{PHOTO} The Dried Roses Trio

I've had these flowers sitting on our dining room table since Valentine's Day. They dried in their vase while the  petals were repeatedly knocked off and I just kept telling myself "You need to take pictures of these flowers - and soon - or there will be nothing but stems left". So, on a wonderfully sunny day I set the vase on the floor of our front doorway, to maximize using the light coming through the side panes around the door, & proceeded to lay on the tile floor to try my best to photograph the flowers with the right angle of light and the perfect grouping of flowers. As I twisted and turned the vase, I returned to this trio of flowers almost perfectly lined up with the purples framing the yellow/pink rose. 

While doing this, all I kept thinking was: If a neighbor decides to come to my front door, they probably will panic & think I am passed out by the door. Luckily, no one visited the house but I did come away from this session with a lovely knot on my head from when I hit the door stop while trying to angle myself for the "perfect shot". 

Doorstop -1 / Rachel - 0

{NEW} It's Here! It's Here! New Blog!

So VERY excited after several days of tweaking and moving and reconsidering and hemming and hawwing and asking everyone to look and then changing it again. . . . .

I have redesigned the blog!

** Fireworks Boom In The Distance - Cannons Blow - A Parade Begins**

I also finalized my new logo, which you will now see appearing on my Blog Head/Facebook/Twitter, and all my other areas I am posting my photography.  

I am so excited about this that I will be offering a sale on my prints later this week. Stay tuned for the coupon code - it will be posted exclusively on my Facebook page.

(Haven't "Liked" it already? Head on over now!)

 

P.S. If you're wandering around and find something looking wonky, please let me know and I will fix it.
I thought I got everything, but you never know, do ya?

 

05/08/11: BLOG UNDER CONSTRUCTION

I am redesigning the blog this week and you may encounter issues while visiting (i.e. weird formatting, posts missing, etc).

Please bear with me while I complete these updates.

I'm super stoked to show everyone the final product!

{PHOTO} NYC: Walking Amongst the Shadows

When I look at this picture, I always think of the childhood sing-song "step on a crack, break your mother's back". I think it's because of the line breaks on the sidewalk from both the tree shadows as well as the hand rails. If that saying is true, then it looks like this guy hit the triple jack pot.

Poor mom. She's probably in traction now because her son didn't mind the cracks.

{PHOTO} Orlando: The Boats On The Water

This past Christmas, my family stayed at the beautiful Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studios Orlando. It had a great Italian theme, which included this water view with gondolas and boats (permanently anchored).This was looking away from the main hotel, so this was the view from most rooms there.

In the distance, you can even see a little bit of the park.

{PHOTO} NYC: Need Your Shoes Shined?

It's not as sharp as I would prefer but I was busy taking pictures of something else and then had to hurry on. As I walked I spied this scene and just put the camera at my waist and fired off three shots hoping it would capture it without cutting off his head.

I just loved the pants rolled up, thinking it was quite the story. Who knows what kind of job this man has but here, getting his shoes shined, he's gotta roll up those pants and wait.

{PHOTO} Disney's Grand Floridian Resort at Twilight

Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort, as viewed from the dock at the Polynesian Resort. I'm not sure which is more my favorite, the smokey gray/blue against the golden lights or the silhouette effect of the lamp.

What do you think?