Week 10: Emotions of Summer

While a lot of people are happy about Summer, living in the Valley is just too hot.  These are the emotions I feel once the calendar hits June.

Father's Day'12.  It's 5:02pm and reaching life threatening conditions of 92 degrees inside the Millionaire's home.  Just 3 degress shy the day The Body passed inside the Greyford home, just say'en



The one good thing about Summer, seeing my future Caddie w/the top down

Preparing for the heatwave to come, at 108, 97 seems pleasant

 

The swimming pool finally looks inviting



Dead trees, is it the heat or lack of watering



Week 9: Self Portrait

Week 9's assignment WAS Self Portrait.  Bla, bla, bla

Photo of self & bowl my Goddaughter gave me

Self & Husband, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Self & BFF, Maloof Arena... LMFAO 

Raggs & Skaggs or as Dolla calls us The Lee Twins
(Ug-Lee & Home-Lee)

Self & my Dear Baby Ho-Ha-Ho-HEEEEEE

Week 8: Park Bench

It's Week 10 and I've just now submitted my prior weeks worth of challenges while I'm sitting on the couch watching Mothra.  

Week 8's photo challenge is Park Bench.  Our assignment was to sit on a park bench and take photos of what we see around us.  

Capitola CA

Surfer, Capitola CA 

S'Mores & Co.  LaSelva Beach CA

Old Man Dancer (OMD), Maloof Arena (LMFAO Concert... hear that Giannoni?)

Week 7: Budget Cuts

After not receiving my homework assignment from Professor Spearzzz, I took it that it was due to budget cuts.  I guess the budgets have been reworked and approved because The Professor was able to post the Photo Challenge assignment for weeks 7 & 8.  This challenge will be hard for me but I'm determined to get out there and snap some good shots.

Week 6: ORANGE

This weeks photo challenge is the color ORANGE.  Surprisingly, there were quite a few orange objects to shoot this week and I really enjoyed it.



Erin's Orange SF Giants Brian Wilson TeeShirt

Erin holding an Orange chicken

Orange highlighter

Orange clay pot

Orange VW Bug at the Lodi Street Fair



Week 5: After Dark

This weeks photo challenge is After Dark.  Our assignment was to take pictures after dark, using different exposures and lighting. I think everyone's been using their iPhones and so have I (I called out the photos that weren't taken w/my iPhone).

A Break in a Storm:  Taken from my bedroom window

Cinderella's Castle (taken w/my cannon)

The Electrical Parade (taken w/my cannon)

Intel After Dark:  Taken in the parking lot, exposed the photo, converted to B&W .  I like the streetlight in the right corner is still glowing!

Skating in NYC (taken w/my cannon) 

Reno Night, used the iPhone and played w/the B&W edits

Week4 Photo Challenge: Emotion of Anger

This weeks challenge was very tough for me.  Emotion of Anger is the assignment Professor Spearz gave to her students.  I cannot wait to see what everyone else is submitting to their blogs.  I'm turing in my assignment early since I'll be at Erin's volleyball tourney in Reno this weekend.   Can't wait to read your comments.  I know all my stuff isn't angry but this is a challenge!

Fangs
Making dinner on the gas stove, took a picture of the gas flame, flipped the image and set the temperature

Crackle
Original picture is fallen leaves in front of my house.  Gave it the effect of hot ambers inside a burning log 

Explosion
From my Tiffany lamp, triple the image after setting the exposure

Eye of the Storm
From my Tiffany lamp, playing with the exposure, it almost looks like you can see an oncoming storm in someones eye 

Fire
Adam's Birthday Cake, I really liked how this turned out.  The setting behind the candle reminded me of the earth and the destruction from nuclear attack or Paradise Earth

Week 3 Photo Challenge: A Pet's Perspective

Week 3's photo challenge is "A Pet's Perspective".  Professor Spearz gave her students an assignment that was well received.  These pictures were taken from the eyes of Scout and Dallas.

As Scout & Dally C-it

Oh no Auntie Jennie is gonna be mad when she gets home
(Dallas looking at the garbage he raided for food - wondering how he's going to clean it up before Auntie comes home from work)

Scout heading to the pantry items Dallas pillaged from the pantry

Scout's view sleeping against the cool brick fireplace

Dallas & Scout looking at each other while relaxing

Sissy eating.  Give me some, please, please, PLEASE!

Week 2 Photo Challenge: Blue

A must have!  

Our 2nd week assignment is BLUE. I completely forgot about the challenge and while I was at Walmart, I got an alert from Judith's blog and her BLUE posts. As I was waiting in line checked out line I went through the awesome pictures Jude took around town. In a panic (just kidding) I started seeing BLUE all around me. What I have so far...

My 5th submission....something BLUE!  No, I didn't color this in!  Jeannie was wearing BLUE

I liked the idea of numerous checkout counters, almost looks like you're looking into a double mirror

Baggage counter with the reflection of a word from above

Week 1 Challenge: Water Glass

My first photo challenge is Water Glass.  Professor Spearz handed out the first challenge to her students this week.  Our homework assignment is to take a picture of an object through a transparent or colored piece of glass. 

This is a bowl my Goddaughter Mary gave me for Christmas (handmade by her mother, Nancy).  I sat the glass on top of the bowl and took a picture looking down into the glass.  I like the colors and the ghostly face image

Erin's Mini Mouse coffee mug sitting behind the glass

Sticking black fingernail polish inside a glass of water.  I like the image of the top of the polish looking like a cup of coffee

The Homes & Jobs section of the SacBee

My week 1 submission:  The Sacramento Bee