tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4372760525923555212024-03-14T05:19:00.258-04:00Terri Viltrakis' Photo BlogpageTerri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-7415582835454852222011-03-01T09:06:00.003-05:002011-03-01T09:25:39.563-05:00Cool New Stuff- Online<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS5O-Z1wz6R-3KAYsHe2Wlk8ydo9a4EEjOmXYRss34tNJMHzxQhkAXyUZHDOADHRTnEK5DKke9kavgODOVsR-UoxGmP5tQIOoCJda-tLMP6JPTyw6SgQEFiISAwewAf9B4j03xZ4XR7dW/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS5O-Z1wz6R-3KAYsHe2Wlk8ydo9a4EEjOmXYRss34tNJMHzxQhkAXyUZHDOADHRTnEK5DKke9kavgODOVsR-UoxGmP5tQIOoCJda-tLMP6JPTyw6SgQEFiISAwewAf9B4j03xZ4XR7dW/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579115857092169410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pixlr.com/editor/">http://pixlr.com/editor/</a><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/TVILTR%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><br />This is an online photo editor that is truly amazing. It has all the basics like layers and masking tools, rubber stamp, spot healing, etc. It also has a great range of filters and adjustments that mimic Photoshop better than much of the freeware out there.<br /><br />The best part is that is it free and online- no hardware space needed for program install.<br />It will also upload from your computer OR online galleries like Facebook!<br /><br />Edit from anywhere- maybe even your phone!<br /><br /><br />ALSO:<br />Here are some great links I happened upon while surfing around the web.<br /><br />Tilt shift:<br /><a href="http://www.instantshift.com/2009/11/13/100-examples-of-brilliant-tilt-shift-photography/">http://www.instantshift.com/2009/11/13/100-examples-of-brilliant-tilt-shift-photography/</a><br /><br />HDR:<br /><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/10/35-fantastic-hdr-pictures/">http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/10/35-fantastic-hdr-pictures/</a><br /><br />Forced Perspective:<br /><a href="http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/">http://www.instantshift.com/2010/08/24/88-brilliant-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography/</a><br /></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-86625541173893814302010-06-09T21:32:00.007-04:002010-06-09T21:52:34.242-04:00Diagrams for basic photo instruction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebzasuJChDDP1oVuQnZirgJaww1SbsvMnqSp5uNqlrmBnYZnIlYjpGZmfee8dhXJsFAr0Lbib36goagxxcyNMQwyvVso9aGnpMveK2PPKi8qdHso42gPnItTypNbWk4sqvqLYTKdwktBR/s1600/Normal_Histogram.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">The photographic triad. At the heart of these functions lies the light meter on your camera. A 'balanced' exposure needs to be appropriate for your subject matter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUecRil3vkH1mmP0A979qhVp9ZZOcl401uLHOoBA2T9kUGywws6Rh_sEY5gnhyafZZNjQGrzNPYtbT-Hup9NhFFTg-jkbYwv7ruLzN6o5v7cLt9Hc7Hs9QGMGM-x8y8u-fexqaZo6ITelJ/s1600/0+exposure+triangle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUecRil3vkH1mmP0A979qhVp9ZZOcl401uLHOoBA2T9kUGywws6Rh_sEY5gnhyafZZNjQGrzNPYtbT-Hup9NhFFTg-jkbYwv7ruLzN6o5v7cLt9Hc7Hs9QGMGM-x8y8u-fexqaZo6ITelJ/s400/0+exposure+triangle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952976732771554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This chart is a handy reference for times when you have to make quick, informed decisions with your settings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_bwNLI_oWEdgS-iam4UqncUnbhFGbaxprgQPKQitRZq7fs2abzC7V4pahNo-TV7f19eSIZWVwQG6hHPVXo7axHtZpV8_A_3y9PyKH2VagDltp2Isa50kcptAGiJya88W3dtcPaW26ySa/s1600/exposurevalues-749412.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_bwNLI_oWEdgS-iam4UqncUnbhFGbaxprgQPKQitRZq7fs2abzC7V4pahNo-TV7f19eSIZWVwQG6hHPVXo7axHtZpV8_A_3y9PyKH2VagDltp2Isa50kcptAGiJya88W3dtcPaW26ySa/s400/exposurevalues-749412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952974237765234" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">A histogram is a chart that defines your exposure per pixel along a scale of grays. The wave shows you a pure vision of the exposure (no subject or meaning here- only pure technology- scientific facts). Too far to the right and you are overexposed; too far to the left and you have underexposure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_bwNLI_oWEdgS-iam4UqncUnbhFGbaxprgQPKQitRZq7fs2abzC7V4pahNo-TV7f19eSIZWVwQG6hHPVXo7axHtZpV8_A_3y9PyKH2VagDltp2Isa50kcptAGiJya88W3dtcPaW26ySa/s1600/exposurevalues-749412.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebzasuJChDDP1oVuQnZirgJaww1SbsvMnqSp5uNqlrmBnYZnIlYjpGZmfee8dhXJsFAr0Lbib36goagxxcyNMQwyvVso9aGnpMveK2PPKi8qdHso42gPnItTypNbWk4sqvqLYTKdwktBR/s1600/Normal_Histogram.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebzasuJChDDP1oVuQnZirgJaww1SbsvMnqSp5uNqlrmBnYZnIlYjpGZmfee8dhXJsFAr0Lbib36goagxxcyNMQwyvVso9aGnpMveK2PPKi8qdHso42gPnItTypNbWk4sqvqLYTKdwktBR/s400/Normal_Histogram.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480953576533122962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shutter speeds. </div><div style="text-align: center;">These numbers represent fractions of seconds unless you see "- then you know you have reached full second exposures.</div><div style="text-align: center;">B stands for bulb- this is a timed exposure that you fully control.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXjkae8QnDsghn59S13LyzKX01KhP6Z2Qgvb0Swdzkg_iOK_Hi-_76fQsehAKmeHX64m9QT1UPWR0kqcpcQVdojD3ADzKytNGo8hopEiDeT8Sz1yxROUyH8b4P6Lu1H9lCtzdOvE38_7A/s1600/1+shutterspeed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXjkae8QnDsghn59S13LyzKX01KhP6Z2Qgvb0Swdzkg_iOK_Hi-_76fQsehAKmeHX64m9QT1UPWR0kqcpcQVdojD3ADzKytNGo8hopEiDeT8Sz1yxROUyH8b4P6Lu1H9lCtzdOvE38_7A/s400/1+shutterspeed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952968388724066" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKZWXICNWUpAkRQsg9BLtPB0-83d_RFIYd1eagRfnrS_KfghAtLoPeZSNOH7-WU0qlJzLp5QTB09ZdC4A4V4PnYBxZv5hxyzLJQjdqiNI9c9NUMFQKr2qxXjY3lSCB8Qbq7J5e08_f4LQ/s1600/2++shutter+speeds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKZWXICNWUpAkRQsg9BLtPB0-83d_RFIYd1eagRfnrS_KfghAtLoPeZSNOH7-WU0qlJzLp5QTB09ZdC4A4V4PnYBxZv5hxyzLJQjdqiNI9c9NUMFQKr2qxXjY3lSCB8Qbq7J5e08_f4LQ/s400/2++shutter+speeds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952766420974802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Motion blur is devastating to a photograph. If you drop your shutter speed below 1/60 second, be sure to stabilize your camera! If you are anywhere around 1/30-1/20 you must think about using a tripod.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blurry photos = ungood :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDyaB3Akmd62p4pH-L0d2BTZy_F2SEk_cxSlfvWszjZvRpSc5K6HbWmHsOeOtd2AW1X34NlVs-nOdYToqrpjvify0Mxt6XQ-2PmQOo39xhWPTTR3T0Y1jyN2n3UtBIvkhX_kPlnCrmOw4/s1600/3+364480265_93bd13ccd8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDyaB3Akmd62p4pH-L0d2BTZy_F2SEk_cxSlfvWszjZvRpSc5K6HbWmHsOeOtd2AW1X34NlVs-nOdYToqrpjvify0Mxt6XQ-2PmQOo39xhWPTTR3T0Y1jyN2n3UtBIvkhX_kPlnCrmOw4/s400/3+364480265_93bd13ccd8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952757596187330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aperture- Fstop</div><div style="text-align: center;">The opening inside of the lens.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This controls the level of blur due to depth of field - SLR.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqo1B9ehOW4J6JVgxkrCJjEBUV80vDVR9njD-qXF2Avcr9S04qeT25sklOJFkpDdzhWuzHfA314gloIHhaTAU1pxoXnTWzFZX1bxqyA_QHDhwNBeA4G8xvk7WWqulJm83ZNLcpciICmU6/s1600/5+aperture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqo1B9ehOW4J6JVgxkrCJjEBUV80vDVR9njD-qXF2Avcr9S04qeT25sklOJFkpDdzhWuzHfA314gloIHhaTAU1pxoXnTWzFZX1bxqyA_QHDhwNBeA4G8xvk7WWqulJm83ZNLcpciICmU6/s400/5+aperture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952751930313714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQat596zv0dGe6EWLqNqVkZWcJqbpWCdRMv4vSnWHVWCbZD_hvUkeqsYGeZOsNrL-oSlVBMfEUiQXkZgeuznZjlH9pUQIJzpjy4kDbHGZuCcma4TcxrkicYAsMCZWxneSxQ5oI2CyJmvqi/s1600/7+aperture+sizes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQat596zv0dGe6EWLqNqVkZWcJqbpWCdRMv4vSnWHVWCbZD_hvUkeqsYGeZOsNrL-oSlVBMfEUiQXkZgeuznZjlH9pUQIJzpjy4kDbHGZuCcma4TcxrkicYAsMCZWxneSxQ5oI2CyJmvqi/s400/7+aperture+sizes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952743474687906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o1cmEyaodjRL_CPmR_es5j4DFYar7Geglg3Cxf3vLO9_B9Ujt96PHsj6RmwESSnGU3yki-AnYycLi5m_77ta_uq32XBa7CBqX-__iNpwxFw1gqpGCmKA3L8MnCHdoNr4faocAgGAlfWF/s1600/12+image005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5o1cmEyaodjRL_CPmR_es5j4DFYar7Geglg3Cxf3vLO9_B9Ujt96PHsj6RmwESSnGU3yki-AnYycLi5m_77ta_uq32XBa7CBqX-__iNpwxFw1gqpGCmKA3L8MnCHdoNr4faocAgGAlfWF/s400/12+image005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952739941774882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lVEI2YsmWmwMyCvThQsJRz6j_m8yvOhbFoQVKBV4cJ77TEiBWmEh5eIvkITvboztVLyY7MnAaQ2362gjiGuHJ-5uV5LCObmIn0MimRUrn6lP6xeOUrYyT9cA4FRbUBQ1iA99GcTqTl0O/s1600/3+364480265_93bd13ccd8.jpg"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-eoLnCCsylsT0BERI5oxjg4tS__K-rp_S7orBWsvpSTH2Pu7-fvKILSQATE7SRzK4qPE5cmJam3gtjX4HEN2tSSG9lt8IYfKc7-fxU2qswd1CdTdnhWPhOnLEhwva_fYcJsNf0n9yC8i/s1600/6+aperture+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-eoLnCCsylsT0BERI5oxjg4tS__K-rp_S7orBWsvpSTH2Pu7-fvKILSQATE7SRzK4qPE5cmJam3gtjX4HEN2tSSG9lt8IYfKc7-fxU2qswd1CdTdnhWPhOnLEhwva_fYcJsNf0n9yC8i/s400/6+aperture+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952198885547202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOmmOOcaS-T-zue8OOjAxZ5avJcmC3Vto3W98TpeeCCQ_MIrxgNU9OgCsm1w7qeq6nvyrSNhHwW0iZKYQPKs1Vdac_E6F69xqToCM0XEGzbDSyHZQOSHAs2HxpcU0soFRktSf6b34zVN9/s1600/10+iso-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOmmOOcaS-T-zue8OOjAxZ5avJcmC3Vto3W98TpeeCCQ_MIrxgNU9OgCsm1w7qeq6nvyrSNhHwW0iZKYQPKs1Vdac_E6F69xqToCM0XEGzbDSyHZQOSHAs2HxpcU0soFRktSf6b34zVN9/s400/10+iso-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952194585126530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ISO- Film speed</div><div style="text-align: center;">The higher the film speed the higher the noise (digital) or grain (film).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Higher film speeds will react more quickly in low light but at the cost of noise.</div><div style="text-align: center;">By rule- use the lowest film speed necessary unless you are choosing noise as a stylistic element to your photo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnhhNSgBEFWsuIkZh-yVYNmB2Fy4UBVkojzxgwiLkDa5RqNTM5ZX3nBaHATDXdJyhASk7_Ko4IsVQ18-w7_1GLYseDcFmARgQgCg3yRF9_5LNVE3Agabj3A7RfzlKz1HjG8E7K_pPegCY/s1600/9+ISO80vs3200(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnhhNSgBEFWsuIkZh-yVYNmB2Fy4UBVkojzxgwiLkDa5RqNTM5ZX3nBaHATDXdJyhASk7_Ko4IsVQ18-w7_1GLYseDcFmARgQgCg3yRF9_5LNVE3Agabj3A7RfzlKz1HjG8E7K_pPegCY/s400/9+ISO80vs3200(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480952192674789874" /></a><br /></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-26754426266758419332010-06-09T21:26:00.001-04:002010-06-09T21:32:08.132-04:00Special effects<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGeBNR2VMfkOFszIImrcHq-gxoJ7hLt3BRIIHKgW2RnmvI1nMUXDQkVj6dYF67komkxM1z2GDCzv18tmM8B3wuT2T17oOko9dSklvOF1KuB6Es0gLJmeifQc6Q7A2iwzjIzUfTm2Hi-l8/s1600/2+IMG_7215a-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIbc9dVpYpVN1fjpnyecLNFqsjslIsCyYjlntx21X3AUIr4adpPo1aBADTAaj25T8nBXywU-rJb5OwGY0wKYTi5PNSB6CxuZ-VzRm3sg8wkO3eH3awlFjIKNksUcuROGigX8pirVQWT4M/s400/IMG_5047b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480951065966995794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS3wtvcVmA9vOvAH7PlPrwqMsiYEZdcc_w1sAf-HJIN0UAiJgEyMs2AkiG3Jv_0ZWUx0caspm2ndHcW9UMxVaJHnPa2wuab4smam-hQeoH0WHksWvJ-UWHebAp71G46LszDaQCgZi9Gj0/s1600/IMG_8299e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS3wtvcVmA9vOvAH7PlPrwqMsiYEZdcc_w1sAf-HJIN0UAiJgEyMs2AkiG3Jv_0ZWUx0caspm2ndHcW9UMxVaJHnPa2wuab4smam-hQeoH0WHksWvJ-UWHebAp71G46LszDaQCgZi9Gj0/s400/IMG_8299e.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480951057090213554" /></a>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-71526555959914756242010-06-09T21:09:00.003-04:002010-06-09T21:26:01.547-04:00Our set up and some recent portraits<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvy8kQiMk_9MMV4yvfW8Xmusc82EiuyipEPzOiyUmFU-zbgug8Z2gsvMg0RW9d4NRBgl5Kj6aLwbBpE0B_1N0OFs4G7kDdq1Ly4mcAgGB-XMtllE62gVsm6KCVnyD7RCxUCI7p161axGx/s1600/Setup+1+IMG_0743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvy8kQiMk_9MMV4yvfW8Xmusc82EiuyipEPzOiyUmFU-zbgug8Z2gsvMg0RW9d4NRBgl5Kj6aLwbBpE0B_1N0OFs4G7kDdq1Ly4mcAgGB-XMtllE62gVsm6KCVnyD7RCxUCI7p161axGx/s400/Setup+1+IMG_0743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480948252082644162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This is our light set up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu-SVcjUE3i3tuiNrCT_kvmnk4tYvPDeYkiyZp0bOGc8_K_nfALHEm8VunSJb1wj6hF_3aq-Vki2zGI0iKQWbSNnfpZy4v9p5hBvR3qcwuWXF8_RftWLwMymIATnVPHacbJSZOgcaG4NM/s1600/5+IMG_7806c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu-SVcjUE3i3tuiNrCT_kvmnk4tYvPDeYkiyZp0bOGc8_K_nfALHEm8VunSJb1wj6hF_3aq-Vki2zGI0iKQWbSNnfpZy4v9p5hBvR3qcwuWXF8_RftWLwMymIATnVPHacbJSZOgcaG4NM/s400/5+IMG_7806c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480948233561706850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">With my help as the light, Nicholas achieves perfect loop shadows that accentuate, because flat light just doesn't look flattering!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaQUMmY2tAogORqkXnyNKGl0k53pD24OjSlkmRP3zB9_KxALPB5C192f0neZNDJ_qXFFrlTpFSVCVOaB_KkRuIGup8aVv8A6G9bzeX2wq9G__Iq6RTph4-0SBEyoXIPq2nkTG6Vkwp-KW/s1600/1+IMG_7718c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaQUMmY2tAogORqkXnyNKGl0k53pD24OjSlkmRP3zB9_KxALPB5C192f0neZNDJ_qXFFrlTpFSVCVOaB_KkRuIGup8aVv8A6G9bzeX2wq9G__Iq6RTph4-0SBEyoXIPq2nkTG6Vkwp-KW/s400/1+IMG_7718c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480948226363569826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDRLkJ4X-5i9aZVZm7m6TdIlg4GF6qY1jnIsk5Ahu4AejWJF3Lh1xYIiCkz_QNiLOKi65NwvvbbbFdxsbed3CdB48mJ3UzpaOYuxGss75Nwj4qgDfKLj0_FDT3As5bcwlIqNeoFshtaMf/s1600/4+IMG_7377b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDRLkJ4X-5i9aZVZm7m6TdIlg4GF6qY1jnIsk5Ahu4AejWJF3Lh1xYIiCkz_QNiLOKi65NwvvbbbFdxsbed3CdB48mJ3UzpaOYuxGss75Nwj4qgDfKLj0_FDT3As5bcwlIqNeoFshtaMf/s400/4+IMG_7377b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480948220987819666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2oIxOjiSHxkzof6L6KV9ny4cNFBoauDNPVKDo6LiFAJw2TSAwB5xw2dGPi_XgI-kvmcCGV2So3peiRRr6_zXRPreTrYpDMVFXs0m5uIl_CLUpDqkityLtBza4xroYRHeTtHsAz447Zt1/s1600/IMG_8247b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2oIxOjiSHxkzof6L6KV9ny4cNFBoauDNPVKDo6LiFAJw2TSAwB5xw2dGPi_XgI-kvmcCGV2So3peiRRr6_zXRPreTrYpDMVFXs0m5uIl_CLUpDqkityLtBza4xroYRHeTtHsAz447Zt1/s400/IMG_8247b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480948215510918210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We like to have a good time on our shoots!</div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-42296219674859660722010-04-18T19:08:00.009-04:002010-04-20T19:56:27.768-04:00041710 Working with Lines (power lines that is)<div><div style="text-align: center;">Available light... Model- Kyle Whitehead</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFkczBeOE8pqJhxJQNhG0JdhZhn3h46G3pMJcBJJ5miGAD7U0ZwcLG1RCsOnn6otTYHpcZN82UFw5QRYUEx0_dBRonssgMExJWrKYknP4jG5_XwN2YEgSLliBThBLZpVfIil5dJ5jxUWz/s400/IMG_1095blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619029425695378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">While we were shooting in Lebanon, OH the group was working with 2 reflectors- one on the ground and one above creating soft light.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKjyA9hXB55k7Nglif2WUPvDJ2jiT9S7HhfS5KvUVUcXkx2U-xVSlCaXK1N2xoQPZXxRQL0M8NoK9FJ-lJdp5NdazHjrGj3Y30F-InYsUjM98cD5063VPotJe9hMJA4SWH3ALodrAeBpH/s1600/IMG_1092blogg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKjyA9hXB55k7Nglif2WUPvDJ2jiT9S7HhfS5KvUVUcXkx2U-xVSlCaXK1N2xoQPZXxRQL0M8NoK9FJ-lJdp5NdazHjrGj3Y30F-InYsUjM98cD5063VPotJe9hMJA4SWH3ALodrAeBpH/s400/IMG_1092blogg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619729080063890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There are times when it is impossible to avoid lines in the backgrounds of our photos. Where you choose to place your subject makes all of the difference.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vzyeuc1Nc6ceBM4nG6buy3MFhGWTUO75sjYkP2ZCLbgT7aMN2Kvv_aUoLdBZ1d4CPIE6rgdjelLvaNLhrASjRF3kLx2VfIvdUJgfhExNOX9FHYgJovShHKdru08-D0jfjf_ycOtk1toP/s400/IMG_1091blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619746488449730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lines lead your eyes around a composition- in this case to his face... eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the horizontal lines do not come out of his eyes, but his forehead. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGinFrw6jeSDJ5BO-SQkC65ZVWBd5udsIRzKTBd-nPM28zZ0XIiQ39WjLfUPzWvlunH58hSa2b3PMq8fUQQCO3XK4PgJeScpMV6kgE-e1kONRR2MPH9oBPn8vMMpPpm_LhDG57dnIjcGDc/s1600/IMG_1093blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGinFrw6jeSDJ5BO-SQkC65ZVWBd5udsIRzKTBd-nPM28zZ0XIiQ39WjLfUPzWvlunH58hSa2b3PMq8fUQQCO3XK4PgJeScpMV6kgE-e1kONRR2MPH9oBPn8vMMpPpm_LhDG57dnIjcGDc/s400/IMG_1093blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619044261663394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Follow the gaze.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0QqP9S6R0Vv4x2FXTc1Wgj4Klu_bcalSP6cjO2fGXJovOPY12yGUyqiwEfIczO8V5LAv3HTOtms1yffB5rqv-DaZ6i5Gu46fY9MXcWhVngb3iSItUzpawjBdJzndhZtfV2vxG6KeRXYf/s1600/IMG_1098blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0QqP9S6R0Vv4x2FXTc1Wgj4Klu_bcalSP6cjO2fGXJovOPY12yGUyqiwEfIczO8V5LAv3HTOtms1yffB5rqv-DaZ6i5Gu46fY9MXcWhVngb3iSItUzpawjBdJzndhZtfV2vxG6KeRXYf/s400/IMG_1098blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619041271023154" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The line - eye intersection here works because of the glasses.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu9yXgzLcSMjIzm68xxjLad9SXF04knwsVTFbIPUY0OzEzWzNGJ4uw7L2Fij5lwra5tIRTeqQZCptsqMGM0oheHWmjW7tcrNTn43QRUkdyMcwPvD3h-P23gvVzJW0BywZ2ENZPhQDOK5s/s1600/IMG_1097blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu9yXgzLcSMjIzm68xxjLad9SXF04knwsVTFbIPUY0OzEzWzNGJ4uw7L2Fij5lwra5tIRTeqQZCptsqMGM0oheHWmjW7tcrNTn43QRUkdyMcwPvD3h-P23gvVzJW0BywZ2ENZPhQDOK5s/s400/IMG_1097blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619033928741090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dynamic angled lines work with the energy of laughter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1TRW36fC7hdNZRU6MNiYOcUCjpdxy0eMSbAEes38e-KsmVvWYC7_y33H1i55bHtJ9Ukeq54SzqKSr0hwneerCVU4mHxokT2N63c2FF2AiUvTpq_xLlZBuJIPsN64A-QqapfVM5t2zKim/s1600/IMG_1096blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1TRW36fC7hdNZRU6MNiYOcUCjpdxy0eMSbAEes38e-KsmVvWYC7_y33H1i55bHtJ9Ukeq54SzqKSr0hwneerCVU4mHxokT2N63c2FF2AiUvTpq_xLlZBuJIPsN64A-QqapfVM5t2zKim/s400/IMG_1096blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461619022613624466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I had to use the lines because there was an arm attached to that reflector (camera left) and the building ended behind Kyle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was fun.</div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-41569911016337057062010-04-18T18:46:00.008-04:002010-04-19T07:47:38.863-04:00041710 Shooting in Lebanon, OH<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicholas and I spent the day with a lovely group shooting portraits around town on a beautiful spring day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsiuJO2p8R4_Dy4HYS3g4IgTJ6maWTo7ssvjLBf3seH5ijd9pA0kWAK-JcG7NHThlIcX2tYsiIaHIl9Py4td8dlPVBfi-iAgzXWrRQbBfg66Xnltq7sTbZjPQZBxJUs8q4CaPsmsa9Dmm/s1600/IMG_1078blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsiuJO2p8R4_Dy4HYS3g4IgTJ6maWTo7ssvjLBf3seH5ijd9pA0kWAK-JcG7NHThlIcX2tYsiIaHIl9Py4td8dlPVBfi-iAgzXWrRQbBfg66Xnltq7sTbZjPQZBxJUs8q4CaPsmsa9Dmm/s400/IMG_1078blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461616903782519282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXqHHHv86jJ9ynYBB4-mSned1M3P_0mk8zWmePQjwB1cOOl8BSNRDwUh4plIkiAIvWzBumbBGU-8d4px1OYRt7Qj-wsM_3096EQR8bvlB4c4DafXtoajr8b5N8KaG1DvHtNWlzwxdyEuw/s1600/IMG_1065blog.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXqHHHv86jJ9ynYBB4-mSned1M3P_0mk8zWmePQjwB1cOOl8BSNRDwUh4plIkiAIvWzBumbBGU-8d4px1OYRt7Qj-wsM_3096EQR8bvlB4c4DafXtoajr8b5N8KaG1DvHtNWlzwxdyEuw/s400/IMG_1065blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461613939730153970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">This most lovely young woman has such a unique presence and taught us a few things about posing!</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzETllNBW5veBjw87qPDmvdaTqtleqemR0-yxybW5bjiVbFmwZFolDoxwmOmGuehQVhXA3cziL6rG4tnq2oC6-CXduR9yWi9APXPa_Eg5i0feFkaPjzIUZonrZLA9-oar3TgHzQkxrp2C/s1600/IMG_1034blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzETllNBW5veBjw87qPDmvdaTqtleqemR0-yxybW5bjiVbFmwZFolDoxwmOmGuehQVhXA3cziL6rG4tnq2oC6-CXduR9yWi9APXPa_Eg5i0feFkaPjzIUZonrZLA9-oar3TgHzQkxrp2C/s400/IMG_1034blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461616895408111794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Waiting for Joe...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww1hfP0imrHlurOueIiPv_WbGzcmYK7Xyp_MbS3m8uo4VWdrP8XLsV1I-auFeuooEL8P9WKVffJ4eb4SJLjlJKtRIpwZULF1e4wvBt1gXGnFn073k3prQz0WlveGfupvywmFhSiCeegfH/s400/IMG_1082blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461617148600540898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Available light portraits of Emily...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXqHHHv86jJ9ynYBB4-mSned1M3P_0mk8zWmePQjwB1cOOl8BSNRDwUh4plIkiAIvWzBumbBGU-8d4px1OYRt7Qj-wsM_3096EQR8bvlB4c4DafXtoajr8b5N8KaG1DvHtNWlzwxdyEuw/s1600/IMG_1065blog.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYkFj_xpLTCNGHVscmc1Kdht5M7F7cVq9LoapTKFrsloa3wYOBcwGkhDSs_vdj0jsfpf_FkQoPngvG8kobWTL4uMuUKUPrAzENPgrIycnLTYCTv0E5BHkkMRZ__AaCdk78HX3YbZZGZKz/s1600/IMG_1132blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYkFj_xpLTCNGHVscmc1Kdht5M7F7cVq9LoapTKFrsloa3wYOBcwGkhDSs_vdj0jsfpf_FkQoPngvG8kobWTL4uMuUKUPrAzENPgrIycnLTYCTv0E5BHkkMRZ__AaCdk78HX3YbZZGZKz/s400/IMG_1132blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461613934836404930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Shooting in noon day sun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While walking around we saw many sites for portraits but I prefer to wander a bit and I had time to take note of some details!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisMxxxzGg4WsumtlcLonKol2BnQJCYAWJ2Spx2Pj359LkpQ9gTgXqnbl41InUc8gikreqWBvsK7jRdCkWLFfPwLsKoeisVApnVSGi51fw6Ncp3es0LgkpJ1quH9r4J3mMEN1CywHXf0hh/s400/IMG_1119blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461621249062963490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgKf_GKUGMzSfGzKnTMopqON_1EdvbHJ1u6kg0QDZbol3UYKAcIZ5X_HMwyhS-MvbHaTm3QUTffaETMtzDkU0RhyphenhyphenMF84tznzVtpBi3oqUY-Z_b19KZMKjHiyhcRc5RVDx-TVXz5haNdub/s1600/IMG_1141blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZgKf_GKUGMzSfGzKnTMopqON_1EdvbHJ1u6kg0QDZbol3UYKAcIZ5X_HMwyhS-MvbHaTm3QUTffaETMtzDkU0RhyphenhyphenMF84tznzVtpBi3oqUY-Z_b19KZMKjHiyhcRc5RVDx-TVXz5haNdub/s400/IMG_1141blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461613930954076722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybmSFpdOR3TOWoS8PvFeFHwlczaqn0G9HokrhdaXqWjbFWOhk5CoJW8MLV6fceYYW3LDkLnxyT9wOi3-wzrC0iESmvignPxKkp9ltHYYxkeKlc-1yNjym2hEC76ZDzwOhVUG-RsHYiNCJ/s1600/IMG_1026blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybmSFpdOR3TOWoS8PvFeFHwlczaqn0G9HokrhdaXqWjbFWOhk5CoJW8MLV6fceYYW3LDkLnxyT9wOi3-wzrC0iESmvignPxKkp9ltHYYxkeKlc-1yNjym2hEC76ZDzwOhVUG-RsHYiNCJ/s400/IMG_1026blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461613924889870546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M47Pogl2wqPQPIpRfVJCw9KG5Bye_jkdUZnVB8hDMn18kXLBBr5wQKFzRo7LU1nZsR1eFIe6GsUfeEK-84ZubjKkjiSXuijQNqUYl7WcqlIJa5eFnT_HgfQHUmJhxBj3y3vE2GaLyZGn/s1600/IMG_1026a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M47Pogl2wqPQPIpRfVJCw9KG5Bye_jkdUZnVB8hDMn18kXLBBr5wQKFzRo7LU1nZsR1eFIe6GsUfeEK-84ZubjKkjiSXuijQNqUYl7WcqlIJa5eFnT_HgfQHUmJhxBj3y3vE2GaLyZGn/s400/IMG_1026a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461613920571647842" /></a></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-84651258830558481522010-04-08T11:45:00.010-04:002010-04-09T08:56:12.752-04:00040310 Mammoth Cave weekend!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHgo4OQJ1GSGTZeRk95hcdO3wq0d15vYIN-wKTxtmtqslFK7Xq6qE3mGyhuJNvBr0x1rcrZ-KcUC1DQKFYdtJE3LjK1OzzBVlS6PNL91LUdV4MVRrFdqw5rZxsYqCgfAMlE9PSQs71D-1/s1600/IMG_0587blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHgo4OQJ1GSGTZeRk95hcdO3wq0d15vYIN-wKTxtmtqslFK7Xq6qE3mGyhuJNvBr0x1rcrZ-KcUC1DQKFYdtJE3LjK1OzzBVlS6PNL91LUdV4MVRrFdqw5rZxsYqCgfAMlE9PSQs71D-1/s400/IMG_0587blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457797328263707586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We arrived early and were lucky enough to get out of the rain into the 830 historic tour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qcjbXcuWYRgQvZ7xhbXoB5DSqS5JvPer2uQAmiSDvBflgEakXErqSpiBXVsJzP-Lf_ilZdAn-1ev_cwvIYnLVV7PyUKFB8II-XuWSCQoFdrl0skYGjArrafL8DQE4BKilty7fyME72W2/s1600/IMG_0567blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qcjbXcuWYRgQvZ7xhbXoB5DSqS5JvPer2uQAmiSDvBflgEakXErqSpiBXVsJzP-Lf_ilZdAn-1ev_cwvIYnLVV7PyUKFB8II-XuWSCQoFdrl0skYGjArrafL8DQE4BKilty7fyME72W2/s400/IMG_0567blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457797317854298802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The very first signs of Spring were everywhere around us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4GRP-92JPC9cm-dlPWdEkOAK_W_Feh8ZjzM1QIbJVSWbYu4MRC7JSy29KW-621twfShPfHOeTY7R9X7f9dTE9B7H3-M_WbCj0XBSsX1rkdi7yGD7CaAeSEFBnX7y2Bqu6BGFaU4PFZUS/s1600/IMG_0553blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4GRP-92JPC9cm-dlPWdEkOAK_W_Feh8ZjzM1QIbJVSWbYu4MRC7JSy29KW-621twfShPfHOeTY7R9X7f9dTE9B7H3-M_WbCj0XBSsX1rkdi7yGD7CaAeSEFBnX7y2Bqu6BGFaU4PFZUS/s400/IMG_0553blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457797305069935922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The grand entrance to Mammoth Cave and it's elegant waterfall...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvndC6hkkLipm2TDK_ZDdKryYi0U7shS0x27K4uEMe3HEaFyDrwGYhSWhuTS-ZyNDRMSUwd0uLsZskUUujpO08XD5YZv4AsNHTpXAYJ5D1d20uZHdfvDdh2jXlMBtJ6_-lQDJiHEXBmDr3/s1600/IMG_0550blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvndC6hkkLipm2TDK_ZDdKryYi0U7shS0x27K4uEMe3HEaFyDrwGYhSWhuTS-ZyNDRMSUwd0uLsZskUUujpO08XD5YZv4AsNHTpXAYJ5D1d20uZHdfvDdh2jXlMBtJ6_-lQDJiHEXBmDr3/s400/IMG_0550blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457797299824109122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was really dark and difficult to photograph but I am a fan of high contrast and available light and things worked out for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The trick is to know your settings and be quick on the draw taking many many many shots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqAt7k6vfWW1OqftanZx_0iJ_2rtxYfG_gAJOVRZA8CgOAG7yWBSFZP2aw-H1pprmXXovfXBzOSvIFjIpvgkyessPmFt5KwlLOkAo3QCGTc_MxS2JNkq3hoURWeoBOAh04EyCWP73muRA/s1600/IMG_0595blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqAt7k6vfWW1OqftanZx_0iJ_2rtxYfG_gAJOVRZA8CgOAG7yWBSFZP2aw-H1pprmXXovfXBzOSvIFjIpvgkyessPmFt5KwlLOkAo3QCGTc_MxS2JNkq3hoURWeoBOAh04EyCWP73muRA/s400/IMG_0595blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457797286381029954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcniJcXgYF58YiGZ1-75YQOatsPPy7pUKMesmLyZlfzww57zk8QA5w6dwi6Ge8iUZnb-V9EjsOFyl6dYr9dSVOKqDcJk7KWhtXnR0J5pAYN-SFJNCE6iaA38AqUQ9SVlLEuagTBP3HxKTg/s1600/IMG_0697blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcniJcXgYF58YiGZ1-75YQOatsPPy7pUKMesmLyZlfzww57zk8QA5w6dwi6Ge8iUZnb-V9EjsOFyl6dYr9dSVOKqDcJk7KWhtXnR0J5pAYN-SFJNCE6iaA38AqUQ9SVlLEuagTBP3HxKTg/s400/IMG_0697blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796706735957394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love my husband, Nicholas... he took me here for my birthday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6uwmgzFAPDScqfUkt8GffqpW4GAo0tvjvrspZS-nBZcBis6aVictQh4ogpOQq3Lv6x0lwgIMz5nU42B_qvCwHDzRAAQdIc-8RtZCfQgPfdyNE1cAL0hnP6vB0M3Pnr6kEYlWQMogGkvL/s1600/IMG_0603blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6uwmgzFAPDScqfUkt8GffqpW4GAo0tvjvrspZS-nBZcBis6aVictQh4ogpOQq3Lv6x0lwgIMz5nU42B_qvCwHDzRAAQdIc-8RtZCfQgPfdyNE1cAL0hnP6vB0M3Pnr6kEYlWQMogGkvL/s400/IMG_0603blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796701571764722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">STALACTITES!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZoQdaTiV1bgiUT4o-Uju4NH-psVZ0LJ7LfVdZfdOjXaf42tUHlz8HpBIHe9eV3vJLUfrhrmW7EZnxDlsaddgPf-x5qrUhQLKb32QXddHol4L8DMTQlxYR-biaL8jHVBDpttSpIfORy0V/s1600/IMG_0634blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZoQdaTiV1bgiUT4o-Uju4NH-psVZ0LJ7LfVdZfdOjXaf42tUHlz8HpBIHe9eV3vJLUfrhrmW7EZnxDlsaddgPf-x5qrUhQLKb32QXddHol4L8DMTQlxYR-biaL8jHVBDpttSpIfORy0V/s400/IMG_0634blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796688489239682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I see things in these photos the way people look to fluffy clouds for inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll most likely use these as underlying layers in drawings for my students as a creativity challenges in their sketchbooks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUfnBXbqWtYlgB7hNsNGThJlpffiHu16xsZykUbO48f4BC6MvsspMO_MXc6kBKenjIZwj5JdN-k6S9TtnNGGFhAglM4aGfA9nyn-S2DzIRjDLnLLjj8OCynkIMoTrK3IaJeoI4XI5qSRp/s1600/IMG_0629blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUfnBXbqWtYlgB7hNsNGThJlpffiHu16xsZykUbO48f4BC6MvsspMO_MXc6kBKenjIZwj5JdN-k6S9TtnNGGFhAglM4aGfA9nyn-S2DzIRjDLnLLjj8OCynkIMoTrK3IaJeoI4XI5qSRp/s400/IMG_0629blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796682388379234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nicholas took some amazing photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">Check them out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/2010/04/040310-mammoth-cave-and-diamond-caverns.html">http://nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/2010/04/040310-mammoth-cave-and-diamond-caverns.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0q1PTZx9WSIESR1VHvD0ndknG0Mue_YpJE1MA17_hXuwvRJd62YN1LXm4b7gpBIIvsqHrWpnkwrPProl4ISxK3pdDOv8VB6CKMnso7tUMi7tc7lmti_mHJ-pCjb-6vR0J1Jj5bjSMiHE/s1600/IMG_0518blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0q1PTZx9WSIESR1VHvD0ndknG0Mue_YpJE1MA17_hXuwvRJd62YN1LXm4b7gpBIIvsqHrWpnkwrPProl4ISxK3pdDOv8VB6CKMnso7tUMi7tc7lmti_mHJ-pCjb-6vR0J1Jj5bjSMiHE/s400/IMG_0518blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796674045566370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Fat Man's Misery is a tight squeeze of a passage. It is keyhole shape and is less than a foot wide around the legs in spots. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplK4OwSb2vw3g47Cw4vFA1SrQMnvoS_NIslKhTm2_aL9GWqZJL0Iw8dvb580pm1ClLwWR1KZLHg-I3ewo9PQZCFK4eEeqoFVWB70uJ_-5n1042sCfcC5XLy2uckWxJREQl7371X18WteN/s1600/IMG_0618blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplK4OwSb2vw3g47Cw4vFA1SrQMnvoS_NIslKhTm2_aL9GWqZJL0Iw8dvb580pm1ClLwWR1KZLHg-I3ewo9PQZCFK4eEeqoFVWB70uJ_-5n1042sCfcC5XLy2uckWxJREQl7371X18WteN/s400/IMG_0618blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796265657902514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DQVSXwUxRRv6t1rkAJ_rYi57IR5-wI3wZ26IRz_vokHXpflFKvVexGwpgyy_Bt2Hn6RBZAf9vm68jgQ7VXXOYHksjOoxifiINJBdQzmoQhdE84kVwgsNcj7BAAr2QxUtBlPqf0zkm4yy/s1600/IMG_0677a-2blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DQVSXwUxRRv6t1rkAJ_rYi57IR5-wI3wZ26IRz_vokHXpflFKvVexGwpgyy_Bt2Hn6RBZAf9vm68jgQ7VXXOYHksjOoxifiINJBdQzmoQhdE84kVwgsNcj7BAAr2QxUtBlPqf0zkm4yy/s400/IMG_0677a-2blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796262595532994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was the entrance to The Frozen Niagara. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjubJfLZy1pjttIAdIY6y7KcrAgeEGWJg2YKEQJBKoPTkE93vAdcWLdqYTI-d11RTMo7z3BczF8JgV4Z67jqFbugUWl_ksC-qRD-sR_ALSRpESP7k1k-mSuIyJiHPSejPMd2YaneTFdhbd/s1600/IMG_0625blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjubJfLZy1pjttIAdIY6y7KcrAgeEGWJg2YKEQJBKoPTkE93vAdcWLdqYTI-d11RTMo7z3BczF8JgV4Z67jqFbugUWl_ksC-qRD-sR_ALSRpESP7k1k-mSuIyJiHPSejPMd2YaneTFdhbd/s400/IMG_0625blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796252628877474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCdLgvqXzIFzWcvj6fMUYAWFfUdtANU6QNOitBOqosLAFTGDW3WfhrSB0SkU4rGoypi-08IGVzzYim7KcepuS2nb9-PntRXHMu_2AYvaDekskgwt4_cp3dNqpkEHAyA6F_aYvdvPRyQsd/s1600/IMG_0676blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCdLgvqXzIFzWcvj6fMUYAWFfUdtANU6QNOitBOqosLAFTGDW3WfhrSB0SkU4rGoypi-08IGVzzYim7KcepuS2nb9-PntRXHMu_2AYvaDekskgwt4_cp3dNqpkEHAyA6F_aYvdvPRyQsd/s400/IMG_0676blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796244095834674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR4kQkW1caqZ1Wrl9bNM6_wI-lLb-eJcGAlGK3JATkFWLQTxEH9CiPOxYeK6dY0l07v8iSMCFXIrfkoLqIM2L4iqOjIHU1RiQf8dLwaKCcDq44i_h7bKF-KlzNH2wQJFRV402RPJgfEIy/s1600/IMG_0797blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJR4kQkW1caqZ1Wrl9bNM6_wI-lLb-eJcGAlGK3JATkFWLQTxEH9CiPOxYeK6dY0l07v8iSMCFXIrfkoLqIM2L4iqOjIHU1RiQf8dLwaKCcDq44i_h7bKF-KlzNH2wQJFRV402RPJgfEIy/s400/IMG_0797blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457796235964441074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">CAVE BACON!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHULmIMy886IhX7n2wnU_aMUPyjBOvf_cpBHwV-s1f43LKLcLYeIK68DlD7xHeaRvCbibUUJ5gLiu1ffeEayFgn9CHojBZtUFpu3IaUqXYK7xL-HSmdWuFkG0zUjLPanQhnM1tJrbe6R9L/s1600/IMG_0649blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHULmIMy886IhX7n2wnU_aMUPyjBOvf_cpBHwV-s1f43LKLcLYeIK68DlD7xHeaRvCbibUUJ5gLiu1ffeEayFgn9CHojBZtUFpu3IaUqXYK7xL-HSmdWuFkG0zUjLPanQhnM1tJrbe6R9L/s400/IMG_0649blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457794688779811586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Diamond Caverns</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupFX7tN9vLkAThy-8GOKlCsGNRHpEX3d4LBxzp8BqYHETlm4fvk5zwPpbBm-Hmu9a-bQN01O3nCzwSNoLtuBK33Jq_YEbfKhmkpjlepiBcHFtcOvZ3p4MIH6FRufOEVboWmxyTi56IDCq/s1600/IMG_0734blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupFX7tN9vLkAThy-8GOKlCsGNRHpEX3d4LBxzp8BqYHETlm4fvk5zwPpbBm-Hmu9a-bQN01O3nCzwSNoLtuBK33Jq_YEbfKhmkpjlepiBcHFtcOvZ3p4MIH6FRufOEVboWmxyTi56IDCq/s400/IMG_0734blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457794679342874706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This stalactite used to hold the world record as the largest. It was beaten recently by only 3 inches!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsXxbbYyPqrmRUcFFrDJZdF-F91BNHUUI2QhmthA7MYl_r06X2cyGJo4k_zIoUAYE6iMq9ixN8sIdbl619nQHfxjF9nZfH87YovD7xgP2U8DhDoPuY4pzeM4YuBwymxOy7s9FrsctK6ZW/s1600/IMG_0711blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsXxbbYyPqrmRUcFFrDJZdF-F91BNHUUI2QhmthA7MYl_r06X2cyGJo4k_zIoUAYE6iMq9ixN8sIdbl619nQHfxjF9nZfH87YovD7xgP2U8DhDoPuY4pzeM4YuBwymxOy7s9FrsctK6ZW/s400/IMG_0711blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457794672726019234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FACG5GbhbAx_WQZBz-0JnmTZ8WOKsc3wIYIrrs80KBeMSoYJDxL8LEqfeKuqTgdK9a0dekwjSjRMWUSdxcbj4wEEUxVk9X2-2GypFo4C6xfo4TFRiUT75oUcTmMazExgWwOebUSwM6Bl/s1600/IMG_0641blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FACG5GbhbAx_WQZBz-0JnmTZ8WOKsc3wIYIrrs80KBeMSoYJDxL8LEqfeKuqTgdK9a0dekwjSjRMWUSdxcbj4wEEUxVk9X2-2GypFo4C6xfo4TFRiUT75oUcTmMazExgWwOebUSwM6Bl/s400/IMG_0641blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457794668119428146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pj138yw5xVANPDTbpHIXw0ugKfgdZPW7ca7go-47YgYiqlRa0GsEy5WfAyTlWUpfClQDE-LA-X0IzveO3pXD8ZQ3J-l8rOPX3SSfWrDUH7qetby00mnHXrBul2HuDUR0s2S8LXn7j5gK/s1600/IMG_0636blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pj138yw5xVANPDTbpHIXw0ugKfgdZPW7ca7go-47YgYiqlRa0GsEy5WfAyTlWUpfClQDE-LA-X0IzveO3pXD8ZQ3J-l8rOPX3SSfWrDUH7qetby00mnHXrBul2HuDUR0s2S8LXn7j5gK/s400/IMG_0636blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457794658655959330" /></a>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-55578327750316542272010-01-08T10:09:00.014-05:002010-01-08T11:07:16.116-05:002009 in review... minus all that holiday, family, and birthay stuff.<div>I spent a lot of quality time with my one and only... </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKHTLTQG03kXDKEFflzpB40_q3WkN0l8N9A2oCp-5Nc5K8rB1NyZRATjmX4K3PqAPWKq-ERCL1eWsezTFrlZP_WO_wcbooFvRaNda9_FVKxQJVYj04KLB5H19DyxKDri9GZQ3qkaUvWaF/s1600-h/IMG_7077a-2+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohgILIDdDScW8NY7NVInodq3foNcppcSLgWsEyj6Ih_O8sa7L51QfbpIqOQjmJZJDE_j0c_e0tjg1tpUWTW3e4MKV0q5fv94RGR3lb1UjyElpJvCt6W1g9MpoRic45XEtgl6lxhjvyRHe/s400/IMG_7110+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424400872151432002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp2x5cqo6vdKmwj2JbcyQD9fjn6tBUg8OscVrVf9Yv6LHIRfVHvHVcOngkEVHTjaVBXqTCAWWk3rQB23lf0ESQP3x_76iyaRBr0h5VfD76hI2bE8DtE2R_edJ2QFGRaEW2qK5k1XaIHMG/s1600-h/IMG_7056+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGp2x5cqo6vdKmwj2JbcyQD9fjn6tBUg8OscVrVf9Yv6LHIRfVHvHVcOngkEVHTjaVBXqTCAWWk3rQB23lf0ESQP3x_76iyaRBr0h5VfD76hI2bE8DtE2R_edJ2QFGRaEW2qK5k1XaIHMG/s400/IMG_7056+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424400864198895154" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I painted a mural for a friend of mine... This is her son's room. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz9DddNqZncoBnCUqy1t3itfiXkCvhXeREv2LDr7F6AMDtFHGoYUah98JhHcx3wPk-402Ri_VB86n84PMMePmSLrkFC82iS1ERFowavQndTM9UTB245gGDOw9zSAmvl1MN8J53q5ssyPM/s1600-h/Terrell+mural.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDz9DddNqZncoBnCUqy1t3itfiXkCvhXeREv2LDr7F6AMDtFHGoYUah98JhHcx3wPk-402Ri_VB86n84PMMePmSLrkFC82iS1ERFowavQndTM9UTB245gGDOw9zSAmvl1MN8J53q5ssyPM/s400/Terrell+mural.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424400408203331250" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB0C-IOuu8RY76RxRt7LqLeUBLj_cXOzkBhJKw-iz2j8ZAU0upAPF1s_zzWDp7pMG125LA6FlKMEGWnZDG1GASXvbZ2_LdbXuh1QW1hxPRK56swU3cW6pNaQRFLT345euwyXlRDkPtvTn/s1600-h/IMG_4903+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvB0C-IOuu8RY76RxRt7LqLeUBLj_cXOzkBhJKw-iz2j8ZAU0upAPF1s_zzWDp7pMG125LA6FlKMEGWnZDG1GASXvbZ2_LdbXuh1QW1hxPRK56swU3cW6pNaQRFLT345euwyXlRDkPtvTn/s400/IMG_4903+blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424400240408125938" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6W3zJKBsVkXQnebEYKL87GX7OIukqLsL7CdhM1hBRM8MUz7KekEgQ_MeXEe1grBDEF_95aCAFCtG1pd2rWVZIR9C6XnQia47qO6CNk8kDnbdva4lt_jJdm_tpJBKgHhNIkiG0C1sTKXt/s1600-h/IMG_4889+blog+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6W3zJKBsVkXQnebEYKL87GX7OIukqLsL7CdhM1hBRM8MUz7KekEgQ_MeXEe1grBDEF_95aCAFCtG1pd2rWVZIR9C6XnQia47qO6CNk8kDnbdva4lt_jJdm_tpJBKgHhNIkiG0C1sTKXt/s400/IMG_4889+blog+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424399865538822514" /></a><br /><div>Hanging out with the Compton's is always a blast!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjd1lu1onFK3hyMOek-Uw-LVQGHUBWFlIaawm8zfRfqICHnUJ5ldQHLgRp9gts7emTtbsBUcayB4MghDyr34IzmgBGU0U3OQs0DtbZQ-wHvrzfEgVy7qRRD22dpP4nKRqwMg0MAkcOV2h/s1600-h/IMG_3636blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjd1lu1onFK3hyMOek-Uw-LVQGHUBWFlIaawm8zfRfqICHnUJ5ldQHLgRp9gts7emTtbsBUcayB4MghDyr34IzmgBGU0U3OQs0DtbZQ-wHvrzfEgVy7qRRD22dpP4nKRqwMg0MAkcOV2h/s400/IMG_3636blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424399863307724786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZ9SBaEkhuXeshizZpTuYE-8UYaNghyJKO6ywo5i4yLzCHQGR0O5f9R7_tu_2OUvGNKfdz0QGQpgtZuT3cPV049c8aiXSAKCudA-xs24h0-HLQhaYmvCEFcx8p-0YMWpU_lmUnNd7aOTV/s1600-h/IMG_3661blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZ9SBaEkhuXeshizZpTuYE-8UYaNghyJKO6ywo5i4yLzCHQGR0O5f9R7_tu_2OUvGNKfdz0QGQpgtZuT3cPV049c8aiXSAKCudA-xs24h0-HLQhaYmvCEFcx8p-0YMWpU_lmUnNd7aOTV/s400/IMG_3661blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424399853139792738" /></a><br /></div><div>I visited the CAC with some friends...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxbS3SyWjL-wCI4qyWNZ6u-T0DkKsn6l95TvwaQGhIm3El0Kq5rtl2GctmiGGRmYFmt8Y0qxoJmNPrGOO1FaJceBMapwWKyf-uS45_NIRr5dCeDKCVJY7B3LDhJClzf9hNE7e4TN2EwxI/s1600-h/IMG_4873+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DdWwJkmjSv_2ZirTLxOTfaGczo-5r_OJoodelw7yB6qLHAo8LB8uSpYkrPklxCQKbO-B8Mf5O06sESNcIuasqgMgSAQOKPIEx5yL3KEihIpYrjEw8rwTIpcuCMMN2jwwnM2XLb-8X85Q/s400/IMG_3356blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424399269916589874" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I participated in the Scott Kelby Photo walk with David Ziser and his crew...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZPhq3HkW7oov7fEBjePaS7X97U0QTKEBBvA04BmV66h0-47tMXgyM-BNOSJum4K5_PLuH3ja4pUYe0n7rFFnNOyGUJL9VN8Hbrp4bIJ-G7jWvsBuaOAdISMan69dWSjAyiaE2tgpT8vc/s1600-h/IMG_2242blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZPhq3HkW7oov7fEBjePaS7X97U0QTKEBBvA04BmV66h0-47tMXgyM-BNOSJum4K5_PLuH3ja4pUYe0n7rFFnNOyGUJL9VN8Hbrp4bIJ-G7jWvsBuaOAdISMan69dWSjAyiaE2tgpT8vc/s400/IMG_2242blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424398387113235714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Fr-wnXun_dkuv-bauQEnxKjPIb4Thp8XTY5zHaKadnwTWCzshmDe8FM3DAiWXdm9eaIKCvz0GOeQVwGSl4X2evwSMsG2MivebqEtMP4ik9TLUOCUbVijWPTmnO8KCkggLsQqoOxO3BIB/s1600-h/IMG_2207blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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In Ault Park</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAneeoUwko0m1Xj958RGf7JOvWzHK6VDffj0Kpb75DKgMBoWNb0zvps5uNKxalqLT7hyJWIpsskeRYObZv-8zl7n52YsEWKBBtYxB2q_Q3eHj1MQSoJCYrQjkNiEjiOEEajfqsuMXlrh32/s1600-h/IMG_7858b+flickr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAneeoUwko0m1Xj958RGf7JOvWzHK6VDffj0Kpb75DKgMBoWNb0zvps5uNKxalqLT7hyJWIpsskeRYObZv-8zl7n52YsEWKBBtYxB2q_Q3eHj1MQSoJCYrQjkNiEjiOEEajfqsuMXlrh32/s400/IMG_7858b+flickr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424390439643421618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsojXTAa176czfL-lL53kuN1Cu2iGLSmcDY2r7dvdr1S2klb-ZRp7z1fBfJkhjsr0f4c43OXu-9RODUT6MWU4Vw1jR5kaQ0gUMgOXjJmP43-AbnSdOoNpWqNAUOjgQuOjXREzrjujbGnv/s1600-h/IMG_7861a+flickr.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAm1L3qZNRv-7fWpQmfi8rXFlUQX-vSgCCqqnHgejxj2Rb-wtv55S444voRsgq4ehyuvxTrzO62IHGcKnk6fR5KcABGTmdCYRHobqEUvwUewwWBYbMK6QwUS83EU5Lgm_y-LYtWph3vCEG/s400/IMG_7921a+flickr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424390416359460770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFHtMN7KiBxXPsp4aNBI6WnUe6VVkrF6h-_Tz2K9o5q_zmbxBfgfuh9OA-mDliMDNo3dygAzuUcVinFimwJ-UKnlosi4NSPiWxXmCL2C2vJuH9mJ7ephGI71XsscdqNJ6bbsPXn_PWkQu/s1600-h/TVIL+096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFHtMN7KiBxXPsp4aNBI6WnUe6VVkrF6h-_Tz2K9o5q_zmbxBfgfuh9OA-mDliMDNo3dygAzuUcVinFimwJ-UKnlosi4NSPiWxXmCL2C2vJuH9mJ7ephGI71XsscdqNJ6bbsPXn_PWkQu/s400/TVIL+096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424390415170580850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><br /></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-33155894515658824942009-01-26T09:35:00.014-05:002009-01-26T15:47:00.012-05:0001/26/09 (A snow day) Here are my 5 favorite master painters- of all time... and some honorable mentions...<div align="center">My artistic taste is typically drawn towards compositions that are psychologically charged with emotion through a gaze or gesture or, when not focused on a figure, through formal qualities of color, contrast, and surface. I gravitate to works where the artist skillfully renders an emotionally charged area and leaves outlying sections basically constructed or suggestive of space. I like compositions that utilize abstract qualities to refer to the subject and underlying meaning (esp. patterns). I suppose you could say that the expressionists, surrealists, art nouvea, and Dutch masters all catch my attention.<br /><br />This is in no particular order as I can never seem to pinpoint a favorite (Pay attention to the honorable mentions- they could have made this list if I were in a different mood today).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/schiele_ext.html">Egon Schiele<br /></a><br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295626827682744450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhhTVQkALF4l8j6wsyjVgo8oEnjfiIxx7lfS5jS67stirn40YkItzIVg12tdasNoFKh2wrA5-9WWIJBr1qmyWvdUND2ejE0Ypj_yKxMNzPKX5FzpiHm4mef0Z3a-tWy4BtZOsXe-noQc8/s400/53c3e00499f78eb6b6c03b62240e1362f4b6e93a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kehu9Di2vG3w9oHbfjtGKeUvVR-mr08UbIxh1X0fdWzMyXaBAzKQKg3SzEQihm-exWmIcs-0LuFAxKP3CoaeGbgZSZarDoxr9hD9hDWJJ6VVmD7dwv35ni8GMXWB1gvRWxwfFafn8sqp/s1600-h/schiele-023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295626726666541666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 397px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Kehu9Di2vG3w9oHbfjtGKeUvVR-mr08UbIxh1X0fdWzMyXaBAzKQKg3SzEQihm-exWmIcs-0LuFAxKP3CoaeGbgZSZarDoxr9hD9hDWJJ6VVmD7dwv35ni8GMXWB1gvRWxwfFafn8sqp/s400/schiele-023.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF7lGeBWhbhzNii1PpiSpC31z4GEQYRQCs0IqZ-ayJ7meQKtvGdwWltpTGc-r3b5LaUPxLafyOjx6XrMPrX4KEY1_gof0F_B1yb0Fh6Brx87ozJuZAGpd9v28ujDJTbM94lKRFmne2Wx8/s1600-h/untitled.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295626722220292578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCF7lGeBWhbhzNii1PpiSpC31z4GEQYRQCs0IqZ-ayJ7meQKtvGdwWltpTGc-r3b5LaUPxLafyOjx6XrMPrX4KEY1_gof0F_B1yb0Fh6Brx87ozJuZAGpd9v28ujDJTbM94lKRFmne2Wx8/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2MNdDrXXZ094bS2xhED81NbkJl5AXTSXhEjliYGFcHbn8dZI-b7TrTTxbZt2ndxxjkOqkPKxyFqePGr5axLeVqxNxCpRibdd7eMP4cEpmQ9CrzZkeJG9CZXC1Z4xVL3bZhtJ61c4-hrk/s1600-h/egon_schiele.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295626723797739602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2MNdDrXXZ094bS2xhED81NbkJl5AXTSXhEjliYGFcHbn8dZI-b7TrTTxbZt2ndxxjkOqkPKxyFqePGr5axLeVqxNxCpRibdd7eMP4cEpmQ9CrzZkeJG9CZXC1Z4xVL3bZhtJ61c4-hrk/s400/egon_schiele.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphencnKuXuzIHjdmWU6p9Yranmjee_WN6xKxGR9ombC0oz_J6o2vDHTMzQkd_fjN1JqkpqVM8er4Q2lCXbPpVyyXJLbVwdc0k-P1gZhgIgDXbHmHFW2jbB24Ypk9QxhsLbdC1FjTODRVT9/s1600-h/IsrSchiele.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295626722192317826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhyphenhyphencnKuXuzIHjdmWU6p9Yranmjee_WN6xKxGR9ombC0oz_J6o2vDHTMzQkd_fjN1JqkpqVM8er4Q2lCXbPpVyyXJLbVwdc0k-P1gZhgIgDXbHmHFW2jbB24Ypk9QxhsLbdC1FjTODRVT9/s400/IsrSchiele.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a><br /><a href="http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/klimt_ext.html">Gustave Klimt</a></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295634100216985874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCV8MWQoh_7C81pidfvqmO8FbaxxXh9scoA8hh5y2M9JWxHKW4YCYafnc4Ix7tGdmnL7M0mDD9mG2OqAVDt9brHLT10Yku7O3hBlUy31K8KvO2W8vsABUg2ReZtg0USWms52PBeIhUC_m/s400/klimt030.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295629077005221410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCKOspPPIYawtHakCcXaegEX5PVhahtl4mgSIiqqv-E7wQfL7JONAEMqrTr2LEI7s229mUjgt9ig-5mmWnx6ykKTfea60RXw4FQG4CvMp3_3bCwXxlXp_RVLPzpo4Poem20l8BrhYNhk8/s400/danae.bmp" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295629070793571266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 370px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPt49hOAXfSz-r1qLmhynijd6wcOcgY7XW_gU0Gz9cPU12hXLQhQ7evkRcE9W_PuxeLBWgVqBkPOL0D99GkXB11yw-NbHovAVZEV9E09BSrLLDPcoKq1rzwL1Y89KzffYAVDcK0PRYGuv/s400/Gustav_Klimt_DeathAndLife.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295629067393158770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixITN89XWamCbN42A6w9yfPugE2D0b9LusBhHmtJFHdJP1MYSnemImtibV-yAiS4462wJhscgwZ_VKNSz3hga0wlDZ5a13W5UgR9Moq_CFyZ9jiQnnLKyv0jKrwOxw0XDl2rne4HY48XSf/s400/klimt_narrowweb__300x345,0.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295629069805463058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNWsLhHNLd0bxFKLZGhKDNRXPW_y_URgqIGVosN3kuZUW6VBiL9woyl_ahMhgb0dg3k0YmVDC8Y1wnxkal1m7kb5G_IYapz1m4jCEdpIgGLftfgsbgAc_Pm5LTtFxou9oRT9TtNw7nVeg/s400/klimt2_585x350_327833a.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/kahlo_ext.html">Frida Kahlo</a> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295631146255457506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZStTFRRciXNo3lXtmxdcj4ZLiXP8jGhwnIGcW518mzuwnfQa9xt2PFN1k1ihUXL2esTyzXjaDs05DTDJTjMB32UKsJMYEkGPdYXW6T46xBO5FYJflxYqWqbVcy6klX7f5WZW__Bnns14I/s400/what+the+water+gave+me+1938.bmp" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295631139473594386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38qOfu66Yta9UG08FUuuvnUSKsukOIJDTc1EOrUlkMvBPbp-WCD1i2BWNDFAzq_jmjIKu-bkTqhSJZQCZT2di9nYOAX2g1aq9FtVkI58zakpcfs0AOLciw2Be0SN3oJz9fZgo5fh7aRqW/s400/moses+1945.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295631133658973794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFtVRRBR5jnqgo-QJ711EzmZTLQRPfGB3G95nMEE9Kvh8d2rEYwx3Tyw7UTUIdSUJma9cjD_so6wZZDsMq4RTDDcNag8yg-HH4v7Q4cKhL5Cp8HhD__GpGcJB3dBc87x_9VKnY7B6fZXp/s400/kahlo_tehuana.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295631137081144274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDav7NiKBHKogMcelf6BrCp_Ig_sNSEiT_p7nY3WJbnRZXrzioTUCorXv7MjUFuhGo-kme5OfbOnNmeeRfqsUOMFcwL8pJ72YdkLaNVprdXM6pYBFYFL1dxtX-NM8HmJIdSoqoOEez_h8/s400/frida_kahlo_le_due_frida.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295631129926539954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 395px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVi1DcVjHtJHX4vhlXy8WObx1Gdt1zuFsiqmRsch0TVtIVtCNeli5MwBy8IGon9EtBZPmYpjCSETOoRk4D8Zd_bOGFQeRKDROwtrv0ebdGgx_B-x4n1fXaOEfU5bm5Si2Mq9MdDyMHFaR/s400/frida_kahlo_the_love_embrace_of_the_universe_1949.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/bosch_ext.html">Hieronymous Bosch</a></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295632861669085698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQzGW_zXAkuzu_xEsxkR0PcmPB0UAZv1VXCFFr7-5LpUauGd6dor4KmxFTmiJVNzaNcOf2QU5IgISR7efjf_Xs_3PIpIsoiMy3q3WLed53iyEIFLS5g1EtYRU2LpdWLV67pAWCeAC-o04/s400/bosch73.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295632858617390450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 153px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFloC2f-lakYuY_1DW1eGZ_YYWWlBePXTmObaKw1m3k4Tv_XyiK1bPKztaEgVmliIjKfaVxcwH3dbBnsdr7uHw5vJbs6CCnYgGZOOX8h2TwBPYE5Y0U-DVjf1WUYhUO1nBTCH3_mQh9Kw/s400/bosch72.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295632855810045586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jWPz24JrFxPFudGtdFcOFoZH7S-y0mzk_5_kG8MRiG9Fft1MbthxfwienNjaAA_tRezaizs1DdfNxNDApAxNU75f3BlMvcHpiy6pypAwwrgkYxrXVS3mEujsNh6Rd_8rJUmVxLo09O6c/s400/bosch71.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295632854240338610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOZYkDqV3nfCjR76PTuBbwRHuP40MuhjCZ2YOCNhVDM2_3FGifo3cQGe95hDaORGE64X_SbQOThNkIwa9nU0gwK0qf38sT8zVuLkyAyGrLXFDPkmZ23g_ngtbZJvsXUW6sUM3ar4GXZkv/s400/bosch62.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295632850287808946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoYdkGo6dfrVIA-FA80U-hhAWkicN8OAKlno1gxMo0z7ZED56_N1KewxScBlj0Uwzj9KnVbtjXbMMEabbxl1RU4ofboTue53UVLcHFmH1OWzDZSc4I2gfFXliUE_2qwkYokANL896k5Sw/s400/ship+of+fools.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.artchive.com/artchive/ftptoc/caravaggio_ext.html">Caravaggio</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635160838359058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgwiNOTjiQlLuUBWw127pCaxIHONwTvjQ8Jq7dOJOuUaa61ygOpWsiH6sNVVlkRLYENlUXJ4PVCzJo0i6I4h2398pS28IcXWgvk3TlC9zNU4W8ZrJsPA2qdOUWH-n4lmHbfcEx4j-J-1g/s400/Judith_Beheading_Holofernes_Caravaggio.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635156825515810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4ee6yoS1sBhRt20kYks9kHCq5TsGbmQ48JnivWsO9hKmJyhIA8ore4xFUTUW0ltTilMG5TaJAcTGNNKX9m0tiKMDGQopvzAPkGHIqVustpZkepK9t65HqeZVHxfAlY3_Txj15z57ROKR/s400/caravaggio.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635155095554162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 328px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueHvrTELirVUDH55xWoMgTwKUt8CztfXPJmwkIacOXenvVdxhcF9HselIGqNKsb0XZoH5u-mxS2jFzEg0onh4i9BdOMnDr_US7q21J4OUuZnwjy8mGApVaOInJsWUxk72aWL-hA-eK3cm/s400/Caravaggio-+narcissus.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635152666902370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 330px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWxmcPrXEgPM7caHXobIk0Zkqo0RYSO7-q_ngkNcSOTa6g0OlUGzk49jVcSQqpCTNQqB6gGdIPrH9l115tQcVODN9tZ5edqykj4S75VHtX5BQmROuiP_XocIKOa93sufy3pQAhwh8WaQE/s400/doubting+thomas.bmp" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295635146591201330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6S07k3y3TmhNHHUfAqCY05SLqdOLtWEyPtYQJb3fYFZOYwKKsMXMQS_NrQus3w4pvFiAvGr_NOZyxGmd7auVwhRgVZHXYh8Z4nZ2MZfHwU6MNJy78P6cqJYVSS_yfBHY_MUCYT-TvOOL/s400/caravaggio-+david.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Honorable mentions include:</span></strong></p><p align="center">Henri Toulouse Lautrec:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295698242572996322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZd1TWAJXJ2BTF5sRODi8mScH_6tPb1T7AUz0410VENU0NwUWqPZUxIQSKUJ8SBi0D_34IADYLZVSX325Zrl0VVAUaarYwKfN1w95RhA1nI6RIWlapcIPkXqb0BcEJyj-FOqDvSqtEcNE2/s400/paintings-by-henri-de-toulouse-lautrec-2.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Alphonse Mucha:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295699649747784402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K0UpvWWhDdMGhlKQxA8lNtzC8K_Xl4IFOvVfGrajB3cJdyLokKv8z4nseKpi5moG0LKGJxvhuJ4TSLEe9BxG8C7shClO1ZJ5jXA6epOBNzfAuj3ow4jZj9_x4JoMysZnZLfqJCFVr2ot/s400/untitled+mucha.bmp" border="0" /><br />Johannes Vermeer:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295699647136537426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBYKKGFFPWjJp8zYlwHbnMqbcVx8CvHux6ErX10kijLmYD1nAJhZcBqy0JJVrY0cosRcrNa2W2FoZ-QJIA7pJoKVI37YCSCBu71yMCq57THGXrNHHIYsWbdUvHW86I3NiqVYA1JxFjTMb/s400/pearl+earring.bmp" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Rene Magritte:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295698303681121346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49r0NK2Pw8dZ_wfvuQAjhjBAycxW_S_kOsvlVW4h9oiYx3tkZrXERHImDIr3WzRP4M3Vzp3xJW00M3-aICSPnmPZNO83po_Grwx6a1sT23t_AdsHQ4Dl88IypT8gdfp-vkimt81U3ejzZ/s400/rene_magritte0011.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">and Hokusai:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295698320548327970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4S9mxMqDMOPiKG5dkvHm2tPkStfk7qy6gZDuq_uePYaiZQr8NTYrjuhh07HIMu0JL9ry-RWCEyEJTwcnTZbeS1AgFVBYEKH_ZI8LLpUJGjoLBbppL1PayJE8mLNRiuAF6wir1ulXXeYR/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" /></p><p align="center">(I will post some of my favorites photographers, authors, and contemporary artists very soon)! </p></div></div></div><br /></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-23536225435664279132008-10-18T10:49:00.008-04:002008-10-18T12:22:07.451-04:0010/18/2008 HDR tutorial- Photoshop CS2- CS3<div align="center">Many of my students are asking me how to create the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">HDR</span> (High Dynamic Range) Photography you often see on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Internet</span>. After discussing this in class and showing a bunch of examples, I figured that those of you with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Photoshop</span> at home deserve a lesson on how to do it yourself. This is a simple <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tutorial</span> on how to use the function that many versions of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Photoshop</span> provide you with.<br />For an amazing tutorial click here <a href="http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/HDR_ps/hdr-ps.htm">http://www.photoshopcafe.com/tutorials/HDR_ps/hdr-ps.htm</a>.<br /><br />Here is my version- Let's begin!<br /><br />Select a scene that has a high contrast in value- typically found in direct lighting. Bracketing ensures that you have a shot balanced for the highlights, one for the mediums, and the last for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">darks</span>.<br />You will need to begin with a bracketed set of exposures. You can set your camera to auto bracket (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">AEB</span> +/- , which stands for auto exposure bracket). I recommend setting it 1-2 full stops (depending on the level of contrast).<br />To bracket manually simply find your balanced exposure, snap a shot then overexpose by one or two stops, snap, and then underexpose by one or two stops and snap. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">photos</span> will need to be EXACTLY the same frame- I recommend using a tripod if your camera <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">doesn't</span> have the swiftness of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">AEB</span> function. Hold still if you are using this function!<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1PRu0iWnGVFA_73vz6tw8UCRlWuao3_Hags8IebPa87sISdr3TUrm-NRp1Uv1Xb-qm4-ozINZu8T5O444Xb0XHWlY9HHYt5Y_5x9rfqVd5935NDlhLjnUlhcDlg7RzXlGg_ECHw3vGe/s1600-h/IMG_7971a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258525741906557602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE1PRu0iWnGVFA_73vz6tw8UCRlWuao3_Hags8IebPa87sISdr3TUrm-NRp1Uv1Xb-qm4-ozINZu8T5O444Xb0XHWlY9HHYt5Y_5x9rfqVd5935NDlhLjnUlhcDlg7RzXlGg_ECHw3vGe/s400/IMG_7971a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Exposed for the shadows</p><p align="center"><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dBmYuzEIOyMp9SB-t5t_hZwhas4vDhnvAE-6Wm1QFzooQrHJaMDxzBhI92LTTwCafWwe1Dye4ON91RqhAkdGeitcBDFCdxE-N5Jha_qSW5y0cLBT7HDv3XaG2gdjQZXj-lndU6CjaZ3h/s1600-h/IMG_7970a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258525746759595874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dBmYuzEIOyMp9SB-t5t_hZwhas4vDhnvAE-6Wm1QFzooQrHJaMDxzBhI92LTTwCafWwe1Dye4ON91RqhAkdGeitcBDFCdxE-N5Jha_qSW5y0cLBT7HDv3XaG2gdjQZXj-lndU6CjaZ3h/s400/IMG_7970a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Exposed for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">highlights</span> <p><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSm6wc9lgvli0gjnb32_-Dka0qIZWj2LTAHYApgRJc12NVfx7CrX5Rv_f4f29CWv8si-nTQXdlQn4Lwxo1jBGisvwAOyb4FZnigR8VkVldkQdOHgKs9a9OXth4vNnPvniJE4uubTnookP/s1600-h/IMG_7969a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258525749900904594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSm6wc9lgvli0gjnb32_-Dka0qIZWj2LTAHYApgRJc12NVfx7CrX5Rv_f4f29CWv8si-nTQXdlQn4Lwxo1jBGisvwAOyb4FZnigR8VkVldkQdOHgKs9a9OXth4vNnPvniJE4uubTnookP/s400/IMG_7969a.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a></p><p align="center">Exposed for the mid tones<br /></p><p>Next- open all three exposures in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Photoshop</span>.<br /><br />Click on File> Automate>merge to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">HDR</span>.<br /><br />Add open files button and click <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">OK</span>...<br /><br />Here you can play with your histogram settings to achieve the results you want. Be careful not to blow out the highlights- there are other steps you will follow to affect your results. You arent done with this yet!</p><p>After merging to HDR- set your histogram so that the highlights aren't blown out and hit OK. You will see an unflattering dark image. </p><p>**If you want to finish editing now you can skip ahead to the convert to 16 bits step or you can get a lot more versatility by following the instructions on Photomatix tone mapping here:<br />-You can download additional software <a href="http://www.hdrsoft.com/download.html">http://www.hdrsoft.com/download.html</a> called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Photomatix</span> tone mapping. This allows you to control many more aspects of the image from luminosity to saturation of the shadows, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">mids</span>, and highlights. There is a free trial available at the link above.<br /><br />Load it into your filters menu. </p><p><br />Go to your filters menu- click <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Photomatix</span> and then tone mapping.<br /><br />A screen with many sliders will pop up and you will be capable of adjusting color saturation, contrasts, shadows, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">mid tones</span>, and highlights, etc. You need to develop an eye for keeping the photo real and yet still impressive. If you over-do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">HDR</span> it will look totally faked. You want it on the verge of reality (to the max without crossing a line).<br /><br />**Regardless of whether or not you have use the Photomatix tone mapping or not,<br />You will need to convert your image back to 16 bits. This will give you greater versatility in changing the finished results. </p><p>Go to Image> mode> 16 bits. </p><p>When you do this you will get to make a final set of adjustments in exposure and gamma. Those sliders are a bit too extreme for me, I like to adjust the tonal curve by clicking the drop-down menu next to method, selecting local adaptation, and adjusting the curve on the histogram so that I get the desired effect of color and contrast. Again, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">don't</span> overdo it!!!<br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258525739328432194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 421px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="205" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_Q0YMQ6w40AfXvJvfE_bv1SY4lDxwlGJooaxLCxKiWp1I5uxytgPUA9LuX1rdQIPklQc1vUlO02dxY4ctdmhK602ofEUHKDp-oAQWnTZftlFZ6w9QnG7csoEW4kUcFWWDyQWQK4qkSQH/s400/Untitled_HDR2a.jpg" width="158" border="0" /></p><p>Here is the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">HDR</span> version...</p><br /><br />If you have older versions of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Photoshop</span> or even if you have Gimp (free photo editing software <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">avb</span>. at <a href="http://www.gimp.org/downloads/">http://www.gimp.org/downloads/</a>), you are still capable of achieving similar results.<br /><br />The same instructions for this Gimp tutorial apply to older versions of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Photoshop</span> as they are close in what they do with slight variations on where to find the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">functions</span>. Familiarize yourself with the settings!<br /><br />For Gimp:<br /><br />Use a tripod and be sure your photos are perfectly the same with no motion blur or the result will look blurry! See above for how to bracket.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/HDR-photos-with-the-GIMP/">http://www.instructables.com/id/HDR-photos-with-the-GIMP/</a>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-58650143638132735102008-08-26T20:25:00.003-04:002008-08-26T21:20:07.933-04:00082608 The heART factory is open for business!!!This awesome location is in the heart of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maineville</span>- located across from the fire station on Foster-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Maineville</span> near the corner to rt 48. Just wait <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">until</span> you see the inside! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34VsSc0F_t0vRwkv0qe2gVoKUxc1ixpsPv9RUvhKT3mJYQmp6RLewb_Yyv5D60jDWQtaMNoE5UjobyrSMtIqwYq9XGsz9EsWkX2v72Erkviqgyoe2MkyTHoue_2GC75k9gc28v4YPcv9u/s1600-h/IMG_0974-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238996479591717698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34VsSc0F_t0vRwkv0qe2gVoKUxc1ixpsPv9RUvhKT3mJYQmp6RLewb_Yyv5D60jDWQtaMNoE5UjobyrSMtIqwYq9XGsz9EsWkX2v72Erkviqgyoe2MkyTHoue_2GC75k9gc28v4YPcv9u/s400/IMG_0974-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lynn Hastings is a highly qualified art educator and a magnificent artist specializing in drawing painting and jewelry. She is offering a wide range of art enrichment classes for people of all ages. Register now at <a href="http://www.theheartfactory.com/">www.theheartfactory.com</a> or call 513-253-6495 to sign up for these amazing classes!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihyXu1Cb2Nxftd73GqoSC1gaY7px-2mYvK7XmaxSyAQ2iFxq5RPG0mC-ViItakK3Jiitcyt-I8P9OtKlz4V2MBvdZ1dxKmvhbGasC8weol0TxJmoGVv1dGqnqqK5C-eAXVq0P7HzLFwyO/s1600-h/IMG_0946-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238996483704554402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihyXu1Cb2Nxftd73GqoSC1gaY7px-2mYvK7XmaxSyAQ2iFxq5RPG0mC-ViItakK3Jiitcyt-I8P9OtKlz4V2MBvdZ1dxKmvhbGasC8weol0TxJmoGVv1dGqnqqK5C-eAXVq0P7HzLFwyO/s400/IMG_0946-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lynn is one of my closest friends and I have been fortunate enough to learn the tricks of this trade from her. Take advantage of this amazing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">opportunity</span> to foster the artistic talents we know you are capable of. Morrow and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Maineville</span> Ohio are lucky to have her here- she is one of a kind in this community!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT5T81Ww2-WdK97RUBZbPMWk2OW2xU7DaWKda2xXOGy6o2AaBhsqu3BeavTm0JQASLzrb8I8lGYJ5bjdO9SxY_evhIVkvp9x1HNfuPBQiQmH_vb8-qcQYquo-y4ny6Of9lTPOd0a1lWlo/s1600-h/IMG_0944-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238996485525416866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT5T81Ww2-WdK97RUBZbPMWk2OW2xU7DaWKda2xXOGy6o2AaBhsqu3BeavTm0JQASLzrb8I8lGYJ5bjdO9SxY_evhIVkvp9x1HNfuPBQiQmH_vb8-qcQYquo-y4ny6Of9lTPOd0a1lWlo/s400/IMG_0944-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> This band is amazing! Josh Pilot band rocked out in the heat and really drew in the crowd last Sat.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfy9xu_MdORYY2kctDsAeSjRpEL0CmMMWi8S39WdFvecHnZlSmgWCEB7UN67o1FijrqyDihoMSlqnFWZ3tyOuegljwp_Yo_TlaOC0szuwJaiphzcbgxf0ibbIVQ8ZtDawXqNcZdn52MkO/s1600-h/IMG_0962-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238996486355859074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfy9xu_MdORYY2kctDsAeSjRpEL0CmMMWi8S39WdFvecHnZlSmgWCEB7UN67o1FijrqyDihoMSlqnFWZ3tyOuegljwp_Yo_TlaOC0szuwJaiphzcbgxf0ibbIVQ8ZtDawXqNcZdn52MkO/s400/IMG_0962-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just a few finishing touches and the space is complete. It is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">already</span> so fabulous!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhbkk6v6dvtmGXm5AeG3ex66Wtq9UJF-iSnPE9QAnHJC0-0oHEPqyUZ4jg7OqcRmp-BTpSP6M3l00dQ6pYFrzn2EJJK-46i8cLwX2ImZWRBpqqalo9dr_R8cgd6AVvKZ34C6wD18bzz4N/s1600-h/IMG_0982-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238996497384961778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhbkk6v6dvtmGXm5AeG3ex66Wtq9UJF-iSnPE9QAnHJC0-0oHEPqyUZ4jg7OqcRmp-BTpSP6M3l00dQ6pYFrzn2EJJK-46i8cLwX2ImZWRBpqqalo9dr_R8cgd6AVvKZ34C6wD18bzz4N/s400/IMG_0982-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> The ice cream social was a BIG hit! There were a ton of visitors - be sure to schedule your classes early!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSAK3qPrEVU1kByehlVM7Hv9T8h3ne1tawYtVWfNm1_IAjnPmz-8UccE_IWyzpkUyOD0Oe7RidVr9XZVaVBINBR9U-TGr2hO0WroyqrmXoPEll8TVmOd5fItIsdjowd99Ny-7jWrUl6VG/s1600-h/IMG_0940-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238994996126063682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSAK3qPrEVU1kByehlVM7Hv9T8h3ne1tawYtVWfNm1_IAjnPmz-8UccE_IWyzpkUyOD0Oe7RidVr9XZVaVBINBR9U-TGr2hO0WroyqrmXoPEll8TVmOd5fItIsdjowd99Ny-7jWrUl6VG/s400/IMG_0940-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8KmYHYAsJqIFz9ENaF3RzdgsrnPnxI4dES1A5GRJuVGUQw5Kc1tV1Apow9QSCd1psGY-dwoSMBSl-Qx5t9PCeWlbfaXk3GpntXcFqmYfeGu6gP3HMaVcd7WJz-6hB9gp5RS_c6K3sFeI/s1600-h/IMG_0936-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238995003694782354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8KmYHYAsJqIFz9ENaF3RzdgsrnPnxI4dES1A5GRJuVGUQw5Kc1tV1Apow9QSCd1psGY-dwoSMBSl-Qx5t9PCeWlbfaXk3GpntXcFqmYfeGu6gP3HMaVcd7WJz-6hB9gp5RS_c6K3sFeI/s400/IMG_0936-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This amazing table is made from a door, epoxy, and crayons! Too cool! She is so creative!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88vsQY5Q7qZUsbSoI5RcDa3HgIFwpJ250_TBc8JTam_VQvksaMGec2KxZpE1gdM8xJdiKl4hPzjQAwCfbaADVVuc6yQxofrgIBN-j1-2p7cDcjbkLYn98DE3Wo6BBBKZS1QJrw81ykavm/s1600-h/IMG_0956-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238995011880641794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88vsQY5Q7qZUsbSoI5RcDa3HgIFwpJ250_TBc8JTam_VQvksaMGec2KxZpE1gdM8xJdiKl4hPzjQAwCfbaADVVuc6yQxofrgIBN-j1-2p7cDcjbkLYn98DE3Wo6BBBKZS1QJrw81ykavm/s400/IMG_0956-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2mwb23dx-cMh5a7FuGUVlCkURBc_TW_K7ZPV-LQyxb457PfjltYdjZ7kxCTk8xxFpsKipE6sjgnq2hna2UGZ3U_hIg2UAJrNRSjFxc7c9Y52BdVamPWlNjE2V6i0UcE755YeZ3rvTC1k/s1600-h/IMG_0942-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238995017780496834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2mwb23dx-cMh5a7FuGUVlCkURBc_TW_K7ZPV-LQyxb457PfjltYdjZ7kxCTk8xxFpsKipE6sjgnq2hna2UGZ3U_hIg2UAJrNRSjFxc7c9Y52BdVamPWlNjE2V6i0UcE755YeZ3rvTC1k/s400/IMG_0942-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NXsCOA9bwV73JL5RlXKe5tMMK_J2WxhkTUobVXhuEwRs5AwnsWwrEtVHRWXlqmNFMuxV8o9BYv_k6ahwcYJ31YIraSmCRXxfPepf88z6YrRpyPBOAQcF_RqHkcLkipej_NXMJLfP-yxt/s1600-h/IMG_0980-Poconos+08a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238995046565270434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NXsCOA9bwV73JL5RlXKe5tMMK_J2WxhkTUobVXhuEwRs5AwnsWwrEtVHRWXlqmNFMuxV8o9BYv_k6ahwcYJ31YIraSmCRXxfPepf88z6YrRpyPBOAQcF_RqHkcLkipej_NXMJLfP-yxt/s400/IMG_0980-Poconos+08a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Visit <a href="http://www.theheartfactory.com/">www.theheartfactory.com</a> for more info on classes and registration!!!<br /><br /><div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-83579352051686169672008-08-05T10:37:00.008-04:002008-08-05T13:16:15.399-04:00080508 Hocking Hills camping trip (0726-072708)These two shots are from my amazing husband- Nicholas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Viltrakis</span></span> (<a href="http://www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/">http://www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/</a>). Each year a group of our friends goes camping. This year we <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">visitied</span> the Hocking Hills region in central Ohio and it is awe inspiring. The whole place was filled with caves, gorges, waterfalls, and huge rock formations. Go check it out if you like nature and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">haven't</span> seen this place!<br /><br />Here I am in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">obligatory</span> campfire/flashlight shot... To set the mood.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkm69fhA_55T_L4Pys_clqGiafNJ23Vrj-nCXNc3dzkMTyn_T3YOkDo8mGXwSwCyDypM-17OEcRtYVnerWEm-y0HfJ3RsCg55teQCm2uHaMhzGYsTrYDAZCTPC4oHKKG9HwTTJvMmTUV7/s1600-h/IMG_5682-Best.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044248899305458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkm69fhA_55T_L4Pys_clqGiafNJ23Vrj-nCXNc3dzkMTyn_T3YOkDo8mGXwSwCyDypM-17OEcRtYVnerWEm-y0HfJ3RsCg55teQCm2uHaMhzGYsTrYDAZCTPC4oHKKG9HwTTJvMmTUV7/s400/IMG_5682-Best.jpg" border="0" /></a> Here was our campfire.... Nicholas has been toying with long exposures. The flashes you see are from his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">speedlight</span>. He ran around the group flashing in the 13 sec it took to expose this image. Neat huh?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHB5sR0TmC1TJ33mIznKr05LePeVWSQ1KgbmDkOfeG9fNI9_udvf3VT3FeJ5ydPyBN4HLGXGabr1e3txkyvehR2Nzd35SOCHqfEmQBRYkvelrCcso7mCmIh-dng5Fu67m1JJC9nb_aENo/s1600-h/IMG_5714-Best.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044250606103298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHB5sR0TmC1TJ33mIznKr05LePeVWSQ1KgbmDkOfeG9fNI9_udvf3VT3FeJ5ydPyBN4HLGXGabr1e3txkyvehR2Nzd35SOCHqfEmQBRYkvelrCcso7mCmIh-dng5Fu67m1JJC9nb_aENo/s400/IMG_5714-Best.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />These photographs below were taken by me with my trusty purse camera the Canon SD1000. You can see the big difference in exposure when shooting with a point and shoot seen vs. an SLR right here. I miss my big camera big time! <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">I'm</span> so excited to upgrade- <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">I'm</span> getting Nicholas' 30D and he gets the 40D as soon as it arrives. <br />Here is Nicholas...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6skru4jqcNaNpXhtWuxcVzOnjrM1O8f91aMnNY1HtoBpkOjGY_YwKHZjN2wjRFdNU1HqixCNOkuj_5tzIkfB7MbANKHLGYNKZnwihUQEOBb2ZkEPH2TZYqmqPAoWU172xXaziJshpP5ZY/s1600-h/IMG_2576a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044254036491058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6skru4jqcNaNpXhtWuxcVzOnjrM1O8f91aMnNY1HtoBpkOjGY_YwKHZjN2wjRFdNU1HqixCNOkuj_5tzIkfB7MbANKHLGYNKZnwihUQEOBb2ZkEPH2TZYqmqPAoWU172xXaziJshpP5ZY/s400/IMG_2576a.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Jenny, Marshall, and Nicholas in Ash Cave.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcgNAPD9T02h5kMHnbJWuz6qEE2YuymajdGI444r4X-WA566xBZ1Qnb5Dh8CA0eVlDJdvUOK8z9JyoOz00BdhyphenhyphenHWZT8xvHrMjVRRvlXpfVqew203FUcSajDAlt70CVfuE5UpKOQtTbuOX/s1600-h/IMG_2602a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044259257296722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcgNAPD9T02h5kMHnbJWuz6qEE2YuymajdGI444r4X-WA566xBZ1Qnb5Dh8CA0eVlDJdvUOK8z9JyoOz00BdhyphenhyphenHWZT8xvHrMjVRRvlXpfVqew203FUcSajDAlt70CVfuE5UpKOQtTbuOX/s400/IMG_2602a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxqANfR8eHWBQKpSM6PtKKR-HKd2jeHa8842ozKZvSDnhk7ix50MgkYJMdHrLd2_JPQd7DAn-6SlwN_R8OUj9rNOqN8wUqaDZCHmOIZA25xUqqZJvxc2uJyG4VUu2gADxA8Zovjueq6qD/s1600-h/IMG_2588a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231044263844690946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxqANfR8eHWBQKpSM6PtKKR-HKd2jeHa8842ozKZvSDnhk7ix50MgkYJMdHrLd2_JPQd7DAn-6SlwN_R8OUj9rNOqN8wUqaDZCHmOIZA25xUqqZJvxc2uJyG4VUu2gADxA8Zovjueq6qD/s400/IMG_2588a.jpg" border="0" /></a> There is a waterfall (tiny) right in the center and the sandstone is so soft you could carve it with your fingernail...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8qxRauyBmIXO3dVmRpTgeE_krbGZjPU85Wrfjn0C3YaAu_IEXNoKFJKUHo4uPmg2sFnLdA9i_FxfWOevpfO_z2d-J8uLLfzqlmTfu5dBLiOtywzErTPOn5G3lU6SyxJTWRhPMrsIjMyM/s1600-h/IMG_2605a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231043534529682002" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2y67j5H-gtgA01cSQP5ED2nAWDQ1hOnFJaSkAQl9urqp2m0TdwgOqkoK7bm-WsjlrW-qN8B8xR_RlRu1hQvRMqS-Lc0JKmUjEVZAzN5JYcW_ThT8A1y6jEv5T4h8cMbkGMUD8YjeP8q95/s400/IMG_2563a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Looking up from around the campfire. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dUj6pSxckvF24VinEE91nzuvUqQ2viXnMsg2zAZGmo_B65CvaTQZNw2YFVrpKCJ46yjEIUQKnYo41MlrcCThYhRAW39-Dnpc9IQonHJ4ls1VfZ1j1cfFwntgSR83vJJ7xCshiGD-z3Nl/s1600-h/IMG_2625a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231043547906496562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dUj6pSxckvF24VinEE91nzuvUqQ2viXnMsg2zAZGmo_B65CvaTQZNw2YFVrpKCJ46yjEIUQKnYo41MlrcCThYhRAW39-Dnpc9IQonHJ4ls1VfZ1j1cfFwntgSR83vJJ7xCshiGD-z3Nl/s400/IMG_2625a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sparklers!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu1A5rfL51ZGIKL3ztnLhUbDvRNXguQCej8V-qM-OBGJSg6Q14ckj1XCM6t1RFB0UOkp0gsIIIRNpTy_AL99bipAw_frsp4M9soK0L8Oe0l8YoqpKEHPoOPqJp7eoNSl4gNGEDEtwZhvO/s1600-h/IMG_2684a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231043553522844178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyu1A5rfL51ZGIKL3ztnLhUbDvRNXguQCej8V-qM-OBGJSg6Q14ckj1XCM6t1RFB0UOkp0gsIIIRNpTy_AL99bipAw_frsp4M9soK0L8Oe0l8YoqpKEHPoOPqJp7eoNSl4gNGEDEtwZhvO/s400/IMG_2684a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-89485355311697181832008-08-05T10:29:00.003-04:002008-08-05T13:10:31.029-04:00080508 The day my camera died (071808). RIP 20DSo I got the 'error 99' about 30 sec after my beautiful sister shot this wonderful image. It was a tragedy. My 20D would not stop snapping it's shutter. Even after it was turned off. The only way to stop the incessant snapping was to take out the battery. Nothing I could do worked to solve the issue. When we got home and checked some posts online we discovered it is a typical issue with the 20D. The shutter has a lifespan-and since mine was bought used from a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">prominent</span> photographer (David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ziser</span> <a href="http://www.digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/">http://www.digitalprotalk.blogspot.com/</a>) we decided the camera was just suffering from old age. This error costs about $200 to fix so we decided to upgrade to the new 40D instead. If anyone is interested in a cheap broken 20D let me know!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfHT4CW7gqGIGiAIDa8dubDRwLr_a2aiHGok9yxjbRswiDnEwSDgwJOTr-dGkOPkC_yTDQo-4_T8ebKf6TxeEF1c5W010UrFLlyzeYcnz80RjYql4kNXmEY7FxVbPPoOwvgBqyXOn_14Z/s1600-h/IMG_1387b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231040860132005794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfHT4CW7gqGIGiAIDa8dubDRwLr_a2aiHGok9yxjbRswiDnEwSDgwJOTr-dGkOPkC_yTDQo-4_T8ebKf6TxeEF1c5W010UrFLlyzeYcnz80RjYql4kNXmEY7FxVbPPoOwvgBqyXOn_14Z/s400/IMG_1387b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-11868418465852108372008-08-05T09:09:00.006-04:002008-08-05T13:10:47.329-04:00080508 Family vacation to the Poconos (071308-072108)This is my family- the cousins on the Brandon side that is (plus 2). We have been traveling together since we were young. Thank you Nikki for all your careful planning! The Poconos are in eastern Pennsylvania and consist of a string of beautiful wooded areas, lakes, and mountains. It used to be a hot honeymooner destination for people looking to escape the cities. It is still fabulous. I think that in the fall or winter it would be remarkable! The weather was perfect for us. Hot enough to swim in the daytime and cool enough for a jacket at night. It was a quite a trek to get there from Cincinnati, but the area was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">luscious</span> and secluded. A very nice and relaxing trip was had by all. It was great to reconnect with everyone as adults. We have always been close and hopefully always will be.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nC88HzmDMw1_4XaedNjPIqPWuyl9lNV_isqQICGDkfys6nHgATnN7oNVb0D0F4d7Irlx-HoYYvcimJwo72UNtU-gXF64JznMio1qOIHlJojXN0NBG7Y113HPiXVvzL6TUA2gdeEavASz/s1600-h/IMG_2388a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231035599115916482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nC88HzmDMw1_4XaedNjPIqPWuyl9lNV_isqQICGDkfys6nHgATnN7oNVb0D0F4d7Irlx-HoYYvcimJwo72UNtU-gXF64JznMio1qOIHlJojXN0NBG7Y113HPiXVvzL6TUA2gdeEavASz/s400/IMG_2388a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is our view of the lake from the big back deck. This is Lake Natalie. The deer were like pigeons here. They practically ate from our hands. It was cute. We named our frequent visitor 'Tinkles'. (Check out <a href="http://www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/">http://www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/</a> for photos of Tinkles).<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2q_ICGldkGxepBazWBOaO6-VAZHQsFTrWYjdckjWuFpQaIjK35M4GjBpCoZItg1D9MU0cqCxQR-ph2nHtWERC6lVect52ywfhXTP-j2XGG2JpB-tde24M2SDK6-fC667Vn6U3mAZn20S/s1600-h/IMG_8809a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231035601639531298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2q_ICGldkGxepBazWBOaO6-VAZHQsFTrWYjdckjWuFpQaIjK35M4GjBpCoZItg1D9MU0cqCxQR-ph2nHtWERC6lVect52ywfhXTP-j2XGG2JpB-tde24M2SDK6-fC667Vn6U3mAZn20S/s400/IMG_8809a.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>The blueberry bushes were everywhere! We picked so many and make <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">plenty</span> of blueberry pancakes, yum!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TY6gS23nra-XRXppKX13lT4pX1tqV0eTO0r43BbdPcpQWlq6xieMe-C9g7gOGdyYFOx7SZm6ulerZoCSwf_mFpSZ05CRPPt3j2zag-olBnFWDZVCwZyPgtEfrMl1iDlRhhu5FaRWSQ5r/s1600-h/IMG_8644a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231035612924128850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TY6gS23nra-XRXppKX13lT4pX1tqV0eTO0r43BbdPcpQWlq6xieMe-C9g7gOGdyYFOx7SZm6ulerZoCSwf_mFpSZ05CRPPt3j2zag-olBnFWDZVCwZyPgtEfrMl1iDlRhhu5FaRWSQ5r/s400/IMG_8644a.jpg" border="0" /></a>It was a prime spot to meditate and relax. I love being outdoors and it was a beautiful breezy atmosphere! (Summer breeze- make me feel fine)</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHnc3qJuP5clY_apGLEmVRLL4-03EZmsqGzbiihGbzhE3Xy1drnyiRUdRLRaHe43SGqh6Qsl46KkB_lrlQiX06TtlsyWhprM2AeXIBiYy592P9igbP-SxzpG69PDiHrWUatg9jJGJXVZw/s1600-h/IMG_8761a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231035617152502386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHnc3qJuP5clY_apGLEmVRLL4-03EZmsqGzbiihGbzhE3Xy1drnyiRUdRLRaHe43SGqh6Qsl46KkB_lrlQiX06TtlsyWhprM2AeXIBiYy592P9igbP-SxzpG69PDiHrWUatg9jJGJXVZw/s400/IMG_8761a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9woZ61SB-kdXgNkpwtO__-aUE6A8WLrDv7P4bdaFIxGh8L4hGE29zqhEYLO-EnjF7S7u3ysSZX7Xz6kfV9LsvRmiA74723W5tgkkU7960RJR-MaqKAXzNaLYFENnoKWgz88BZadStCiG-/s1600-h/IMG_8634a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231035621300674434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9woZ61SB-kdXgNkpwtO__-aUE6A8WLrDv7P4bdaFIxGh8L4hGE29zqhEYLO-EnjF7S7u3ysSZX7Xz6kfV9LsvRmiA74723W5tgkkU7960RJR-MaqKAXzNaLYFENnoKWgz88BZadStCiG-/s400/IMG_8634a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugtui6kbLAKQmlhUbgE19QJ0PSpLDURZvjRgGU1p3XN0tlULYUUbRcD17gOJtRhbHYsd7piauz6u6vE_QT23_MTH8tCaO58LPr86c0XbpTWh08OifmJ4jPwk-bwoJi1SRHqMiO4WjcLx-/s1600-h/IMG_3856a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034856473441906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugtui6kbLAKQmlhUbgE19QJ0PSpLDURZvjRgGU1p3XN0tlULYUUbRcD17gOJtRhbHYsd7piauz6u6vE_QT23_MTH8tCaO58LPr86c0XbpTWh08OifmJ4jPwk-bwoJi1SRHqMiO4WjcLx-/s400/IMG_3856a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My brother, Steve, was training for a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">triathlon</span>. He swam across the lake. He kinda had to walk halfway because it was so shallow.<br />He placed something like 36<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> out of 250 in his class in the New Jersey <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">triathlon</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">btw</span>. Go Steve!<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjpKe6KYzbZXMyDw2ltPZKI_pQXA40B7O7yNEAsd6rhxAs7xeI_UOkHzCAmYbkkp5nhJotaL08TjPW8J1obmYDvMFhsLQ2GbcAVcGS4dEA1JLRfzxLWmyg0749t9IpFsxEvdZJUJIMCFQ/s1600-h/IMG_2442a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034858911550178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjpKe6KYzbZXMyDw2ltPZKI_pQXA40B7O7yNEAsd6rhxAs7xeI_UOkHzCAmYbkkp5nhJotaL08TjPW8J1obmYDvMFhsLQ2GbcAVcGS4dEA1JLRfzxLWmyg0749t9IpFsxEvdZJUJIMCFQ/s400/IMG_2442a.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>Nicholas is always picking me flowers. I love him so...<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqwTsSqkoXoklx0RVa5QiSrNcCRECBgEJGHqjxg6Dhj755hwjc60Z_beXLTMHtGjGOyQmDzGieJT5cLgy1w3QhV0-t15rP6tLfSopQA1xrBz2zyPUMoz9xbpAknYFXGaQItF_KxSDpEOR/s1600-h/IMG_2454a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034862867156802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqwTsSqkoXoklx0RVa5QiSrNcCRECBgEJGHqjxg6Dhj755hwjc60Z_beXLTMHtGjGOyQmDzGieJT5cLgy1w3QhV0-t15rP6tLfSopQA1xrBz2zyPUMoz9xbpAknYFXGaQItF_KxSDpEOR/s400/IMG_2454a.jpg" border="0" /></a> We rowed all around Big Bass Lake. It was a super fun excursion. We had a beautiful time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBjtysTkJI0BXvsJSNhkF6LmU1L0TlF7FBJAY0NhnogpEem4lbRVrOruH1s3n4zviAEasm9oxkxbW_V51R97O12PTzQcHpxrZKJm_xximdFL4dhPYa2NP_6c4ZMGOoOOvqcpf9GitmryE/s1600-h/IMG_1719a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034869176382210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBjtysTkJI0BXvsJSNhkF6LmU1L0TlF7FBJAY0NhnogpEem4lbRVrOruH1s3n4zviAEasm9oxkxbW_V51R97O12PTzQcHpxrZKJm_xximdFL4dhPYa2NP_6c4ZMGOoOOvqcpf9GitmryE/s400/IMG_1719a.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>We came upon an island, it was fantastic from afar. We decided to dock and conquer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9XssyK_ukhJ23RzF2i4l4zz-2VqP6vHEaM1T0TEZt0hlNymisClA8Nc3kPwXZLp9vGFoEZEPNSp_pcY-obNfdaqJRgPNGxZGl1sOub_gsikALFajijkcu_gBxTo28Lg_2482c3rZTLOi/s1600-h/IMG_1757a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034873516245042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9XssyK_ukhJ23RzF2i4l4zz-2VqP6vHEaM1T0TEZt0hlNymisClA8Nc3kPwXZLp9vGFoEZEPNSp_pcY-obNfdaqJRgPNGxZGl1sOub_gsikALFajijkcu_gBxTo28Lg_2482c3rZTLOi/s400/IMG_1757a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We discovered it was covered with goose turds and really sticky flowers. Needless to say- we were scrubbing our feet for days. It was so named 'Goose Turd Island'. </p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8vafKA9W2Mwwcp47ymdByz1gQ5dgsNSbf8WsAQgfeMpww7X3XlvP1LBtYnJ-E-FDPUI2P26r3WWePsyLyxFv01pylv-rXx4UeEKnOuyawbaFRENAKeN8oNoXMVpfEThlb9uGdPqNu8SW/s1600-h/IMG_1763t.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034364525215122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8vafKA9W2Mwwcp47ymdByz1gQ5dgsNSbf8WsAQgfeMpww7X3XlvP1LBtYnJ-E-FDPUI2P26r3WWePsyLyxFv01pylv-rXx4UeEKnOuyawbaFRENAKeN8oNoXMVpfEThlb9uGdPqNu8SW/s400/IMG_1763t.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHt1mCievFmVkxjI2OJL7Su6mRdTWJbc_kEI-sNaIMf-HVxCgUAca4JVaD29E6K1RwyQB91c18u7Qm4cHdWxr5p-EMUeS79vrUqgjyU-14mwFIqKKqfzzUWAb8fUlhAHQZMvykMgsQehC/s1600-h/IMG_1742a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034372502770050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHt1mCievFmVkxjI2OJL7Su6mRdTWJbc_kEI-sNaIMf-HVxCgUAca4JVaD29E6K1RwyQB91c18u7Qm4cHdWxr5p-EMUeS79vrUqgjyU-14mwFIqKKqfzzUWAb8fUlhAHQZMvykMgsQehC/s400/IMG_1742a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Later in the week we went to a place called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bushkill</span> Falls. It was a really cool spot to visit. We hiked up and down the falls- there were 8 total.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZPzuUUXwQCzI5yhJs5BSLNTTtRG79I2VK2pkAhInGMX-xetR8pfSml4SwV8kKAIAE6zvUQideesuiaehRnS-HNJh88799psIUZUvr0RLEpbSeJxpP8vm966oYeEIVaml9OFd5wOZE4Ix/s1600-h/IMG_3950a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034372580548594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZPzuUUXwQCzI5yhJs5BSLNTTtRG79I2VK2pkAhInGMX-xetR8pfSml4SwV8kKAIAE6zvUQideesuiaehRnS-HNJh88799psIUZUvr0RLEpbSeJxpP8vm966oYeEIVaml9OFd5wOZE4Ix/s400/IMG_3950a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5_fO_7TA2eLaAApM-jCFsaP0szWMXfBA9Bu675HjJYbQNea_gSCOYxcNcvk7fQQvNdE0TemovVHisq8ffL6GEHRjV0MsuIRx4p_7pULNql9JjUz6WisHKatKmR-7QMtFvyX3j_2FJggb/s1600-h/IMG_3970a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034376012462738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5_fO_7TA2eLaAApM-jCFsaP0szWMXfBA9Bu675HjJYbQNea_gSCOYxcNcvk7fQQvNdE0TemovVHisq8ffL6GEHRjV0MsuIRx4p_7pULNql9JjUz6WisHKatKmR-7QMtFvyX3j_2FJggb/s400/IMG_3970a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNFQFgTGEYxthD29Rt8fw154kvklHOvy7oGjLH2OB-5pPTyBOIG_9zaR2kn0Cj2a-ao04Edch1mkgoHYyoYQwtnHCPM3wvMjpiDwVp5MWOP1_L92oil0M8JDXeY3E8UfYgdoKHp8EV9mb/s1600-h/IMG_3977a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231034385337718034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNFQFgTGEYxthD29Rt8fw154kvklHOvy7oGjLH2OB-5pPTyBOIG_9zaR2kn0Cj2a-ao04Edch1mkgoHYyoYQwtnHCPM3wvMjpiDwVp5MWOP1_L92oil0M8JDXeY3E8UfYgdoKHp8EV9mb/s400/IMG_3977a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-54245872392859874932008-07-07T10:41:00.006-04:002008-07-07T11:46:14.303-04:00070708 My trip to APSI at CCAD (0621-28)APSI= Advanced Placement Summer Institute... CCAD= Columbus College of Art and Design<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZXCCqz6df3_F-XDJ3G0unYVIDGO1gRNgcfoPEw5jvonThC_zLI2D11Fb6neAyoSt7HZlaTYYvybTDEN1ykvLmGznIdWzJf9qo40jM4Y5uJANe6ceeKkjWyWMexDDQ3Iu1xJeR2xkvYJ/s1600-h/IMG_8196b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295981359597090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTZXCCqz6df3_F-XDJ3G0unYVIDGO1gRNgcfoPEw5jvonThC_zLI2D11Fb6neAyoSt7HZlaTYYvybTDEN1ykvLmGznIdWzJf9qo40jM4Y5uJANe6ceeKkjWyWMexDDQ3Iu1xJeR2xkvYJ/s400/IMG_8196b.jpg" border="0" /></a> I basically spent a week at CCAD learning new art tricks, creating in a studio like I expect my students in AP art to work, learning the ins and outs of the AP portfolio process, and exhibiting my work alongside my art teacher peers. It was an amazing experience- the folks at CCAD really went above and beyond- they even let us use free art supplies! We got lots of cool treats and I renewed my love for my job here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgoL5z5KA8tZWNSRO6PNm6tJlrz1Aq-RjdNvAbKvEEbGfUw3Rf7oYNLemnvxuOu3St7g-Sld95Sdyn3l1ypv8sazVmjO9GonFPIuC0shIoh9WPkTzMUBiHN9Cak39oWdaYIedYB3s4CSn/s1600-h/IMG_8201a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295986599254498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgoL5z5KA8tZWNSRO6PNm6tJlrz1Aq-RjdNvAbKvEEbGfUw3Rf7oYNLemnvxuOu3St7g-Sld95Sdyn3l1ypv8sazVmjO9GonFPIuC0shIoh9WPkTzMUBiHN9Cak39oWdaYIedYB3s4CSn/s400/IMG_8201a.jpg" border="0" /></a> We learned encaustics. Totally awesome way to paint with pigment and beeswax. Very fun.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx7mTnErL-NGSTf4kpl9dksmueg6FOO20vNEMo_wIcb8ZLxQFo6zLOMDRFNM4g2IF7NIcgpcTcjLE52k871Z_iT3yLjZsFDWbHaR3xrOiI8PzOP_ZOaVlUJgaihSRQ5WcDxjv9u3d5w15/s1600-h/IMG_8214a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295537331420034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXx7mTnErL-NGSTf4kpl9dksmueg6FOO20vNEMo_wIcb8ZLxQFo6zLOMDRFNM4g2IF7NIcgpcTcjLE52k871Z_iT3yLjZsFDWbHaR3xrOiI8PzOP_ZOaVlUJgaihSRQ5WcDxjv9u3d5w15/s400/IMG_8214a.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is my studio space. I haven't actually finished the 2nd painting I was working with here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiB-i4UTOURJRRht4HHoTETGAJLgYr5D6i8Zim3OeRW113CAYNSpjM478lQ_D-k215Y_SPCmg8KeuJDpmgUxmWeZB8EnOSNEWbHNz5L7aSht7cpwv0zz3sq2BjKXKbzhfA5jdVNZ_evoK/s1600-h/IMG_8229a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295545256772418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiB-i4UTOURJRRht4HHoTETGAJLgYr5D6i8Zim3OeRW113CAYNSpjM478lQ_D-k215Y_SPCmg8KeuJDpmgUxmWeZB8EnOSNEWbHNz5L7aSht7cpwv0zz3sq2BjKXKbzhfA5jdVNZ_evoK/s400/IMG_8229a.jpg" border="0" /></a> It stormed really hard while people were in the studio- I thank God I was staying with Amanda and not on campus (people were stuck without power there and lightning actually struck the studio!). I ignored the sirens and took some sweet lightning photos!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD32eh1JVBkh7qIa5aKO7kxKHgHxwK-ORAAEmaBFhbmOZgXNPeN_gis85gWQs3FzT7UjDEyxJvf8uRgs6gbspJXjecWi7KLnDq_eiyC9uSp0kebrvqGkaUb_qB-XLwcxEy6uuw8vBf5jY/s1600-h/IMG_8244b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295549333141426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD32eh1JVBkh7qIa5aKO7kxKHgHxwK-ORAAEmaBFhbmOZgXNPeN_gis85gWQs3FzT7UjDEyxJvf8uRgs6gbspJXjecWi7KLnDq_eiyC9uSp0kebrvqGkaUb_qB-XLwcxEy6uuw8vBf5jY/s400/IMG_8244b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKjMABbKwImTQQ1KcTZD1gs7vY1FQxRs56f0OTMd-wpbY0VtoOmDXkYCSkC2m4uonNdg5dvrEwngIY2ojnKxcoJ9UZeQFWJLIOMRO_WnmqnE3gmdlL8bV9vjxW7gS5Ym3mt3hYiRn6r6l/s1600-h/IMG_8262b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295564799771170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKjMABbKwImTQQ1KcTZD1gs7vY1FQxRs56f0OTMd-wpbY0VtoOmDXkYCSkC2m4uonNdg5dvrEwngIY2ojnKxcoJ9UZeQFWJLIOMRO_WnmqnE3gmdlL8bV9vjxW7gS5Ym3mt3hYiRn6r6l/s400/IMG_8262b.jpg" border="0" /></a> These are some of my favorites from the other teachers...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7mL2nLOouUj7xIAbCbeLRDpkA93KgG4jv_Dc747W-EOzUprCxyc-XYoJxpb_zmyoXJUAdQV2cJ7ohHfFvCVJfnD4rmdToyCaIigAnftdY_5es2H59MbXffJWpm9w7C6A-Oyb1zC03BJa/s1600-h/IMG_8325a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295567256181778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7mL2nLOouUj7xIAbCbeLRDpkA93KgG4jv_Dc747W-EOzUprCxyc-XYoJxpb_zmyoXJUAdQV2cJ7ohHfFvCVJfnD4rmdToyCaIigAnftdY_5es2H59MbXffJWpm9w7C6A-Oyb1zC03BJa/s400/IMG_8325a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6KlTHwcYDvfOh8D3GdRCa28cjQ8tnhYU77MzZK5fy78oIzDGrF6R6Cr68kO8yPMm7xpndyqK2uA_gyRp3T0s3qhF1MZ7UDvScsxYx2GkcfxRO92pwdJQWgIjlsF5hBt88APyJ6jxkH3h/s1600-h/IMG_8331a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294989169287858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6KlTHwcYDvfOh8D3GdRCa28cjQ8tnhYU77MzZK5fy78oIzDGrF6R6Cr68kO8yPMm7xpndyqK2uA_gyRp3T0s3qhF1MZ7UDvScsxYx2GkcfxRO92pwdJQWgIjlsF5hBt88APyJ6jxkH3h/s400/IMG_8331a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7dQwMS2UWpka6jDnr32F7tB8J2Vpplh1h75bjtsImHr6KvA35N9XNLs1M-rb80gJVCVirlZkmK3UdTEt6N9GHpoxrbMHOdlcNZ5NjfWcN9IS_7kcLzRUrM_w6EWdovCkpWaHZeGLtet6/s1600-h/IMG_8346a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294994729538258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7dQwMS2UWpka6jDnr32F7tB8J2Vpplh1h75bjtsImHr6KvA35N9XNLs1M-rb80gJVCVirlZkmK3UdTEt6N9GHpoxrbMHOdlcNZ5NjfWcN9IS_7kcLzRUrM_w6EWdovCkpWaHZeGLtet6/s400/IMG_8346a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YlP0VjY-qzHN0nbZjdYGlFnznKLXwYRDJ7MaemKe06XcdUrBBdAiww90o_w06bAYctzZSzOohTY9gEEGlLtQvG-spLcVPoAYJAMiac27rnB9vksfMIcebBu-PEp9QdTba4jw3ryIdknY/s1600-h/IMG_8366a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294996277038530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YlP0VjY-qzHN0nbZjdYGlFnznKLXwYRDJ7MaemKe06XcdUrBBdAiww90o_w06bAYctzZSzOohTY9gEEGlLtQvG-spLcVPoAYJAMiac27rnB9vksfMIcebBu-PEp9QdTba4jw3ryIdknY/s400/IMG_8366a.jpg" border="0" /></a> The following 2 are examples from the students at CCAD:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDhT0DxADhLxDWnmsU4JyXVXZQBXmcP3KfooSy9id53ko-e4JUxZ0q75b-pzd7mWhCIoxla3edEekr3hTtExRBQliM7AI4ixcKAA9YSLVabVK0ntsjdiK8Gkus3Fkx0CVxjr_DguRthYf/s1600-h/IMG_8375a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295003343659858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDhT0DxADhLxDWnmsU4JyXVXZQBXmcP3KfooSy9id53ko-e4JUxZ0q75b-pzd7mWhCIoxla3edEekr3hTtExRBQliM7AI4ixcKAA9YSLVabVK0ntsjdiK8Gkus3Fkx0CVxjr_DguRthYf/s400/IMG_8375a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLMmD0GL8Ix7qNTa3t0kP1JLGGHG-5NdpxAFXYZ2V2OZqpTfbU0kdrqixcd-UE7oAauownW1KSN0FIz536FX5us17QfCZw0eX2HW-jF5o5C0U-4pQ_6o3QEsOPzrj7IvGdjP7AhyphenhypheniDjDr/s1600-h/IMG_8379a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295004625925154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLMmD0GL8Ix7qNTa3t0kP1JLGGHG-5NdpxAFXYZ2V2OZqpTfbU0kdrqixcd-UE7oAauownW1KSN0FIz536FX5us17QfCZw0eX2HW-jF5o5C0U-4pQ_6o3QEsOPzrj7IvGdjP7AhyphenhypheniDjDr/s400/IMG_8379a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We evaluated student portfolios. This is a fake (sample) portfolio of quality. It would have scored a 5 (scale is 1-5).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW1g84MShyphenhyphenw394DnhihJBcZ06sRvhetRXGe6VMXQ5T2hEjPiUl0sVQK4YD_zLQrPZT_BV30Z4ESHMdY1CBGMBIDQY_-C5qjfdr3wWl61_Drd0nQDO7q-wxBz59ZL_0vZWe5tnm6yLeNbC/s1600-h/IMG_8390a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294559345272866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPW1g84MShyphenhyphenw394DnhihJBcZ06sRvhetRXGe6VMXQ5T2hEjPiUl0sVQK4YD_zLQrPZT_BV30Z4ESHMdY1CBGMBIDQY_-C5qjfdr3wWl61_Drd0nQDO7q-wxBz59ZL_0vZWe5tnm6yLeNbC/s400/IMG_8390a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxPw2AHC98_mh12N2aEZwIvbzFt3h06w_NcZa413PX1Dwl2huAPeL7r855wagffs6515cIZG0k6VQJdnYHjpdgcVf7KnQZqUTZrRQG2CpJfstlxtKybzSImtjQpCWjEH1rDTqxk7tfIDZ/s1600-h/IMG_8402a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294565856686914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxPw2AHC98_mh12N2aEZwIvbzFt3h06w_NcZa413PX1Dwl2huAPeL7r855wagffs6515cIZG0k6VQJdnYHjpdgcVf7KnQZqUTZrRQG2CpJfstlxtKybzSImtjQpCWjEH1rDTqxk7tfIDZ/s400/IMG_8402a.jpg" border="0" /></a> I made the painting of the trees/ relfections below... We created a lot that week in the studio. I made like 10 pieces. This is a quality oil painting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkLczRS9ffM0Gz8lHHTbybCdbxkWci0ihSwVlHYAD3RkzrcaCjiWefIqenhBvx5h7g0o_rXArZoj3IsZyyExTTXYMJ37ehAp-Tw93yeK08BWBrCq1b-aWCg2nTClOi94ko3EIc34bd5L3/s1600-h/IMG_8408a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294565319180898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkLczRS9ffM0Gz8lHHTbybCdbxkWci0ihSwVlHYAD3RkzrcaCjiWefIqenhBvx5h7g0o_rXArZoj3IsZyyExTTXYMJ37ehAp-Tw93yeK08BWBrCq1b-aWCg2nTClOi94ko3EIc34bd5L3/s400/IMG_8408a.jpg" border="0" /></a> These folks worked very hard for us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9S-mVQm_7U5CqtPdvwwcjS2S0Z8_bAhfVOq1zmL1DYx_1HkVoEkNyCPb_Fhf8cep18iRw8UaKdRRS4bU_vhFOM6MNYI8SCC1AHPvTMtASohJUdbdspDcQuLZARwvPBgrKzW3B5bTDuETu/s1600-h/IMG_8418a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294568501983234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9S-mVQm_7U5CqtPdvwwcjS2S0Z8_bAhfVOq1zmL1DYx_1HkVoEkNyCPb_Fhf8cep18iRw8UaKdRRS4bU_vhFOM6MNYI8SCC1AHPvTMtASohJUdbdspDcQuLZARwvPBgrKzW3B5bTDuETu/s400/IMG_8418a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxqxjllDd7tRpbrK_6Jj-HRTmmhlu4aicBIUQIi08u1FSqf9V1U41iFF-1hFCucvXgRU7hfEQltKWKk0lke4ksMMrTrA_MOE2RKO2PpiMODBb1NETtyRUUCLoeJFU4e1f_8mggqSDzN7_/s1600-h/IMG_8431a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220294572457626722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxqxjllDd7tRpbrK_6Jj-HRTmmhlu4aicBIUQIi08u1FSqf9V1U41iFF-1hFCucvXgRU7hfEQltKWKk0lke4ksMMrTrA_MOE2RKO2PpiMODBb1NETtyRUUCLoeJFU4e1f_8mggqSDzN7_/s400/IMG_8431a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pride and the Commfest were the following weekend: </div><div>I got to hang out with good friends and celebrate a challenging week. It was a really fun and rewarding experience. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295979025157986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9EawQCLrKDOH5fY8i57L-JY5bFHTBqYXK2_jKtXsBwolVXJh9adgrW_GWEOGXkAyoUoXTP8y5RKXWLFC2PO0o3EdmtpeiUjodXnwCLx4ASP5dGq_wNH13R_fkZR6aLgfbO4_peDAzwuT/s400/IMG_2367a.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220295982341515410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrEXMj3ExDBlYVAC08NPskFZTeIWdN7nUbBa1VuhWLczig3YUdfnPcDCfP5bVyCOFJrpIA9rZZy3fMNSFdJbvJpcKJUPboBR2lVWhJWIi9nSkWhwUwvoDxkYOeu27XkuCoR8KDM0DM9oA/s400/IMG_2369a.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-63404282080909491702008-06-16T12:52:00.004-04:002008-06-16T13:16:54.046-04:00061508 Andy Warhol digitizedSo I learned how to do the Warhol technique through this wonderful tutorial: <a href="http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/or/warhol-pop-art-silkscreen.html">http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/or/warhol-pop-art-silkscreen.html</a><br /><br />In my opinion, the more color you can bring into individual areas the better. I know you photo students were looking into how this is done, if you have time this summer give it a whirl. Select a photo with some mood to it. It should be zoomed or cropped into just the head and shoulders.<br />The mood I selected was cheeseball :D<br /><br />I want to thank my wonderful husband for participating. Check out his work- he is amazing <a href="http://www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com/">www.nicholasviltrakis.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeef9UxhynvsTe_eNUa_Bi_vQeP8JNgGknZ5w-BE4DXUUi3kv5u76ErY_QvyhvbNn-Qju_P-H_cUnHiZpoxGO4tdvAcxVSWJ6EInNpP9pfwWOm5AoCDBVCwM2JMFZrpqd0wbPOu7u87NPJ/s1600-h/Warhol-Nicholas+flickr.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212524683940771266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeef9UxhynvsTe_eNUa_Bi_vQeP8JNgGknZ5w-BE4DXUUi3kv5u76ErY_QvyhvbNn-Qju_P-H_cUnHiZpoxGO4tdvAcxVSWJ6EInNpP9pfwWOm5AoCDBVCwM2JMFZrpqd0wbPOu7u87NPJ/s400/Warhol-Nicholas+flickr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-71432882716110051802008-05-17T20:27:00.003-04:002008-05-17T21:05:33.408-04:00Nature walks 051708<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmroG9VuzKvLJPOCTvGl1w3Uepitk8I_dS9XKXP9bw8W9nIjVmu7QzMGG6AGHcp5vM4GYSTIzGF7jQLM1QCqAjvFIskHfGB-Cbxkas_IaNAXMnZPJlY0JjJmLD9YrsFMtd33WMUXnTN4Du/s1600-h/IMG_7435blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201510336761299346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmroG9VuzKvLJPOCTvGl1w3Uepitk8I_dS9XKXP9bw8W9nIjVmu7QzMGG6AGHcp5vM4GYSTIzGF7jQLM1QCqAjvFIskHfGB-Cbxkas_IaNAXMnZPJlY0JjJmLD9YrsFMtd33WMUXnTN4Du/s400/IMG_7435blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love the springtime. Reflections have caught my attention lately and I love the way that edits can really bring out the abstract patterns. Im still playing around with new CS3 plugins and loving every step of the way. Tonal contrast is about all I am playing around with here. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifTH4ZqFDg1BSZzH86VnyZ0tfFj-kDhBpQ2vF2Qrs-9vLsFgBQn4MnIA_xLLAp2dOGBNXIS8AFPyLrEmGItWrziI92bErQXwTK2qpzSyV6IP7zhCfowSvz7bZssinick_FTrvjVMW2b18/s1600-h/IMG_7423blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201508734738497874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifTH4ZqFDg1BSZzH86VnyZ0tfFj-kDhBpQ2vF2Qrs-9vLsFgBQn4MnIA_xLLAp2dOGBNXIS8AFPyLrEmGItWrziI92bErQXwTK2qpzSyV6IP7zhCfowSvz7bZssinick_FTrvjVMW2b18/s400/IMG_7423blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwf2fQMvtMJgmot5cM8nMr1wJhxMN10Mw7IWz3ZLJrmoRnw6OydRT7YZTCVIFWOTR8hZJfGYKY2OirMrQt9iCVuZ6vHA9EMG3MLq8UenG3TCvHlUc2ypTmM1kp1VedXorIxCi56sQjQ_6/s1600-h/IMG_7447blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201508739033465186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwf2fQMvtMJgmot5cM8nMr1wJhxMN10Mw7IWz3ZLJrmoRnw6OydRT7YZTCVIFWOTR8hZJfGYKY2OirMrQt9iCVuZ6vHA9EMG3MLq8UenG3TCvHlUc2ypTmM1kp1VedXorIxCi56sQjQ_6/s400/IMG_7447blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRycqJQmCNqfy1fWCpHJZofgGLEmZVL6MOF2zpUP4gKFjn2h2RWqUzPqXTjVR7GdFxCMK433-NmLEUSFE7nMgWF9wWIqCCM69HkZakjUHSMOrzLEYf-MBLqULUsau9fcQcq5UAKotbjeP6/s1600-h/IMG_7359blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201508743328432498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRycqJQmCNqfy1fWCpHJZofgGLEmZVL6MOF2zpUP4gKFjn2h2RWqUzPqXTjVR7GdFxCMK433-NmLEUSFE7nMgWF9wWIqCCM69HkZakjUHSMOrzLEYf-MBLqULUsau9fcQcq5UAKotbjeP6/s400/IMG_7359blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0Wm6mhLogBcuq87yXGJvHOr1jjFZ4FyqTcWyuUER688SGK2XT3n8SFwOjNf4I35anMvfnKDxvoAWYd3zwW8MA7c6NoNerVXEF_Xfkhs5RD46PWwOOQXsO2iMBhda8Z8nnssgLMA11Csb/s1600-h/IMG_7339blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201508747623399810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0Wm6mhLogBcuq87yXGJvHOr1jjFZ4FyqTcWyuUER688SGK2XT3n8SFwOjNf4I35anMvfnKDxvoAWYd3zwW8MA7c6NoNerVXEF_Xfkhs5RD46PWwOOQXsO2iMBhda8Z8nnssgLMA11Csb/s400/IMG_7339blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-25528203902766402752008-05-11T23:30:00.001-04:002008-05-11T23:37:33.399-04:00LMHS art club 2008 pyramid hill picnic party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKePBf-Z7qepIQiw_WZgfSS4QNPE8SX54UoHITO9VT3W6L0dGs1MybJ5NMNG4osxk_lD_jMcgBV1A8lP83sWbuSMwG_fg1-8JDrqDhiMWZCQ8m8LPGsPFyL5pjc0XC5gwVvkfsEM3XbOl/s1600-h/IMG_1975F.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199330202771915074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgKePBf-Z7qepIQiw_WZgfSS4QNPE8SX54UoHITO9VT3W6L0dGs1MybJ5NMNG4osxk_lD_jMcgBV1A8lP83sWbuSMwG_fg1-8JDrqDhiMWZCQ8m8LPGsPFyL5pjc0XC5gwVvkfsEM3XbOl/s400/IMG_1975F.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-73175415884438508102008-05-11T22:49:00.003-04:002008-05-11T23:13:58.427-04:00Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park 050308- (Kiki's B-day)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy3E1azXdOLSZMBONp1go-wE59blIoKXQTqcTWCqchc8PL725QvLfb9O4YSnuDcLavTqr9kLE8Da4d3cR2IQR3v2-PEOH-xL8Z2s27V65JEBw1u46Co4Qxb2bzBa4bwrg5kDy2Hr1CpZ7/s1600-h/IMG_1942.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KA9ihfJ0gaFkKRIgVbFdeVo1_rBitxKyZovZqNJbqBrwmU7QqJxp8filQGCcdjLivmTWjFQxl61EVUlceL3VFMntZZlK_4eLt-9OVsRMMRFd26vpoBrejwvTWu7FNxzdXwWA0L2uF0os/s1600-h/IMG_1945.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199319890555437298" style="DISPLAY: block; 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Multiple photoshoped scenarios.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrRSfYMqXvb-zZUVhdxgXvlcYV8_ATUbVQAS028HuJnBN7nUEjwQxtbVgrE_BX9lHEkXmctgO22Bc6PIuPJb5fwbexVdOWv7l1ou6NePDBE4Sbs436JskXjz1LEoMPUA8Uf2tEDgvEFrG/s1600-h/IMG_1975a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199317571273097362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrRSfYMqXvb-zZUVhdxgXvlcYV8_ATUbVQAS028HuJnBN7nUEjwQxtbVgrE_BX9lHEkXmctgO22Bc6PIuPJb5fwbexVdOWv7l1ou6NePDBE4Sbs436JskXjz1LEoMPUA8Uf2tEDgvEFrG/s400/IMG_1975a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikuQg_KUF7ghgcXdijy6cMlwC6Tsa8a-C0o9ax0s_8rlmFPpyEpnrWHb37TanOo_cqOGX0LWkIQZ_o2-ha2tH0d1-w7WzIz-hDwSmu05B75LkLluuE_tGWsDWSI7oWSgjpQbMZq5ycszU/s1600-h/IMG_1975c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199317579863031970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikuQg_KUF7ghgcXdijy6cMlwC6Tsa8a-C0o9ax0s_8rlmFPpyEpnrWHb37TanOo_cqOGX0LWkIQZ_o2-ha2tH0d1-w7WzIz-hDwSmu05B75LkLluuE_tGWsDWSI7oWSgjpQbMZq5ycszU/s400/IMG_1975c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uZOF-CBOgJ_0gZnGTSMIRa2mVocuKPNZipE2SN7GbTCeh8AWGfN1fnSxz0GIbb7GaqMVc2eTvpiQtJMJHqekgL4Y71wFifWu_pEIC-Qu-TulxvxjJAKRlc-p1-C5t1pzvmNXCRdKcXTB/s1600-h/IMG_1975d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199317588452966578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uZOF-CBOgJ_0gZnGTSMIRa2mVocuKPNZipE2SN7GbTCeh8AWGfN1fnSxz0GIbb7GaqMVc2eTvpiQtJMJHqekgL4Y71wFifWu_pEIC-Qu-TulxvxjJAKRlc-p1-C5t1pzvmNXCRdKcXTB/s400/IMG_1975d.jpg" border="0" /></a> Select your favorite- or criticize- i need it.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgTEY_w1zfSz78Au_bHrV1-tMFNab4969xQiXII7zqSXyPNCpAjFvT8bRZUKZCIvUfOkq5C0ET3AJq7_0rCT5p4WKzZUaxujRbPymSf5rnhcdXUo4BQ0Y6q1Ob49zCVBY1-xXX_aJqWtG/s1600-h/IMG_1962a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199317592747933890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgTEY_w1zfSz78Au_bHrV1-tMFNab4969xQiXII7zqSXyPNCpAjFvT8bRZUKZCIvUfOkq5C0ET3AJq7_0rCT5p4WKzZUaxujRbPymSf5rnhcdXUo4BQ0Y6q1Ob49zCVBY1-xXX_aJqWtG/s400/IMG_1962a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW07SP2700oec_WscnEgR0PQyLyAZVyg5zGZMUh9EcI_DSrH28GhVj9fkuinufosUdlG-ovbuounjcMvS78aBEksx3XeJq5438GOGHkRddfjQY3OgBXT0bObDONv-4xnT2RV9meo5I3KmX/s1600-h/IMG_1975d.jpg"></a>These ladies have the most wonderful sense of humor.<br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-36409795693202415872008-05-11T21:48:00.000-04:002008-05-11T22:37:29.399-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun9fcFJuv17x1-alXVcMh3q2_gB8YLK-QgnOw3Itg96zRljBxFIRJVEEl-wNPfEp4Jai80pEv1kc4XYLBFAq7enOufg57BcuvLBE4vGbukFOEiC73vBd2Bkef5hq8Z7xkO_cniLUkpQz0/s1600-h/IMG_1965.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199314689350041682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgun9fcFJuv17x1-alXVcMh3q2_gB8YLK-QgnOw3Itg96zRljBxFIRJVEEl-wNPfEp4Jai80pEv1kc4XYLBFAq7enOufg57BcuvLBE4vGbukFOEiC73vBd2Bkef5hq8Z7xkO_cniLUkpQz0/s400/IMG_1965.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcu4D6x4DVLf7SFy01PrD-vQ8TQxkLzURWgkZPmWVbLWZr7Uv0k_PU2CBtzZjeZ_m3wz8wEFFZ8e9gQkyDaVfY5IMN9yPZkae0HycpYMY3ssAcxutl2EswTpkAF4RaKc8b8KmkZt1xwsiq/s1600-h/IMG_1942a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199314697939976290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcu4D6x4DVLf7SFy01PrD-vQ8TQxkLzURWgkZPmWVbLWZr7Uv0k_PU2CBtzZjeZ_m3wz8wEFFZ8e9gQkyDaVfY5IMN9yPZkae0HycpYMY3ssAcxutl2EswTpkAF4RaKc8b8KmkZt1xwsiq/s400/IMG_1942a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3g2uaJdhhsmni5sIPHL1RDBEtwwIFwLDZB0AwHaQak02En-2k9h42943nzY9jsvCmsYL7NrkOO2z6p7mU22VhGvDLajRTh0-w9nRh95NaPPQTMH2WPTYBPuN-4d_VNlqZwmxkBOuceJZ/s1600-h/IMG_1963a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199314702234943602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3g2uaJdhhsmni5sIPHL1RDBEtwwIFwLDZB0AwHaQak02En-2k9h42943nzY9jsvCmsYL7NrkOO2z6p7mU22VhGvDLajRTh0-w9nRh95NaPPQTMH2WPTYBPuN-4d_VNlqZwmxkBOuceJZ/s400/IMG_1963a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VeUq6sDTrmjT6c8SnVde1KLfzgbkKlOBq87tavQN0zHZThlL4DG1d0wryWPQSvYU_fvyXnWSLu-cgg9vMdGyNI3ibuqQCBcXxqJ1vdI0rRrsg3bCPKA_d__fqJ_n2E3qk3NdOm2dc6cd/s1600-h/IMG_1964a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199314706529910914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VeUq6sDTrmjT6c8SnVde1KLfzgbkKlOBq87tavQN0zHZThlL4DG1d0wryWPQSvYU_fvyXnWSLu-cgg9vMdGyNI3ibuqQCBcXxqJ1vdI0rRrsg3bCPKA_d__fqJ_n2E3qk3NdOm2dc6cd/s400/IMG_1964a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-36144461808327795222008-04-07T10:13:00.006-04:002008-04-07T10:32:56.000-04:00San Francisco art workI wanted to show off a little bit of the public art in SF. It may be lame to photograph other's art but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">I'm</span> not trying to pass this off as my work- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">I'm</span> just trying to share and spread appreciation. Hey- not all of us get the chance to travel. I will post my photographic art a bit later... Check my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">flickr</span> for that now.<br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">graffiti</span> there is so more amazing than much of what Ive seen here in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cinci</span>- probably because it draws respect from business owners and the public.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DCLi_e30e0B87gZ5aEmhBw3Q_ASqqoK_z_p4mT7fYbZi-M3vOGEwnomhaQGl8OrT16girO2nF9_Cuu-mEqKN6yH3NuV0Gve85Mtgd2zkL0s34EvFMe-OZ6t-gcEs-aMEacMss0Xq46p/s1600-h/IMG_6297.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186508723698986834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS-DCLi_e30e0B87gZ5aEmhBw3Q_ASqqoK_z_p4mT7fYbZi-M3vOGEwnomhaQGl8OrT16girO2nF9_Cuu-mEqKN6yH3NuV0Gve85Mtgd2zkL0s34EvFMe-OZ6t-gcEs-aMEacMss0Xq46p/s400/IMG_6297.jpg" border="0" /></a> The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Haight</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZT6hGCwx1wejc9CstqcRRWyb2wJ6eQFM9NQelLg8GQarmjRkyKNI7Aq4cbq917G8uPJ6efw2uwSn36Of8ShwYw6Hyj-WjEqWEy8612VXlv-WIWpuLZDeP4rk4y1BRwrQwjSaceFwCv1I/s1600-h/IMG_6291a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186508727993954146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZT6hGCwx1wejc9CstqcRRWyb2wJ6eQFM9NQelLg8GQarmjRkyKNI7Aq4cbq917G8uPJ6efw2uwSn36Of8ShwYw6Hyj-WjEqWEy8612VXlv-WIWpuLZDeP4rk4y1BRwrQwjSaceFwCv1I/s400/IMG_6291a.jpg" border="0" /></a> American <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Graffiti</span>- Karate Kid<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBabOPLn-zUu6cOXO6LSbsuDuSJm1ULPZUX7jsYRbjHXeE60KYOtvNY4LbfaQNMkk9FzxS3VCodIsdacyiw2PxJewgvvk_flCe6KUXytlL6DXUgwHHilA8xwaSihXlYqN9IMgrqpAfU-KI/s1600-h/IMG_6286a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186508732288921458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBabOPLn-zUu6cOXO6LSbsuDuSJm1ULPZUX7jsYRbjHXeE60KYOtvNY4LbfaQNMkk9FzxS3VCodIsdacyiw2PxJewgvvk_flCe6KUXytlL6DXUgwHHilA8xwaSihXlYqN9IMgrqpAfU-KI/s400/IMG_6286a.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Mucha</span>? I love the hair from the Art <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Nouveau</span> movement... search that.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-anvE4MnJcsIdDTJCHIBLTmiS7-Fpvyy17-RlnUhKlxYSy7wciJTy2ACUYtk34SWOgxB_xkaW24jZ8M7mFfhxGRFl6DhcvRwOk4tQfwmQmen6yZIHzoeBMqPgCq3g0jEWrBH4CkZZ-i1/s1600-h/IMG_6289a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186508736583888770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-anvE4MnJcsIdDTJCHIBLTmiS7-Fpvyy17-RlnUhKlxYSy7wciJTy2ACUYtk34SWOgxB_xkaW24jZ8M7mFfhxGRFl6DhcvRwOk4tQfwmQmen6yZIHzoeBMqPgCq3g0jEWrBH4CkZZ-i1/s400/IMG_6289a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ive seen his stuff at Scribble Jam- One amazing festival you should see here at home in Cincinnati.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLiS2F52u-wlYBu5NdmUhPQ4xQ5eLpGmzoWQxUdKJmqtlDkJDCPG5xJoW2D6ySS_apag9O3OUQXZM-3smjMPx7caw9c0bdVjcuOZj2pa_0jYegS0uTCAbFFWRGFDhPIpedQaDUgg4Aq2J/s1600-h/IMG_6294a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186508740878856082" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFWXLgE6by7E2JJ5NuI2Al3Layj2GD6XNNFe6hln2A6mTFU6I9bDZhWFPvn95_c7fVqkqTcgWTx67Vje9-kVL4yllxH3uqC8LwPEIDjyok6FQu6vjAA2rVoxTPVOnevc7kw-E75n_4CF7P/s400/IMG_6144a.jpg" border="0" /></a> Japanese Tea Garden<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPXXu5O2sx5bZRztk3H01e6bvIrrl0iktAosTxiTZNcE7_K47V6_9ZfpkKXQ7_M22WupiEa6yMxKm5K25Pgip1D4ki3Dr5VB6xxEob-K4iXZP97vWpCWVFUJEMy93qoNc5x_u1XKKqU1E/s1600-h/IMG_6620a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186506670704619138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPXXu5O2sx5bZRztk3H01e6bvIrrl0iktAosTxiTZNcE7_K47V6_9ZfpkKXQ7_M22WupiEa6yMxKm5K25Pgip1D4ki3Dr5VB6xxEob-K4iXZP97vWpCWVFUJEMy93qoNc5x_u1XKKqU1E/s400/IMG_6620a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIIBNy_AFNK1nOKLcU_FpxZKtM51fKZApssVOdZLQVgOfDRq97cXZRh8XKWqGovg5z7wka1708fEtTq-hO17rgmUaOC2qW1cA-Z1zEr6O1gz3TOI7skbI5Axys7ZxEgXNWluyaroaH0fZ/s1600-h/IMG_6625a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186506674999586450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIIBNy_AFNK1nOKLcU_FpxZKtM51fKZApssVOdZLQVgOfDRq97cXZRh8XKWqGovg5z7wka1708fEtTq-hO17rgmUaOC2qW1cA-Z1zEr6O1gz3TOI7skbI5Axys7ZxEgXNWluyaroaH0fZ/s400/IMG_6625a.jpg" border="0" /></a> A walk in the park...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyk5ApV9w8GY2sFYN30B0W8MHn079VH9yfk-cz9J86QXh-DF-nSUutKeVzfEvOfNy1dNu0d4w6ucRWY-2m30l0jt2fuoIy_jwGmvN9o-58wUcIuAQbjb6P5qG0N8jNCVix-JYr_sa41sv/s1600-h/IMG_6648a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186506683589521058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyk5ApV9w8GY2sFYN30B0W8MHn079VH9yfk-cz9J86QXh-DF-nSUutKeVzfEvOfNy1dNu0d4w6ucRWY-2m30l0jt2fuoIy_jwGmvN9o-58wUcIuAQbjb6P5qG0N8jNCVix-JYr_sa41sv/s400/IMG_6648a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvPpiVgEspg_QJGgAO-WN7Y2Jq0GWAgLNqcFU1D8LrOx_8voP26jMUi56mYjuknyY2pfUxrnIM07Grz4EDQH2_d2hzWgZzglVTEeWiMxG3vayE5p-sTi9a88oQ-7mPjxqhLwIbFjdEjSy/s1600-h/IMG_6416a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186506687884488370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvPpiVgEspg_QJGgAO-WN7Y2Jq0GWAgLNqcFU1D8LrOx_8voP26jMUi56mYjuknyY2pfUxrnIM07Grz4EDQH2_d2hzWgZzglVTEeWiMxG3vayE5p-sTi9a88oQ-7mPjxqhLwIbFjdEjSy/s400/IMG_6416a.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one is from San Jose... Egyptian museum<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO32cJkeoMlVLGuWLY3egPD21RvRvmvv1zGq1OqjF9RhToLacRUymL8gBsDT67wCi4rU2pZ-xLiqqVu6LV5xSWiclyNJEQpOcbFhISFjOhLLWE66Kx7ryjAooGC-ABsr1RkS1wFzMgTHx/s1600-h/IMG_6448a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186506692179455682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO32cJkeoMlVLGuWLY3egPD21RvRvmvv1zGq1OqjF9RhToLacRUymL8gBsDT67wCi4rU2pZ-xLiqqVu6LV5xSWiclyNJEQpOcbFhISFjOhLLWE66Kx7ryjAooGC-ABsr1RkS1wFzMgTHx/s400/IMG_6448a.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">SFMOMA</span></div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-24001291312915447352008-03-11T20:43:00.002-04:002008-03-11T20:46:02.373-04:0003/11/08<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bt75eU43ivy61p9OVushc87KAoffMY-2DXAOPkb4Vtv072j8OXq1IQoZhVhu8G8bxz9MyDxVoSibhkaqbMSIyf7TX_aE4eXZy3O5JQNDQoJwzId3MoIOT4qeLGjtJDFKJ-wIL_f6gQhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/IMG_0382blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bt75eU43ivy61p9OVushc87KAoffMY-2DXAOPkb4Vtv072j8OXq1IQoZhVhu8G8bxz9MyDxVoSibhkaqbMSIyf7TX_aE4eXZy3O5JQNDQoJwzId3MoIOT4qeLGjtJDFKJ-wIL_f6gQhyphenhyphen/s400/IMG_0382blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176649577504533330" border="0" /></a>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-27775041511153837912008-03-11T18:46:00.012-04:002008-03-11T20:37:42.704-04:00Photography FundamentalsThe most important advice I can give as a teacher of beginning photography, is that you must be aware of your camera settings at all times. You are in total control when you shoot in manual (as I require). Many new digital cameras are loaded with settings for all sorts of effects, but the main three you need to be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">conscious</span> of at all times while capturing photos are aperture, shutter speed and ISO. This is often <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">referred</span> to as the photographic triangle.<br /><br />When you set your camera in automatic or P mode it is setting everything for you and making it's own decisions based on the neutral tone it reads in the entire scene it takes in through it's lens. There are many situations where the results aren't desirable. While auto mode works well enough for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">snap shooters</span>, it is NOT good enough for the photographic artist interested in creative control. Your work should rise above what everyone else with a camera can do. You must be the brain that sets your camera according to your own intentions.<br /><br />Grab hold of your general idea before you set out to take photos. Get excited about it. Consider what a good ISO would be before you get there.<br /><br />So what is ISO anyway?<br /><br />This refers to your sensor or film's sensitivity to the light taken into the camera. The higher the ISO the faster your camera can record the image you point it at. This can be incredibly useful in situations with low light (a dance, evening or morning light, indoors) where a flash would destroy the lighting effect. The warning with high speed film is that it will produce a great deal of grain (the higher the film the more grain is visible in the flat areas of the image).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0UdrGiDS4wjzcwRSkri4obATlP4QUeuQ5aSvMvYFcwXPLUJjD8ss0raUMqrjzWfdJ-E8kj2sAjbKFDjhoMyVKZ0JRTgvwVZ8JRc9JOoW5573hhXA1AZK-AXuAp7R7x8LQZ1pJlIxTj1_/s1600-h/Picture+013+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176640004022430450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wzfLn7nwiOBPSH_bM6N9acCkJEc4GBImC8OtbvOVB_IFlJD7Z6JOTXC6X272gOY67jXq356GPCfWfVzmY9XZvMBpfuLlhyn9-eycquQyydD8RjAWBJqW7mMAAh6RwzXP8k_Abqa3_1pP/s320/Picture+013a.jpg" border="0" /> <div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176642387729279778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78P7IWVo2j87DodBNjEnQMqjTmhVuGvRuj5LcT2NzILvsFcxbWCafJlI4UaVVI0E5e3DP-IX8uS7gT6VadK9iQRteIudv0s1RQKG5nYie_zRbZx5zzC0V5hQ98hFQGOMK-ZBtycWHU5uf/s320/Picture+013+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div>Notice how the image of the sky and moon seem <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">OK</span> at a distance but a closer look shows you how the intense blue sky was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sacrificed</span> somewhat due to a fast shutter speed.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>This is one situation where a tripod will come in handy so I can use a slower ISO. </div><br /><div>** Note ** when the camera has to take time to take in the image it is typically going to provide you with a shot that has more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">resilience</span> (esp with low light).</div><br /><div>If you are outdoors or in and have bright light available or studio lights at your control then you can flood your scene and not worry about a slow shutter speed!</div><div> </div><div>Also understand that grain is not the enemy. If you use it to your advantage then it can actually add atmosphere to your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">imagery</span>. It allows the viewer to sense the air or negative space hovering around the subject. For this to look right, it should look obvious. It is often used for <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">artistic</span> effect or to make images feel vintage.</div><br /><div>THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S REAL ENEMY IS UNINTENTIONAL BLUR!</div><br /><div>(Usually a result of camera shake)</div><br /><div>This occurs when you are using a slow shutter speed without any <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">stabilization</span> for the camera. You cannot help the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">movement</span> within your body (breath, balance, and blood). It is obviously unintentional because inanimate objects appear out of focus or as if they shook somehow. This will happen on standard cameras when the shutter speed is set anywhere under 1/60. Even if your nice digital SLR has one of those <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">stabilized</span> lens' you can only resist the shake to a certain extent (1/15 is your limit)</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Using a tripod is one way to avoid the shake. I recommend one to landscape and architectural <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">photographers</span>. It can be bulky in crowded situations, however, and many of us may really want to resort to using a flash in this scenario (that's what they are for, right?). Not for the artist. Unless you have a flash you can angle, I do NOT recommend a flash for any situation where your subject matter is close up (within 5 ft). Many flashes are way too strong and white out the scene with too much light, while others illuminate only subject so that they surroundings look bleak. We want to see it all unless you are going for an intended effect artistically (again, this should look like you preplanned it). We will discuss ways to use the flash as a fill light later on this term.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>You do have options! I just happened upon this video recently. You should really check out my helpful links listed to the side of my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">blog page</span>.<br /></div><br /><br /><div>Here is one method that is much less bulky than a tripod and fits in your pocket. Plus, it only costs around $1 !!<br /></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">DIY</span> Image stabilization...</div><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Af3aJ2kviJ4&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Af3aJ2kviJ4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Look for my upcoming blogs on the effects of shutter speed and aperture...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Next topic will be on seeing the correct exposure...</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437276052592355521.post-91716688847827801742008-02-25T17:22:00.008-05:002008-02-25T17:43:57.358-05:00LMHS Art clubbin'... Next trip is March 8, 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBS0-o1yQOq0V7YetX7zPScbSrgJGNX4RXqMG_K2a05H9NhS7SmvMl4zd4XdZbQy9D6XVFKX7OkGI2b8UNH6FLkVDzTyFrC2XBwfmzKIr5z2on6RKtpGekXk_nq0Er9iREbg4QaIllvcE/s1600-h/File87blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049896060808850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBS0-o1yQOq0V7YetX7zPScbSrgJGNX4RXqMG_K2a05H9NhS7SmvMl4zd4XdZbQy9D6XVFKX7OkGI2b8UNH6FLkVDzTyFrC2XBwfmzKIr5z2on6RKtpGekXk_nq0Er9iREbg4QaIllvcE/s400/File87blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> Krohn Conservatory this past fall... The light coming in the windows was illuminating the foreground and gave this exposure such rich tone...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkTo6Hbnkczl4gKnxXjnzGIeJCjgakkRvR809FEJgTw1s0gzZrhe8J7ox-o1jaJgK0B2Pi9hYuu0lR9O45-U0k6vFghYMar0lC6ZlIuVL_gqGvMXCewP26KPH5ivxBCRZ6YbilxrLPcQs/s1600-h/IMG_4802blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049908945710754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkTo6Hbnkczl4gKnxXjnzGIeJCjgakkRvR809FEJgTw1s0gzZrhe8J7ox-o1jaJgK0B2Pi9hYuu0lR9O45-U0k6vFghYMar0lC6ZlIuVL_gqGvMXCewP26KPH5ivxBCRZ6YbilxrLPcQs/s400/IMG_4802blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> Opposite colors- post op.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_b1u4e-LRKyaw8AftbNt1lUzPVsCPYI0rt6TKBmJmfwuTfa9SOLFxrT82DhR9mKH1HTuX4n6I7l_etq8G019neoz_v9W5-d_3hLntK34K0_19hlf0xqGI4pK-83KyQPCxi7qH7KEm8TJ/s1600-h/IMG_4802blogb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049917535645362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_b1u4e-LRKyaw8AftbNt1lUzPVsCPYI0rt6TKBmJmfwuTfa9SOLFxrT82DhR9mKH1HTuX4n6I7l_etq8G019neoz_v9W5-d_3hLntK34K0_19hlf0xqGI4pK-83KyQPCxi7qH7KEm8TJ/s400/IMG_4802blogb.jpg" border="0" /></a> Pre photoshop<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KNRh0X_anoswpUluc4celxDE6dj6twnmt9VwleNmL4DmecCnJBL9ra6tadX4OyNoXJCT-QauEP9bRpQTpbzRyL2ilunZsKTOOPyQn6IV4sNy0InJMt7eSWskanELE4okv2iu7HuRKJTe/s1600-h/File26blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049311945256546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KNRh0X_anoswpUluc4celxDE6dj6twnmt9VwleNmL4DmecCnJBL9ra6tadX4OyNoXJCT-QauEP9bRpQTpbzRyL2ilunZsKTOOPyQn6IV4sNy0InJMt7eSWskanELE4okv2iu7HuRKJTe/s400/File26blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> These were at the Krohn as well... I just like to take the club to inspirational venues and shows around town. We sketch, take photos, and take in the beauty that many students arent aware our city has to offer...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj9C-zuxykZH7G9d3CFLZTJs-hIXQ-L8ui2PaCrZymucWsXX6ifKBiLJi4eWMWgKpw2efoubGr1nVMhae-ksPv7U4PHt05jEoDIvS2Oio0eLpscODX4ShsGJ8IhyG8swnyafX7P14Z-U7/s1600-h/File137blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049320535191154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUj9C-zuxykZH7G9d3CFLZTJs-hIXQ-L8ui2PaCrZymucWsXX6ifKBiLJi4eWMWgKpw2efoubGr1nVMhae-ksPv7U4PHt05jEoDIvS2Oio0eLpscODX4ShsGJ8IhyG8swnyafX7P14Z-U7/s400/File137blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> No favorites, I promise. This exposure was just so fresh, and her expression was priceless (and real)... Thanks Kiki.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh25tZWU_r-lq5pjEI862WeR7fSJ0AndjSYGRqKnN6Y0yeeLU6jNmrYkXP-fkHISLvQan9yChDHtHitXrLqWgr9R2_LVWA8QaBizaSt142kiJ9-7ZDb3BqMh7qHSEahhzHl2DhcN4IzvWl/s1600-h/IMG_4827blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171049333420093058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh25tZWU_r-lq5pjEI862WeR7fSJ0AndjSYGRqKnN6Y0yeeLU6jNmrYkXP-fkHISLvQan9yChDHtHitXrLqWgr9R2_LVWA8QaBizaSt142kiJ9-7ZDb3BqMh7qHSEahhzHl2DhcN4IzvWl/s400/IMG_4827blog.jpg" border="0" /></a> These shots were taken at the Basilica in Covington KY. It is a quarter sized replica of the Notre Dam in Paris and has the 2nd largest stained glass window in North America. The architecture is breathtaking... I invited my photo students along after a unit on subject matter...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA6nkpKBVlRi__jGfSxortDSxv8v1fuG4Tfh1dDpFWW54o7IIOghqSgnMv4ZsBSUJO0wji3Jq-Aw-0b_n6rGdQcniEn23okaGKRiE5Rq5s0dIkYOrc08fyLyH5zVw9zhL-DYssfiNsB51/s1600-h/IMG_4877blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171048882448526914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKA6nkpKBVlRi__jGfSxortDSxv8v1fuG4Tfh1dDpFWW54o7IIOghqSgnMv4ZsBSUJO0wji3Jq-Aw-0b_n6rGdQcniEn23okaGKRiE5Rq5s0dIkYOrc08fyLyH5zVw9zhL-DYssfiNsB51/s400/IMG_4877blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0DdBeg6NExx9SIbgnNBKxzqQuduYrMgKB_qMx29Gyjxyu5eqJr_lFHEaUjpny6gbEG-gj3_YDPIRfk08JGu_phYIdyqwfk9IkrBb6k6Bk-XLnN3lT9afpXYns8BWTQB-OJk1NztIKIGL/s1600-h/IMG_4819blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171048899628396114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0DdBeg6NExx9SIbgnNBKxzqQuduYrMgKB_qMx29Gyjxyu5eqJr_lFHEaUjpny6gbEG-gj3_YDPIRfk08JGu_phYIdyqwfk9IkrBb6k6Bk-XLnN3lT9afpXYns8BWTQB-OJk1NztIKIGL/s400/IMG_4819blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Super zoom with the telephoto 70-200mm lens.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Terri Viltrakishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282898448041503293noreply@blogger.com0