Linda's Photo Adventures

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011

Your Protector

I love photographing animals, especially dogs. These are photographs of my dogs (except the last two).

"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace."

- Milan Kundera

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Awake My Soul

Surrealists paintings were generally based on dreams. Their paintings were filled with familiar objects which were painted to look strange or mysterious. The artists hoped their odd paintings would make people look at things in a different way and change the way they felt about things. They thought that their paintings might stir up feelings in the back of peoples minds. This is an example of my surreal composite photography. I am creating a body of work to possibly exhibit in an art show someday.

"It's so surreal being here."

Scotty McCreery

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Wondering Where You Are

I was taking a drive and stopped to photograph some long- horned cows. All of a sudden I heard something which sounded like a child's tom-tom drum. I turned around and looked across the street and saw this sight. It was like these two were posing. They were very curious and actually came up to the fence. This photograph is in my top 10 of all the photographs I've ever taken. I didn't have to do any post processing. The colors you see are the colors I saw. The lighting was perfect!

"it's hard to improve upon perfection."

Robert Burke

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

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We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity.

http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground

This butterfly was released at a wedding I went to recently. It was an interesting idea that I'd never seen before. They were in little tiny flat boxes. They gave one to each couple there. We were told to make a wish and then open the box. We opened ours and this beautiful butterfly flew out upward toward the heavens. This photo was of a butterfly that went to the grass. It was really beautiful with all these butterflies flying all around us. They were everywhere! I know anyone who is reading this is probably wondering (as I was) how they didn't die in the little flat boxes. I was told that they were kept cold until about 2 hours before the wedding at which time the boxes were taken out into the sun to warm them up. The second is a Photoshop art piece.

Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes

Love is like a butterfly, hold it too tight, it'll crush. Hold it too loose, it'll fly.

Anonomous

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Friday, August 19, 2011

I Like It, I Love It

It's fair time in the Antelope Valley. There's always children and cotton candy!

~ Jose Castro
The kids definitely like it. I'd say the cotton candy is the most popular thing in here. That and the hats. People like those a lot.

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“Always remember that these are kids. Do not holler at them, give them all the support you can because this is all about the children.”
Elton Reece quotes

Saturday, August 27, 2011

I Still Remember

Friday, August 26, 2011

Your Protector

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Awake My Soul

Monday, August 22, 2011

Wondering Where You Are

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground

Friday, August 19, 2011

I Like It, I Love It