My World

Sorry

Deena — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:32:25 +0000

I am sorry if you were directed here by clicking on my name. I am trying to understand why. Meanwhile you reach my 2012 blog by going here http://dspec02.wordpress.com/

2011 – 365 Challenge

Deena — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:55:54 +0000

I really enjoyed participating in the 2010 Virtual Photowalk. I am now trying to do the 365 Challenge. If you would like to see if I can handle that challenge, then please check out http://dspec001.wordpress.com – My World in 2011. Thanks for checking in.

Far from Home

Deena — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:19:21 +0000

Playing with Topaz Adjust and loving it! Applied HDR Pop, reduced the opacity and used the multiply blend. The frame was created in Essentials 3. This should be my last photo from our trip out west this past year – at least for blogging purposes!

Innocence

Deena — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:27:02 +0000

Converted this to black & white in Lightroom 3 (my gift to myself). Used a Canon S3 so I had to blur the background a little. The frame was created in Essentials 3.

Winter

Deena — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:17:12 +0000

This was our first significant snow of the winter. It was (and still is) a nasty one. Cold, snow and a howling wind that won”t quit. I confess I have yet to go outside. I took this from the warmth of my kitchen. I was fascinated by the snow on the screen on the right. The wind currently is blowing from the left to right as I look outside.

Large – Holiday Large

Deena — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:54:58 +0000

Yesterday my DH took off from work and we went to NYC. At this time of year New York is alive and exciting. We went to a show, had some dinner and walked around. The tree in Rockefeller Center is always something very special. I think the hundreds of people who were there would say the same thing! Of course I couldn’t go into the city without a camera. I took my old Canon S3 – easier to carry, especially given the crowds. Here is my photo of the tree. I did have to boost the color of the lights. There was no way I could have used a tripod or taken a long exposure. Consequently the lights on the tree needed a little boost!

Looking Up

Deena — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:03:56 +0000

After Thanksgiving we went to a Train show. My granddaughter loves trains! If she wasn’t being held, she was forced to look up to see them. I applied Topaz Simplify – Watercolor to this photo.

Golden

Deena — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:16:33 +0000

Ggolden chimes taken early in the morning as the sun shone on the chimes!

A Holiday wish

Deena — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:37:12 +0000

I have had a blast doing this Virtual Photowalk. I have enjoyed reading the comments and hopefully benefiting from them. Additionally I really liked checking out many of the other blogs and learning from them as well. This is my THANK YOU to everyone who has commented on or looked at my blog this year. And a great big THANKS to those individuals who organized this Virtual Photowalk and kept it going.

To everyone – may have you have a wonderful holiday season and a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011!

Deena

Festive

Deena — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:46:32 +0000

Today is the last day of Hanukah (it is very early this year). Our symbol of the holiday is the menorah which holds eight candles – one for each of the eight days the oil, which was only enough for one day, burned after the Temple was destroyed a very long time ago. The ninth candle is the shamash or “servant” candle which lights the other candles.

Following are photos of two menorahs. The first is the menorah my family used when I was a child. The second is one of the menorahs my daughter and her family use. While they represent the same thing, my daughter’s is a lot more fun!

Both were taken without a flash.