Photography101: Warmth
Day Nine: Warmth and the Quality of Light The sun coming through the window provided natural back lighting behind my dog Penny, leaving the front of her body in shadow. You can almost feel the warmth...
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Day Ten : Mystery and Lighting Effects A photograph can create a certain mood and communicate an idea that transcends its subject. Share an image that creates a sense of mystery. The deep brown eyes of...
View ArticlePhotography101: A Pop of Color
Day Eleven : A Pop of Color The colors in our photographs are evocative and rouse emotions within us. Color can elevate a mundane image into something intriguing and meaningful, and can tell a...
View ArticlePhotography101: Architecture and Monochrome
The Tweed Bridge, Peebles, Scotland has five spans over the River Tweed in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders, and dates from the middle of the 15th century. This is one of the beautiful Dolphin Lamps...
View ArticlePhotography101: Moment and Motion
This humpback whale breaching in the warm waters of Hervey Bay, Australia was the man of the moment. He wasn’t the only one in motion though, the waters were rough that day and the boat was rocking...
View ArticleSummertime: Dangerous for Pets
Dogs Die in Hot Cars It’s officially summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and already quite hot. This is the time of year when our pets are in danger from being cooped up in restricted places, and sadly,...
View ArticlePhotography101: Treasure and Close-up
Close-up. When I first photographed this Pavlova, I stood on a chair and captured the entire cake looking down on it. But when I crouched down to table level to get up close and personal, this circle...
View ArticleGreyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby – Fact or Fiction? Of all the dogs throughout history that have mourned for their deceased masters, Greyfriars Bobby is, by far, the most famous. Just to give you an idea of what...
View ArticleA Rescue Dog’s Story
The following was written by a friend of mine whose life was completely changed the minute she adopted a rescue dog from our local Animal Shelter. What my friend wrote so touched my heart that I felt I...
View ArticleBecause the Night/Early Bird
Early Bird Are you an early bird or a night owl? When do you do you get most of your jobs done, morning or evening? It doesn’t really matter, it really comes down to whatever suits us best, whatever...
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