Etsy Observations and 365 Yesterday and Today

I've had several more of my photographs for sale on Etsy featured in several different Etsy treasuries. I'm glad of the attention, and it makes sense that the more exposure my photographs get, the better will be my chances of selling. Thus far it hasn't produced the desired results, but I'm optimistic.

All of the treasuries have a different theme, and it has been interesting to see what photographs other vendors identify with their treasury theme. I know they must like the photographs they choose, they wouldn't want to feature poor product in their grouping, but the photographs used are not always what I consider to be the best of my inventory. I guess it bears out that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Here are yesterday's photograph, and today's.

04-09-2011


Last Year's Rhoddies on Red (Dry Brush Effect)



04-08-2011



Lunch Cribbage



Technological Setbacks and Day 67

Uber challenging to be a photographer without a camera or edit photographs without a computer! Both pieces of equipment seem to be doing some untoward, quirky things that make me very uncomfortable. I get the distinct impression that both are going to crash and burn, a very technical term. Hah! No, it's not funny, but I just have to hope and pray both tools will stay with me just a little longer!

I came across some daffodils next to a turquoise sign and could not resist using the contrast of organics and angles. I've embued one of the images with a dry brush effect, and the other with a watercolor effect.

04-07-2011

Recycled and Project 365

Sunshine today!!!!! Huzzah!

Today's photograph is a detail of a glass sculpture installation by San Jose, CA artist Marta Thoma at the Lighthouse Point Water Reclamation facility in Blaine, WA. I love the swirls of aluminum and all of the bottles and the blue blown glass "droplet!" I understand her intent was to demonstrate nature's hydrological cycle. The entire installation is beautiful, but I wanted to highlight the motion of this part of Thoma's sculpture.

Foliage and 365 ...

I almost shut down my computer and headed home, but remembered NO ACCESS AT HOME, so I'll quickly share with you today's Project 365 offerings.

It was messy out this morning, but sunshine poked through in the late afternoon. When the sun comes out I notice all sorts of little plants and things, all co-existing and thriving here in the Pacific Northwest.

Today's photos are a sample of foliage from pine cones and fern, to delicate little spring flowers I don't know the name of, to bamboo!

04-05-2011

Rain and Project 365

Today's photograph is an interior shot because of the r-a-i-n! Everything is so dreary and dismal. Although the bright yellow forsythia is now blooming, adding a color spot to the landscape. There are a lot of trees blooming, but the drizzle and gray dampens all of the colors.

The photos I'm including from yesterday are of an abandoned building here in Birch Bay. I liked the shapes and jagged edges, angles. Seems I'm in a aesthetic rut. Need to get back to my goal of more looking UP and OUT, rather than tight in shots. I'm working on it! But, not today ... too icky out.

04-04-2011

04-03-2011

A Sunny Day 62 of 365

Thank goodness for sunshine! I remember my ex-boss, upon telling him 7 years ago that I was moving to Washington, replying, "When moss starts growing between your toes, you can always come back here to Redlands!" With all of the rain and cold we've had lately, it feels like I COULD actually grow moss between my toes! Jack knew what he was talking about! No, not returning to Redlands.

But, here are today's photographs. This is the scenery along the road where I now live. Beautiful, isn't it. The last photograph is of trees that caught my eye. I couldn't figure out if there were orange blossoms on the tree, or what. But on closer examination, it is peeling bark that is catching the late afternoon sun. It looks like the trees are a-flame!

04-02-2011

Moving ... moving ... moving ... oh wait! Here's 60 and 61 ...

It is eerie not having access to Internet either by computer or by phone; how disconnected! Maybe it's a good thing to disconnect from time-to-time. I know I wouldn't willingly do it. So, this recent move of abode is inadvertently resulting in an enforced break, hopefully to refresh, listen to sounds, rest my eyes, focus my thoughts on other matters more directly at hand, literally.

But I'm in a place in this moment that has Internet access, so am uploading Day 60 and Day 61. No. 60 is an unusual cloud formation yesterday at sunset. We normally do not experience such streamlined clouds over Birch Bay. Loved it!

03-31-2011

 A sight we do see a lot of in Birch Bay are of fishing nets and bouys. Loved the simplicity of the patterns. OK ... OK ... I also threw in some azaleas. I don't really care for Rhoddies, but I do like very much their little sister Azalea. Both are starting to bloom now.

04-01-2011