Photo Tag

Thanks to Sarah Jarvie for this. I've been feeling bad about neglecting my blog. It's not exactly that I haven't had time. I have lots of time without a job. But in that lots of time I have, I like to be either looking for work, applying for work, working on my thesis essay or my novel. And if that's not enough to keep anyone busy, there's always the nagging Tetris game that just has to be played. Seriously. :)

But I do miss writing in here a little. And this was an easy tag, too. Curiously, it also happens to continue with the subject of my last entry: my brother John.

The rules are to include the fourth photo in the fourth file in your computer. And this shot with my brother watching some TV with his son Josiah happens to be that. Yeah John!

I tag anyone that wants to do it.

Photoshop Phun

Sometimes on Sunday, tired of writing from the rest of the week, I like to mess around with photos I've taken in days past. That's something I did today. Here are a few images I'm pretty pleased with that I made today. Aren't they fun?

Cherry Blossoms

As part of the Kite Festival Trip, we also scooted over to see the Cherry Blossoms. Although I've been in DC for almost six years now, interestingly enough, before yesterday, the only time that I'd been on the mall in the daylight hours to get good photos was during my visit before I actually moved here. So I was quite glad for this opportunity. Of course, Saturday was a busy day to be going so getting good pictures was a bit of a trick. But I do have to say that I've always kind of liked those candid shots anyway. Sometimes people in their normal living make good shots, too, right?

DC Kite Festival 08

This Saturday I had a fun escapade with other singles in the area, a trip to see the Kite Festival on the mall. I think it was more fun to see them there than the pictures will indicate. But I hope you can enjoy them all the same. Here are just a couple.

Easter Eggs

Can you guess what I did this weekend? Sorry it's taken a few days to post, but I'm a slow thinker sometimes. Anyway, though these aren't blossoms, it was fun to experiment a little with the angles and stuff, too. It was also fun to experiment with the colors and designs when painting them. Can you see the frog? I discovered that it's hard to draw with white on white (wax on egg shell). Can you see the chick? That one's s a little better, though really light coloring. I did another chick that turned out darker, but some pink dye on my fingers made it look like someone had shot him in the eye. Not really pretty Easter-like. Oh--yea, I didn't paint all of these, either. My roommate Carrie helped. The flower is actually hers--so I guess I am taking a picture of some blossoms anyway, eh?

Spring and Photoshop

Not only do I enjoy taking photos in the spring, but having new pictures also provides opportunities to mess around a little so I don't feel like a terrible bum when I sit around watching tv and movies on Friday nights (or other nights). Here's a little of my messing around from last night. One of these pictures is the same as one I posted the other day. Can you tell which one?

Spring Blossoms

Seriously, although that last post was from last year, these are from this year--this week, actually. This is one of the things I love about spring--a good reason to get my camera out again and try new angles on the blossoms. These are some of my favorites from a batch I took during a lunch-time walk yesterday. Enjoy!