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!

   

Reverse 365: Great Oven of Nature - Day 140/365 5.20.13

Settings: ISO 2500, 50mm, ss1/400, f/5.6

Date: : November 4th, 2012

Location: Near Squak Mountain Park

140/365 - May 20th, 2013

"A hidden fire burns perpetually upon the hearth of the world.... In autumn this great conflagration becomes especially manifest. Then the flame that is slowly and mysteriously consuming every green thing bursts into vivid radiance. Every blade of grass and every leaf in the woodlands is cast into the great oven of Nature; and the bright colours of their fading are literally the flames of their consuming." - Hugh Macmillan

Reverse 365: Grow Old - Day 139/365 5.19.13

Settings: ISO 2500, 50mm, ss1/250, f/5.6

Date: November 4th, 2012

Location: Squak Mountain Park

139/365 - May 19th, 2013

"How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days." - John Burroughs

Reverse 365: Imperfections - Day 137/365 5.17.13

Here is another photo from my first day with my new camera. I had no idea what I was doing, but I learn best by trying things out. I sure did learn a lot that day!

Settings: ISO 1600, 50mm, ss1/200, f/8.0

Date: November 4th, 2012

Location: Squak Mountain Park

137/365 - May 17th, 2013

"If you look closely at a tree you'll notice it's knots and dead branches, just like our bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together wonderfully." - Matthew Fox 

Reverse 365: Change - Day 135/365 5.15.13

I have reached the point in my review of last year when we come to the day I got my new camera. I was lucky enough to buy from a friend I met through the Clickin Walk and she graciously allowed me to try it out before I bought it. I fell in love immediately. I firmly believe that good technique can be mastered with any camera, but going from the Canon T1i to the Canon 5D Mark II did a ton in terms of giving me something to strive for, inspiring me and pushing me to learn more. I am so happy I made the purchase!

Settings: ISO 1000, 100mm, ss1/1250, f/4.0

Date: November 4th, 2012

Location: Gene Coulon Park, Renton, WA

135/365 - May 15th, 2013

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." -  Wayne Dyer 

Reverse 365: Second Spring - Day 134/365 5.14.13

A little fall color in the middle of Spring!

Settings: ISO 400, 100mm, ss1/250, f/2.8

Date: October 28th, 2012

Location: My Front Yard

134/365 - May 14th, 2013

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus

Reverse 365: Hidden Future - Day 121/365 5.1.13

I cannot believe it is May already! This Reverse 365 Project has been a challenging and yet rewarding experience. I am finding that I am going through my photos faster than I anticipated and I am to September and the Clickin Walk already. I plan on going back through my files once I get to year's end, but I didn't shoot as much last year as I am this year and that is making it difficult. This project is about making it work though and I will do just that!

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/80, f/5.0

Date: September 29th, 2012

Location: Seattle, WA

121/365 - May 1st, 2013

"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." - Mike Murdock

Reverse 365: Life Worth Living - Day 75/365 3.16.13

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/200, f/11

Date: May 5th, 2012

Location: Driving around Washington

Day 75/365 - March 16th, 2013

"It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." - David Attenborough

Reverse 365: A Stupendous Gallery - 74/365 3.15.13

Settings: ISO 200, 18mm, ss1/500, f/11

Date: May 5th, 2012

Location: Driving around Washington

Day 74/365 - March 15th, 2013

"Where a love of natural beauty has been cultivated, all nature becomes a stupendous gallery, as much superior in form and in coloring to the choicest collections of human art, as the heavens are broader and loftier than the Louvre or the Vatican." - Horace Mann

Reverse 365: For the Wide World's Joy - Day 69/365 3.10.13

Settings: ISO 200, 55mm, ss1/200, f/22

Date: May 26th, 2012

Location: Somewhere on the Olympic Penisula, WA

Day 69/365 - March 10th, 2013

"The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy." - Henry Ward Beecher 

Reverse 365: Day 1/365 1.1.13

This year I am going to be doing a Reverse 365. A traditional Project 365 is when you take a photo every day for the whole year. With my work schedule I have just found this almost impossible and when I am able to do it I am not pushing myself...I am just taking a picture to take a picture. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to do a traditional 365 and have great admiration and respect for those that can do it. They are amazing photographers who go on a beautiful journey to become more amazing :o). It just doesn't work for me.

So when I saw in the Photojojo Newsletter that someone had done a reverse 365 I was intrigued. The concept is to use photos you have already taken to edit and post one per day. I have become complacent this year and have only been editing and posting one or two photos from each "shoot" I do. This means there are thousands of photos I have not edited or really looked at on my hard drive. I love the idea that I now have a reason to go back through them. I also have a reason to focus on my editing skills and see the potential in a photo I may have overlooked before.

As I set out on this journey I am using one rule for myself - it has to be a photo I have not posted on the blog before. This is in hopes of really pushing myself to learn and grow. I want it to be easier for me than a traditional 365, but not too easy :o).

So here goes, photo number 1!

Settings: ISO 200, 50mm, ss1/125, f/3.2

Date: January 18th, 2012

Location: Outside my house during the epic Ice Storm last year

1/365 - January 1st, 2013

If you are doing a traditional or reverse 365 I would love to follow along with you! Please feel free to leave a link in the comments. Thank you for visiting!

I Clicked It Up A Notch - October

I cannot believe it is November already! October has been a busy month with not enough photography for my liking, but hopefully I can change that this month. I also can't believe that the monthly contest at Click It Up A Notch is ending. It has been one of my favorite link ups and I will miss it. However, Courtney's blog is full of amazing things to learn and I know I will continue to be a regular visitor. 

The way I Clicked It Up A Notch this month cannot be showcased in a photo as it has to do with sharing tips and tricks on my blog. I am always so inspired and grateful for people who share what they have learned about photography like Courtney. I have wanted to share some of the things I have learned for a while but have been very hesitant about it. Last month and this month I gave it a try. I would love for you to check out my tips on Sunbursts and Landscape Locations. Let me know what you think!

Now as for my submission for this month's contest I chose a photo of a tree outside my house. Believe it or not, I had to tone down the color of the leaves as they are so vibrant in person and in camera. This month has been full of growth and change for me and I feel this photo captures that so well. There is a beauty to even the most difficult change and when we try something new or work to be better we get to see it.

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/160, f/5.6

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."  - Gail Sheehy 

 

              

Tones on Tuesday #52 10.30.12

Be sure to check out my tips and tricks for Landscape Locations!

Sending out thoughts and prayers to my family on the East Coast and everyone who is weathering the storm! Stay safe and take care of each other!

Lorik at LorikArt's Sunroom

The warm tones are lovely in this photo and remind me of fall. Gorgeous texture and composition as well! Thank you for linking up Lorik.

Mila at Mila's World of Colors

The motion in this photo is fantastic and I love the light! It captures the essence of a carnival. Thank you for sharing Mila. 

Ruthie at Ruthie Photography

Love the depth of field with the focus on the water droplets! The bokeh in the background adds to a serene feel. Thank you for linking up Ruthie.

Lorik, Mila and Ruthie 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.
• 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.

There is a tree in my front yard that has the brightest, most vibrant leaves every fall. This weekend I attempted to capture the color despite less than stellar light. The most amazing part of this photo is that I had to tone down the leaves as SOOC they were almost blindly bright, which at times is how they are in person. I love the colors of fall, it is like someone takes a paintbrush and paints the leaves with amazing color. What do you love about fall?

Settings: ISO 400, 50mm, ss1/160, f/5.6

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”  ― Chad Sugg

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