Callaway Gardens

This is a bridge on the golf course at Callaway Gardens - taken in color and converted to black and white.

Chapel at Callaway Gardens

The Cross at the Pulpit in the Chapel at Callaway Gardens.

Abstract Stained Glass

This is a section of the stained glass in the Chapel at Callaway Gardens. Presented (and photographed) in an abstract style.

Callaway Gardens Chapel

This is the chapel as seen across a small pond. It was still early morning, with a bit of fog and a bit of light in the trees.

Callaway Chapel - Abstract

This is the same, basically, image as previously. However, with this image I played a little. It is simply a bit of play with twirls hither and thither.

Chapel at Callaway Gardens

There is a beautiful chapel at Callaway Gardens - Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel. I got to sit in there almost by myself for over an hour. This was during our workshop with Marti Jeffers in the spring of 2011. It was my birthday and I enjoyed the beauty and serenity.

Iconic Callaway Bridge on Golf Course

This is a bridge on the golf course at Callaway that is often shown in photographs. It is an HDR image from three photographs taken at wide angle.

Callaway Chapel

Here is a picture from the Chapel at Callaway Gardens. Mitch and I were fortunate to participate in a week long workshop back in April, with Marti Jeffers. What a great experience, shared with several other participants who we had never met and an old friend. It was also a wonderful way to celebrate my birthday.

Lucky

The image that shows as my profile was recently published in our local newspaper. I felt privileged that they selected a picture of mine for their kick-off of a new style to the paper.

SoFoBoMo/Decatur County Courthouse

Last year I participated in the SoFoBoMo (http://www.sofobomo.org). This is where you publish a book of your photographs by taking the pictures and publishing within a 31 day period. It was a lot of fun. I took pictures of the courthouses in the small counties around us. It was also HOT! in June when I did this last year.

I am eager to participate again this year. However, I am rethinking my photograph collecting with an indoor theme. I haven't yet decided what my book is going to be about but I have signed on the dotted line to participate. So, we'll see . . .

This is an image from last year. It is the Decatur County Courthouse.

Wormsloe Avenue of Oaks

This image has been used numerous times by many photographers. However, on a recent trip to Wormsloe, I just had to take this photograph. Maybe it is a cliche' but having been there . . . it is beautiful.

Dandelion

We did some macro work this week. My husband was shooting Azaleas and they were pretty. However, when he brought this in I was excited. It was fun!

New Beginnings

A month ago I had occasion to meet my parents at the cemetary where my maternal grandparents and my brother are buried. My Mom and Dad will eventually have burial sites there as well. We went to trim some shrubbery and do some clean up. I took a few pictures, not really sure why, just did.

I recently entered this image in a small contest on a photographers web site. The contest was based on what Easter means to us.




One of the things that is really important to me about Easter - these stones do not mark the end of a life. They mark a beginning . . .

Spring is a beginning . . .

I am in a beginning mood. Part of that is based on my feelings about these stones . . .

I want to make difference before I get to this point. I want to be sure to have lived not just existed.

Join me . . .

Of course, tomorow is my birthday. That certainly gives one pause. Happy Birthday to me!

Happy New Year

May you have a Happy New Year. May you have beautiful sunrises and friends to share them with.

This was taken on Tybee Island, Georgia.

Christmas Focus

Before we took the ornaments off the tree and put everything up, I took out my lens baby and took some photographs. I liked these two because they show the different focus of Chrismas. . . focus on Jesus Christ and focus on Santa Claus. I struggle with the two. I do focus on Jesus Christ . . . He is after all my reason for the season.




With family, two daughters and one grandson, it is easy to get caught up in Santa Claus and lose focus otherwise.




I hope you had a good Christmas and that you have a peacefilled New Year.

Cloudland Canyon Fog

This is another image of Cloudland Canyon. It was an early morning with a fog rolling through the valley. It was a beautiful morning! You can see the sun on the mountains in the distance.

Contemplation of Thanks

I am, like a lot of people, busy this week preparing for Thanksgiving. At the same time, I am contemplative . . . thinking of the things I have to be thankful for. This image is of our dock . . . come, sit with me awhile and give thanks.

Mountains to the Beach

This past week, I went to Holmes Beach, Florida. I was near there to speak at a luncheon and since I had to drive down the day before I was to speak, I took the opportunity to go over to the beach. The beach is where I get renourished - salt air and salt water feed my inner self. As it turned out, a storm was moving in from off shore. There was not much color in the view so I converted this image from color to black and white.

Cloudland Canyon & Turkey

Here is another picture from Cloudland Canyon State Park. The image was taken from across the canyon from where we stayed in a cabin.

Then on Thursday we went to DeSota State Park in Alabama. As we were driving over there I caught sight of some turkeys in a field. This turkey was one of several. The cool thing is it was almost completely white.

Mitch and I went to Cloudland Canyon State Park in northwest Georgia this week. I had been told it was lovely place, yet I was still surprised at how beautiful it was. The color -- fall leaf color -- was outstanding. Here are a few images from Monday, at an overlook near our cabin.