The Daily Pic - Look Up

I took this picture on September 22, 2011 in Melbourne, Florida.  I really liked the vertical perspective.  Leave a comment and let me know what you think!  :)

The Design of a Palm Tree - 4

So this will be the last post featuring the photo of the palm tree that I took on September 20, 2011.  Click here to see the original photo and my first set of designs, my second set of designs or my third set of designs.

In this last set of designs, I used the colored blocks that I posted as part of my third set.  I took the blocks, put them together and then made a few alterations.  What do you think?  :) Rachael

The Design of a Palm Tree - 3

This is my third post that showcases my creativity in manipulating a photo I took of a palm tree.  To see my previously posted pictures of this palm tree, click here for the first set and click here for the second.

Here I have taken the original photo and made it look vintage.

 In this image, I tiled the original image in evenly spaced rows.

In the next four images, I have given the palm tree photo the look of a hand-carved, rubber stamped image.  I liked it so much, I repeated it in multiple colors.

So, what do you think?  Leave a comment and let me know which one is your favorite!

The Design of a Palm Tree - 2

Yesterday I posted six different takes on the photo I took of a palm tree last month.  Click here to see those photos.  Today I am posting a few more!  To me, these have an Andy Warhol, art deco feel.  I really like them, I think that they would make a cool set of notecards.  Enjoy!  And please leave a comment and let me know what you think and also, which is your favorite!  Thanks  :)  Rachael

In this first image, I have kept the integrity of the original photograph's colors.

The Design of a Palm Tree - 1

So it's no surprise to anyone who has viewed my blog before that I enjoy photography.  What you may not know is that I also do graphic design.

I took this photograph of a palm tree, September 20, 2011, in Melbourne, Florida.

I then digitally manipulated the image to come up with some cool alternative images....check them out!

Leave a comment and let me know which image is your favorite!  :) Rachael

The Daily Pic - Cycads

Here are a couple pictures of one of the many Cycad plants in my yard.  Enjoy :)

Around Town - Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

One place that I really enjoy visiting is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.  You never know what you will see, but no matter what you see, you are guaranteed to find plenty of things to take pictures of.  This last time that I was there, it was raining like crazy!

The rain made for some beautiful and unusual lighting, but it also made it difficult to get my camera to focus on anything...

I'm not sure what type of tree this is...but if I had to guess, I'd say it was some type of juniper tree...whatever type of tree it is, it was covered in little white berries and I thought it was pretty.

Eventually, the rain stopped and the sun came back out...the greens and the blues looked so vibrant!

Look at the motion in the water....after the rain, schools of hundreds of tiny fish all started surfacing at the same time!  It was very cool to see!  This also brought out the big wading birds...it was so interesting to watch the birds running around chasing after the schools of fish.

And then we rounded a curve and I saw something I have never seen before...I wild hog!  It was quite far out, in the middle of a pasture type area.

Almost immediately after we saw him, he turned and started walking towards our vehicle.

And sure enough....he found his way all the way out to the road.

He didn't even care when we pulled up right next to him, to take a picture!

Check out this bird, spreading his wings to dry, after the rain.

And last but certainly not least....we came upon a very large alligator that was laying in a puddle, in the middle of the road.  He didn't want to hang around with us, so when we got there, he got up and walked away.

If you live in Central Florida and have never driven through the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, I totally recommend it!  And if you are a tourist in the area and want to see wildlife in their natural habitat...I cannot recommend any place better!

Round Robin Photo Challenge: BIG



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The Challenge: Size is relative, so you've got a large amount of leeway on this!  Maybe it's something larger than life, like a fifty foot statue of a small bird. Maybe it's an extra large example of whatever it is: the biggest cat you've ever seen, a pumpkin big enough for Cinderella to ride in, or a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Whatever you chose to photograph, the Challenge will be to impress the view with how BIG it looks in the picture!

BIG: Photo 1

I have lived in Florida for over 5 years now, and this is by far the largest Palm tree that I have ever seen!  Look at how it as at least 2x taller than the large Oak tree behind the house.  This picture was taken June 17, 2011, at Lake Underhill Park in Orlando, Florida.





BIG: Photo 2

Condos across the street from Lake Eola Park in Downtown, Orlando, FL.  Photo taken June 17, 2011.

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