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<span style="font-size: large;">Southampton Boathouse</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find more images o<span style="font-size: large;">f The Old Boathouse</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Including<span style="font-size: large;"> LIMITED EDITION</span></span><br />
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The Boathouse in the '70s</div>
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UPDATE: On Monday Oct. 29, 2012 The "Old Boathouse," in Southampton, NY succumbed to Hurricane Sandy. <br /></div>
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Bringing an object in the foreground can really add to an image.<br />Remember to be aware of where the light is coming from. This can work with you or against you. Zoom in & out to see what works well with your subject. Try using a ladder or get low on the ground. Tilting the camera is another idea for a fun shot. If you love taking photos of your pet, get down on their level. <span style="font-size:100%;">(Above, pasted & copied from a website)</span></span><br /><br />Here are some examples, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=photography-perspective&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=94X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=NzxjT7DlEuHs0gHMypijCA&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1688&bih=931">CLICK HERE</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This Challenge will last for the month of March. It starts today and ends March 31</span>. <span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br />To join in <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/community-photo-challenge-perspective.html">CLICK HERE<br /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w2311HDRbwC.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w2311HDRbwC.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-53928814712177810832012-02-25T08:10:00.002-08:002012-02-25T08:15:34.797-08:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;">Community Photo Challenge- ANIMALS</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=banner3giraf_1212copy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/banner3giraf_1212copy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:130%;"><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/community-photo-challenge-animals-pets.html">Community Photo Challenge</a> this month is "Animals" which includes Pets. Fish, birds, zoo and wild animals are all included in the challenge. Be creative, be daring...be adventurous and share your images by entering in this challenge. Challenge starts today and ends in 2 weeks(ends March 3rd)!<br /> To enter this challenge click here:<br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/community-photo-challenge-animals-pets.html">http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/community-photo-challenge-animals-pets.html</a><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w2234.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 725px; height: 356px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w2234.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-8005494783856238582011-11-30T16:13:00.000-08:002011-11-30T16:22:50.665-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Community Photo Challenge- People In Landscapes</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGbRTexq_a40aK59cvJAFoZCezSj5WYCdmjHkKxg_rLJ0EZJ6xp1TPHtx4pnGjS8vSntwdLh4mTsRV_y7azJlfM3d60wuxKINr4Qe4h29J8gC2nvCggUpVbNCZjOZvCgXWnD_/s1600/banner0599.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGbRTexq_a40aK59cvJAFoZCezSj5WYCdmjHkKxg_rLJ0EZJ6xp1TPHtx4pnGjS8vSntwdLh4mTsRV_y7azJlfM3d60wuxKINr4Qe4h29J8gC2nvCggUpVbNCZjOZvCgXWnD_/s400/banner0599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680947109364888514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">This month's challenge is <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/11/community-photo-challenge-people-in.html">"People in Landscapes.</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w_0440_1_2_tonemappedcopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w_0440_1_2_tonemappedcopy.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-65315608963565112092011-10-30T08:18:00.000-07:002011-10-30T08:27:30.428-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtG6nuP3hRpIdSJ9DlUSvIwTEBPJXXKeQjrvsn6f3xf8slyikhhXPXt5paemziSde2bX9MD1MssW8wYOpt_-TaZXYglPuvRIJbYsn8x-pt_buXucGNiVotE1imF7gOyVceeHY/s1600/banner9222.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtG6nuP3hRpIdSJ9DlUSvIwTEBPJXXKeQjrvsn6f3xf8slyikhhXPXt5paemziSde2bX9MD1MssW8wYOpt_-TaZXYglPuvRIJbYsn8x-pt_buXucGNiVotE1imF7gOyVceeHY/s400/banner9222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669306623685902434" border="0" /></a><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/community-photo-challenge-landscapes.html"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"Landscapes" is this month's challenge.</span></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wm0536HDR.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 757px; height: 504px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wm0536HDR.jpg" alt="southampton" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-32071281679026774222011-09-19T16:16:00.000-07:002011-09-19T16:41:17.063-07:00<span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge- REFLECTIONS</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM_Nit2spG6wDnHjJyMgaFXC8u988tG5bU61agCkYXms7wrJw_flDQNapYGXLPvx-ER-mzxWz-wh62wsZ7NY1fIbCcqkaLA4b_g8nn04td4ZOxW7_hQjWuzC3RedOB72SrMnN/s1600/reflections.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM_Nit2spG6wDnHjJyMgaFXC8u988tG5bU61agCkYXms7wrJw_flDQNapYGXLPvx-ER-mzxWz-wh62wsZ7NY1fIbCcqkaLA4b_g8nn04td4ZOxW7_hQjWuzC3RedOB72SrMnN/s400/reflections.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654218583464421122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >" The real journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."<br />~Marcel Proust</span><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">So with this in mind, I hope some photographers will think outside the box and try something different.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The<a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/community-photo-challenge-reflections.html"> Challenge</a> starts today and ends September 30th</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeesZ2U7XxZn5XLQS2GqVJY4UlA9ZQqzHE_NftsrLj0DQp9IMtF4MOKqE32jtRdEsaY9JfppIi1HXkHa0GfX0Tewo7QMt95XpbkwUWXTBzcB-8zJQjI1d0D6DhFp1R0wwxrF6g/s1600/w0001HDRtianabeach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeesZ2U7XxZn5XLQS2GqVJY4UlA9ZQqzHE_NftsrLj0DQp9IMtF4MOKqE32jtRdEsaY9JfppIi1HXkHa0GfX0Tewo7QMt95XpbkwUWXTBzcB-8zJQjI1d0D6DhFp1R0wwxrF6g/s400/w0001HDRtianabeach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654218581632678082" border="0" /></a>Tiana Beach, bay side, taken Sept. 17, 2011<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapG5cwNehuUQhm7UE5WI5RbevbU_vlqfDLwfm6Hzp5F-gLVzaPJHbQzkanZ0s86Op0hLbQ8Q835wCRzzYLBdQl_ZYAqyg-eFdR9NYDX_mf8XsF02Ua57E3jS50i7IBL_zNN2v/s1600/w_0972.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/AVvXsEhapG5cwNehuUQhm7UE5WI5RbevbU_vlqfDLwfm6Hzp5F-gLVzaPJHbQzkanZ0s86Op0hLbQ8Q835wCRzzYLBdQl_ZYAqyg-eFdR9NYDX_mf8XsF02Ua57E3jS50i7IBL_zNN2v/s400/w_0972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654218581409600866" border="0" /></a>Peekskill Riverfront Park, Memorial<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6x7tT7MsLe5sKytd9zsDfuwaaZB_tBKBqpsL9Fyqkx3nANJxA4P1OGZEB2PAA5RhZX3dP6Y8lLG7y2V4BxkuEuBDZLxtu5Z4aSMXwz8Knl_xLRul7TOeHAmxIopE7MuLZTE/s1600/Wwindow8787_8_9_tonemapped.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr6x7tT7MsLe5sKytd9zsDfuwaaZB_tBKBqpsL9Fyqkx3nANJxA4P1OGZEB2PAA5RhZX3dP6Y8lLG7y2V4BxkuEuBDZLxtu5Z4aSMXwz8Knl_xLRul7TOeHAmxIopE7MuLZTE/s400/Wwindow8787_8_9_tonemapped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654218574269988658" border="0" /></a>Muscoot Farm, Somers- Autumn 2010<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfh4tWUgaz3U6XNzCJMIL6SKLE1O1_oXKOEteVScBFZ64HGB3mS_12f7yU7YlvxwVf9o6aLUourR4F5uoLcKar1mrGL-tDJhbNiSCZN1wHkwISBoIHJxW94bbN5vjwlIi1WxXE/s1600/w_0972.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uaBVqmSZ-JknN3gD7xOOmUw-WFi6ShBmJbyoEB-XROdF2BUBMLjDUqmnn3MCSz1N1tRkT8Ye2KLv7UztsGSDX87IR8Y9ibmAxhMRfK-Z6_KFmgDrW8Ig7SWyMkzlvSK60GGX/s1600/w0001HDRtianabeach.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Msh38RdCcjDy_FPvkhGv4SsoyJYUrOm7ZWwCb-JNPJj7-tA9wgE3wSfhyphenhyphenhn0Pw7wbW9GIs1oYtn4QCaI6NQqJIOsLlEQP0QV09ZO0QLzRpYb8rw106uY57lOKnHJWesC0lJg/s1600/Wwindow8787_8_9_tonemapped.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhb5zOLoH62HcYxA-lXFZ5pIM1gobnpBxDTighWcDB5nUWfCDahJZKfjrPd_os_h4HjSEC73To0BUXezzlDGfq5CmIAwizT0uiPU27z8ECC54BImjQAWQea_5e-3wSGRhZMGct/s1600/reflections.jpg"><br /></a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-3596981412116548152011-07-08T09:18:00.001-07:002011-07-08T09:23:36.226-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=fireworksbanner.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/fireworksbanner.jpg" alt="fireworks Banner" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">This is a great time to have a </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/community-photo-challenge-fireworks.html">FIREWORKS Challenge</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">!! This challenge will last till the end of July. So everyone has time to join in. </span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/community-photo-challenge-fireworks.html">Click here for the Challenge!</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblpTVPcFZRQ9k5PRXe0YrV5FmD74YdhkPF0Sc-OeomG_SDSDAefsGo973AZoyxt02ArFeQcejbOG1SZrJksaH5ovLevJytbUlv6HOOtYcC5PzR2UdkjugoU4Vre9XhyZUr4Hs/s1600/w6703.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblpTVPcFZRQ9k5PRXe0YrV5FmD74YdhkPF0Sc-OeomG_SDSDAefsGo973AZoyxt02ArFeQcejbOG1SZrJksaH5ovLevJytbUlv6HOOtYcC5PzR2UdkjugoU4Vre9XhyZUr4Hs/s400/w6703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627016927189219778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvGca5GMo-SofnXy4YKar1CG4UEh8ojV0Whonuh9qfLbPnSdt9XF0qbdDM3uYcgrNxOyCXCTdih5p1ga95K5DKo_gqXnblnEMe8F97EpNzqx6Pw-2qDrCk8ccnGqEJ1VW8HZm/s1600/w6642.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvGca5GMo-SofnXy4YKar1CG4UEh8ojV0Whonuh9qfLbPnSdt9XF0qbdDM3uYcgrNxOyCXCTdih5p1ga95K5DKo_gqXnblnEMe8F97EpNzqx6Pw-2qDrCk8ccnGqEJ1VW8HZm/s400/w6642.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627016926678308578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjBpqsMsuy5wV3n1H6gGSx4SJYuxwxkw9P_MwlBNwzWsKaidQdRDuv-Be2wfGu4JdjJly8YtCkuECMSElovJjSvlPYwmEI_8HWucWfX7wo3OixJaCdVVCV1hBLH1a_kymnnKj/s1600/w6714.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjBpqsMsuy5wV3n1H6gGSx4SJYuxwxkw9P_MwlBNwzWsKaidQdRDuv-Be2wfGu4JdjJly8YtCkuECMSElovJjSvlPYwmEI_8HWucWfX7wo3OixJaCdVVCV1hBLH1a_kymnnKj/s400/w6714.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627016927501539666" border="0" /></a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-10486852349872681112011-05-02T17:01:00.000-07:002011-05-13T18:43:47.533-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=macro.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 722px; height: 194px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/macro.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Our new challenge is MACRO.<br />You will have 2 weeks to post a close up of anything, a MACRO shot, on your blog. Then comeback here and leave your link. This challenge ends on May 15th.<br />Image must be taken by you. And we ask you leave a link to our challenge on your post. <span style="font-weight: bold;">ANYONE can join in!</span><br />click on <span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/community-photo-challenge-macro.html">MACRO CHALLENGE</a> to join in!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wwhiterose9443.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wwhiterose9443.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On May 12th Blogger went down, no service. All comments that day are no longer available. I did read them in an email. I was unable to approve and publish the comments.<br /><br />Thank you all for stopping by and leaving comments. Your kind words were appreciated!!</span>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-46288569967810098222011-04-10T10:01:00.000-07:002011-04-10T10:12:10.378-07:00<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge-SPRING</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM7jz6AyosI_WrPNtiuEr22qFpUfZBNXA3T9Tp77zNWHAVh1hyphenhyphenkf3SXdwEra9Nyy6SwmyLCgNao2EvyhdrKXz302Y0dF99J8bgNo4Z8vifSzIazLrgqSB59H6cEFMwS1k5Bgq/s1600/banner.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 487px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWM7jz6AyosI_WrPNtiuEr22qFpUfZBNXA3T9Tp77zNWHAVh1hyphenhyphenkf3SXdwEra9Nyy6SwmyLCgNao2EvyhdrKXz302Y0dF99J8bgNo4Z8vifSzIazLrgqSB59H6cEFMwS1k5Bgq/s400/banner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594001403087240530" border="0" /></a>This Month's <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/community-photo-challenge-spring.html">Community Photo Challenge-Spring</a>. All are welcome to join in.<a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/community-photo-challenge-spring.html"> Click here</a>!<br /><br />In NY we are just starting to feel Spring,(forget about seeing signs of Spring) so I used a photo from my files.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJsYDfYDSFrko4rNHtX6xGtjntOm5w2ZqvFp07u6h2qfB70koaV4q-Pm-2fM4pr7xemJCVXs9g-rHNq5DSzYv5cD0K1ePfOqjo_ZROOLiv7tyBKeiDYhvS4K7TOO1H_u95io/s1600/w0651.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 487px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJsYDfYDSFrko4rNHtX6xGtjntOm5w2ZqvFp07u6h2qfB70koaV4q-Pm-2fM4pr7xemJCVXs9g-rHNq5DSzYv5cD0K1ePfOqjo_ZROOLiv7tyBKeiDYhvS4K7TOO1H_u95io/s400/w0651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594001431774212146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwDVG1VipZ9A8eMu9leb-tcHk3hAdUeEb8S5WM-8yCD5HGy9lOCgkKm5atbi7lMSIxl8Uyo2hZRh7ofzu8koqwFMpl4r5hPEYJ5cAyF6Wo1PXaga6P1wHGl4q-aGTfEWl4SHs/s1600/wspring0642.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 503px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwDVG1VipZ9A8eMu9leb-tcHk3hAdUeEb8S5WM-8yCD5HGy9lOCgkKm5atbi7lMSIxl8Uyo2hZRh7ofzu8koqwFMpl4r5hPEYJ5cAyF6Wo1PXaga6P1wHGl4q-aGTfEWl4SHs/s400/wspring0642.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594001428453269314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJsYDfYDSFrko4rNHtX6xGtjntOm5w2ZqvFp07u6h2qfB70koaV4q-Pm-2fM4pr7xemJCVXs9g-rHNq5DSzYv5cD0K1ePfOqjo_ZROOLiv7tyBKeiDYhvS4K7TOO1H_u95io/s1600/w0651.jpg"><br /></a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-36824314707900896962011-03-25T18:29:00.000-07:002011-03-25T18:33:03.285-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=RED.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/RED.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Photo Challenge-RED</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">This challenge is RED, could be an image more than 95% red or something that is RED as the main subject. Could be a B&W with selective color-Red....These are all suggestions.<br />To join in Click here; <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/community-photo-challenge-red.html">RED CHALLENGE</a></span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wmontauk8302HDRredtext.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wmontauk8302HDRredtext.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=Wwhitebirchjpg6227text.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/Wwhitebirchjpg6227text.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-8750935347059416832011-02-27T07:31:00.000-08:002011-02-27T07:37:10.964-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge-Still Life</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=bannerStillLife_2163.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/bannerStillLife_2163.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">This Challenge is a Still Life. Definition of a Still Life can be Googled or <a href="http://www.ehow.com/facts_4965329_definition-still-life-art.html">click here</a>.<br />Some beautiful examples can be found on <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/groups/still-life-and-food-photography">RedBubble.</a><br /><br />We will have 2 different Challenges this month. You may join in on both or select one. Because it's a double challenge, we will have two weeks to post.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-photo-challenge-still-life.html">To Join in the challenge, Click here.</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w8796hdr.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w8796hdr.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wkettle_8081HDRTEXTRS.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wkettle_8081HDRTEXTRS.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-74203230651026780382011-02-27T07:00:00.000-08:002011-02-27T07:06:12.553-08:00Community Photo Challenge-STORMS<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=webLightn7716.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/webLightn7716.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We are looking for Storms which includes stormy skies, snow storms, ice storms, lightening storms....also, the after effects of a storm.<br /><br />We will have 2 different Challenges this month. You may join in on both or select one. Because it's a double challenge, we will have two weeks to post.<br />To<a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/community-photo-challenge-storms.html"> join in the challenge, click here</a>~<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w8040HDR.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w8040HDR.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-13582629671595237982010-12-31T09:26:00.000-08:002010-12-31T10:22:08.360-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=white.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/white.jpg" alt="White Challenge" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />This challenge is "White on White" or simply...WHITE. Try to post something 95% white.<br />To join in <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-photo-challenge-white.html">click here</a> or<br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-photo-challenge-white.html">http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-photo-challenge-white.html</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wMshell4918.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wMshell4918.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wm2765.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wm2765.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wMsqrShells3255.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wMsqrShells3255.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wM6526.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wM6526.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wm6512.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wm6512.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-88403966916660043672010-12-23T13:28:00.000-08:002010-12-23T13:33:59.674-08:00Community Photo Challenge-LIGHTS<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=lights.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/lights.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">This month's <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-photo-challenge-lights.html">photo challenge is LIGHTS</a>! We have beautiful holiday lights all around us. You can venture out and capture city lights or even towns lit up at night. You can use anything, it's not just holiday lights.<br /><br /><br />Voting will start on Dec. 23th(only one week to vote)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Try to link to this <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-photo-challenge-lights.html">challenge</a> on your blog post. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Have fun!</span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnoWzwVHX0gApP__EjZbziuDCALyZA1tDALu689h76Dnmm3XS91koycB1vPeBczsBiulN58eMLDbPBEh8GWOUCRf8-Dj-Cmxn8XuxAlvueRqMIUzpqp2aWLa0Llq0VYfWh4_4/s1600/wHOmeXMAS5780.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnoWzwVHX0gApP__EjZbziuDCALyZA1tDALu689h76Dnmm3XS91koycB1vPeBczsBiulN58eMLDbPBEh8GWOUCRf8-Dj-Cmxn8XuxAlvueRqMIUzpqp2aWLa0Llq0VYfWh4_4/s400/wHOmeXMAS5780.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553993044841749250" border="0" /></a><br /></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-66204660753329087362010-12-09T14:00:00.000-08:002010-12-09T14:03:27.383-08:00<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">NRAA Awards<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w8025HDRWTRMRK.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w8025HDRWTRMRK.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">3rd place in Photography<br />95th Annual Open Juried Show<br />October 2010<br /><a href="http://www.nraaonline.org/">New Rochelle Art Association</a></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w2beach4780cool.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w2beach4780cool.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">2nd Place in Photography<br /><a href="http://www.nraaonline.org/">NRAA</a> Adolph Grant 'Cool' Award Show<br />Dec. 4, 2010 - Jan. 8, 2011</span><br /></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-81234517761063811432010-10-31T07:16:00.000-07:002010-10-31T07:23:11.750-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=AUTUMN.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/AUTUMN.jpg" alt="autumnbanner" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI9yWuPO8MAZ9cSFdJ8OT9rIuEkvy2RMTLUpXXLEBcWerAG7M0_TBrYMcPYxnpxsFJ0uu2FuVR0hNbwR0i5dMZVZRxFNpvq_94NRBdA36DdF3Oup4z1WGj6ZLuGk1xeUj5ul4/s1600/AUTUMN.jpg"><br /></a><br />FIND AUTUMN COLOR IN YOUR HOMETOWN OR STATE. POST YOUR IMAGE ON YOUR BLOG, THEN ADD YOUR IMAGE ON <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/10/community-photo-challenge-autumn.html">THE CHALLENGE BLOG </a>FOLLOW THE EASY INSTRUCTIONS. ANYONE CAN JOIN IN!<br /><br />ALL IMAGES MUST BE TAKEN BY YOU. PLEASE GIVE US INFORMATION ON WHERE YOUR IMAGE WAS TAKEN.<br /><br />CHALLENGE STARTED OCT 30TH, BUT YOU ONLY HAVE ONE WEEK TO POST YOUR IMAGES. VOTING STARTS ON NOV. 9TH & ENDS ON THE 15TH<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=gaRDEN_8730hdr.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/gaRDEN_8730hdr.jpg" alt="Autumn Morning" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">TAKEN 10/30/10 AT MUSCOOT FARMS IN SOMERS, NY<br /></span></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-81758422799967697292010-08-28T09:03:00.000-07:002010-08-28T09:09:20.150-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=personal.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 678px; height: 146px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/personal.jpg" alt="Personal Challenge" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This next <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/community-photo-challenge-our-personal.html">challenge </a>will be ANYTHING that you want it to be, but it must be something new to you. I have decided to work on a few different types of photography this summer. I am concentrating on HDR & digital Infrared photography. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. You use bracketing on your camera & Photomatix to transform your images into HDR. Visit Trey Ratcliff @</span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/trey-ratcliff"> Stuck In Customs</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> & scroll down to his video at Google.<br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/community-photo-challenge-our-personal.html">Click here to join in.</a><br /></span><br />I concentrated on HDR this summer, so here are 2 examples of HDR.<br />I used 3 RAW images for each HDR. I set up a tripod & bracketing on my camera. Later, on my computer, I took the 3 bracketing shots into Photomatix & tweaked it in Photoshop.<br />Please visit my <a href="http://barcia.zenfolio.com/p248565047/slideshow">Slideshow Gallery</a> to view all of my 2010 HDR images & more of my Boathouse HDR series.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w8028PanaramicHDR.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w8028PanaramicHDR.jpg" alt="Boathouse" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w8045CropHDR.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w8045CropHDR.jpg" alt="BOathouse" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://barcia.zenfolio.com/p248565047/slideshow">Click here for more HDR photos</a>. All photos are for sale.MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-58483606366156470612010-06-19T18:43:00.000-07:002010-07-14T06:54:17.862-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge-FLOWERS</span><br /><br /><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=flowersbanner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 684px; height: 156px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/flowersbanner.jpg" alt="flower banner" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wflower6831.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wflower6831.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />To join in this challenge <a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/community-photo-challenge-flowers.html">click here</a>.<br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/community-photo-challenge-flowers.html">http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/06/community-photo-challenge-flowers.html</a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-63746561082069611202010-05-23T14:15:00.000-07:002010-05-23T14:24:40.080-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge- <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">COLOR </span> </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=colorbanner.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/colorbanner.jpg" alt="color" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This month's subject is color...but NOT just color. We want to see you create something special color-wise. Something your camera did not see. Something you saw in the photo and created in post processing.</span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" > </span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There are a lot of ways color can be used:</span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" > </span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" > <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1. Selective color...create a black and white or other monochrome photo with just a touch of color...blue eyes, a child's red jacket, whatever you choose, but make most of the image monochrome.</span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" > </span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 2. Play with the different color modes in your photo editing software. Create a duotone, or make a monochrome using something other than black & white or sepia.</span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" > </span></div> <span id="role_document" style="color: rgb(0, 64, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This challenge is limited only by your imagination so get out there and IMAGINE COLOR!</span><br /><br /><br /></span>My example of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Selective Color:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w5463C.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w5463C.jpg" alt="Wedding" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Using Duotone, green & black:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wgrnlayer3364C.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wgrnlayer3364C.jpg" alt="Green" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br />Below I used 2 bold colors along with Black & White.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wpeacockSquareC.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wpeacockSquareC.jpg" alt="Peacock" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/05/community-photo-challenge-color.html">To join in this Challenge, CLICK HERE!</a><br /></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-30544129565791987952010-05-08T06:53:00.000-07:002010-05-08T06:55:50.435-07:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 204, 102);"><span style="font-size:180%;">COLOR CARNIVAL<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzCtVYCREQsmfCALaMvEFfQXBW_eDIBUXww5EeQWGmW8aW4uQD5dJ-nNkiXCDjX4_7uK12c9eITRWH3inJN8qDfjZNMHEq78M3hVd8EeCsZx9hYvEbt9UoED172AxmINf8EHB/s1600/webbee22+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzCtVYCREQsmfCALaMvEFfQXBW_eDIBUXww5EeQWGmW8aW4uQD5dJ-nNkiXCDjX4_7uK12c9eITRWH3inJN8qDfjZNMHEq78M3hVd8EeCsZx9hYvEbt9UoED172AxmINf8EHB/s400/webbee22+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468897101313037026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/2010/05/color-carnival-49.html"><br />To Play along, click here...http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/2010/05/color-carnival-49.html</a>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-85832308236049349382010-04-18T07:31:00.000-07:002010-04-18T07:39:36.146-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >COLOR CARNIVAL</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyhZGKvkhAPHObBPevW5w9wJ4zTSpHyHnaItBo4xmatlIO-kqqvT4y4pFBCywyujSOAjv5_3rcizPF76af9LN4doKt0JlQhgYg_kHKG7yfZztRMI-cZ6fBo-HgeYodkLbiuTg/s1600/wHYDRANGEAS.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyhZGKvkhAPHObBPevW5w9wJ4zTSpHyHnaItBo4xmatlIO-kqqvT4y4pFBCywyujSOAjv5_3rcizPF76af9LN4doKt0JlQhgYg_kHKG7yfZztRMI-cZ6fBo-HgeYodkLbiuTg/s400/wHYDRANGEAS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461485516530943090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Click here to join in-COLOR CARNIVAL</span></a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-25582045395679669402010-04-17T09:14:00.000-07:002010-04-17T09:41:36.789-07:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Community Photo Challenge-GARDENS<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=gardens1609.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 740px; height: 212px;" src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/gardens1609.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">These photos were take at the <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1082/is_2_45/ai_72274511/">Old Westbury Gardens</a> in Old Westbury, NY. This Garden is called the Walled Garden. To take a <a href="http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/slidegallery/imagevue.php#/content/Tour%20the%20Gardens/Welcome%20Tour/01_OWG.jpg/">quick tour, click here.</a></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=wgates6350copycopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/wgates6350copycopy.jpg" alt="Walled Garden Entrance" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w1624OlWestbry.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w1624OlWestbry.jpg" alt="Walled Garden" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/?action=view&current=w1650OldWestbryHDR.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MariesImages/w1650OldWestbryHDR.jpg" alt="Westeria" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Our new photo challenge is "GARDENS". You can photograph your own garden, or a local garden. It can be a detailed shot or a wide angle view. My image for the banner above was taken at <a href="http://www.oldwestburygardens.org/">Old Westbury Gardens</a> in Old Westbury NY. If you choose to photograph a public garden, PLEASE include the name & location of the garden. (Optional-a small paragraph of info on the history of your garden or link to info)</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >What I am looking for is a display of beautiful gardens through out the world. So where ever you may live, find some beautiful gardens(private or open to the public) & show off your photography. Only one can be posted on our challenge blog, but you can add as many as you would like to your blog entry. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><a href="http://communityphotochallenge.blogspot.com/2010/04/community-photo-challenge-gardens.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">To enter click here-Community Photo Challenge-GARDENS</span></a><br /></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19007339.post-22509709807822978652010-03-17T17:48:00.000-07:002010-03-17T17:52:32.288-07:00<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia;">Color Carnival</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK2eLvlgaZ3djE9A0ovo_q66Pbvtf9fV08e_87DL8Rl4WlTOdLXSaksCRDrj-jFfRb6Kn8Zj1-ic6dre_oQUL7B8oZ5HwowXrvhl_0kbB9fiRXDuWTg9QiT8lCJolvv_ljErf/s1600-h/P1010034+copy.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNK2eLvlgaZ3djE9A0ovo_q66Pbvtf9fV08e_87DL8Rl4WlTOdLXSaksCRDrj-jFfRb6Kn8Zj1-ic6dre_oQUL7B8oZ5HwowXrvhl_0kbB9fiRXDuWTg9QiT8lCJolvv_ljErf/s400/P1010034+copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449769619039892034" border="0" /></a><a href="http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/2010/03/color-carnival-41.html">To play click here<br /></a></div>MariesImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04566353187057046954noreply@blogger.com3