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Cheers & Warmest Wishes!
John
Showing posts with label Photo of the Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photo of the Week. Show all posts
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Photo of the Week December 12, 2010
The photo(s) of the week in this post are a reflection of the season. As autumn fades away and winter prepares to envelop us in longer nights and frosty temperatures, we all prepare for the holidays that celebrate the value of light in our lives. As I look toward the (slim) chances of snow here in North Texas this coming winter, I share these images of the aftermath of a dense fog bank that rolled through near the town of Twizel in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island during the winter of 2009. After we emerged from the bank of frozen fog, we found the landscape to be encrusted with a beautiful coating of hoarfrost on all surfaces.
As you go about finishing your holiday preparations, I hope these images bring you a sense of peace and tranquility amid the hectic nature of the modern holiday season.
Cheers & Warmest Wishes!
John
Cheers & Warmest Wishes!
John
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Photo of the Week - November 28,2010
Greetings Blue Lion Friends!
I hope this post finds all of you happy after a very restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. Here in North Texas things went well as I had a nice Thanksgiving with family as well as a nice day selling Blue Lion cards, prints, and calendars at the "Dickens of a Christmas" festival in Downtown McKinney, Texas on Saturday. With the holiday season approaching, I got an idea last month for a holiday project that takes my photography in a slightly different direction. Since traditional "holiday" scenes are rather sparse around North Texas in late October and November, I warmed up my macro lens and looked to the miniature world for inspiration. The image of the week that received the greatest attention is titled "Christmas Wedding" and features a miniature couple in a horse drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony.
Not content to leave well enough alone, a few days later I felt that it need a little more "seasonality", so I started to "play God" a bit and got my digital snow making skills ready and made the previous scene a bit more "wintery"
I hope this post finds all of you happy after a very restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. Here in North Texas things went well as I had a nice Thanksgiving with family as well as a nice day selling Blue Lion cards, prints, and calendars at the "Dickens of a Christmas" festival in Downtown McKinney, Texas on Saturday. With the holiday season approaching, I got an idea last month for a holiday project that takes my photography in a slightly different direction. Since traditional "holiday" scenes are rather sparse around North Texas in late October and November, I warmed up my macro lens and looked to the miniature world for inspiration. The image of the week that received the greatest attention is titled "Christmas Wedding" and features a miniature couple in a horse drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony.
Not content to leave well enough alone, a few days later I felt that it need a little more "seasonality", so I started to "play God" a bit and got my digital snow making skills ready and made the previous scene a bit more "wintery"
I hope you enjoy this different style of images from Blue Lion Photos and wish all of you the best as we embark on what will hopefully a season of peace, love and genuine goodwill between people of all sorts.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Photo of the Week - November 21, 2010
Greetings friends!
This week was a good one here at Blue Lion Photos! This week's Photo of the Week, my Eurasian Kestrel, was by far the most popular image on the website as it was my first image to be featured on the front page of a newspaper! The photograph was used to help promote the Center for Birds of Prey's (CBP) fundraiser with conservation legend Jack Hanna. Here is the photograph as it appeared on the front page of the Moultrie (South Carolina) News.
Here is the larger version of the photo:
It seems the usefulness of this image for the Center for Birds of Prey will live on as I have recently granted permission for it to be used in a book that will describe the CBP and other interesting South Carolina points of interest. I will keep you all updated when it is published next spring.
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!
This week was a good one here at Blue Lion Photos! This week's Photo of the Week, my Eurasian Kestrel, was by far the most popular image on the website as it was my first image to be featured on the front page of a newspaper! The photograph was used to help promote the Center for Birds of Prey's (CBP) fundraiser with conservation legend Jack Hanna. Here is the photograph as it appeared on the front page of the Moultrie (South Carolina) News.
Here is the larger version of the photo:
It seems the usefulness of this image for the Center for Birds of Prey will live on as I have recently granted permission for it to be used in a book that will describe the CBP and other interesting South Carolina points of interest. I will keep you all updated when it is published next spring.
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Photo of the Week - November 14
Hello Friends,
This week's Photo of the Week was a runaway winner. It takes us back to the Dallas Zoo and the photo shoot I did on October 30th. I found this "Lady Leo" quite mesmerizing as I hope you will.
Prints can be ordered directly from my website at http://www.bluelionphotos.com/. When you're looking at an image, just click the "buy" button and follow the prompts to order prints and/or merchandise (mugs, mouse pads, shirts, etc....).
My 5 x 7 greeting card sets are easy to order through my Etsy page at http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluelionphotos
Finally, you can still order my 2011 wall calendar by viewing the video and then emailing me (john@bluelionphotos.com) your order.
Blue Lion Photos will let you give a unique and beautiful gift while supporting a small business!
Thanks in advance for your support!
John
This week's Photo of the Week was a runaway winner. It takes us back to the Dallas Zoo and the photo shoot I did on October 30th. I found this "Lady Leo" quite mesmerizing as I hope you will.
Click HERE to see the higher resolution version of this photo.
As we draw closer to the holiday shopping season, please remember that Blue Lion images are available for purchase in a number of ways.
Prints can be ordered directly from my website at http://www.bluelionphotos.com/. When you're looking at an image, just click the "buy" button and follow the prompts to order prints and/or merchandise (mugs, mouse pads, shirts, etc....).
My 5 x 7 greeting card sets are easy to order through my Etsy page at http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluelionphotos
Finally, you can still order my 2011 wall calendar by viewing the video and then emailing me (john@bluelionphotos.com) your order.
Blue Lion Photos will let you give a unique and beautiful gift while supporting a small business!
Thanks in advance for your support!
John
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Photo of the Week November 7, 2010
This week's Photo of the Week adds a new flavor to the blog as it is a VIDEO posting of the most popular image(s) from the Blue Lion Photos website this week.
For those of you who wish to see the images in higher resolution, just click the links below.
For those of you who wish to see the images in higher resolution, just click the links below.
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