Silent Sunday
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CellPic Sunday – Savoy Automobile Museum
Saturdays are for getting out of the house. Some days we run errands, other days we get in the truck and pick a direction, North, South, East or West. And then there are days we do both. It’s all about getting out and away from the house and finding a fun place to have lunch.
One recent Saturday we ran errands first and ended up in Cartersville, GA at the Savoy Automobile Museum. We have been there before, unfortunately this time I was without my camera. Big mistake, but oh well at least I had my Samsung Galaxy cell phone!
Today’s photo(s) is of a 1954 Plymouth Savoy. As the developers were clearing out the 35-acre lot for an unnamed museum, they uncovered this rusted-out shell of a car. Taking it as an omen, the Savoy Automobile Museum was born and the namesake, Savoy was preserved as part of the museum landscape.
If you’re into cars, I highly recommend you check out the Savoy Automobile Museum. They change their collections frequently and have some very interesting automobiles making the trip well worth it.
Until next time,
–donna
Backyard Fun with the Macro Lens
In an effort to get in some “photo-therapy” I decided to pull out my macro lens and wander around our backyard for inspiration. It’s Fall here in Atlanta so there’s not too much blooming. But, nonetheless, there is ALWAYS something to photograph in a backyard.
Take for instance, the faded blooms off a hydrangea bush. They are truly beautiful in their own way.
And you certainly can’t deny the beauty of this pink rose. This is the only rose bush that has performed well for us this year.
And Mother Nature gave me a bonus while shooting the pink rose. This little fella decided to get into the picture, too!
I enjoyed getting back out with the Macro lens and also working with the images in Photoshop Elements to enhance their colors and bring out their features.
The fall colors are beautiful and are falling rapidly. So, who knows, I may just have to get back out there for a little more “photo-therapy.” Stay tuned!
Until next time,
~donna
Cell Pick Sunday – Blue Heron
The area of Atlanta, GA we live in is surrounded by several county, state and federal parks and it’s not unusual to see a Blue Heron or two (2) circling above the river or fishing in a feeder stream. Last week on our Sunday walk, this fella flew over us and landed on the stream below the bridge we were standing on. He was so still but looked as though he was getting ready to take flight. Fortunately, I was able to snap a quick photo with my cell phone.
What I like about this image is how the water, rocks, leaves and branches all seem to perfectly frame him. Since I used my Android phone, I did have to make a few adjustments in Photoshop Elements to bring out the colors and details of the Fall leaves. Still, it turned out to be a decent image (just don’t zoom in too closely 😉).
Until next time,
~donna
Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Lens Artist Challenge #256 – Inspiration found in the Kitchen
Well, it’s been quite a while since I’ve joined a Lens Artist Challenge. It’s not because of a lack of trying as I have three (3) posts still sitting in draft form. Call it a creative drought or, whatever. Maybe they’ll eventually come out of draft form. So, if you’re reading today’s post, then yay me….the drought may be over! 😊
Back to this week’s challenge where Ritva invites us to share whatever is inspirational about our kitchen. You can read up on her challenge here.
Fortunately, I’ve dabbled a little (for fun) with food photography and even wrote a few posts, too. So, this was a good challenge to hit the re-start button with.
First up, if you’re familiar with Southern Cooking, you’ll recognize the cast iron pan with its golden, sizzling fried chicken. Cooking fried chicken is my husband’s specialty. It’s a skill that doesn’t come easy (that’s why he makes it and not me) but somehow through osmosis, he learned how to make the best fried chicken from watching his mother. You can read all about his fried chicken in my post, Peggy’s Fried Chicken.
Next up, our good friends are Foodies through and through. There isn’t anything they won’t try and fortunate for us, we’re usually the guinea pigs for new dishes. I featured the dish below “Cuban Chicken” in a blog a few years back.
Oh, and then there was that time they made “Paella in a pan.”
The place setting below holds a special childhood memory. “Desert Rose” was the everyday pattern my parents used when we were children. No one seems to remember what happened to the original dishes, but one year my sister found a set on-line and ordered them. We decided to use the set for our Thanksgiving dinner that year. It was a very special day because it marked the 40th anniversary of our mother’s passing. You can read more about the dishes and the special memories in “Giving Thanks over Desert Rose”.
One summer a few years back our hydrangeas were in full bloom. I mean, we had A LOT of blooms! So, I decided to repurpose a kitchen pitcher into a flower vase. I took it a little further and decided to stage a few other elements into the photo.
In this week’s challenge Ritva also asks us to share our favorite cup. I don’t really have a “favorite” cup, so I thought I would take a photo of the cup/saucer setting from my parent’s china pattern. It doesn’t get used very often anymore (well, never), so I thought I would give it a chance to be seen. 😉
Thank you, Ritva for inviting us to find inspiration in the kitchen. What a fun opportunity for me to take a trip down memory lane and revisit some fun posts and photos.
Be sure to join us next week when Philo of Philosophy Through Photography invites us to post our thoughts and images of simplicity photography.
Until next time!
~donna
Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
First Full Moon of 2023
First full moon and first photo of 2023. Here’s to peace, love, joy, happiness and a prosperous New Year! Cheers! 🥂
-donna
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