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2013-05-24 03:47:11 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

New member to the community.   First, thanks for the "A Path to Follow" preset for Silver Efex Pro.  I really like it +Dan Hughes .  I applied it to a color image I had taken a couple of days ago and, after adjusting a bit, got the image below which I now prefer to the color.  The Nik Collection is an absolutely great tool for photographers. 

2013-05-22 18:31:08 (36 comments, 1 reshares, 33 +1s)

A Study in Contrasts
the hands and the skin

#babies #beauty #wonderment #innocence #contrast  

2013-05-21 03:45:17 (42 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Pretty Pastel Annabelle
Gillian Welch - Annabelle

for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Tana Teel +Laura Balc
#babies #portraiture #portraitphotography  

2013-05-20 04:04:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Annabelle - Baby Blue Eyes
Baby Blue Eyes - A Rocket Too The Moon (Lyrics)

2013-05-19 04:34:02 (37 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Annabelle

candid shot
#babies #wideeye #innocence  

2013-05-17 15:21:59 (52 comments, 1 reshares, 59 +1s)

At the Groomer
2nd paid haircut... she's about to be sheared for summer & become a shadow of her former shaggy self.

for #fidofriday +Fido Friday +mel peifer +Suhaib Ayaz +Wes Lum +Lisa Lisa
#dogs #dogsrule  

2013-05-14 14:57:14 (45 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Poker face stare

for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Tana Teel & +Laura Balc 

2013-05-13 23:40:50 (37 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Playing with video on a day of squalls, hail and heavy rain....  short < 1 minute

2013-05-12 16:05:08 (35 comments, 0 reshares, 38 +1s)

Eye See You

#eyesonsunday +Eyes On Sunday  curated by  +Sonia Kalčić

2013-05-12 15:56:48 (27 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

Peter Pan of the Northwest

#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome +Blake Harrold +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee +Luis Vivanco
#pacificnorthwest  

2013-05-08 16:13:51 (55 comments, 1 reshares, 53 +1s)

Best Friends in the Spring Sunshine
Soon....
Ella Fitzgerald - "Summertime" (TV Special 1968)


#hqspseasons +HQSP Seasons +Rinus Bakker +Alison Thurston +Tony Davis 
#BoysDogs   #pacificnorthwest #hiking #spring #summer #sunshine  

2013-05-07 03:55:56 (33 comments, 4 reshares, 44 +1s)

Lonely
Roy Orbison LIVE - Only The Lonely -ENHANCED TO DOLBY STEREO

#portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday +Tana Teel +Laura Balc
#portraiture #portrait #portraitphotography  

2013-05-06 04:08:16 (38 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Magic Canyon Falls

Marilyn Monroe sings River Of No Return



#waterfall #pacificnorthwest #longexposure #sunshine #sunnydays #springtime  

2013-05-05 23:48:51 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

I really like portraiture & these photos by Svetlana Melik-Nubarova on 500px are fantastic.

2013-05-03 15:50:19 (39 comments, 1 reshares, 42 +1s)

Forest Monkey

She's getting ready to pounce on my other dog :)  Never a dull moment with this one.

for #fidofriday +Fido Friday +mel peifer +Suhaib Ayaz +Wes Lum +Lisa Lisa
#hqspanimals #hqspmonochrome  +HQSP Monochrome +Rinus Bakker +Blake Harrold +Trever McGhee +Luis Vivanco 

2013-05-01 18:31:40 (50 comments, 4 reshares, 51 +1s)

Sunshine on my Shoulders Makes Me Happy
Sunshine on My Shoulders-John Denver

Beautiful, colorful day here in the Pacific Northwest.  No black and white or monochrome today!

#landscapephotography +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley
#hqspseasons +HQSP Seasons +Rinus Bakker +Alison Thurston +Tony Davis
#pacificnorthwest #sunshine #blueskies  

2013-04-30 15:01:13 (28 comments, 2 reshares, 48 +1s)

Daydreamer


for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Tana Teel +Laura Balc
#portraiture #portrait

2013-04-29 20:01:43 (41 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

Alien Monster or perhaps the Sasquatch

for #monochromeonday +Monochrome Monday hosted by +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Hans Berendsen +David Orr +Martin Heller +Dominique Hilbert
and #hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome hosted by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee
#horses #horsesrule  

2013-04-27 23:28:10 (47 comments, 5 reshares, 59 +1s)

Wild & Spirited
Wildfire- Michael Martin Murphey

One more shot of that proud little stallion I photographed yesterday.

#horsesrule #horses #miniaturehorses #pacificnorthwest  

2013-04-27 05:12:29 (82 comments, 11 reshares, 73 +1s)

White Stallion On The Run
The Eagles - Desperado With Lyrics

I took a short jaunt this afternoon & shot some photos of miniature horses.  This is the stallion of the herd.  Great mane on this little guy. 

#horses #stallion #pacificnorthwest  

2013-04-26 20:52:54 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Her work is outstanding.  I really like it.  I especially like the photos with the goats(7 rows down), but all there are so many.

2013-04-26 04:09:31 (39 comments, 2 reshares, 44 +1s)

Romping in the long grass after a refreshing swim.

A warm & sunny spring day in the Pacific NW... nothing better!!

for #fidofriday +Fido Friday hosted by +Suhaib Ayaz +mel peifer +Wes Lum +Lisa Lisa
#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome hosted by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee
#pacificnorthwest  

2013-04-25 19:33:25 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Really inspiring child photography photos... she's a true artist with the camera & processing.

2013-04-24 16:54:23 (40 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

#wordlessonwednesday

2013-04-24 00:16:21 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

Awesome commercial... this will bring a smile for sure.

2013-04-23 23:23:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

If you use Chrome and view or do portraits, then this is a good extension.  It was created by +Cem İnceçınar .  You do have to uninstall and get the updated version once in a while, but to me it is worth it: -->
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remove-the-limits-of-g%2B/pdjgnkkejddnapenkbdfmchlmhglmpkd?hl=en

2013-04-23 19:48:54 (36 comments, 5 reshares, 55 +1s)

Beautiful Brown Eyes
Kathy Linden - Beautiful Brown Eyes (1962)

I started with color, but liked the b&w better.  She does have brown eyes though :))

for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Tana Teel & +Laura Balc
#portraiture #portrait
#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome hosted by +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco 

2013-04-23 15:19:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Almost full circle of positivism with YOUR nominations!

Feel free to roll the positivism all over Gplus
1: share the circle 
2: nominate new real good positive people who deserve more followers for circle 2!

You are invited to join #YesWeCanMakeThisWorldABetterPlace community.
https://plus.google.com/communities/105314796233089334338 where the awesome +Victoria Etna  is your hostess.

Happy Gplussing!
:-)

2013-04-23 03:11:25 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Google plus photos ... Pinterest style by +Jari Huomo.  Pretty neat!  Below is my link.  To see yours, replace the id number with your own(this is the long number you see right before the &width.  You will find you number in the url when you are viewing your profile).  Notice you can change the with of each image in the url also.  Thanks, Jari :)
http://www.googleplussuomi.com/thumbs.php?id=106182639190087774555&width=600

2013-04-22 04:11:53 (45 comments, 2 reshares, 42 +1s)

First Love

An old photo that I have restored.  It's fun, but it takes a while.

2013-04-21 04:37:39 (36 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Freckles & A Cowlick

2013-04-18 18:48:11 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Truly great photography... stories in each photo.
http://500px.com/ElenaShumilova?page=1

2013-04-18 16:04:47 (45 comments, 5 reshares, 47 +1s)

Ominous Sky

I took this with my carry camera and then enhanced in Lightroom.  I see this vista nearly every day on the hike with my dogs.  Chehalis River valley in Washington State.  Usually the skies are a uniform lead gray and leaking rain .. not so yesterday. 

#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography hosted by +Margaret Tompkins & +Carra Riley
#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome hosted by +Blake Harrold +Luis Vivanco +Rinus Bakker +Trever McGhee
#hqsplandscape +Delcour Eric +Carina Marsh +Rodolfo Seide
#pacificnorthwest #pacificnwfriday  

2013-04-16 15:51:39 (32 comments, 6 reshares, 50 +1s)

Brains, Beauty & Balance






















for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Tana Teel & +Laura Balc
#womenwednesday hosted by +Niki Aguirre & +Scott Detweiler
#hqspmonochrome +HQSP Monochrome hosted by +Trever McGhee +Rinus Bakker +Luis Vivanco +Blake Harrold
#portrait #portraitphotography  

2013-04-14 23:57:43 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

:))) If you need a smile

2013-04-14 03:47:05 (31 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

Ivy























+Eyes On Sunday  curated by  +Sonia Kalčić #eyesonsunday
#portraitphotography  

2013-04-12 03:50:57 (29 comments, 0 reshares, 44 +1s)

"Log Walker"

She is as sure footed as a mountain goat.  That wet wood is very slippery.  I speak from experience.

For #fidofriday +Fido Friday  curated by  +mel peifer +Lisa Lisa +Wes Lum +Suhaib Ayaz
and +#PacificNWfriday  curated by  +Bob Harbison #pacificnwfriday
#dogsrule #pacificnorthwest  

2013-04-09 04:07:26 (44 comments, 2 reshares, 55 +1s)

Bliss

For #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Laura Balc & +Tana Teel
#portraiture  

2013-04-08 21:18:41 (35 comments, 6 reshares, 56 +1s)

Dark & Mysterious
.... and wet :)

for #macromonday +Macro Monday  curated by  +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer Eden +Kelli Seeger Kim +Jake Easley
#hqspmacro curated by +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +HQSP Macro #pacificnorthwest #wildflowers #trillium #hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers curated by +Nicole Best +Werner Polwein +Larry Henley 

2013-04-06 19:02:58 (60 comments, 7 reshares, 65 +1s)

Cedar Climbing A Big Old Cedar Stump
From this morning's hike... we got hit by a squall(hail & wind) soon after this picture was taken and headed home
They Call The Wind Maria Frankie Laine

#hqspmonochrome +Bakker Rinus +Virgil Cowen +Trever McGhee +Luis Vivanco +HQSP Monochrome 
#landscapephotography +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +Landscape Photography
#hqsppromotion #hqsplandscape +HQSPPromotion +HQSP Seasons & a late one for both #fidofriday +mel peifer +Suhaib Ayaz +Lisa Lisa +Wes Lum +Fido Friday 
& #pacificnorthwest #pacificnwfriday +Bob Harbison 

2013-04-04 21:00:59 (9 comments, 2 reshares, 25 +1s)

About Poetry

I like the grace in this movement. And it is unposed too. My trick was to ask my little model to pick up the most beautiful flower from a bouquet.

#photography   #fotografie   #kinderfotografie   #rotterdam   #kinderfotograaf   #portretfotografie  +Creative Portraiture +Canon Users 

2013-04-04 18:22:12 (52 comments, 4 reshares, 56 +1s)

Rare & Dangerous Vampire Trillium

These babies only bloom @ night in the deep woods of the Pacific NW.  It looks as though a mouse or squirrel may have wandered a bit too close.

2013-04-03 15:26:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

We need more like this guy....

https://plus.google.com/u/0/112771323377266882679/posts/aTuFPyAm6az?hl=en

2013-04-02 16:26:24 (48 comments, 1 reshares, 57 +1s)

Sunny Day Smile  ;)))
paul simon - was a sunny day

For #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Laura Balc +Tana Teel
#portraiture #beauty #paulsimon #springtime  

2013-04-02 15:29:06 (47 comments, 4 reshares, 43 +1s)

Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On

Elvis Presley - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On★

Why I often get as wet as she does.

#hqspseasons hosted by +Alison Thurston +Rinus Bakker +Tony Davis +HQSP Seasons 
#hqspanimals hosted by +Marina Versaci +Joe Urbz +HQSP Animals 
#spring2013 #springbreak #dogsrule #pacificnorthwest #dogs  
+HQSPPromotion #elvispresley  

2013-04-01 23:00:14 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

art

2013-03-31 16:36:49 (45 comments, 4 reshares, 53 +1s)

Swim Strongly And Carry A Big Stick
Great sunny day in the Pacific NW :))

#hqspseasons hosted by +Rinus Bakker +Alison Thurston +Tony Davis
#hqspanimals +Joe Urbz +Marina Versaci 
#pacificnorthwest #dogsrule #springtime #sunshine  

2013-03-29 19:34:04 (46 comments, 4 reshares, 64 +1s)

Cedar As She Surveys The Magical Forest Of The Fairies

for #fidofriday +Fido Friday hosted by +mel peifer +Suhaib Ayaz +Lisa Lisa +Wes Lum
#hqsplandscape #hqsppromotion
#landscapephotography hosted by +Margaret Tompkins & +Carra Riley +Landscape Photography
#hqspanimals +HQSP Animals hosted by +Joe Urbz +Marina Versaci +ANNA SHAWN 

2013-03-29 04:11:48 (50 comments, 7 reshares, 64 +1s)

Wildwood Flower
Chet Atkins - Wildwood Flower
First trillium of spring are starting to show in the forest.  Taken on today's hike.  Spring is on its way!

For #floralfriday +FloralFriday hosted by +Tamara Pruessner
#hqspflowers +HQSP Flowers hosted by +Nicole Best +Larry Henley +Anja Wessels +Werner Polwein 

2013-03-27 04:38:57 (53 comments, 2 reshares, 59 +1s)

*The Look









for #portraittuesday +PortraitTuesday hosted by +Laura Balc +Tana Teel
#portraiture #portraitphotography
#womenwednesday +Women Wednesday hosted by +Kerry Murphy  +Nikki Aguirre +Athena Carey +Lee Daniels +Christina Lawrie