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Tuesday Archives – dig out your old photos

November 25, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

I don’t remember being this uninspired last year. I guess because it’s been so cold and brown. Everything is just so boring, I haven’t wanted to snap photos (and that isn’t like me!)

So, I have been digging through my hard drive, viewing older archived photos. I took so many photos this summer, I didn’t have enough time to process and share them on Flickr.

Now is the perfect time to share older photos, and I have also been noticing a lot of other Flickr users have been posting from their archives as well. So, I thought about a new group – Tuesday Archives.

The group just started this week, and we have about 50 members so far.

I don’t think it’s something that will be popular all year long; I have a feeling that once Christmas gets closer, participation might fade a bit, since people will be sharing holiday photos. And then the snow will be flying soon (at least in New England) and that will bring new inspiration.

But for now, it’s fun to dig through the archives and find something fun to share. Come join us, all Flickr users are welcome!

Happy Tuesday Archives! HTA

Fly, Fly Away!

Happy Nifty Fifty Friday

November 14, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

Happy Nifty Fifty Friday!

Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my open mind possessing and caressing me

The nifty fifty lens is a inexpensive and powerful addition to your dSLR camera bag. Either the f/1.8 (cheap) or f/1.4 (nicer, but a little more expensive) will help you learn how different aperture openings affect depth of field.

Well I am late for work, I would post more details, but it will have to wait until another time! HNFF!!

HBW – Photos at the Cemetery

November 12, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

Tattered

HBW! (Happy bokeh wednesday)

These (fake) roses were taken at a cemetery back in July 2008. We were driving around New Hampshire on vacation, and I was thrilled to find one of my favorite cemeteries – in fact, it was the first cemetery that I photographed the summer before, when I first got my XTi.

The first time I visited, I wasn’t paying attention to where I was, so the location was forgotten. I was so happy to find it again!

If you are in the area, it’s the Davis Meetinghouse on Green Mountain Road in Ossipee, NH. It’s off of Rt 153. Yahoo map location

The photo below is one of my favorites from that first shoot back in 2007. It was so unusual to find a daddy long legs spider here. And these are the same roses in both photos!

Graveyard Daddy Long Legs

Have a great Wednesday!

Happy Scarlet Sunday

November 10, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

There is a Flickr group for every day of the week….and the majority of them involve colors.

Here’s the list:

I am sure I missed a bunch, but these are the ones that I am aware of.

Even though today is almost over, I wanted to wish you all a Happy Scarlet Sunday!

Happy Scarlet Sunday!

Massachusetts Votes to End Greyhound Dog Racing

November 5, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr • Ramblings

I am thrilled that my state will be phasing out greyhound dog racing by January 2010!

Here is a photo of my Rat Terrier, Mindy – she is happy too, even though you wouldn’t know it from her expression. She is a serious and thoughtful poser when I snap her! LOL

Mindy wants to thank all the Massachusetts voters

http://www.protectdogs.org/

HBW!

Happy Bokeh Wednesday

October 29, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

Happy Bokeh Wednesday (HBW)

Peeling away the layers

Bokeh is all the rage over at Flickr on Wednesdays! You don’t know what bokeh is? From wikipedia

Happy Bokeh Wednesday

October 22, 2008 by debbie T | Art and Graphics • Digital Photography • Flickr

Happy Bokeh Wednesday (HBW)

Time goes by so fast....

From wikipedia:

Bokeh is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field. Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.

How To Be More Popular on Flickr

October 4, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

A few weeks ago, I received an email from another Flickr member asking “how do you get SO many people to comment on your work? how do you manage to not get it lost among the zillions of photos here?”

Ha! If I had the true answer to popularity on Flickr!! Seriously, I don’t consider myself to be one of the most popular photographers on Flickr, and I am not claiming to be an expert. But I guess I do alright.

This article is a snapshot of my journey and how I came to my place in the Flickr community today. It’s just a few things I have noticed along the way.

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Happy Bokeh Wednesday!

September 24, 2008 by debbie T | Digital Photography • Flickr

Autumn is in the Air

HBW (Happy Bokeh Wednesday) – Bokeh is all the rage over at Flickr on Wednesdays! You don’t know what bokeh is? From wikipedia:

Bokeh is a photographic term referring to the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field. Different lens bokeh produces different aesthetic qualities in out-of-focus backgrounds, which are often used to reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.

How To Create Photo Diptychs, Triptychs & Montages

September 21, 2008 by debbie T | Art and Graphics • Digital Photography • Flickr • Photoshop

Creating a photo diptych, triptych, or montage is very easy using one of your favorite photo editors. This tutorial will be using Photoshop Elements 6 (Mac) but most any graphics/photo editor will do.

Note: a diptych is a fancy way to say a montage (or collage) of two photos, a triptych is three photos. Flickr has several groups for dips and trips and other montages.

For examples of diptychs that I have created, check out some photos on my flickr stream (tagged w/ diptych)

Let’s create a two photo diptych first.

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