Florida

While I was in Florida. I was able to see some of the local sites in Orlando & Miami.  Here are a few of the photos. my first time at Disney World.  i have to say, I like Disneyland better. balloons on main street princess for the day waiting for tea cups   finally, a day at the beach:  my feet in miami. the great art deco sign at the park central hotel rooftop party me = tan = success

If Only I Could Sketch….

…. but I can’t.  🙂 Fortunately, photoshop can help me fake it.  Here’s a digital sketch, from a digital photograph: Seattle, on one of its rare clear May sunsets. (Also check out this panoramic, taken at the same time.)

Photos

For my photo class, I’m supposed to be shooting 100 photos a week in addition to my assignments.  Here are some of my favorites so far…                      

Digital Photography 2 – Assignment #2

My photography class’s second assignment was: Use the white balance of your camera, photograph all the colors of the rainbow.  Select a scene, object, etc for each color which adheres to your "inner association" of that color. Here are the photos… I’m happier with some of them more than others.  :)                 

Digital Photography 2 – Assignment #1

I just started a "Digital Photography 2" course at the Photographic Center Northwest.  I’ve had two classes so far and am liking it a lot (though having 10+ hours of homework a week is both LOTS Of fun… and a bit tricky). The first assignment was to photograph 15 letters – but not real letters.  🙂 Here are the results of my first assignment – can you guess which letter is which?  (You can click through to my flickr site to see if you’re right.)

A Penny for your Thoughts

Random:  I just finished last week’s New Yorker on the bus.  Did you know that… A penny costs 1.7 cents to make? A nickel costs ~10 cents to make? A lobby funded by Jarden Zinc Products (major supplier of penny cores for the U.S. Mint) prevented the last "get rid of pennies" legislature? Coinstar is now one of the biggest pro-penny lobbies? Just crazy.  Ah, the way the world works.  🙂

Snow & Cherry Blossoms

The cherry blossoms in Seattle started blooming a couple of weeks ago. The official first day of spring was last Thursday. QUESTION:  What the #*@(#% is it doing snowing??? —  Signed, California Girl (Yes… I did just make you watch snow falling to the ground.)