Golden Image

Two By Two

sachristensen — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:30:06 +0000

In a few weeks, fall will be arriving. It is a yeah – boo thing for me. I love the time and warmth of summer, and my vacation. Fall brings that wonderful chill in the air, golden aspens, and I am back in the classroom.

All of a sudden my Impatiens are blooming with a random unknown blooming among them.

I had a bit of fun – two cameras, two flowers, two different effects.

Practice

sachristensen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:25:18 +0000

It was just fun. Playing with Photoshop. The program is absolutely amazing, so much you can do, and I know I have hardly even touched upon its abilities.

This photo is enhanced using the gradient map and a sepia tone filter.

Pasta

sachristensen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:40:27 +0000

I am not a huge fan of pasta. I like it, but will typically select something else to eat. Tonight was the cross-country team’s first pasta party. It was fun – good food – funny conversations to be heard.

Hydrate…we run in the morning!

Sample plate -

Where Does It Go?

sachristensen — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:00:40 +0000

Time. It really is not mine right now. I have been coaching cross-country runners and I started back to work today. It is all good. Life is full speed.

Clearly the year is not 05-06, I just love this cross-country t-shirt.

Cookies

sachristensen — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:34:02 +0000

I have a list of things I need to get done. Cross country has begun and school begins in a day or so. So, I make cookies. Yum!

When I grabbed my Canon I also saw that I need to charge up my battery – so this is a point n shoot shot.

Same Flowers…

sachristensen — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:29:29 +0000

I decided to play with my iphone a bit today. I used the phone camera, as well as an app called Hipstamatic which is also on my phone. The phone camera takes great photos so I just need to focus on the composition. The app throws in its own effects!

Straight from my phone -

Using Hipstamatic -

Just fun

Want A Treat?

sachristensen — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:21:05 +0000

I say this phrase to my Golden’s at least twice a day. It is part of our routine and we all know where it leads. Today I opened the treats shown below. I believe the dogs could smell them from the other room. They both came tearing into the kitchen and proceeded to sit patiently watching me get them each a little special something….ok, there was a little drool, but I love it!

*Note – this was quite special in that this is the second bag I have purchased for them.

Regality

sachristensen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:26:09 +0000

As I looked through photos I had taken in Victor and Cripple Creek, these two surfaced. The mine almost seemed regal as it overlooked the little mining town of Victor. The flowers were probably planted in a random fashion…they were perfect. I am looking forward to the Colorado fall….golden aspen…and a slight chill in the air. I am enjoying the flowers right now!

Spinner Of Thread

sachristensen — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:22:55 +0000

The title of this post is one definition of spinster. The other is a female who has not married or is too old to marry. I saw this sign and thought of how they played with the word. The paint on the window frame struck me also –

Holding On

sachristensen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:17:23 +0000

I played with this shot a bit. Black and white seemed to be the ticket.