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This gallery is a melange of my photographic styles as well as a look into my daily life. I try to capture something new every day or else to find something that fits the day. It's a great excuse to carry my camera with me more often than not, and it allows me to stop and take those pictures that need to be taken.

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Shelly > June 19, 2008 Lying on my back last night watching a storm pass through the palm tree provided some decent images, but not what I went looking for. Then I turned my head. I wasn't looking for this either, but there it was! "The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Shelly > June 18, 2008 Celebration Wine bottles at the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Excalibur Awards Dinner. I just got the images processed and posted, and while this is a rather severe crop, I really liked the composition and colors, Here's a link to the event: http://spccreative.smugmug.com/gallery/5193984_mADoj#315052045_dcV2R
Shelly > June 17, 2008 Green on Green A Sunflower Bud
Shelly > June 16, 2008 The Sage in Bloom Is Like Perfume XXXX Deep in the Heart of Texas The stars at night are pretty big and bright too if you can get away from the city.
Shelly > June 15, 2008 Adelaide LUBS her "daddy" and so do I. Mike is a wonderful father for all of our kids -- his, mine, and the fuzzy little characters that we can claim as "ours." Happy Fathers Day to all the men who help shape the generations that will follow.
Shelly > June 13, 2008 Traffic Barrel (Deliniation Device) The national tree of Houston With people like me and Karina driving around town, it's a wonder that our insurance rates aren't even higher than they are. For the record, I was stopped at a red light when I took this picture. Perhaps the people in the cars next to me are feeling a little paranoid right now, but it is all about art. Nothing personal.
Shelly > June 12, 2008 Endless Salad Not a tomato in sight, but the plates still enjoyed color.
Shelly > June 11, 2008 Just a chive blossom waiting for bees.
Shelly > June 10, 2008 Kyle's Boot An impulse shot -- but I like it. You could say I shot this one on the spur of the moment. Tee hee!
Shelly > June 9, 2008 Slide As with every other sport I've photographed, the first time out is usually a bit of a bust with oodles of lessons learned for next time, and a few decent images. I had some time to kill this weekend before my equine portrait session, so decided to see what I could do with the events that were going on in the arena. I could watch these riders all day long . . . They are amazing and their animals are absolute works of art.
Shelly > June 8, 2008 First Love Just a quick pick from a portrait session with Rachel and Boomer. Straight out of camera, no editing. I can't wait to sort through these and process them. "Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistably desired." -- Robert Frost
Shelly > June 7, 2008 Same guitar as yesterday . . . different part of it. This was Ian's first electric guitar. He bought it while he was in high school, and after he got a second and better one, took this one apart and stripped it down to the bare wood. He did some fancy stuff, burning parts of the face to bring out the wood grain. He reshaped the frets and then rubbed an oil finish on it. This one, he says has a totally different tone from his other instrument, so he really enjoys keeping both around. Back in high school he played with the Jazz Band. He's quite talented but now mostly plays for his own enjoyment. This is not the first guitar he's refinished. He painted one pink for his girlfriend last year. Here's the link: http://spccreative.smugmug.com/gallery/2958746_n6VBs#159930617_ruFnj
Shelly > June 6, 2008 I may not be musical, but give me an instrument and I can entertain myself for hours.
Shelly > June 4, 2008 Daylilies in the Morning It was still early when I shot this, and the blossoms opening for the day had not yet reached their potential. With the previous day's spent blossom still hanging on and at least four or five days of potential promise in coming buds, the daylilies spoke to me. They really didn't speak. Actually, they sang "This is Your Life" by one of my favorite bands, Switchfoot. It's a very special song to me because it was one of the elements that encouraged me to make some important changes in my own life. Part of the lyrics go like this: yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead yesterday is a promise that you've broken don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes this is your life and today is all you've got now yeah, and today is all you'll ever have don't close your eyes don't close your eyes this is your life, are you who you want to be this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be when the world was younger and you had everything to lose yesterday is a kid in the corner yesterday is dead and over this is your life, are you who you want to be this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be when the world was younger and you had everything to lose
Shelly > June 3, 2008 Dryer Light The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah nearly started playing when my dryer light came on this evening. I was afraid that the old machine had bit the dust because it wouldn't turn on for love or money. While I would be thrilled with one of those pretty new energy efficient models, I really don't want to have to BUY one right now. As it turns out, it was just another side effect of the never-ending and still-not-progressing kitchen remodel saga. With the microwave plugged in to an outlet in the living room, if you use it without making sure the dining room light is turned off first, all sorts of breakers and fuses start tripping. We never know which one will go out next. For some crazy reason I can flip every switch in the breaker box with no results. I REFUSE to succumb to helpless female syndrome, but am convinced that our particular electrical system responds only to the Y chromosome. Ahhh. Just one more reason to keep my wonderful husband around still a little longer. "You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in." -- Arlo Guthrie
June 19, 2008

Lying on my back last night watching a storm pass through the palm tree provided some decent images, but not what I went looking for.

Then I turned my head. I wasn't looking for this either, but there it was!

"The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Shelly > June 19, 2008 Lying on my back last night watching a storm pass through the palm tree provided some decent images, but not what I went looking for. Then I turned my head. I wasn't looking for this either, but there it was! "The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
June 19, 2008

Lying on my back last night watching a storm pass through the palm tree provided some decent images, but not what I went looking for.

Then I turned my head. I wasn't looking for this either, but there it was!

"The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos 40d) |
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