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Our Back Yard

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.


Comments

Eva said…
Wow, awesome views! I love these in B&W.
Anonymous said…
wow!!! this is your view from your home? lucky you!
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.
Unknown said…
those morning moments are the highlight of most days along with the hour just before sunset.
Teresa said…
Your backyard is very peaceful looking. Loving your B&W photos.
joyce said…
I love the starry dandelion....great job on that one!
Lucky girl! How beautiful! I bet its so inspiring to be surrounded by beauty like that! These photos are gorgeous.
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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?
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.
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 :)
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 :)

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