I say these photos are from “April 26-May 3 (kind of)” because I took about 1,200 photos Friday at Callaway Gardens. I’m not anywhere near having them “edited” to a manageable point. I don’t want to be up until 3 a.m. working on them, so I hope you’ll forgive me for saving them for next week. After taking more than 2,000 photos the last two weeks — I’ve lost count, the Callaway Gardens photos may be the only photos I HAVE for next week. (I’m a wee bit burned out at the moment… and sore from all the “up and down” of the camera from chest level to eye level.)
Anyhoo…
This week I found myself in several situations in which I couldn’t get super close to my subject (the glass blowing demonstration), sometimes even when using a telephoto lens (the baby geese). So I got to use the cropping tool quite a lot. (The I rarely crop, color correct or otherwise “fiddle” with my photos. (I can’t remember EVER doing as much cropping as I did this week.) But I am pleased with the result. So, here are my Weekly Winners for this week (kind of).
Here are more of my favorites from the week, and this is my Flickr page. For more fabulous photos, visit the lovely and talented Sarcastic Mom.
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OMG! You are a wonderful photographer with an eye for beautiful things in the everyday
Thank you so much, Tiff! :)
Beautiful photos. Love the goose pictures. I am partial to pictures of mother and babies! Too cute.
Jeanettes last blog post..Weekly Winners
Thank you, Jeanette. I wanted to go to the park to look for babies. I wasn’t disappointed. :)
Your pictures are great this week. I think my favorite was the man walking on a rope. Don’t see that much.
HRHs last blog post..Out and about…
Thank you so much! I really like the “rope walker,” too. :)
Reba. Girl. These are FANTABULOUS!!
Secret Agent Mamas last blog post..Weekly Winners XXIV
Secret Agent Mama. Girl. Thank you! :) Seriously, I appreciate it.
All are very good…I like the double portrait with the dog…
R&Js last blog post..Time
Thank you! It’s often hard to photograph Fox; I was pleased. :)
Love them all - beautiful collection!
Double wow!
Nicoles last blog post..Waiting
Thanks so much, Nicole! :)
I can’t even pick a favorite this week - they are all awesome!!!!
Annies last blog post..Weekly Winners, 5/4/08
Thanks so much, Annie!
I just love the first photo, but they are all great!
I crop all the time. It’s so hard to control the surrounding elements, especially when they are alive. I always end up with a stray foot or a hand or a dog tail somewhere. LOL!!
Karen of Sillymonkeezs last blog post..Alphabet Photos (Letter D)
Thanks, Karen. It’s strange; I adored the photo of the cat when I took it, but now it’s my least favorite of the set. Go figure… Yeah, cropping is a good tool. I just need to figure out when to use it. I’ll use your standard of “a stray foot or a hand or a dog tail somewhere” as a start. :)
You have some seriously mad talent. I mean that. These are all perfect, wonderful and gorgeous in every way. You know I love anything that meows, barks or quacks/honks, so you know that I am leaving here a happy girl. What a real treat. Seriously. Wow.
Maggie’s Minds last blog post..Weekly Winners Sunday 5/4/08
You’re so sweet! I appreciate it!
The goose butts made me smile as did the photo of hubby and the dog. Great pictures once again, you are amazingly talented with your camera!
Amys last blog post..Weekly Winners
Thanks, Amy! I love the goose butts, too… The fact that I love the one with my hubby is a given. :)
You did an amazing job with your camera, these are all winners! I love the peeping cat and the goose butts!
Jientjes last blog post..Weekly Winners, St.-Valéry sur Somme
Thanks so much!
Beautiful - looks like you had quite the week!
Colleens last blog post..Weekly Winners - Apr 27 - May 3
Thanks, Colleen. It was a good week…
the cropping worked for you. Your photos look wonderful!
punk rock moms last blog post..Weekly Weiners
Thank you! :)
Oh wow wow wow!! Incredible! All of them!
Thanks so much! :)
That’s a lot of pictures to take!
My favorite of the ones that you put up today is your cute kitty. :)
Thanks so much, Laura!
I like that you don’t do much to your photos. I like pure photography, although cropping is sometimes just plain necessary.
Great photos, I especially love the first one. Pretty kitty!
Burgh Babys last blog post..Filling the Void
Yeah, I try to be as pure as possible with my photography. Some days it’s easier than others. :) And thanks for the compliment.
Great photos! I love the cat, guy on rope, and baby ducks the best, but they’re all fantastic!
merrymishapss last blog post..in the garden
Thank you so much! I think the guy on the rope is my favorite. :)
Those were all fantastic. Cropping is a tool, like any other. No need to apologize! Even Ansel Adams cropped and “fiddled” with his photos. He just had fewer tools than we do today.
The tightrope and the glassblowing were especially nice, definitely due to their unusual nature!
Thanks for dropping by my place!
Woman with a Hatchet
Hatchets last blog post..Weekly Winners V
Thank you so much. Cropping definitely saved me on the rope walker and the glass blower. :)
Incredible photos! Close-ups so beautiful! :D
maryt/theteachs last blog post..The state of the Throgs Neck Bridge…
Thanks, Teach!
You have a true and beautiful talent here. WOW! I want to be you when I decide to finally grow up!
Mad Squirrels last blog post..Weekly Winners
Thank you so much! You’re nice to say that. :)
As always, they’re all great! But I’m biased…that first one is my fav. I’m a cat person. Deathly allergic, but I love them anyway!
Sadies last blog post..Weekly Winners 5/4/08
Thank you so much, Sadie!
I’m captivated by the tightrope walker photo. It is so amazing that I keep scrolling back to it.
Kristin, that is such a nice compliment! Thanks so much!
FoxandEd—love it
makes me smile
miss you guys
camp is not far off–will you make it?
Thanks, LME. I love that one, too. We miss you, too. We’ll be at camp… both Saturdays, if all goes as planned… can’t wait! Can we sleep on our trusty air mattress in your living room?
Beautiful pics. I love the tightrope walker, and the lil duckies :) The first pic is very cool!
Marylins last blog post..Weekly Winners #19
Thank you so much!
Oh my, they are all stunning! The one of the tightrope is BRILLIANT, and you could sell posters of it easily.
Judith Shakespeares last blog post..Into the Frying Pan(Otherwise Known as ‘What Happened to Good Ol’ Fashioned Random Teenage Sex and Drug Use?’)
Thank you so very much, Judith! That comment made my day!
with each and every one of those I oohhhed and aweeedd…they are amazing!
Thanks for visiting my winners.
tommies last blog post..Manic Monday and some butterflies (day 12)
Thank you so much. That’s nice of you to say. :)