tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983Fri, 08 Jan 2010 06:01:57 +0000Photography, Art and Other Observations By Elisabeth Baconhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/ImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)Blogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-8540569167060525622Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +00002010-01-07T12:02:49.191-05:00hawks2010 in going to be a very good year. This morning a juvenile hawk came to our bird feeder. Got one halfway decent shot. Only one because the excitement level was high. Hate when that happens...I get so excited that I almost miss the shot.Photograph by Elisabeth Bacon--All Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2010/01/wow.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-5972575002197849351Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:16:00 +00002010-01-07T14:22:15.745-05:00skywatchsky watchmorningThanks to the SkyWatch Team: Klaus Sandy Wren Fishing Guy Louise Sylvia. To see more SkyWatch images, click on the icon above.Looking out at sky and mountains from our living room, is one of my favorite things to do. There is a constant panorama of change going on out there. And...I find that exciting. What drama! After seeing various hues through the window, it is out to shoot from the porch. Ithttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2010/01/skywatch-early-morning.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-1776103851748067398Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:08:00 +00002010-01-06T10:04:21.558-05:00sepia scenesSepialightThanks to Mary for hosting this weekly event. To see more sepia images, or join in the fun, click on the icon above. Photograph by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights ReservedThis is my first time entering Sepia Scenes. My first love is monochrome and in particular deep sepia-toned images. I feel strongly that most images do not translate well in sepia. Antiques and old things work best (in my opinion). Sohttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2010/01/sepia-scenes.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-291663866592767762Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:47:00 +00002010-01-03T06:33:08.398-05:00windowsBest Wishes for a Bright and Happy New Year!Thanks to Aileni for hosting this weekly event. Aileni is reformatting the Monochrome Magazine. Click on the icon above to see more monochrome images. Thank you for choosing my Onion image as the Picture of the Month. Click here to see the Picture of the Month.This week's entry:As always I am playing with symbolism. Let the sunshine in...a good year http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-new-year-monochrome-weekly.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-2175833246738045392Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:36:00 +00002009-12-31T14:33:15.148-05:00skywatchsky watchHappy New Year!!!! Wishing you all the very best in 2010 and may all your dreams come true.To see more SkyWatch images click on the icon above. Thanks to the SkyWatch team Klaus Sandy Wren Fishing Guy Louise SylviaThe sky here has been phenomenal this week. We have limited views from the cabin so the trees are the same, but the dramatic sky backdrop continues to evolve and change. Photographs by http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/skywatch.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-8997289789566534734Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:01:00 +00002009-12-28T09:12:07.855-05:00sunrisemountainmorningGood morning! This morning, the sunshine touched the bare mountain top with a rosy glow. This is unusual since all the leaves are gone...the trees are grey and bare, yet color, on the mountain top, popped.THROUGH THE WINDOW--MORNING SUNNote to Self: Every day is different...same subject, different light changing the look of a scene and the mood.http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/sun-on-mountain.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-2904864179853237246Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:14:00 +00002009-12-26T05:35:55.003-05:00snowHAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!Thanks to Aileni for hosting this weekly event. To see more monochrome images, click on the icon above.This week we had a snow storm. I haven't seen this much snow in nine years. So...in keeping with the season, here is my entry which reminds me of early black and white snow captures taken in New York City at the turn of the century: NORTH CAROLINA SNOW STORMhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/monochrome-weekly.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-6847282825217804993Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +00002009-12-24T15:16:52.954-05:00sky watchTo see more Sky Watch images click on the icon above. Thanks to the Sky Watch Team: Klaus Sandy Wren Fishing Guy Louise SylviaThis week we had a huge snow storm followed by icicles and gorgeous skies. Here are few shots taken after the big storm.Photographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights ReservedHAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL THE SKY WATCH FOLKS! http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/skywatch-friday_24.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-6598387063436625952Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:47:00 +00002009-12-23T09:50:48.220-05:00wrapping paperKraft paperNo, I haven't lost my mind. Am playing with seeing again. So....what do you see in this brown wrapping paper? http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-do-you-see.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-3756304310420533694Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:00 +00002009-12-23T10:01:49.911-05:00Biblical figurewrapping paperWhat's this? I'm sick...and protesting loudly. Not fair...It is Christmas. Darn, darn, darn.Anyway, yesterday I posted a lavender shot (straight from the camera) and am quite pleased with it. We have never seen those shades from our living room window before. Add ice to the lavender sunrise and wow. Blew me away.There is a shot I really want to do soon (as soon as I feel up to it) and that is a http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/grrrrrrrrrr.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-5333655721555938180Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:22:00 +00002009-12-22T08:30:43.850-05:00frostapple orchardicegrasseswillow treeWe have a frosty, lavender morning--a place where sugar plum fairies can hide. Photographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/lavender-fairyland.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-7891563339265183401Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:20:00 +00002009-12-20T08:29:27.919-05:00sunrisedarksnowdawnChristmasIt is cold out there as dawn is breaking--cold and silent-wonderful. These images are straight from the camera without lightening. Early Morning Snow On The MountainsAcross the orchard, our neighbors left their wreath lit all night. What a cheery sight! Photographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/before-dawn.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-7159720166886666144Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:35:00 +00002009-12-19T08:53:55.723-05:00sunriseskysnowwalnut treeWe have about 18 inches of snow this morning. Up over my boots and tough walking. Huffing and puffing now. It is gorgeous out there. Went out right after the sun came up and this is what I got: AFTER THE STORMPhotographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reserved http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-beautiful-morning.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-8835373340013399708Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:58:00 +00002009-12-19T03:17:31.792-05:00monochromaticmonochromeThanks to Aileni for hosting this weekly event. If you would like to see more monochrome images, click on the icon above.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *This week I experimented with lenses (for clarity) and light. Here are two examples showing subtle changes. ONIONPhotographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/monochrome-weeky.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-518002225592496053Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:55:00 +00002009-12-18T18:56:00.997-05:00We are having blizzard (white out) conditions. Ok, Mr. Snowmaker...you can stop now. Enough already!http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/snow-can-stop-now.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-212906022432210207Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:45:00 +00002009-12-18T10:50:16.735-05:00snowwalnut treeSnow...I'm excited. It looks like Christmas. And...it is really snowing hard and heavy. Below is my favorite walnut tree. No hawk perched there this morning. WALNUT TREE IN SNOWPhotography by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/hooray-snow.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-7627073681675533536Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:31:00 +00002009-12-17T13:56:05.957-05:00skywatchskysky watchThanks to the SkyWatch team::Klaus Sandy Wren Fishing Guy Louise SylviaTo see entries, or to join in the fun, click on the SkyWatch banner above.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *When the morning sun rises and the field grasses turn pink, out I run camera in hand. Some sunrises are more spectacular than others, however no matter...they all look grand to me. Here are two unedited captures http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/skywatch-friday_17.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-252079840854471680Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-12-14T14:05:40.540-05:00foglightHeavy fog obliterated the mountains this morning.Then out came the sun.http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/and-sun-shone-through.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-48115480424978054Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:48:00 +00002009-12-12T04:57:34.030-05:00reflectionSepiamonochromeThanks to Aileni for hosting this weekly photographic event. To see more images, please click on the icon above. REFLECTIONPhotograph by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/monochrome-weeky-december-12-2009.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-2278682624705819777Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +00002009-12-11T09:38:09.218-05:00skycloud codesRan outside barefoot this morning to catch morning sunrise shots....brrrrrrrrr!A little while later, I looked out my sky watching window and saw Mother Nature sending cloud signals. Don't you just love it? Photographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reservedhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-mornings-sky.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-3083915881441374323Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:26:00 +00002009-12-10T14:44:21.906-05:00Sepiasky watchTo see more SkyWatch images go to:Thanks to the SkyWatch Team: Klaus Sandy Wren Fishing Guy Louise SylviaThis scene caught my attention because of the cloud drama and the bright stripe starting to stretch across the sky. I love looking out one of our windows and watching the sky during the day from first light until sunset. It is an ever-changing show.DECEMBER--MORNING LIGHTPhotograph by http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/sky-watch-friday.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-2514372860734114724Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:31:00 +00002009-12-07T11:06:16.844-05:00onionsdigital bromoilExperimentation continues. I am including these images, so you can see changes as they occur. Now, it is a matter of choice. Photographs by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reserved Note to Self: At this point, I like the second one best.http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/revisions.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-1332995210375578780Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:43:00 +00002009-12-07T08:16:19.599-05:00dollonionsdigital bromoil DOLLPhotograph by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights ReservedFIRST DIGITAL BROMOILSeveral years ago, I began experimenting with a process called digital bromoil. First attempt above. Last night I returned to that experimentation. What is wonderful is: no chemicals involved! ONIONS (DIGITAL BROMOIL IN PROCESS)Photograph by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights ReservedSeveral additional steps may be necessary. I willhttp://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/return-to-process.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-297611068376460068Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:05:00 +00002009-12-05T08:13:26.718-05:00problemschallengescompressionAm having image compression problems and am trying to figure out what is going awry. Darn...I haven't been faced with a challenge of this magnitude in a while. Am determined to resolve this situation.I reposted the Onions (from earlier this week) and compared the two images. One step in post production may need to be discarded and not ever used in the future.This challenge brings back rule #1:http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/image-compression-problems.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3539421530417771983.post-9106584573393093396Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:38:00 +00002009-12-05T07:04:41.469-05:00monochromeThanks to Aileni for hosting this weekly event. To see more monochrome images, click on the icon above.Another week has flown by...here is my monochrome image for this week:A Photograph by Elisabeth BaconAll Rights Reserved Had problems posting desired image this morning...will post that image next week. Don't you just love this computer age?http://creativitybitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2009/12/monochrome-weekly-theme.htmlImagesByBacon@aol.com (Elisabeth)9