Sidewalk Shoes 365

2012/044 Books

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Playing with textures.

2012/043 Donkeys and Goats

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Donkeys like having their picture taken. Goats…not so much.

2012/042 Donkeys

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Donkeys. They pose lovely, don’t you think?

2012/041 Kate

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Finally, working my way through some photos from last year. Deciding which ones I would like to see as black and white.

2012/040 Purse and shoes.

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I love the purse and all the stuff on the sidewalk. I guess these are Sidewalk Shoes. Hee hee.

2012/039 Tree

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I remember once in art class in high school, we had to create a painting using only shades of gray. This kind of reminds me of that. The land, the water, the trees.

2012/038 Lovely Light

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See that white behind her? That is light reflecting off of the lake. I know it kind of looks like snow, but unfortunately we are pretty much snowless this year!

2012/037 Close up in black and white

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I had two photos sessions this past weekend, for Pamela Greer Photography. Since I had tons of pictures to edit, I thought I’d use some of my portrait black and whites for my 365 black and whites. You don’t mind, do you?

2012/036 See Rock City

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Everyone needs a See Rock City birdhouse.

2012/035 Coco in lights

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A black and white version of my Weekend Cat Blogging post at Sidewalk Shoes.

2012/034 Gerber Daisies

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While I adore Gerber Daisies, these are the least successful of my supermarket flower purchases. Within four days, they are limp and unattractive. Unlike mums, that go on and on and on!

2012/033 Sushi night

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Wednesday night is Publix Sushi night. It is my night to not cook.

2012/032 Tiptoe through the Tulips

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I cannot think of Tiptoeing through the tulips, without thinking of Tiny Tim, and then thinking of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in, because that’s how old I am.

2012/031 Rain

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I prefer snow.

2012/030 Leaf on Step

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Someone needs to tell my porch steps that you can take the Shabby Chic look a bit too far.

2012/029 Coco

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Coco got a little jealous with Smudge getting chosen for yesterday’s pic.

2012/028 Smudge

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Smudge looks good no matter how you process him.

2012/027 Orchid

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My orchid is blooming again. I took 4,627 pictures of it. Expect to see more.

2012/026 Beans

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They’re good for you.

2012/025 Madeline

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My granddaughter.

2012/024 Candles

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The only thing I like about power outages.

2012/023 My father-in-law

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My father-in-law in black and white. His life has been chronicled in pictures that were once only in black and white, and now in black and white by choice.

2012/022 Train

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Train. I like trains. I like them in black and white. This is all sounding rather Dr. Suess-ish isn’t it?

2012/021 Coco and quilt in black and white

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This is a black and white version of the colored picture over on my foodie blog for Weekend Cat Blogging. Sometimes, I just want to keep it easy.

2012/020 Danger Will Robinson

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Only old people like me will understand the title of this post.

2012/109 Power Plant

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Am I the only one that thinks that power plants are wonderfully creepy looking? The blurry x’s on each side are the fence I was shooting through.

2012/018 High Voltage

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I love signs.

2012/017 Coco in chair

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Coco in MY chair.

2012/016 Mums

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The light was coming in the dining room window just enough to illuminate these white mums. It’s kind of like when you are outside at night, and the white flowers seem to glow, reflecting the moonlight.

2012/015 Fishing

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Fishing.

2012/014 Water

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This is another shot from last year, that I like better in black and white. I ripples on the water from his boat.

2012/013 Fishing

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I took this photo last year on a photo walk at a local lake. While I liked what it captured, it didn’t really grab me in color. But converting it to black and white, giving it an almost silhouette look, I really like!

2012/012 Cooper

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One of my favorite black and whites from last year.

2012/011 Boots

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Yes, I still have some shots from this boot session with my daughter, that I haven’t processed. It is just me, or doesn’t it look like I cut and pated her on the steps, like she is different from the background?

2012/010 Waiting for dinner

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Vintage fork and spoon on cloth napkin.

2012/009 Foggy

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This is a black and white version of the photo over on Sidewalk Shoes. As you can imagine, the difference between the color version and the black and white version is not that great when it comes to a foggy, bare tree, morning!

2012/008 Whiney Sunday

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A black and white version of today’s wine review at Sidewalk Shoes.

365/007 Water under the bridge

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Let bygones be bygones.

2012/006 Tower

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This reminds me of some logo from old time movies. I think it was RKO pictures, or something like that. I know. I’m showing my age.

2012/005 Daisies

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My favorite flower.

2012/004 Ferns

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Since it’s the beginning of the year, and it is freezing outside, I am going through some of my older photos, choosing those that I would like to process as black and white. This is a Japanese painted fern from last sprint.

2012/003 Mums the word

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I know. It seems silly to take a beautifully colored flower and turn it into a black and white. But I like it. Instead of being dazzled by the color, you can just enjoy the simple lines.

2012/002 Ruby Falls or..um.. just Falls

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One of my loves. Old painted buildings.

2012/001 New Beginnings

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I know. I have been missing in action lately. Getting my business set up, keeping my food blog running, and teaching, and being a wife, mom, and grandma, somehow manage to take a big chunk of my time! But I’m back.

365.

This time in black and white. Sometimes I’ll cheat, like today, and use a favorite. Sometimes, I’ll play fair and take a new photo specifically for this black and white challenge.

Orchids

2011-10-10T03:15:00.000-07:00

I know. I have been very much missing in action lately. See, I’ve been busy. I’m starting a photography business! You can find it at Pamela Greer Photography. Needless to say, it’s been taking up a lot of time. Trying to learn wordpress. Trying to get the site set up, details fine tuned. And I must admit, I think they’re just tuned…not really fine tuned yet!

Plus on my site there will be a photography blog, also. So, this site probably won’t get updated as much. Though, I do think that once all the dust settles, I will get back into photography other than just business related shots. I’ll try at least once a week to do some sort of challenge and post here.

I’d love for you to check out my site above and subscribe to my blog feed. Yes, I know there is only one post. Like I said, wordpress. I have no clue, though I am learning!

Connection

2011-08-25T13:18:00.001-07:00

For MCP Project 52 week 34 – theme is “connections”

I never knew my husband’s mother. She died before I met him. This is her sewing machine. Every time I sew on it, I think of her. I think of her hand turning the wheel, threading the machine. I wonder what she thought as she sewed. I wish I had known her, but I am thankful to have this connection to her.

Slow Down Look Back

2011-08-19T13:26:00.001-07:00

For MCP Project 52 week 33. Theme is slow down and look back. I slowed down and looked at my geraniums, and I looked back in my memory back before this horrendous summer, back when they had pretty red blossoms!

My Favorite Time of Day

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For MCP Project 52 – week 32/52 – theme – my favorite time of day.

Mine. Dinner.

Sky

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For MCP Project 52 week 32/theme is sky. This is it. It was about 100 degrees outside, all all you see for sky is blinding white.

C A T

2011-07-28T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – 30/52 – theme “Letter of the alphabet”. So, I’ve got not one letter, but 3 letters.

Also, not one pic, but 2 because I just couldn’t decide. Which do you like better? I think I like the first one the most.

AND, you may have noticed that Smudge does not look like a happy camper. We had to take him in to have some dental work done and while he was under, they shaved him to get rid of some of the knots that I work on a bit every evening. I’m sure he feels cooler in this heat, but he looks soooo funny!

Get in Close

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For MCP Project 52 - week 28 – theme is “Get in Close”. Without a macro lens, this is as close I get :)

Sweet Relief

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For MCP Project 52 – theme – Sweet Relief.

Sweet relief – some sweet Southern ice tea, in vintage dogwood glasses, with a sprig of mint.

Lots of music.

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Bessie Smith Strut. Lots of good music.

The best way to travel.

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Bessie Smith Strut. I wish someone would have carried me around.

Really hot.

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Bessie Smith Strut. I mentioned yesterday that it was hot at the Strut. This gentleman was more then happy to help you with that.

Trumpet Vine

2011-07-07T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – theme “Nature’s Finest”

Trumpet vine for my lovely sister-in-law!

Textured with Florabella’s Cream Canvas.

Water $1

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Bessie Smith Strut. It was hot. Very hot.

Chopped Weiners.

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More from the Bessie Smith Strut. All I can think of is that stupid congressman.

Inked

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More from the Bessie Smith Strut. I imagine this hurts a lot to have this done!

Choices.

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I had the polish sausage with onions and peppers!

Chattanooga’s Finest

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There were plenty of these around to make sure everyone had a fun, but safe time!

Really really dead.

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Not sure what the front of his shirt said.

Hidden Objects

2011-06-30T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – theme – hidden objects. Can you guess what the hidden object is? Soon to be Jalapeño peppers!

Wilma’s Tater Patch

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Must have some taters.

Alligator on a stick.

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This lovely woman was selling among other things, alligator on a stick. Everything is better on a stick.

Coming and Going

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We have a music festival in Chattanooga called Riverbend. On one of the days, there is the Bessie Smith Strut, which is free and draws a wonderful, diverse crowd. My next set of photos are from that event.

Swings.

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That’s the last of my carnival picks. I know some of them weren’t very good, but I’ve had a pretty busy week and didn’t have a chance to get any of my good pics edited. So, this was kind of a vacation week.

Bus.

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This was one of the buses at the carnival. I remember when I was little dreaming of running away and joining the carnival. They seemed like they had their own little world.

Fun Times.

2011-06-24T03:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Fence Friday!

Crave.

2011-06-23T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – theme – CRAVE. I didn’t even have to think about this one, the only thing to decide on was how to take a picture of the chocolate!

Colorful

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At least these weren’t filled with sad little goldfish like they used to be!

Friendly?

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I’ve always thought some of these animals that were supposed to look friendly and inviting to children, were in fact, kind of creepy.

Bright Lights.

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This was always one of my favorite rides.

Carnival–heart shaped ride.

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Hearts. Happy. Carnival.

Carnival–Merry Go Round

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Love them.

Carnival - waiting

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I love the lawn chair sitting in the middle.

Blue Lagoon Popsicles

2011-06-16T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – week 24 – theme is “Make it Tasty”. These were…tasty! I’ll have the recipe up next week on my foodie blog.

Carnival–Fried Dough

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Fried dough. It’s a good thing.

Texture Tuesday–The Hollyhock Version

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Hollyhocks for Texture Tuesday. Use “Silence” from Kim Klassen.

Carnival–The dragon

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I love carnivals. Though, they don’t seem nearly as big or as fun as what I remember when I was little.

Azaleas

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White azaleas are my favorites!

Lone Dogwood

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This photo was already very soft, so I used a light texture to soften it even more.

Honeysuckle on Fence

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Happy Fence Friday!

My Own Little World

2011-06-09T03:15:00.001-07:00

When I was little, my favorite story was Thumbelina. I used to imagine what it would be like to be that small, where even just a simple backyard turned into an enchanted forest.

For MCP Project 52 – theme – Enchantment.

Spring

2011-06-09T03:15:00.000-07:00

More texture practice. This time I used two textures and worked on varying the opacity. I almost sound like I know what I’m doing!

Dogwood

2011-06-08T03:15:00.000-07:00

Dreamy dogwood blossoms.

Roses

2011-06-07T03:15:00.000-07:00

After much reading, and hand wringing, and nervous starts, I have declared this the week I finally once and for all learn how to do textures. So, everyday this week, I will practice with textures. Some may be good, some will probably be bad. I begin with these roses from my yard. I just realized that people usually say what texture they used. I have no idea. I was experimenting and didn’t take any notes!!

Window Boxes

2011-06-06T03:15:00.000-07:00

File this under “favorite things” – I love window boxes!

Little yellow foot stools.

2011-06-05T03:15:00.000-07:00

The best way to see a country is from the footplate of a locomotive.
- George Dow

Your private car.

2011-06-04T03:15:00.000-07:00

A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately. -- Eleanor Robson Belmont (1879-1979)

Fence Friday

2011-06-03T03:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Fence Friday!

Reflection

2011-06-02T03:15:00.000-07:00

For MCP Project 52 – theme this week is “reflection”

Dreamy

2011-06-01T03:15:00.000-07:00

Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station. -- Ada Louise Huxtable

Trains

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A railroad is like a lie you have to keep building it to make it stand. -- Mark Twain

Memorial Day

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Flag painted on an old building.

Edgy Red

2011-05-29T03:15:00.000-07:00

Red Shoes gone edgy.

Black and White is the New Red

2011-05-28T03:15:00.000-07:00

Red shoes gone black and white.

Tattered.

2011-05-27T03:15:00.000-07:00

Red shoes gone grungy on my porch steps.

Everyone should have a pair.

2011-05-26T03:15:00.000-07:00

When my daughter told me she was coming home for the weekend, I told her to bring something cute so I could practice some photo shoots. She brought these to-die-for red high heels. Did I do a great job of raising her, or what?!

These are for the MCP Actions theme – the need for speed. In this case, what’s speeding up is my heartbeat, shoes do that to me.

Ruby Falls

2011-05-25T03:15:00.000-07:00

I’ve mentioned my love of signs painted on buildings. This is a view from a parking garage. I was trying to use natural framing from the garage window. Meh…not too happy with it, but whatever.

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