Welcome to February’s installment of Exploring with a Camera! In this exploration we’re going to be looking at Silhouettes — how to capture and effectively use them in your photographs. Lately, if I have my camera in my hand, it’s because I’m seeking the silhouettes of the trees against the
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Jan 07, 2012 | Post by: Kat 12 Comments
Weekend Away: Light in the Kitchen
I’m giving myself a little blog break on weekends these days. Rather than leaving the blog empty though, I’ll share one of the many images in my queue I haven’t gotten around to sharing yet. When you see the “Weekend Away” title, the image could be from anywhere! Today’s image
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Jul 19, 2011 | Post by: Kat 12 Comments
A Few New Tools
These old tools look well used, don’t they? They were part of a display in the Marksburg Castle in the Rhine River Valley in Germany. I loved the light and contrast, but just as much I loved that they represented the hard work of the people who once lived there.
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Jan 23, 2011 | Post by: Kat 28 Comments
Dramatic Cropping
Today we are going back to the Rhine River Valley in Germany, to the town of Bacharach. This image has been in my file waiting to be shared for ages, and today it won’t leave my head. Isn’t it a beautiful scene? So “German,” with the timber-frame house. So “Rhine
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Jan 01, 2011 | Post by: Kat 14 Comments
Start Close In
A new year, a new beginning. What castles do you want to reach this year? I have my own castles, dreams that float in my heart and my head. Dreams that require plans and effort. I could set resolutions, or choose a word of the year to move toward them,
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Nov 21, 2010 | Post by: Kat 3 Comments
Shall we Play a Game?
Something to do, on these cold and rainy winter days, like today. I recently learned to play chess, from my son. I enjoy it, even though I’m not very good. This photo from Marksburg castle in the Rhine River Valley, reminds me that this is a game that has been
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