Project 52: Week 21~ Favorites

This week's theme is FAVORITES. 

Traveling to Mammoth Springs with my husband, we witnessed such beautiful colors, where the flowing waters spill across the surface to sculpt magnificent travertine limestone terraces.  The water trickles over the edges from one to another, blending them together with the effect of a frozen waterfall.

The constantly changing topography of the area is a reminder of how fragile our earth is. 

I was totally in awe of the sites we witnessed...a favorite trip, for sure!

This is SOOC.  

Any changes with editing were not realistic.  The steam, the pale blue sky, and the subtle color changes are all real. 

See many other "Favorites":

Tutorial Tuesday

I just came upon the Tuesday Tutorial and thought I would give it a try...easy conversion to black and white:

(The settings are not identical for above photos...If you look at the tutorials from both blogs promoting Tutorial Tuesday, they each have a different recipe....)

Instructions can be found (see both blogs) at:

Project 52: Week 20 ~ Mothers

We were able to make a visit to my Mother-in-law's home, for Mother's Day

...and I really wanted to capture her hands for this week's theme.

Hands have such a story on their own.

I got this shot as she was tasting her son's Blue Moon Beer (she is NOT a beer drinker).

I snapped this photo as she was studying the Red Lobster Menu...her favorite place to eat.

She looks pretty wonderful at almost 88 years old!!

See other photos of Mothers @ 

Project 52: Week 19 ~ Still Life

This week's Project is Still Life.

 I must admit I had trouble with this topic. (Hence, not posting until late in the week).

[I am still having focus problems...but, the colors are sure beautiful!]

Project 52 has moved to Kent Weakly's site.
To view more still-life photography images go to:

Project 52: Week 18 ~ May 5 Fiesta or Siesta

I really should shoot a photo of what I am eating...[out of a ziploc snack bag, a black bean salsa left over from a Cinco de Mayo party].  However, my photo for this week is the beginning of Pico de Gallo.  Grape tomatoes.  Dice these up and add diced red onion, jalapenos, garlic, juice of 2 limes, cilantro...and don't forget the chips! YUM!!

Have a super week!
(A side note: I had to look up Cinco de Mayo to find out more about this holiday.  I thought it was the Mexican Independence Day. However, they celebrate, in the US, Cinco de Mayo, as a celebration of Mexican Heritage and Pride.  Mexico's Independence Day is actually on September 16).
To see other Fiesta vs. Siesta photos please follow the link to :

Playing with "Layers" from Kim Klassen...I am just beginning to grasp the ideas.