Spring has Sprung

60/366 B&W Wednesday. Spring has Sprung. The weather has been very strange so far this year. Warmer than normal, prompting early spring blooms, and severe storms. The azaleas in Florida are in full bloom and February is not even over yet. This photo of azalea blooms was taken with 6x6. Post processing occurred in Simply B&W; tonal quality and framing was done in OldPhotoPro.

Water of the Gulf

59/366. Part of my 2012/52, where this week's theme was water. This bridge spans the Intercoastal Waterway and the water is connected to the Gulf Of Mexico. Photo was taken with 6x7. The water effect was created with PXL. I then blended the original photo with the PXL photo in Juxtaposer, so that the effect would only be in the water. Iris was used to bring up the vividness of the photo. Scratchcam gave it the grunge look.

Sally's Cotillion Ruined

58/366 Sally's Cotillion Ruined. Lego Monday. Sally had been planning all year for this dance and had purchased a new dress and made Sly buy a new outfit. She was beside herself when she discovered that Sly was on his seventh glass of Chardonnay. Photo was taken and post processed in Big Lens.

Pontiac

57/366 Pontiac. This is the hood ornament from an antique Pontiac from the 50's, which was found at the Zephyrhills Antique Car Auction. This lights up when the lights are turned on. Pontiac hood ornaments are typcially characterized by a running Indian brave or just his face on stylized later models. The native is Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa Indian tribe (from the Great Lakes area of the US), hence the name of the auto company. The photo was taken with Camera+ and post processed within that app. PhotoWizard was used to apply texture and the frame.

Dream Boat

56/366 Dream Boat. This photo of a red Cadillac hood ornament was taken with the iPhone camera at the Zephyrhills Antique Auto Auction. Text was applied in Chinese Photo. Coloring came from iColorama. Crop was done in CamStudio+ and final filters and framing were applied in Pixlromatic.

Sexy Lady

55/366 Sexy Lady. This abstract was created with 6x7, Percolator and Dream Cam.

Do-Si-Dos

54/366 Hipsta Thursday. The Girl Scouts are at it again with their delicious cookies. These peanut butter lovelies were shot with Hipstamatic using the Buckhorst H1 lens and DreamCanvas film.

Swamp Ride

52/366 Swamp Ride.Week 8 of the 2012/52 has a theme of cars. Pic was taken of swamp with 6x7 and the die-cast toy truck was superimposed using Juxtaposer. Photo was blurred with BlurFX. Scratchcam gave it the grungy look.

Sally Visits Tim the Butcher

51/366 Lego Monday. Sally Visits Tim the Butcher. Sally decided that she wanted to have a cookout for the President's Day holiday, since Spring was springing up so early this year. She brought Bobbie with her to Tim the Happy Butcher, which was a huge mistake as he started screaming that he did not want a t-bone for his Teddie. Photo was taken with PowerSketch using ColorSketchB. Post processing occurred in PSExpress for crop, saturation, contrast and framing.

The Artist

50/366 The Artist was a candid street shot taken at an art fair in Dunedin FL. The shot was taken with Nofinder using the B/W film with the normal lens. I added the colored artwork in Art Set. Hope the artist doesn't mind. Cropping, contrast and sharpening occurred in PSExpress. Center Focus and framing were done in Snapseed.

Fire in the Belly

49/356 Fire in the Belly is abstract art created with photo and apps used on the iPhone for a challenge in an abstract group of iphoneographers on Facebook. The apps used were iperbolic and stripecam.

St. Olaf Chapel

48/366 St. Olaf Chapel. This is where you might get a chance to hear one of the world famous choirs. Photo was taken with an HDR app and post processed in aremaC.

Flower Go Round

47/366 Hipsta Thursday. Flower Go Round. Salvador 84 (lens), Kodot XGrizzled (film), No (flash)

FL Shells

46/366 B&W Wednesday. Basket of FL shells. I used a lots of apps on this one: 6x7, Simply B&W, pudding.to, instant 110 and Instagram.

A Cat's Love

45/366 A Cat's Love. Izzy, who likes to lay on soft surfaces, chose to lay her head on a hard wooden cross that my father made shortly before his death and which hung over his bed. Some things are not coincidental. I think she knows and misses him, as we all do. This is love in its purest form. Photo wax taken with 6x7 and post processed in Juxtaposer and Modern Grunge.

Sally's Love Potion

44/366 Lego Monday. Sally's love potion. Sally decided that she needed to spice up her love life. She decided that Harry Potter might have something that would do the trick. So she gathered up her friends and headed for Orlando. Celeste decided to try some of the potion right away so that she would be ready for Valentine's Day. As always, Sally was not amused. Shot taken with iPhone camera app.

The Old Barn

43/366 The Old Barn. This deserted barn is located along I-35 between Northfield and Lakeville, MN. Since the sun was coming from the wrong direction for this photo, I used iCameraHDR to fill in the light. iColorama was used to create the grid effect.

On a snowy path

42/366 On a snowy path. Gazebo in the winter woods taken with 6x7 and post processed in PhotoWizard and King Camera.

Ft. Snelling

41/366 Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. My father was laid to rest here on Friday, February 10, 2012. It was a bitterly cold day. It is amazing to see these white markers neatly lined up as far as the eye can see. Sad, and joyful, day to celebrate my father's life. Photo was taken with 6x7 with no post processing.

Don't take my picture!

40/366 Hipstamatic Thursday. Don't take my picture! Izzy does not look too thrilled to be getting her picture taken. Even if it is with the new Hipsta Old Glory body, John M lens and Ina's 1935 film.

Bunny with a Pinecone

39/366 B&W Wednesday. Bunny with a Pinecone. This still life was taken with 6x7; post processed in Simply B&W and then Scratchcam.

Peppers and Onions

38/366 week six's theme for the 2012-52 is vegetable. This photo of peppers and onions was taken with Nekkid iPhone and post processed in Pictureshow with the vivid filter.

Yoga Sally

37/388 Lego Monday. Sally decided that she needed to lose some weight and wanted to try out an exercise class. As you can see, Sally was not very happy when her yoga instructor, Rose, told her that she would have to do the Downward-facing Dog pose. Photo was taken with Nekkid iPhone.

Just One Kiss

35/366 Just One Kiss was taken with 6x7 and post processed in FXPhotostudio. Pepe is trying to steal a kiss from Penelope in this set of salt and pepper shakers.

Bridge Hands

33/366 Bridge Hands. This is a collage of the Clearwater Memorial Bridge from the harbor at sunset. Original photo was taken with 6x7. Collage and color effect created in PicFrame. Modern Grunge was used to create the final look.

A Fathers Love

33/366 Hipstamatic Thursday. This is one of my favorite photos of my Dad and I. It is an old B&W photo that I took a picture of with Hipstamatic using the Kaimal Mark II lens and Big Up film. My father passed away on 2/1/12. He was 82 and had been suffering from Alzheimers Disease. Hospice took very good care of him during his last days. May you rest in peace Dad.

Chase the Bengal

32/366 Chase the Bengal. B&W Wednesday. Daily City Photo theme day is Animals. This is Chase, who is a Bengal cat that belongs to a friend of mine. Photo was taken with 6x7, ran thru Big Lens and then processed in Simply B&W.

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