Catching up

As I said previously, it has been a while since I did a ton of photo-ish stuff. I started going through past images to find stuff to play with and realized that I have an entire folder of images from my trip to Chicago in May that I haven't even touched! I'm starting to rebuild a solid workflow in LR and PS, so this one took a while, but it was fun and I found a bunch of other images I want to tweak as well!

I spent a small amount of time removing a sign from the picture, and if I was feeling really ambitious I would have pulled out the  cars as well, but that would have taken a while since I'm SLOW with the clone tool. I think the train and the old-timey buildings are the interesting part of this image, so I may yet go in and remove the cars, but not today!

For reference, this is the original.

I'm getting back into the photographer swing, and the August challenge over at I Heart faces is perfect for me! The challenge is 'Pets' and I had three little hams running around the house begging for attention. Pickle was the most focused on giving me a charming smile though, so he wins!

Whats up??

I'm currently a bit smashed with lots of work, part-time single parenting to the dogs, cat and horses AND I'm doing a photography class this week in the evenings. However, I decided that you need to have more Pickle in your life! Enjoy:)

Yum

This weekend the mister and I spent some time in the big city. While he was schmoozing with people in the fooding biz (you know, the people who cook), I enjoyed fresh made kolaches, a delicious latte and a fabulous book.

My kind of weekend!

All the lenses!!

This image was just posted on Facebook by the F Stoppers, and... drool.

I totally didn't take this photo- I don't know who did, but it rocks!

Stop by the original posting to see how a lens is made! (here)

A new way to travel

The heat in my area has been brutal this year, and while I still love commuting via bicycle for the most part, the extra sweat is not my favorite. I've been using a messenger bag for commuting and that worked fine, but I recently changed jobs and have to carry more stuff with me on a daily basis. I've been getting quite tired of how sweaty that makes me, so... I made a change.

Gone are my free-wheeling days of messenger bag madness.

I have upgraded to a more mature, matronly pair of....

panniers.

Through the magic of Craigslist I discovered someone who had a brand new set for sale and off I went. They even have an extra bag that can go on top (though it smushes on my seat a little), but I don't need to carry THAT much stuff!

I hope the change helps- at least it will make the ride a little more comfortable!

Long time, baby

For no particular reason, it has been a while since I checked in over here. I've been busy and just kinda forgot about this niche of the net, but in apology, I thought I'd give my blog some flowers.

Cause, ya know, everyone loves flowers.

Also, I want to document that I've had these flowers for more than a week and they are still blooming. Believe me- this is a near-magical feat. Flowers, I salute you.