Addicted to paint...

If you read my blog at all, you will know I have a spray paint addiction! I love to redo furniture and all sorts of other projects. And I always do it with spray paint! It's the BEST--the EASIEST--and the most CONVENIENT option for me!

I took this picture standing over a pyramid of spray paint and the other 3 cans. It was on a dark brown drop cloth that I had been painting. It looks like I photoshopped one set in, but in actuality I didn't. Just took it looking directly down at them.

Taken in my garage with only natural light.
(dang it, just realized my ISO was high again from my last photos. Darn it!)
ISO 1250, f5.3, 1/2000 second

Ran a color boost in Adobe Lightroom.

Clean Freak!

My son is addicted to baths. He LOVES them. He would take two or three a day if I would let him! It's a good thing too... he's a very messy boy!

The lighting was bad, so I toned down the color temp and saturation just a little to soften it a bit.

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Hello...my Name is Melinda and I have a Twilight reading problem...

This book, while I resisted it at first, sucked me in. I don't think I'm quite as addicted to it as I am to the Anne of Green Gables series, but it's a close second. I really enjoy being pulled into another world, especially one so alluring as this.

I only cropped and added a little of saturation. I played with b/w, but I really wanted to keep the red apple and I don't happen to have a camera or program with that ability.

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Addicted or Just Engrained?

This is an unused toilet converted into a drinking fountain? Are you addicted to water, clean and things that just look good or are you like the elephant from Tarzan "are you sure this water is sanitary, it looks questionable to me". My wife and kids are addicted to water they always have water near them.
There was a really bright light over this on the right hand side, no flash 320 ISO no enhancements cept cropping out extra background. The light helped backout the background which I experimented with though I didnt want one side light causes too much light, but Im learning! CC

Addicted to cake!

Wrapped around his little finger

I am addicted to my son, he is perfect. He was drawing on the front door with a pencil and when my husband caught him he looked right at my husband and said "Please don't spank me daddy."
How could you be mad at that? I told you pure addicting perfection. When I was taking this picture he was so annoyed that the paint brushes were dry. He thought he was going to really paint and kept saying "they need water!"

Also I might be a little addicted to Photoshop CS but only a little:)

I'm a Loreal Girl

 

I love buying makeup, it is one of my many addictions..is that crazy or what? I went to Target tonight to take pictures of my addictions and this one turned out the best. I just love makeup!

"Addicted"

Going out on a limb with this one. It was just the first thing that came to mind, even though I dont smoke..I adjusted the contrast and added a vignete.

My Addiction

Photoshoots. That's my addiction. :) This is one from today and this is one of my favorite shots so far. I know the right side is dark, but that's the effect I wanted. We actually took this picture inside the old house I posted a picture of for the last challenge. We were in a very brave mood.

f/3.2, 1/160

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Starting Early

(50mm, f/2.2, 1/100 sec, ISO 200)

My little one may only be 3 but she already has the makings of a serious chocolate addict in her. Notice all the ooey-gooey goodness in the bottom of the glass. Mmmmm.

Sweet Addiction

(Canon Powershot A470, 6.3mm, f3.0, 0.4 sec, ISO 200)

When I was pregnant with our twin boys, I was highly addicted to Jolly Ranchers....more specifically, Watermelon Jolly Ranchers, which always magically disappeared faster than the other flavors. Why don't they make bags of Jolly Ranchers with just individual flavors for those of us who aren't big fans of blue raspberry. I liked that this was the only red candy left in a sea of blue and purple, thanks to my dad who always stole the cherry ones whenever he came over to visit.

I used my trusty point and shoot for this super macro shot, since I'm still pining away for a macro lens for my D70. I then tweaked it a bit using a level adjustment layer and a curve adjustment layer. Simple overhead light, no flash.

Unplugged

I can't believe I'm first. This one was easy to decide on. (maybe not so easy to take a picture I liked) I wish I could have put a picture of cleaning supplies or running shoes but NO- I am addicted to the computer. I know that because this morning I came in turned it on (as usual) and my internet was down. AHHH! Panic! I can't live without it. So, took some deep breaths, restarted the computer and was able to continue my life as normal.

This was on my macro setting. f/5.6, exposure 1/125 sec, ISO 100
I cropped it a little bit and added an edge burn for depth. Nothing fancy

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CHALLENGE: Addiction

Yet another suggestion, and a great one too! This challenge should bring lots of different responses...and I am sure excited about it! (and that's no joke....haha)

CHALLENGE: Addiction

What does that mean to you? How do you interpret the word? How does it make you feel?

Let's see it. And as always, pictures in by midnight tomorrow so we can vote. :)

And the winners are.....

Winners this week are:

Best Take on the challenge: AprilF with her picture of that ROCKIN' pb&j sandwich


And Candace took the best overall shot of her Simpler Times--stunning photo!

Great job everyone!

Be ready for the new challenge tomorrow--it's a good one!

And I have put the winners link on the sidebar in the categories, if you want to browse and see the beautiful art!

Thanks again everyone for your participation!

Simple or not?

I am late been crazy around here this weekend. Here is a pic of some filipino food that I ate. Just a black sauce with beef and rice. On the side is a basic stew made with olives. Looks Simple right?

Turns out the black sauce is made from pork blood...you decide if that is simple!

Let the voting begin!

Must have been a busy week for a lot of people. It seems we had a lot less participation than last week. But we did have some awesome pictures submitted! Thanks everyone.

So let's get voting!

Remember to put:

BEST TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE:_______________
BEST OVERALL PICTURE:______________

And then all your shoutouts and other comments. :)

Thanks everyone for sharing your beautiful art!

(VOTING ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT)

If Only...

This is my niece Grace. She just turned one. She is our family's miracle baby. Grace was born with HLHS. She received a new heart on August 18, 2008. There are so many heart babies born every year and there are not enough hearts that are donated to save these babies. It is such a blessing when a family going through the crisis of losing their child/loved one is able to think about their ability to bless the lives of another family through organ donation. It is truly a selfless act of giving.

Grace loves other kids and for so long she hasn't been able to be around her cousins. Due to her immunosuppressant medications on top of her weakened immune system, she has been on "house arrest" for a lot of her life. But she's doing so well and I love that my kids finally get to see her and hug her and kiss her and love her.

When I look at this photo, I am reminded of my daughter's simple, daily prayers--Please bless Grace to get better. Please bless Grace's heart. Please bless Aunt Buggy and Uncle Topher to be happy.

If Only... life were always this simple.

Simple: Say Cheese

Imagine a life with no photoshop, ISo, or aperature adjustments. Just smile! Simple! I found this camera in an antique store this wknd. Loved it!

Watch the Garden Grow

I love the simplicity of gardening. There is something cathartic about working nice, tilled soil with my hands, then watching the plants miraculously grow.

This is a picture of the garden we are doing this year. We just planted the early crops, and I am eagerly awaiting the sprouts popping up!

SOOC

Simple Carbs

Yep, they're on the list. Oranges are a simple carbohydrate...

Unfortunately, potatoes aren't. That's what I really wanted to take a picture of. :)

Picture taken on a mirror, directly under a lamp.

ISO 640, F5.6, 1/13 second

Ran BOOST in photoshop.

Sunday Morning at the River

f22 1/80 iso200 18mm

This morning I drove up the canyon to think and reflect. There are so many pressures around us every day, and sometimes we need to sit back and think about what is most important. To me, it's the simple things that are closest to my heart... my faith, my husband, my kids... I get so caught up in the details sometimes, that I forget.

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Simpler Days

I'm being a bit over critical of this one I'm afraid.
I've been tryng to stay away from photoshop for these challenges but this one I went crazy with.
I really liked the bright colors but I didn't like that the yellows were right next to each other- it was just what I got stuck with in this particular block set. It may not bug normal people but it drove me CRAZY!
So I decided that it would be fun to make it black and white to remember the simpler days of youth- long LONG ago.

I wish I had a better explanation of what I did with photoshop but I kinda played with it a while. Basically I desaturated then made some colors darker so that the "=" and the "2" didn't seem washed out. Then I added a teensy tiny filter of sepia to warm it up a bit.

I took this pic next to an open window with nothing but the sun- Yay me! No flash!

Homemade Simplicity

My daughter turned 1 yesterday and that about covered the pictures I got. I was very excited about making her cake...it was going to be actually cut in the shape of a 1, but time constraints made that impossible, so this is what we ended up with. She dug right in, promise!

Simple Sunday Picnic-
Taken in studio

Easy Lunch

I love simple food. Simple preparation and simple cleanup. And still good taste.

Simply Clean

(ISO 200, f5.0, 1/160 sec)

Washing your hands is a simple way to stop germs!  

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Simple: Flower

My crocuses are in bloom. I like this little flower because of its simplicity. It just sits there, not looking ostentatious, but making the world a little brighter.

About the photo: I used the macro setting on the camera, then used Picasa to edit the photo. I made it slightly soft focused, and then also used the "focal black and white" option to really make the flower pop. The editing wasn't very "simple", but the subject is.

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A Simple Author

 

One of my favorite Authors is Beverly Lewis, her books are all about the Amish, a plaine and Simple People. She usually writes the books in series so you can fall in love with the characters and follow along and learn about their Simple way of life.

And the winners are.....

Sorry to get the winners posted so late. We have had a busy day.

That was an especially tough voting! Tallying was hard because it was VERY close!

The best take on the challenge went to Leanne with her jellybean picture (which was totally cool!) (if I counted right--correct me if I am wrong!)

The best overall was a tie between Lindy and Leanne, but since Leanne took the BEST take award, Lindy gets the Best overall picture for her awesome display of rust. :)

GREAT JOB everyone!

Simple Lighting

I just fell in love with the feel of this lighting fixture. I thought it was a great way to recycle old milk bottles! All I had to do was a simple crop to the photo.

Simple beauty

Children are simply beautiful, no makeup or dieting or waxing, it's just simple perfect beauty.

Taken with indoor lighting no flash. Here are the steps I took to make the colors the way they are.

Went into curves and lightened it just a bit/made it sepia/added a second layer/chose a grayish vlue color turned the opecity down to 8% and put a bit of color in his eyes/ chose a brownish pink turned opecity to 4% added some color to his lips and cheeks/ chose a brown left opacity at 4% made the brush really big and ran it over the whole picture then turned the opactiy up and used it to darken the edges and corners/ flattened image

You can see more of the colors if you click on the picture to make it better.

Simpler Times

Out driving today, I stumbled upon this old house. I think it's a reminder of simpler times.

f/4, 1/250, ISO 100

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Just a Simple Puzzle

Just a simple little puzzle to keep a sick husband occupied.. for hours!

In this challenge, I wanted to keep the lines simple, the colors simple, everything clean and uncomplicated.

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CHALLENGE: Simple

Another word Mindy suggested--I think this is a really great one. Considering the economic times and how complicated the world can be, I would love to know what SIMPLE means to you.

CHALLENGE: SIMPLE

Let's get those creative minds thinking...this should be a really good one.

Let the voting begin!

Okay! WOW! Amazed, yet again. A WONDERFUL round of pictures! I am truly impressed--thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for really pushing yourselves with this. I feel so inspired!

So, as tough as this will be, let the voting begin!

Be sure to just put in your comment:
BEST TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE:____________
BEST OVERALL PICTURE:_______________

And then you can add any additional comments of shoutouts. :)

Again, I can't thank all of you ENOUGH for sharing your beautiful art so freely. I am in awe at how much everyone is improving, and how quickly!

VOTING CLOSES TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT. Winners announced tomorrow morning. :)

Happy FRIDAY.

redo Abstract.

O.K. everyone here it is bigger. the editing program I had would not make it bigger because I only had the trail version. here is is with nothing except how it was straight from the camera.

Abstract View

This was a fun assignment. I took a lot of pictures, but had a hard time deciding on which one to use. I liked the composition of this photo, and the colors, so I went with it. I thought about maybe cropping it down a little more...but then I kept losing that upper left hand side, and I LOVE the composition how it is on that side...What do you think?

Took it with ISO 100
350 with F 8
Canon Rebel XTI
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On Angel's Wings

I took a close up of the wings on my willow tree figurine. I used my hubby's new Canon 50D. It was really fun to play with! But I need more practice...

Abstract Circles

So I knew what abstract was, but wanted to read on it some more to get a different idea than what I had. I went to digital-photography-school.com and searched abstract. I found a pretty cool article with tons of pointers. I'll have to look it up again if any of you might want it.
This is what I came up with, Abstract Circles


Taken in shutter priority mode with a shutter speed of 1/2.5, iso:200, F36. This shot is also SOOTC. Can any of you guess what this picture is of?
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Abstract Twilight Dessert

Don't laugh! This is kinda cheesy.

I am having a Twilight party at my house tonight to celebrate the movie release on DVD. (That's not the part that might make you laugh) For dessert I am serving, "Bella Bites"- he he.

They are an "ABSTRACT" representation of the film. The pure white represents Bella, young and innocent. The darker Chocolate is the dark side of Edward. And the Blood Red Center (red velvet cake)... what do you think?

Pretty abstract right? I know it's a bit of a stretch but I've been wanting to try these and I thought my party would be the perfect chance-I just needed to figure out how to tie them in. See, Cheesy right? I told ya so!