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Eye Candy 3

Posted on March 30, 2015 by cordeliasmom2012

This is Day 3 of my participation in the black-and-white photo challenge.

It’s been an incredible opportunity for me to learn a few things about using my new camera. Bear in mind that the last camera I used had film that had to be taken to store for processing before you could see the pictures. These new digital cameras are great – as soon as you click that shutter, you can view the picture in the little window. And you can immediately delete those that really suck (which in my case is most of them).

Yesterday, I learned how to put my name on the photographs. Today, I learned that my camera has a “reflection” setting which splits the screen and puts the photo on both sides, like this:

The camera has other features I’m playing with, too. The one I don’t like is the “punk” mode, like this (isn’t it awful?):

And now it’s time for my next invitee. Yesterday, I mentioned Marilyn Armstrong (of the blog, Serendipity), whose photographs I have admired for some time, and who is very happy to share her photographic expertise with those of us just starting out. I thought Marilyn had already participated in this challenge, but she hasn’t. Apparently, all those black-and-white photos she’s posted recently are for a different challenge.

So (drum roll), I hereby invite Marilyn Amstrong to join the party, if she’s willing and has the time.

Marilyn, I’m sure you can show us all how to do it best!

PS: Garry’s invited, too. The more the merrier!

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Posted in Photography, That's Life | Tagged black and white, Marilyn Armstrong, photography, Serendiptiy | 22 Comments

April – Not Just For Fools

Posted on March 30, 2015 by cordeliasmom2012

April Excitement

Rum runner – April 2, 2015
Spring has sprung – April 9, 2015
Small world – April 16, 2015
Snarks ‘R Us – April 23, 2015
Doggie do – April 30, 2015

Be sure to adjust your schedule to allow time to read me each week!

Also, be sure to sign up for the email notifications so you don’t miss any unscheduled posts.

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Cordelia’s Mom reserves the right to modify the above schedule, or to insert additional posts.

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Eye Candy 2

Posted on March 29, 2015 by cordeliasmom2012

If you read my post yesterday (and why didn’t you?), you know that I have accepted the 5-day black-and-white challenge. I won’t repeat everything here (since you already read that post, didn’t you?).

I want to start off with today’s invitation for another blogger to join the fun. I hereby nominate Dan Antion of the blog, No Facilities. Dan had the courage to follow not only this blog, but to also follow me on Flickr.com – and he even favorited some of my photos on Flickr.com, the silly man. Having seen his photography, I am honored that he would risk his eyesight looking at mine.

So, Dan Antion – if you’re willing and have the time, please join us in the black-and-white challenge. To reiterate the rules, participants must publish black-and-white photos on 5 consecutive days and invite another blogger to the challenge on each of those days.

And now, for today’s photos.

In Dan Antion’s honor, here is the black-and-white version of a photo he faved on Flickr.com:

Which path should I take?

Thanks to Doobster pointing out that editing software came with my new camera, I have finally learned how to put my name on my photos. I always wondered how Marilyn Armstrong (of the blog, Serendipity) and other bloggers did it. And now I can, too. Woo-hoo!

Naturally, Teddy Rosalie has to be part of my new photographic life:

I was amazed that some photographs which really sucked in color look pretty cool in black and white:

Remember that fan picture from yesterday? Looks better in black-and-white, doesn’t it?

Join me again tomorrow to find out what else I’ve learned. For now, I need to review my reading list to see which of my blogging colleagues (a) do their own photography; (b) haven’t already participated in the challenge; and (c) don’t already hate me.

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Posted in Pets, Photography, Teddy Rosalie, That's Life | Tagged black and white, challenges, Dan Antion, No Facilities, photography | 14 Comments

Eye Candy

Posted on March 28, 2015 by cordeliasmom2012

Getting better at those selfies!

Imagine my total surprise when Doobster, of Mindful Digressions, invited me to Yvette’s (Priorhouse Blog) 5-day black-and-white photo challenge.

Imagine Doobster’s courage in doing so – he knows I only just got my little point-and-shoot digital camera as a Christmas present from my three daughters. How does he know that? Because I’ve been boring the hell out of my readers by posting an overload of amateur photography attempts.

I’m excited to accept the challenge. The only problem is that my camera does not shoot in black-and-white. What to do?

I started looking around for black and white objects I could photograph, like this:

Sad attempt, isn’t it?

But then a light bulb (pun intended) went off in my brain:

I live in Buffalo, New York, where it’s STILL SNOWING! Snow is white! Hence:

Since you might not believe it’s snowing in March, I even wrote the date in the snow on the picnic table:

Unfortunately, I forgot to put the date-stamp back on (I’m still learning, dammit), so you’ll just have to take my word for it.

And, since everything in the world isn’t just black and white:

Remember that old joke: What’s black and white and red all over?

Ah, but then Doobster advised me that most digital cameras come with software that will allow you to save a photo in black-and-white instead of color. Say what? I started playing around with that, and ain’t technology wonderful? – I learned how to do something new. Here is the original “Cody in the Snow” photo, and the new black-and-white version (thank you, Doobster!):

So, now I am ready for my 5-day challenge. (Well, actually only 4 days now, because today is the first day, duh). Bet you all can’t wait.

The rules of the challenge are that each participant must post black-and-white photos over 5 sequential days, and on each of the 5 days, the participant must invite at least one other blogger to the challenge.

It was really easy to decide whom to invite today. When you think black-and-white, who doesn’t think of PANDAS! And who knows pandas better than Bob T. Panda (a/k/a Anne Belov). I don’t know if Anne will have time to accept the challenge seeing as she’s busy promoting her exquisite art work and her picture book, Pandamorphosis (available on Amazon, people – go get it!). But the invitation has been issued – Anne, if you have the time, we would very much love for you to join us in this challenge.

My next photo, and next invitee, will be tomorrow – you’ll be impressed by both, I’m sure!

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