leave me feeling peaceful, content and renewed. This weekend I rewarded myself for finishing report cards with a evening of shooting a sunset at Brown's Point between Des Moines and Tacoma, Washington. It was amazing watching the sun hit the water and descend below the clouds. My favorite natural event!

Settings: ISO 250, 50mm, ss1/2500, f/11

“One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine.  A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise.  A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday - for gratitude is light against the darkness.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!

   

Tones on Tuesday #80 6.4.13

Ritva at Ritva's Art Too - Photography

There is something that draws me in with the blue tones and the softness of the processing. Thank you for sharing Ritva!

Lorik at Lorik Art

I love this piece of art! The crisp lines and the subtle orange coloring is lovely. Thank you for linking up Lorik!

Kath at You'll Shoot Your Eye Out

Simply stunning! The colors are so vibrant, the details are beautiful and I love how it captures the beauty of imperfect nature. Thank you Kath!

Ritva, Lorik and Kath please go HERE to grab your showcase button.

Now it's your turn to share your photo with altered tones. Here are the guidelines for Tones on Tuesday:

• The basic idea is to share one photo where you have altered the tones. Such as a black and white, sepia toned, selective coloring or colored photo. Feel free to share the original and edit, or just the edit.
• Please share a photo that you have taken and edited yourself.
• One photo per photographer please. If you have more than one photo in your post please indicate which one is for Tones on Tuesday. If you link up more than once only the first photo will be considered for showcasing.
• Please link up with your permalink and not your blog address.
• Attach the Tones on Tuesday button or a link back here to your post.
• Leave comments for at least 3 other participants, share the love :o)!
• Have fun!

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Disclaimer - By participating you give Scattered Horizons permission to share your photo on this blog. Photographers will be given credit for their work.

I had a busy, but wonderful weekend that left me unable to shoot. So after work on Monday when I arrived during the beginning of the golden hour I grabbed my camera and captured the light! What do you think of the color versus the black and white? Let me know which you like best. 

Settings: ISO 320, 100mm, ss1/1600, f/3.2

“Above all, I craved to seize, in the confines of one single photograph, the whole essence of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Joining the link ups below. Be sure to check out the beautiful shots and join the Tones on Tuesday link up found further down!