Virginia Breeze

I have found lately that some of the best communication I have with fellow bloggers is not coming through comments here but through the Stumble Toolbar.  And that’s great.   It’s a very convenient way to communicate and you can get more done there with thumbs up and reviews and so forth.

It’s quick and that’s important to someone like me who can hold a thought for about ten seconds.  And so I will try to remember to respond more quickly to the SU toolbar message deal.

I’m feeling better this morning.  And I have been thinking about making frames and displaying some of my favorite photos.  The old neglected woodshop could use some activity too.  Here is something I was reading this am that convinced me to try it.

http://www.knottyplans.com/index.php?page=200421

I have also been playing around at photo.net .   Posting a few photos and exploring the area.  They have some amazing photographers here.  The photos are stunning.  It makes me want to just become totally immersed in the art form.

Here are a few favorites I have collected in just a short while there.  The Osprey is just amazing, isn’t it?   I couldn’t take a photo like that in a million years of trying.  Perhaps I could take one of a girl taking a bath with a thirsty horse.  But I would have to find a girl willing to take a bath, a large container of water and a horse first of all.

Plus the lighting would have to be really nice and maybe a few other things that I haven’t even thought about.

Then there is this slide show deal that looks like it has possibilities.  The photos in general are not as great but they do an excellent job of allowing you to present your work. And while photo.net limits the size to 1500 pixels you can choose larger sizes with this setup.

Click on this slide show and you may see what I mean.

So I’m focusing on the photos as we move forward and hoping to learn more about taking good ones. Better ones. Always hoping to move forward and someday take photos that will amaze the world.

We can all dream. That’s what we are doing in fact.

It’s just nicer when we have pleasant ones.

Click on photo for enlarged view

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, originally uploaded by Davidlind.

Our children Spinner and Marty wanted to go sightseeing. So Beth And I took them out this morning. We started here on one end of the Virginia Beach boardwalk and walked down to the other end. It’s about a 2.5 mile walk and they had a great time. We also had fun photographing them as they enjoyed some of the art and landmarks on the boardwalk. Here are some of the photos. And then you can click on the Slide Show if you want to examine their adventure (with captions!) in further detail.

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Beth and I had not been to the botanical gardens here in Richmond this spring so we went there this afternoon for a few hours. The weather is just about perfect today. It is warm and there is a very nice cooling breeze. The humidity is very low and our little corner of the world seems to be at peace.

Having this time together with her in such a beautiful spot is my idea of heaven on earth. And so we wandered down the paths while we smelled the wonderful smells and viewed the colorful plants.

Here is one of the photos I took as we went inside where they grow many of the flowers needing protection. They had the doors open today because it was so nice outside.

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Here is a slide show.

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