Txingudi Bay

A few pictures of the bay, separating Hondarribia, Spain, from Hendaye, France, from a pier on the Spanish side.


Facing South


Northward to the Ocean


Turning Once Again

Sunrise from the 40th Floor, July 2nd

And our last sunrise...


Clouds, Water, and the City at Sunrise

An interesting effect which works nicely with both sunrise and sunset pictures is too slightly underexpose the photo. This brings out more of the richness of the colors.


Sunrise Color


Shimmering on the Water


Sunrise Chicago


A Plane in the Early Light

Sunrise from the 40th Floor, July 1st

Even through a dirty window...
nice...


A New Day


Sunrise on the Lake

Sunrise from the 40th Floor, June 30th

Sunrise, Lake Michigan, and Sandra

Taken through our hotel room window, the photographs show the sun rising over Lake Michigan—unmistakable is the moment's color.


Willis Tower in the Early Light


Chicago Sunrise


Light on the Lake


Light on the Lake, a New Frame


Early Morning Hair

More Portraits of a Cat

For one of the snapshots of Gizmo, I did some digital processing, curve adjustment and other effects, to arrive at these two images:


Psychedelic Cat


A Brushed Look

Photographs from Chicago

Storm Front, Chicago


Pigeon in the City

Portraits of a Cat

It's been a while since I've posted on this blog, but I have a few galleries that I wish to showcase. The first is our new addition, Gizmo, to the household.

Here's a look at the life of a cat:
Lounging on the Porch at Night


The Gizzanator in the Linen Closet


An Evening in the Life of Gizmo


A Morning Nap


Lounging on the Porch on a Warm Summer Day


Another View of an Afternoon Lounge

More Spring

With all the things that happen in life, it's sometimes to remarkle to see the changes. I took this photos a week ago. Several others I have posted previously but I wanted to show the progression.

Here are two pictures from March 10th from the same tree:








Here are two images of the same tree 15 days later:








This next sequence spans several weeks:



March 10th



March 18th


March 25th

3 Candle Views

Tulips

I took these images of store-bought tulips a few weeks ago. The backlighting from the window seemed right for these shots. However, since I didn't use any flash on these indoors shots, I adjusted the levels to expose the dark areas more.

Color Me Weekly, Spring Palettes

I couldn't pass up the chance to create a palette using Kuler and a recent Spring photo.



Spring for a Tree


Creating a Palette in Kuler

Last time, I moved the points, but here I was satisfied with the Kuler choices and used the hex values to create a new palette in GIMP. Then I used the software's Palette Map operation to change the colors of the photograph which I featured in a recent post. It also happens to be the base image for the header of my main blog Bill's Thingees.



A Bridge on a Trail


A Change of Color

While the results of Palette Map don't always look good, the operation can lead to interesting images. Here's a look at an phograph I shot several years ago of downtown Boston.



Boston from the Charles River



Downtown Boston in New Hues

That's definitely a view I wouldn't have envisioned.

Stop by Rosie's blog and check out the other Color Me Weekly photographs and palettes.

Spring in Nashville

Over the past couple of weeks, Spring has finally started in Nashville. Things have been becoming green and the trees have blossomed. Here are some of the images:


















It has been very interesting watching the progress. The next image is from March 10th, while the last is eight days later. How quickly change develops.






Several of the above images have slightly larger resolutions for more detailed viewing. Click to see.