52 of 2013 - Week 52

52 of 2013 - Week 52. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Tips for Photographing Christmas Morning'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Black and White Photography'.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 51

52 of 2013 - Week 51. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'How to Take Photos In Front of the Christmas Tree'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Night/Low Light Photography'.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 50

52 of 2013 - Week 50. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Getting Prepared for the Holiday Season'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'The Color Red'.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 49

52 of 2013 - Week 49. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Taking the Perfect Holiday Pictures'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'What do you Celebrate'. Christmas decoration to celebrate the winter season.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 48

52 of 2013 - Week 48. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Photographing Friends and Family During the Holidays'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Words Words Words'. This is part of my father's collection of 'neat stuff'. It's an arrowhead that his brother or a cousin or someone found when they were kids, in Ontario. Goodness only knows how old this thing is! Can you imagine the history in this one item? Who made it? How old were they? What was their life like? Did they succeed in the hunt with this arrow head? How was it abandoned?

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 47

52 of 2013 - Week 47. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'How to Group Your Photographs'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Alphabet Soup'. I didn't follow either theme, really. My father put this little car together for his model train set. It is so tiny. I remember him making it and being enchanted by it. I must have been 8, or younger. My dad gave it to me, several weeks ago, surprised that I wanted it. It means a great deal to me, not because of what it is, but because of who he is. I have such amazing childhood memories. I'm so thankful for having wonderful parents who gave me a fantastic childhood.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 46

52 of 2013 - Week 46. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Posing Tips'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'One Dominant Color'. This is as close to poppies as Lego gets. Remembrance Day is Monday. Lest we forget.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 45

52 of 2013 - Week 45. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'What to Wear for Photos'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Halloween Illuminations'. I posted Halloween shots last week. So here is something a little different. As I understand it (which isn't saying much), this is a diya or divaa that my daughter was given at school. It's a little clay pot that is used in Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Zoroastrian religious festivals such as Diwali, which is a festival of lights, usually around Halloween. The lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil is used to signify the triumph of good over evil. Though we do not celebrate Diwali, we live in a city where are large number of the population does celebrate, so my daughter was learning about the celebration in school. Rather than ignore all religious and cultural ceremonies, our school leans towards teaching a bit about those celebrated by our students. It's pretty awesome!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 44

52 of 2013 - Week 44. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Tips for Halloween Cell Phone Pics'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Colors of October'.  Here we have Skeleton/Corpse Bride, some leaves, and me and the Weeb (several hours after Halloween party makeup application).

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 43

52 of 2013 - Week 43. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Before You Click: Checking Your Settings'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Water Splashes'. My kitchen sink is the place where art becomes... well, wet.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 42

52 of 2013 - Week 42. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Before You Click: Prepping Your Gear'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Dear Photograph (take an old snapshot and add include it in the photo of same place)'. I didn't manage to really nail either of these projects. But here are some leaves. Because it's Autumn. And leaves are nice.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 41

52 of 2013 - Week 41. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Household Props to Make Your Photos Pop'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Minimalist Photography'. The hubby's Halloween earring. Getting a decent black background is WAY harder than it should be!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 40

52 of 2013 - Week 40. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Tips For Taking Better Photos Indoors'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Fun With Signs'.  Signs.  The SLOW dude is a sign, technically.  Right?  I liked the shot with the shadow, but the husband said he liked the close up better.  I blew out all the colors in everything, but you wanted signs, you got 'em.  I used the shot for indoor photography a few weeks ago.  Because I'm a rebel.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 39

52 of 2013 - Week 39. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Fall Photography'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'HDR Photography'.  Nothing says Autumn like a bunch o' pretty tree leaves.  And I'm lucky, I get a variety all in one tree!  HDR - you can do that with macro photography, right?  I dunno.  Made the diamonds pop like crazy.  Not bad for a ring I've worn for so many years!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 38

52 of 2013 - Week 38. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Telling a Story with 5 Photos'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Abandoned Buildings'.  This is from the end of August.  Weeb's sister was visiting and they spent as much time as possible at the pool.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 37

52 of 2013 - Week 37. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Reflecting On Our Photographic Journey'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Guess My Picture'.  I reflected.  And I selected a section of the concrete to make my pals guess.  Because I'm lazy.  And I just wanted to use this picture.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 36

52 of 2013 - Week 36. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'A-Z Photography'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Capturing Smooth Water'. The pool looks like the letter O and the water in the pool is, momentarily, smooth. Yup, winner.  Plus, the Charlie's Angels pose is just too awesome.  Weeb and her cousins were trying to 'water gun' the windows in the house next door.  They were careful not to shoot the electrical wires above (like they even could).  Wouldn't the neighbors have been overjoyed if they could reach the windows they WERE aiming for.  Sometimes the fun is in the mischief, and not necessarily in the success of the plan.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 35

52 of 2013 - Week 35. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Finding the Light to Enhance Your Photography'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Reflections'.  Here is another week I didn't manage to follow themes for.  So here is a close up shot of a Blokus game.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 34

52 of 2013 - Week 34. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Creative Photography Tips'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Shooting From the Hip'.  Weeb and her cousins.  Trying to get a photo of these three is much like trying to... I dunno, wrangle wiggly, giggly, uncooperative things.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 33

52 of 2013 - Week 33. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Portrait Posing Tips'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Pets in Action'.  This is as close to a portrait as I'm doing right now and it's more of a 'Pets in Inaction', but there ya go.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 32

52 of 2013 - Week 32. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Tips for Using Window Light'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Food Photography'.  So here is Tibboh the Terrible, lit with the window behind her and some mini cupcakes.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 31

52 of 2013 - Week 31. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Back to Basics: ISO'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Frame Within a Frame'. Okay, well I didn't manage either of these themes. But here is Spectra Vondergeist from Monster High. Because she's cool.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 30

52 of 2013 - Week 30. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Spot Metering'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Filling the Frame'. I didn't take this shot in July. I think it was September or October. I rock the deadlines! Actually, I think I used this photo for Taking Better Photos Indoors, which will show up in several weeks. Ah well, I don't care. It fills the frame and used some kind of metering, so I'm using it. It's a crystal glass full of ice water, lit from behind by a window on a mostly cloudy day.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 29

52 of 2013 - Week 29. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Breaking the Rules: Overexposure'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'My Town Photo Essay'. Nope. But here's another picture of Tibboh the Terrible. I likely overexposed the window, so that might qualify.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 28

52 of 2013 - Week 28. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Aperature'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Photographing Strangers'.  And I didn't do either.  So here is a shot of Weeb and her older sister and a good Photobomb by Tibboh the Terrible.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 27

52 of 2013 - Week 27. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Photographing Color: Red, White and Blue'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'National Pride'.  The first shot is of a Maple Leaf pin - you can get these in any tourist area in Canada.  My husband got this particular one when he was sworn in as a Canadian Citizen, last autumn. Next are some shots of my Weeb.  The bottom two shots were taken at a Canada Day festival, from the top of a Ferris Wheel, with my iPhone.  I couldn't see what I was photographing as the sun glare was blinding.  They turned out pretty well.  And it occurred to me a tad too late that, oh yeah, I don't like Ferris Wheels.  We wore Canada Day shirts and ponytails with maple leafs on them to celebrate the day.  We had some blue cotton candy as a tribute to the blue part of the red, white and blue to honor our southern neighbors in the USA.  Today though, it's all red and white for us!  O Canada, we party at an outdoor fair on the hottest day of the year for thee!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 26

52 of 2013 - Week 26. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Summer Photography'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Spheres and Orbs'. I don't really like this collection of photos.  I like them individually, but together, it's not working for me.  Ah well, here they are, my summery photos of my girl posing for me, her new running shoes (purchased the last week of school, because we just could not have one more day in the previous shoes), a paperweight that fit the 'orb' criteria and a close up of the bubbly fun inside the paperweight.  The last shot is, I'm told, a peony tree shot from a tree in my backyard.  I don't like it.  I don't hate it.  But I don't like it.  The tree gives us these weird round balls of 'might be fruit' that turn into these not so lovely looking, and downright horrid smelling flowers that attract large flies.  It has to go, but I just can't be okay with the idea of 'getting rid' of a tree for those reasons.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 25

52 of 2013 - Week 25. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Understanding Contrast'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Cloning'. I think I've covered both topics with one photo again. I cloned out pink sock monkey's tail. It was a little bit of white that looked more like a bunny tail, coming out to the left of the pink monkey. Edited with Photoshop to clone out the tail, and sharpen. Edited with PicMonkey for the Urbane Filter, which I'm terribly guilty of over-using.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.