Manmade in Africa
Traveling the world is on my bucket list. So for now, I will have to settle for visiting countries at Epcot and Animal Kingdom at the Disney parks. These photos were taken last… Continue reading
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Night Shots of the Las Vegas Strip
I’m not a huge fan of big cities or of places like Vegas, but they do provide some pretty cool opportunities for photographers. I took these photos with a point and shoot camera… Continue reading
Inanimate Objects in Black and White
A Photo a Week Challenge: Inanimate Objects
Travel Theme: Intense
These photos were taken over the summer during a trip to North Carolina. The first two were taken at Pisgah National Forest. A photo of the waterfall by itself doesn’t seem as intense… Continue reading
Backs of Animals in Black and White
I have found that it’s extremely easy to get the backs of all different animals, because they don’t exactly take direction from a photographer. So this was an easy challenge for me! 😉… Continue reading
Boundaries
A while back, I’d written about personal boundaries when it comes to people and how sometimes if we don’t set them, space invaders can take over. Robert Frost got it right when he… Continue reading
Compose Yourself: Savannah, Georgia
Cee’s Compose Yourself Challenge: How the camera is not like your eye
Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: ARTISTS
Welcome to the fourth week of  my Creative Photo Challenge! I want to thank everyone that has participated in these challenges. Each Wednesday, I will post a newly themed challenge. This week’s challenge is something… Continue reading
Sense of Smell – Flowers and Food
When I think of odors, I like to think of pleasant things that make me smile. It seems that it usually boils down to food and flowers. These are some of the photos… Continue reading
River Sunrise in Edgewater, Florida
To me, the only good thing about waking up early is being able to watch the sun rise. I took these a few days ago in Edgewater, Florida. This is the same sunrise… Continue reading
Travel Theme: Fruit
With all of the recent food photo challenges, I’m going to have to watch my waistline. 🙂 As you can probably tell, I love fruit salads! Travel Theme: Fruit
Change
Change is the death of something as we know it. The Daily Post: Change
Perspective
Perspective: It’s all about how we view things. Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Perspective
Sense of Taste in Hawaii
It’s nice to visit places that are not at all like where you’re from. Although I’m a beach girl, some of the food in Hawaii is so much different compared to what I was… Continue reading
Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Toys
Welcome to the third week of  my Creative Photo Challenge! Each Wednesday, I will post a newly themed challenge. This week’s challenge is something fun – TOYS. If you’d like to participate, all you have… Continue reading
Monday Sunrise in New Smyrna Beach
This morning I woke up long before the sun came up and couldn’t get back to sleep. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to drive to the beach and watch the sunrise.… Continue reading
Sense of Hearing
I really, really LOVE music!! I listen to several different genres depending on my mood. I love concerts, even though they are nothing like they used to be; nevertheless, I try to go… Continue reading
Before and After Photo Manipulation
With the One Photo Focus Before & After challenge, you get to tweak other people’s photos. For October, photographer Michelle Lunato submitted this photo for everyone to play with. And my version:
Travel Theme: Move
Travel Theme: Move
The Daily Post: Grid
The Daily Post: Grid
Public Transportation – Buses and Boats
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Public Transportation
Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Games
Welcome to the second week of  my Creative Photo Challenge! Each Wednesday, I will post a newly themed challenge. This week’s challenge is something fun – GAMES. If you’d like to participate, all you have… Continue reading
From the Back
Over the past several years, I’ve had some of the best opportunities to photograph some very beautiful children and families. Here are just a few examples of some of my work for this week’s… Continue reading
Monochromatic
The Daily Post: Monochromatic
Travel Theme: Angles
Travel theme: Angles
What is Beautiful To You
I took these photos with my infrared camera along New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: What is Beautiful to You
Shannon’s Creative Photo Challenge: Food
Welcome to my very first Creative Photo Challenge! Each Wednesday, I will post a newly themed challenge. Since this is the very first, I decided to choose a theme that everyone on earth… Continue reading
Connected
Weekly Photo Challenge: Connected
Wildfire
These photos come from a yearly “Christmas Tree Burning” in which locals bring Christmas trees to a burning party. Fun for all! One Word Photo Challenge: Wildfire
Travel Theme: Dogs
This is Captain. He was rescued from the animal shelter in Edgewater, Florida, in 2007. He is and always will be my favorite dog, my baby. Unfortunately, I had to split up animals… Continue reading
Black & White Reflections
Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Reflections and Shadows
Sense of Touch
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Touch
Sense of Seeing: Sunset in Ponce Inlet, Florida
This is what I live for – nature, sunsets, wildlife, tranquility – because it’s the only time I really feel like myself and truly enjoy life. Sunsets are a gift at the end… Continue reading
Drought: A Prolonged Absence
Most people consider the definition of drought to be a chronic shortage of rainfall, but it can also mean a prolonged absence of other things. For example: ideas, sex, or love. Even with the entire ocean… Continue reading
Bull and Birds Under Wire
This was the coolest guy! He stood there long enough and posed for me to get this perfect shot!
Sunday Sunrise – New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater, Florida
It’s rare that I’m out of the house while the sun is rising, but I was on the road early this morning and noticed a beautiful pastel sky. And guess what? I didn’t have… Continue reading
One Photo Focus: September
This is a pretty cool photo challenge from Visual Venturing where you get the chance to do what you want with someone else’s photography – which means playing with Photoshop! Here is the original… Continue reading
Photo Challenge: Every Angle – South Causeway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
The Daily Post Photo Challenge: From Every Angle
Photo Challenge: Fill the Frame – Bonnethead Shark
This was caught and released in the Intracoastal Waterway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. A Photo a Week Challenge: Fill the Frame
Black and White Photo Challenge: Trees
These photos were all taken at Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. The first photo was taken with an infrared camera. If you notice the fence in the background –… Continue reading
Photo Challenge: Habits – Guilty of a Sushi Addiction
I must say that I love my sushi! I crave it at least once a week. If I’m lucky and sell a painting, I can treat myself out. Otherwise, I end up making… Continue reading
Black and White Photo Challenge: Flowers
This was a bit of a challenge, because most of the flowers in my yard are brighter reds and pinks and purples, but they did not photograph well. The colors turned to darker… Continue reading
Today Was a Good Day
I took these photos on the evening of July 22 while I was traveling along the Intracoastal Waterway in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. I always take rainbows as a sign, but I had… Continue reading
Photo Challenge: Creepy
My favorite subject! Creepy… creepy dolls. 😉 Daily Post Photo Challenge: Creepy
Travel Theme: Mellow
Travel Theme: Mellow
Foto Challenge: The Color Maroon or Burgundy
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Burgundy or Maroon
Oddball Photo Challenge: Monster Stain
This was a stain on a patio. Found it interesting! Cee’s Oddball Challenge
Black and White Photo Challenge: Things with Engines
From the New Smyrna Beach Classic Car Show…. Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Things with Engines
Oddball Photo Challenge 2015 Week 32
Oddball Photo Challenge 2015 Week 32
Foto Challenge: Cream to Light Brown – Grotto Hill & Tuscon, Arizona
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cream to Light Brown
Travel theme: Grey – Storm Clouds of Central Florida
Travel Theme: Grey
Florida Bikini Model on a Horse
Here’s a little throwback! This was one of my favorite models to work with, not to mention her horses are such amazing creatures!