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Shadow on the Wall

It was dusk and the setting sun cast these shadows on the wall through the blinds.   I just thought it looked so interesting.

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Entranceway

While I was waiting for my grandkids to arrive for their lesson the other day, I walked around the neighborhood for a few minutes looking for some photo ops.  I've seen this house before but that day I stopped and took a photo of the entrance.  I love the color green and I think the decoration of the vines on each side of the door make the house so inviting.  

My heart is grateful for:

simple decor

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Pipe and Shadow on Water Tower

As I was driving around today, I came across this scene.  The sky was really that blue and I love the way the shadow lands on the tower.

My heart is grateful for:

the day's work I had today

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Window and shadows

This window is on a building that's an event venue that's really popular for wedding receptions and other big event receptions.

My heart is grateful that:

there is plenty of food in my fridge and pantry 

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Screen Door and Shadow

A door on the side of a downtown building in Baird, Texas.

I'm grateful:

for the rain we're having tonight

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Fence at the Lake

A day or two before the snow storm I was at the lake and saw this fence, the shadow and the lake.  Not a world class photo, but I like the sparkles of the lake water and the way the fence creates the shadow.

My heart is grateful that:

in spite of the crazy long flight delay, things were ok and I'm finally home

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Shadow and louvre window.

Sometimes I'm in the right place at the right time.  

I'm grateful that:

I will soon be visiting a friend I haven't seen in a long time

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Chain Link and Blue Wall

I love shooting through chain link so when I saw this beautiful blue wall and the distinct shadow with chain link in the foreground, I figured it was a winning combination for me.

Sometimes just walking around being aware of the details along the way is the best way to find unexpected photo treasures.

I'm grateful that:

I was able to go to my fave coffee shop with a friend today

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My Shadow

I was in town today having coffee with a friend.  On my way home I stopped to make some photos of a church and when I looked down I saw my shadow.  I thought it was more interesting than the church, so I experimented with a few different compositions.

It's very difficult to hold the camera and press the shutter button with one hand while trying to strike an interesting pose.  This was the best I could do.   Too bad there weren't two of us.

My heart is grateful today for: 

everything getting greener before the heat really sets in for the summer

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Abstract Shadow on Steps

I don't normally like abstracts.  My brain has a hard time making sense of them, although I hear from others that that's exactly why they do like abstracts.  To each their own I guess.

Anyway, while walking around downtown, I saw these cement steps with the railing shadow cascading down the steps.  I thought it looked very cool, so there you have it.

My heart is grateful today for:

Amazon Prime free (haha) delivery

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Corner of the Building

Following along with the theme of textures/shadows that I mentioned in the previous post, this brick building corner is a great texture image.  Again, not an especially exciting image for most people, but I love the color grey, I love brick buildings, and there are two shadows across the facade of the building.

As far as selling an image like this, there's just no telling what a buyer is looking for.  I used to be more choosey about the images I offered for sale, but after seeing what people buy (and who knows what they do with the images~~that's not my concern really) I'm more willing to add scenes like this just on the off chance that someone will want it.  

Today I'm thankful for:

all 5 of my grown children being healthy and content

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Yellow Ribbed Siding

I'm sure this isn't a very exciting image for most people but the other day as I was walking around town trying to find some new photo ops (in an area where I think I've photographed at least 30 times in the past couple of years), I came up with the idea to look for textures and shadows.  

This is ribbed siding on the side of a business and I guess the #8 is the address of the business.

It satisfies both texture and shadow so it's a win/win.  

I put my full-res images on a couple of photo sales sites, so I'm actually pretty excited about this image since it would make a great background.  

What can I give thanks for today?

A safe dry place to live in which I feel comforted and peaceful.

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Shadows

I was walking around downtown today at just the right time of day to capture this beautiful tree shadow on the wall of a business.

I had my grown-up camera with me so it was really fun and easy to get just the right composition.

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Metal Dragonfly

A friend of mine was talking to the property manager of an RV park and while I was waiting, I looked around and saw this house.  It was an ordinary, not very interesting house, but obviously it was a home that someone was proud of.  The side of the house was decorated with about 8 or 9 of these metal dragonflies.  

This was the most interesting one of them all.  It was late afternoon and the light was so pretty and the shadows really added to the effect.  I didn't think about it at the time, but I'm also partial to the color green, so all-in-all this turned out to be a Great Grab Shot.  

Yay for the fact that I had my SLR with me and didn't have to capture this image with my phone camera. which I'm sure would have worked ok, but then I would've been wishing I had the SLR.