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dedmanshootn > nature's sparklers
09/10/09

sure enjoyed the pics i got to see tho i didn't get to spend near as much time as i'd've liked looking. when i shot this i thought it sorta looked like a fireworks explosion so i tweaked it some to try to bring that out but then it looked like sparklers. fortunately i like sparklers so you're getting stuck with it ;-) there's a fairly psychedelic altered version here:

http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/Mostly-nature/pic-of-the-week/8794836_LPNrq#644986807_LgJN2

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dedmanshootn > lichen an interesting rock
01/21/09

the light was good but i wasn't much up to taking advantage alas. either had a relapse or the next level of this flu. i was off work today at least. grabbed this from in front of a building down the way as i did a quick errand. caught up on some of your great work in the dailies since i mainly stayed home and rested today. great stuff. posting eaqrly and off to bed. have a fine day all

dedmanshootn > preserved teacup
01/12/09

just a teacup in my cupboard today as it was totally dark and rainging again and i didn't have any more creativity than this. wrapped it in 'plastic' just because. posting early and sticking my head under the amttress to see if i can get reid of this killer headache. have a great week

dedmanshootn > lichen, moss and mold
03/01/09

hard to believe two months of the year are gone already. didn't do much but sleep and look through smugmug today. didn't take any pictures but did work with more of the shots from whatcom falls i took last sunday with my sis. this is detail from the stone bridge there and has at least five kinds of growth, and i suspect several more, in it. sis and i both thought that orange slime mold (i think anyway) was really cool so i'm sharing it with y'all. surely did enjoy going through so many great pics and their stories today. really made my day! thank to all you wonderful talented people for sharing. posting early and off to bed after a tough day of couch potatoing ;-)

dedmanshootn > dark berries white snow
12/24/08

the hedge that has these berries is right behind my 'home' bus stop and a favorite subject of mine. we're still well below freezing and had more snow and expect more yet today. as much as people like a 'classic' white christmas i think most everyone here would like a thaw for christmas. very best wishes to all for a day of joy and blessing. i'm throwing on a link to another pic of this hedge, just because, that is my fav so far if you'd care to look:

http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/gallery/4931081_5dSa9#272769837_3gCxH

dedmanshootn > patriotic beaded babe
09/14/08

we had a car show at the church today (saturday) with proceeds to benefit the youth group. this is a "beaded babe" which was being sold by its maker along with many interesting sisters. my late mother made pins and other jewelry and i thought they were very cool so asked to use one for my dp. i'll have a gallery up with car show shots soon. unfortunately i ran out of time and energy before i could really do the event justice but did get at least a few pics and had a great time. thoughts and prayers are with all dealing with hurricane ike and all the many other troubles in this poor ole world at this time

dedmanshootn > still likin' lichen... so sue me :)
11/27/08

grabbed this by the bus stop. deliberatley left my camera padked into my duffle so i wouldn't be tempted to try to shoot anything on my trip. natureally i saw all kinds of interesting things to shoot :) but the buses were all totally full and crowded with other holiday commuters, and their (my) luggage, and running late so i'm glad i didn't have the added distraction of my camera eye being 'on' but just enjoyed the people and the trip. enjoyed the price too as with my bus pass and knowing which bus routes to transfer through i managed to travel approx one-hundred-twelve miles for two dollars and fifty cents/ safe and sound at sis/b-i-l's and ready for serious relaxin and eatin. WAY to much food for just the three of us. smallest family thanksgiving dinner ever but we're happy and thankful to be together and for all our blessings. too tired and rattling on so i'll just end with one of my fav quotes, i admire the great quotes so many of you find and include:

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more." melody beattie

dedmanshootn > flashy stump snap
08/31/08

inspired by y'all who actually know what you're doing with light and lenses and everything i was practicing with the on-camera flash a bit in the minutes i had before work. this was the closest to turning out how i envisioned. try try again is about the only way i know how to learn. i also knock down brick walls with my head for my encore

dedmanshootn > chestnut treetrunk (detail)
05/06/08

this trunk is approx 4.5 feet in diameter and i'm told by an old-time 'hamster' that its over 80 yrs old. its my second fav tree in town and is just down the block from my place. my fav tree,also a chestnut and reputed to be over 100 yrs, is 3 blocks uphill so you got this one today

dedmanshootn > lichen bark (detail)
09/11/08

don't have anything dramatic for a pic to commeorate this day in u.s. history alas tho i was reminded of the most profound comment i've heard yet on the events of 9/11 which was made right at the time it happened. its far and away the best despite all the thought and talk since and was made by a young lady who happened to be four years old at the time. her mother and grandmother were talking and crying on the phone in shock at the appalling act and mom and gramma were her world. she started singing
"Jesus loves me this i know, for the bible tells me so..."
for those who've suggested i shoot the drama of the courtroom or whatever i'm guessing you haven't served on juries yet. this is my sixth i've been picked for and fourth that i've served on (knew the defendant in two of them) and never once have i seen the tiniest hint of drama, though i am known for being unimaginative and curmudgeonly that way so don't go by me. the closest i've been to courtroom drama was when i was a witness and i overheard a couple of worthless if not downright crooked (i support the police so i hate to call these ones crooked but they've left no choice) detectives discussing how they would lie in response to my testimony to justify their making a big deal of a not so big case. they later were severely reprimanded by the judge in regard to another 'cowboy cop' move they made in the same trial. the drama was i was about to ____________ (insert soemthing violent and nasty) all over them but they were reined in by the prosecutor before they could carry through with their paln fortunately. must be tired if i'm setting out all this but i don't like to erase where my mind/spirit take me without very good reason so you're stuck with this if you're one of those who reads everything. condolences to all involved in any aspect of the 9/11 tragedy, including the misguided perptrators families

dedmanshootn > red berries white snow

dedmanshootn > snowy berries

nature's sparklers
09/10/09

sure enjoyed the pics i got to see tho i didn't get to spend near as much time as i'd've liked looking. when i shot this i thought it sorta looked like a fireworks explosion so i tweaked it some to try to bring that out but then it looked like sparklers. fortunately i like sparklers so you're getting stuck with it ;-) there's a fairly psychedelic altered version here:

http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/Mostly-nature/pic-of-the-week/8794836_LPNrq#644986807_LgJN2

dedmanshootn > nature's sparklers
09/10/09

sure enjoyed the pics i got to see tho i didn't get to spend near as much time as i'd've liked looking. when i shot this i thought it sorta looked like a fireworks explosion so i tweaked it some to try to bring that out but then it looked like sparklers. fortunately i like sparklers so you're getting stuck with it ;-) there's a fairly psychedelic altered version here:

http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/Mostly-nature/pic-of-the-week/8794836_LPNrq#644986807_LgJN2

nature's sparklers
09/10/09

sure enjoyed the pics i got to see tho i didn't get to spend near as much time as i'd've liked looking. when i shot this i thought it sorta looked like a fireworks explosion so i tweaked it some to try to bring that out but then it looked like sparklers. fortunately i like sparklers so you're getting stuck with it ;-) there's a fairly psychedelic altered version here:

http://dedmanshootn.smugmug.com/Mostly-nature/pic-of-the-week/8794836_LPNrq#644986807_LgJN2

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