Spring Horses

It was a very, very warm March day here in Loveland, Ohio. I went out to photograph a condo located directly beside a horse farm. The horses were out enjoying the weather and new grass. I just had to stop and photograph! This guy was edited with Kim Klassen's texture kk_seriously, multiply 86%, then converted to b/w in Lightroom3.  Lovin' Kim's b/w edition of Texture Tuesday!

The Climb

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge runs across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio to Covington, Kentucky. It was the longest bridge when it was built in 1855, at 1057 feet.

My picture of the bridge above isn't that great, I took it while leaving a Cincinnati Bengals football game after a few beers -I wasn't driving.  So why am I writing about this bridge? Well, the camera club I'm in, Misfits With Cameras, had a drawing and I was picked to be in the next group to climb to the top of the bridge! So exciting! The only problem is....I am terrified of heights! The photos the first group up took were absolutely beautiful. Pictures of the Cincinnati skyline, different aspects from and of the bridge. I was so envious!

There are steps that go up along the side of the bridge to the top of the stone part. They are grated steps so you can see thru them.  Then I was told that there is a railing that you either have to climb thru or climb over. I'm not climbing over anything up there, by that time we will be at the top! Hence my current diet. My biggest fear, besides falling to my death, is getting half way up.....and freezing. If the Cincinnati Fire Department has to rescue me I'll be so embarrassed. So now it's time to conquer my fear of heights.  I've got until May. What did I get myself into ;)

Another Kim Klassen Texture Tuesday

Boy, I haven't done a Kim Klassen Texture Tuesday in a while. I loved doing it but I've been so busy.. For this TT, all Kim asked is that we use one of her textures...easy enough! I've always liked her texture "Branded" but hadn't used it much. This little chickadee was hanging out on my deck on a cold day last month (one of the few cold days we've had). I thought this might go well with his pic. If you are here from Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday, please post a link back to your work if you don't mind. I'd love to see your photos too!

Happy 2012!

I hope everyone have a wonderful holiday season. You might want to head over to Crave Photography and check out her awesome giveaway. You can win a Nikon 85mm 1.4 lens or a Canon 85mm 1.2 lens. You choose!

Autumn Walk

My husband had taken the day off work to watch our son Jimmy so I could go to Sharon Woods (Cincinnati, Ohio) and photograph the Fall colors. I couldn't resist snapping a pic when this cute couple walked by. It's one of my husbands favorite photographs. 

For this photo I used Kim Klassen's Scripted Autumn applied as multiply at 50%.

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Well, I had my first Art Show last weekend and it was fantastic! I sold a lot more than I thought I would. I found though that I was just as happy when people came it to browse, took their time and discussed my photos with each other!  Met a lot of wonderful people.

For Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday this week all we needed was a photo in which one of her textures was used. Well that's easy! Her textures are fabulous.  I took this photo last autumn in Sharon Woods in Cincinnati, Ohio. I used kk_scripted.

Texture Tuesday - Kim Klassen's Crackerjack

I love this texture. This is a photo I took at the Cincinnati Zoo a few years ago. The photo was ok, I love the tigers and it was so cool when this girl came over and growled. On this I used the Coffee Shop's free action Creamy Toffee Latte, which gives it a dreamy look of sorts. Than I applied Kim Klassens stampedsoftly texture in the multiply mode at 100% and then applied crackerjack also as a multiply mode at 100%