Ice, Ice...

Since it is the last day of the year and it is winter, I thought it appropriate to share a picture of some ice. This will be my last random shot for this blog for awhile. Beginning 2012 I am going to try to attempt a monthly theme based Picture Of The Day and see how it goes. For the month of January, the first theme idea is "Super Size." - What this means is I will take macro shots of small things and make them appear to be large things. I will also attempt some close-ups and/or take pictures of very large things.

Hopefully this will be a project that inspires others to pick up their camera and share some pictures with me. I would love to see some of you, the visitors to this blog, share some of your shots in the comments.

Hope you had a great 2011. May all that you do be a reflection of God in you.

Blessings...

Peeling Paint...

I took this macro shot with my phone. I thought it was an interesting B&W shot... It makes a cool cell phone wallpaper. Feel free to download it and use it for yourself. Have a great day!

Pet Store Wild Life...

Since we can't take the time to go out to nature, I decided to go see nature in the pet store...

Airstream

Rolling in style in the Airstream...

Untitled...

Best Friends

Best Friends... Most of the time :)

This is Orange and Emma. They are pretty good friends most of the time and I wanted to share a picture of the two of them together after a long day. Unfortunately Orange has a tumor and will probably only be around for another couple of weeks. He has been a most amazing cat!

Christmas Picture

Well, most of us were able to get into the picture this year... The only one we were missing was Brittany.

Here's hoping you have a very Merry Christmas.

Playing With Exposure

Grayson and I had a good time playing with some exposure settings and light tricks. Here is a shot that we did nothing to other than crop and re-size.

 


 



Here are some details:
9 second exposure
iso 1600
f/14
manual focus

I started the exposure and he walked into the frame, flashed an led onto his face and walked out...

Merry Christmas

For more of our light tricks check out my flickr page.
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxyrWMD

River Shot

A little enhanced river shot...

Spreading Christmas Cheer

Lori is such a wonderful conversationalist... She took a few minutes today to chat with the Salvation Army Bell Ringer and give him a word of encouragement!

Cheers!

Silhouette

a self portrait...

The Stray Cat

Walking around taking pictures of Christmas lights I encountered this stray cat as it crossed my path.

Night Water Feature

Lend A Hand

Lending a helping hand... I hope this Christmas Season you are able to find some time to share God's love to others. Have a blessed day.

FORE!

A beautiful day on the greens...

Sunrise Over Portland Rail Yard

Here is a picture taken of a sunrise over the rail yard with Portland's Fremont Bridge in the background...

Have a great day!

Bring On The Rain!

Bring on the rain... In Portland one must always be prepared.

Polka Dots

Night Train...

A Shot in the dark!...

It's Christmas Time

It is Christmas time... Let's remember Christ this Christmas.

Have a blessed day!

Oh Christmas Tree

Our new Christmas tree... Lori picked a good one ;-)

Rose Petal - Macro Shot

Here is a picture I took that was a bunch of foliage blowing around. I gathered it together and piled up to make this shot. I really like the way the sun reveals the transparency of the petal.

Have a blessed day.

Bikini Espresso... Really?

It was a cold day working in Kalama so I decided to get a cup of coffee... Kinda weird being served by a girl in a bikini. FYI - coffee is fair and yes, she really does wear a bikini.

Meadows Logo

For all you ski bums out there... Hope you have a great weekend!
Some more editing fun with Gimp...

Winter Rose

I took this picture today. What a gorgeous day it is...

Now, I have seen more vibrant roses before, but what struck me was that it is the middle of December. Roses are not the norm this time of year.

Enjoy a winter rose :)

Symetry

I enjoyed the black and white picture of the stair the other day  I thought I would share another black and white shot I took the same day with my phone.

It is of the walkway at SeaTac airport from the light-rail system to the terminal.

Enjoy your day!

Another picture from this past weekends Mt Hood trip.

B&W Stairs

I found this to be an interesting picture. I was walking up a set of stairs and looked over the rail... I thought it made for a cool shot!

Hope you enjoy it!

Stairs

 

Starting The Day - The Starbucks Way

This is how we start the day.

Starbucks...

Reflection

The Trees

A picture I took on Mt Tabor. I did a bit of altering with Gimp2...
 Have a great day!

The Trees

Mt Tabor Pine Cone

From my photo shoot at Mt Tabor yesterday...

If you look close enough you will see two runners in the background.

Have a great weekend!
Keith

Self Portrait!

A fun shot with my new Sony Nex-5 Digital Camera...

Self Portrait

Big -n- Blue

This shot was taken yesterday while traveling up the Columbia River Gorge. It is from the Oregon side and is a shot of the Washington side approximately Roosevelt, WA.

The cool part is that I took it with my phone while moving about 50mph... Enjoy!