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Fix-it-Friday #66

I heart faces (dot) com has put up another fix it friday post.  Here are my edits.  Be sure to go to their site to see all the other entries.

Here’s the original.  He’s such a cute boy and I love his eyes.

color edit with pioneer woman's bring on the eyes action
BW edit
Hodgepodge edit: combo of Pioneer Woman's seventies, and dim the lights actions with my own level and color balance adjustments

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Mister O

I had a teacher in high school that we affectionately called Mr. O.  This little guy here though doesn’t have a beard and doesn’t teach listless sophomores about details of Modern European History.  This new Mr. O has only been around for about two and a half weeks.   Isn’t he adorable?  It’s usually hard to keep a newborn awake for longer than thirty minutes, but this sweetie stayed awake and alert the whole time.

Enjoy.  SPL



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Who's a sucker for a big sky?

No rainbows or sunsets here, but I love the big, blue sky.  We have had a mixed bag of weather on vacation: overcast, to rain, to cloudy, to perfect blue.  Here is a collection of sky snaps.  Enjoy.  SPL

That’s my son skiing.  Doesn’t he look so little?

Moody blue sky that is threatening rain

That’s Smith Mountain (in Western Virginia)

Don’t count this as a sunset.

Cloudy day

Sunny day

5AM at the lake

8PM at the lake

Big eyes (not big skies) at the marina shop.


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Fix-it Friday #64

This is my first entry in i heart faces Fix-It-Friday. Since I haven’t done this before, I didn’t realize that they wanted step-by-step instructions and I didn’t keep track.  So, next time, I’ll be more attentive to my steps.
I enjoyed this exercise, taking a nice, but drab photo and turning it into something nicer.  I hope I did that.  Enjoy.  SPL
Original Photo from iheartfaces.com
Color fix
BW fix
Retro fix

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the color purple: i heart faces challenge

Today, I am entering an I Heart Faces Photo Challenge.

I couldn’t get together with her until today. I have been avoiding all household responsibilities to get this in on time. Clair Bear here loves the color purple and was more than willing to oblige my happy snapping. Patient until the end, she made it so easy for me. So, check out the entry…


She really wanted me to notice that she had painted her nails purple. Cute!

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It's too darn hot

I took the kids on a field trip the other day, because it was 102F outside and I wanted to do something fun, but indoors.  We have been having what feels like record-breaking temps recently.  I’m sure that there’s some Nino/Nina something-0r-other to explain the wacky weather.

However, for our outing, we decided on the Virginia Aquarium.  It’s recently renovated with many more interactive exhibits for the kids (and parents, too.)  Yes, I touched the snake, too.

Enjoy. SPL

indoor waterfall
find me in the photo... there are a lot of me's
outdoor railing
it's like you're in the tank with 'em
eww. he's cold.