2014 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt Finale

As autumn arrives the 2014 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt comes to a close.  I was once again able to capture all of the photos including both of the alternatives.  The most challenging proved to be #20, a bus with a picture painted on its side.  It seemed I was always going in the wrong direction, too far away or driving when one made its presence. 

Nothing spectacular but this is to be expected for a small town.

1. A sign welcoming people to your home town (or a nearby town)

The easiest to find.  Waiting for me to take its photo in a local garden center.

2. A garden gnome

Outside my home; ran outside to get this before they flew away (notice the one in flight)

3. Birds on a wire

Traverse City Asylum tour

4. A group of tourists

Planetarium

5. A rack of post cards

6. An urban street scene

Traverse City

7. A rural landscape

First photo!  Taken at a wedding.

8. A tattoo on a person

Downtown Flushing

Traverse City Asylum

9. A bakery

Did not realize Pandora was there until I got the photo enlarged!

10. A photo bomb 

I spied the horn when the little girl rode by me on a walk

11. A horn

This one eluded me until the end.

12. A mascot

Shot from my back deck

13. A sunrise

Small town parade in Cheasning

14. A parade

Flint Art Fair; she was so wonderful to allow me to take these!

15. A juggler

Fair Trade store in Holland

16. A sign in a language other than English

Go Blue!

17. A lamp post

Courtyard at the Signature Chop House

Seven Lakes State Park

18. A water fall

This was the best garden photo I could get, rather disappointing

19. A public garden

Breast Cancer Awareness:  snapped while waiting for a red light

20. A bus (not a car, truck, lorry, camper or RV) with a picture painted on its sides.

Iced coffee is a sure sign of summer!

21. A photograph of you with something representing the season 

Midland Balloon festival

Alternative A: A kite, hot air balloon or blimp

Flushing Nature Preserve

Flint Art Fair

Alternative B: A bird house

Celebrating the end of another week

Sometimes, a margarita IS the perfect ending to a difficult week.

I still find myself waking up at 0’dark thirty; that's military for after 1 a.m.  The super Harvest moon was out this particular night.  So mesmerizing…  The energy that particular evening was almost electric. 

 I found that last pesky item for the 2014 Summertime Photo Scavenger Hunt.  The hubby and I drove to the Midland balloon feast last weekend just so I could take these photos.  I doubt that I will ever find myself too old to enjoy watching these colorful balloons lift off and fill the sky.  Truly an “uplifting” experience.

 

Pink skies at night, sailor's delight.

That same evening, the evening sky line was breathtakingly beautiful. 

I ran across this image was posted on Facebook.  I found myself laughing as every morning when I get out of bed, I notice I am hugging the edge while little 12# Cleo has well over 1/3 of the center to herself.

My son Zachary was deployed to the Pacific this week.   I find myself missing him yet ever so thankful that he is not in the Middle East. 

Sharing my small joys and finds with Kim Klassen’s Friday Finds.

This Week’s Challenges

Light and editing continue to be source of frustration for me.  Because I do most of my creating before the sun rises, my office is dark except for the artificial light coming from the desk lamp or ceiling light.  Because the colors and shadows come out all wrong I can’t take any good photos of my creative process.  Any advice you can offer would be deeply appreciated!

Summer of Color:  Week 5

No title for this one as of yet.  Looking for suggestions.

Color pallet for that week was Red & Royal Blue with a Smudge, Splash or Pop of Light Blue.  I missed this week because of the boys all coming home for our family reunion.  I decided to do a mixed media collage that was more on the challenging side this time.  I went to my Mixed Media Mayhem board on Pinterest and found this   https://flic.kr/p/8fpLSn canvas to use use as inspiration.

 

Birds misted with Fireworks! in Summer Sky

Seize the day outlined with Liquid Pearls & ACTION colored with Sakura Gellyroll Stardust pen in red

Stamp colored with Sakura Gellyroll Stardust pen in royal blue

Ferro Special Effect Paste in Graphite

Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Lava Red on edge; VIVA Modeling cream  in Pearl used for flourishes

Journal52: Week 28 Technology

This was easy for me because when I took the Big Picture’s Cell Phone Photography course last summer, a whole world opened to me and I've been snapping photos like crazy ever since.  This is me this past February when I was celebrating my birthday with the hubby at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory. 

Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt

 Captured two photos on the list:

#3: Birds on a wire

 This one continued to elude me.  Birds can easily be found hanging out on the wires during the winter but not so much during the summer.

#21: Me with something representing the season (summer in the midwest)

I wasn't sure how this one was to be captured: can someone take this of us or are we to take a selfie?  Let me know if I need a do over. 

Big Picture Classes The Phone Photography Project 2:  Day 1 Light

Experimenting with angles and types of light.

 

retroCamera App: pinhole camera

I took all of these this morning.  I found that while I noticed the morning light, I never truly examined it while inside the house.  I desperately need to work on editing to enhance the light rather than focusing on contrast and brightness.

Little  Photo App

Noticing the shadows

Love the light shining through the wine bottles

light & shadows cast indoors

light streaming  through the windows of the front door 

Allistair's silhouette  

It was a busy week playing catch up.  This was good as it helped alleviate missing the boys. 

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