It was a gluttonous day of photographing butterflies at the Dallas Arboretum last weekend. There were so many butterflies they almost became blasé! Almost. Here’s a look at highlights from the Monarch Butterfly Photo Shoot Tips: – When photographing butterflies, … Continue reading Monarch Butterfly Photo Shoot
I visited one of my favorite stores recently, HobbyTown USA, to make an important purchase for the blog. They were a bit pricey but I think they are well worth the investment. The train conductor made his debut on a … Continue reading The man without a face.
This week’s Random Object is brought to us by Tore Bellis. Check out his bio by clicking here. ——————————— Tore: “I know you said random object but are there rules? How random an object? I am at a loss as … Continue reading Random Object Wednesday: A tribute to the slide rule.
My neighbor knows I like spiders. In fact, she found a spider in her yard and threw it over the fence to my yard—because she knew I’d appreciate the ‘guest.’ That is how I had a ‘pet’ garden spider in … Continue reading The Summer of 2007—the Season of the Spider!
It all started because of that Dale Carnegie course I took a few years ago… I made a friend in that class, Fernando, who was probably as nervous as I was to take the course and give speeches—but it turned out … Continue reading A series of events led to this day
I ‘planted’ myself in the middle of my flower beds—or what used to be until grass took over. My goal was to remove the overgrown grass and stray weeds. That’s when I noticed this spider scurrying away from me. When … Continue reading Spider Photo Shoot
We were having lunch at a restaurant in Frankfurt, Germany. I photographed my sandwich before eating it. When I returned home I decided to show Steve, a professional photographer and friend, some of my photos. He commented that food photos … Continue reading Sandwich in Frankfurt
When I pulled into the parking lot at my local Starbucks I noticed the VW was there. I walked in and saw Sergio. Mary Jane: “Denise, Sergio is here! You mentioned you wanted to take photos of our VW… here’s … Continue reading Lunch Break Photo Shoot at Starbucks
I was excited when Alex Covarrubio presented her Random Object to photograph…. Boots! Fortunately, Alex needed the boots back right away otherwise I would have had several hundred photos to choose from. 😉 ——————— I wanted a brick background so … Continue reading Random Object Wednesday: Yeehaw!
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