A Photo a Week Challenge: That Face! I’ve always preferred casual portraits. People don’t stiffen up or get nervous that they won’t look perfect. For me, that often means taking a lot of pictures from off angles. If they see me… Read More ›
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THE MAN IS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
All things bright and beautiful Tomorrow is Garry’s 79th birthday! Although it isn’t a “10” year birthday, it is the last one before he hits the big 8-0, so he is my bright square du jour. He is also my bright… Read More ›
A PHOTO A WEEK – NEW PHOTOGRAPHS!
A Photo a Week Challenge: Take a New Photo So for reasons that I will later explore in slightly more detail, Garry wanted me to take his picture so he could look like a cook. This is interesting as Garry doesn’t… Read More ›
DON’T PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE (UNLESS YOU WANT TO)
A Photo a Week Challenge: Off-Center You absolutely shouldn’t put the picture in the center of the photograph except when that’s the right place to put it. The “rules” of photography are not laws etched in stone. They are suggestions, sometimes… Read More ›
PORTRAIT OF A BLUE JAY
Usually, the birds enjoy teasing me. Between the time I see something I want to photograph, picking up the camera — which is right in front of the window — and turning it on, the bird has vanished. They fall… Read More ›
LAST PHOTO FOR NOVEMBER 2020
Last photo for November 2020 I took a bunch of shots of the Duke today following his grooming and haircut. I posted a few tomorrow. They all look rather similar, except that the position of his head and ears changes slightly…. Read More ›
DRESSED TO KILL? – Marilyn Armstrong
Garry used to be the best dresser in Boston. He spent a fortune on clothing. He loved looking good. His father was a tailor and for him, a suit that fit perfectly was like a hot sports car — and… Read More ›
SMILING WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Photo Challenge: Give us a Smile Smiling pictures? I’d like to say it’s a specialty, but to be fair, birds, dogs, and squirrels aren’t big smilers. Since they constitute the majority of my pictures, I have to resort to… Read More ›
DOCTOR AND PATIENT – Marilyn Armstrong
Today was Garry’s 3-month post-operative surgical appointment at UMass hospital. He hasn’t had any problems at all with the surgery. Actually, he has not had any trouble with the process, except for the minor detail that every day is a… Read More ›
THREE GUYS WITH BEARDS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Beards
DEBONAIR – IT’S A HARD ACT TO LIVE UP TO! – Marilyn Armstrong
And the word of the day is DEBONAIR! My husband used to be the best dresser in Boston. He spent a fortune on clothing. He loved looking good. His father was a tailor and for him, a suit that fit… Read More ›
WHAT IS INNER BEAUTY? CAN I BUY IT ON AMAZON?
I read a lot about inner beauty. I notice it most when someone posts a particularly terrible selfie on Facebook. They look dreadful. Haggard. Sickly. It is a bad picture. Typically, the subject didn’t bother to put on a clean… Read More ›
