A walk around the block . . .

On our walk this morning, Chris found a twig that had two pine cones attached. "You've trained me well!" he said. "This would be good to photograph." One of the many reasons I love this guy. ©Carol Leigh

A 1935 Four

Is this a cool "4" or what? It comes from a 1935 Oregon license plate that Ron up the street thought I'd like to shoot. And this is just the beginning. I have high hopes for this "4," figuring it will show up eventually in a photomontage. And Ron, if you're reading this, THANK YOU! Can't wait to work on that old propeller next. ©Carol Leigh

Parts of a whole

I've begun painting my own textured backgrounds for my photomontages and wow, what fun! And then when I photograph my paintings, I photograph just bits and pieces of them, like this one, which becomes a tiny piece of art itself. Acrylic paints and washes and cute little dots all come together here. And then this will show up later, completely transfigured, in a future photomontage. ©Carol Leigh

A walk around the block . . .

On my walk this morning I loved how this white clematis glowed against a very dark background. A 28-135mm IS lens captured it surprisingly well. ©Carol Leigh

Rhodies be a'bloomin'

Our neighbor, Gene, has beautiful rhododendron bushes in his front yard, all in bloom right now. I used my "walk around the block" 18-55mm lens for this one. ©Carol Leigh

A trio of pears

The more I use my 50mm f/1.8 lens, the more I enjoy it. The shallow depth of field is very appealing to me at the moment, so what better subject than these pears? Their shapes are so cool. Note to novice photographers: Photograph pears. Instant art! ©Carol Leigh

My good deed for the day

This guy was upside-down when I came upon him. I turned him rightside-up and made sure he was in plenty of water before I moved on. Yup, that's me, the starfish rescue squad. ©Carol Leigh