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Welcome to the view from our great room. I love to get up in the morning, get my coffee, and soak in the view. I'm trying to see in black and white these days, so here are some photos which started as color images, then were transformed in Elements. May all your views give you peace, as ours do.


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Eva said…
Wow, awesome views! I love these in B&W.
June 16, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Anonymous said…
wow!!! this is your view from your home? lucky you!
June 17, 2009 at 12:45 AM
georgia b. said…
really beautiful shots, sandy. i just saw a deer yesterday in a really beautiful area—a very plush green place with lots of trees. i wished i had my camera ready, but i did not.
June 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Unknown said…
those morning moments are the highlight of most days along with the hour just before sunset.
June 17, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Teresa said…
Your backyard is very peaceful looking. Loving your B&W photos.
June 17, 2009 at 1:34 PM
joyce said…
I love the starry dandelion....great job on that one!
June 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Wildflower Studio (Michelle Dransart) said…
Lucky girl! How beautiful! I bet its so inspiring to be surrounded by beauty like that! These photos are gorgeous.
(I just posted a little give away I'm doing on my blog, so come on by!)
Shell
June 18, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Dagmar said…
I'm so darn jealous at you all living in such a wonderful country. I've notting to complain myself but still...my heart is going wild seeing all this.

And the flower....Wonderful! With what lens did you take it?
June 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Sandy K. said…
I'm glad you asked about the lens, Dagmar. I really need to start adding some more technical information. The shots were taken with a wide-angle lens, actually. It's fairly new and I've been trying it out on different things. I do like how these turned out. I think I'll do a post next week on lenses.
June 19, 2009 at 9:53 PM
HightonRidley said…
I love the lighting on this one, Sandy.

The composition is pretty much spot on but I think I would have picked out the stray couple of seeds obscuring the radiating pattern of the rest.

Fine shot :)
July 1, 2009 at 12:13 PM
HightonRidley said…
I love the lighting on this one, Sandy.

The composition is pretty much spot on but I think I would have picked out the stray couple of seeds obscuring the radiating pattern of the rest.

Fine shot :)
July 1, 2009 at 12:13 PM
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