tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38397298084921508892024-03-05T22:48:59.694-06:00The Yellowstone Visitor & MoreIf you enjoy reading quotes, thoughts or photo tips & looking at pictures, you've come to the right place. I may not post every day, but I will post frequently & I'll be posting a lot of pictures and information from Yellowstone. Be sure to check in often & leave some comments for me. It makes blogging a LOT more fun! Enjoy!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.comBlogger397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-36558478970240459042020-09-30T22:13:00.000-05:002020-09-30T22:13:15.747-05:00<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Seeing -</span></p><p>“My eyes look, but I do not see.</p><p>Sounds enter my ears, but I do not hear.</p><p>I must stop.</p><p>I must think.</p><p>I must absorb all the sights and sounds around me.</p><p>For only then can I know the true beauty, the great power and the absolute magnificence of nature.”</p><p>Quote by Carolyn L. Fox</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a good night. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBaA_AEhPNnejjhxei7H5o2mMlJxkF95XQVhaZKl92CoSNhx9BRU8hPNMALeXwau_JNTTzU_7W1BwyF6kFH6ecAlG67fVHBNO3mydH4-U3U4HUO2ZXeVe-dZo2v1j1EM59Gbz53nRlWk/s2048/6B3E0707-7431-4B96-8D0A-138E84DA6B67.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBaA_AEhPNnejjhxei7H5o2mMlJxkF95XQVhaZKl92CoSNhx9BRU8hPNMALeXwau_JNTTzU_7W1BwyF6kFH6ecAlG67fVHBNO3mydH4-U3U4HUO2ZXeVe-dZo2v1j1EM59Gbz53nRlWk/s320/6B3E0707-7431-4B96-8D0A-138E84DA6B67.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-75662322612522787762020-09-29T07:42:00.003-05:002020-09-29T07:42:47.207-05:00<p> I haven't posted on my blog for a long time, but will start trying to do that nearly every day. Having a blog is a good way to keep connected to people and to share thoughts and images. Please leave a message so I'll know that you visited. Thanks and have a wonderful day!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMau-oKK6oHmnbYWxM-9zbYFaUZ8uBPrFZlDjEGFxi055a6BQJXpPeTQUWG5Otktt06I4IEVv4_8IZR4a6BZWSoEACIpAy4edzlbCmzOrL019hyv7FVjJdEWJ-0f8EONr9aAFqS2WFyRk/s800/Musical+Instruments+11+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMau-oKK6oHmnbYWxM-9zbYFaUZ8uBPrFZlDjEGFxi055a6BQJXpPeTQUWG5Otktt06I4IEVv4_8IZR4a6BZWSoEACIpAy4edzlbCmzOrL019hyv7FVjJdEWJ-0f8EONr9aAFqS2WFyRk/s320/Musical+Instruments+11+copy.jpg" /></a></div>The objects in this picture hold special meanings for me, especially the guitar. The guitar was my moms. It's an old steel guitar that's primarily used as a backup to the primary guitar in a band. My mom, however, just played it for fun. When I was young, and when our kids were small, she used to play the guitar and we'd sing old songs like "Michael Row Your Boat Ashore", "This Land Is Your Land", etc. When she got older, Mom gave the guitar to me and I continued the tradition of playing it and singing those songs with our kids. I haven't played it for a long time because my hands get dry and my fingers crack and it's very difficult to play a guitar with cracked fingers. I'm going to give it a try again, though, because I do enjoy playing it. <p></p><p>The saxophone is a Melody C sax and belonged originally to my grandfather. He played it in the Union Pacific Band many, many years ago. My mom played the sax in high school but quit playing it when she could no longer buy music for it. Although Ive never played the sax, this is an instrument I treasure because of the family history connected with it.</p><p>Ok, now we get to the violin. I played the violin for about four years when I was in grade school and junior high, but I don't have any particularly good memories of it. The bridge is broken and the horsehair has fallen off the bow. I'd like to find a place to donate it to someone who is interested in repairing and using it. </p><p>Anyway, that's the story behind these instruments. </p>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-54791484500847097882018-10-13T13:29:00.001-05:002018-10-13T13:29:26.004-05:00Trumpeter Swan Cygnets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These are Trumpeter swan cygnets who live along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. The Park Service placed these four young swans here recently in hopes of increasing the number of Trumpeters in Yellowstone. Since Lake Trout have eaten a lot of Cutthroat Trout, which is one of the primary food sources of the Yellowstone eagles, they have started eating the young swans. No cygnets at all survived this year. This has led to a decrease in the number of swans in the park. Hopefully these four swans will stay or return to the Yellowstone area and will be able to raise their families here. <br />
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Trumpeter swans are North America's heaviest flying bird, with males weighing about 26 lbs. It takes 100 yards of "runway" of open water for them to get airborne. They usually mate at about four years of age. The oldest known wild swan was a female who lived to be 26 years and 2 months. The oldest in captivity was 32 years old.<br />
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What do you think this swan is squawking about?Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-46485583160697112812018-10-12T21:51:00.000-05:002018-10-13T13:46:22.068-05:00The Great Gray Owl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found another Great Gray Owl today. He was drawing quite a crowd of photographers<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-45328202193365742782018-10-08T17:34:00.003-05:002018-10-08T17:34:46.962-05:00Lake Butte Subadult - Known to locals as Snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We watched Snow for about four hours yesterday. It's always a pleasure to watch the wildlife in Yellowstone and grizzly bears are my favorite subjects. I hadn't seen Snow much this year because it seems that every time I drove to the other side of the park she was hiding from me. I was beginning to get a complex, so I'm glad she finally came out of hiding and entertained us for awhile. She's the most beautiful grizzly bear I've ever seen and I enjoyed getting some new pictures of her.<br />
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Snow is what they call a "road bear". She was raised by the road and spends entirely too much time on or near the road. Although people love to see her this type of behavior isn't good for her. The risk of her being hit by a car is high as is the possibility that someone might throw her some food. When you visit the park try to remember that all the animals are wild even if they don't appear to be. They are dangerous and can easily hurt you. Your behavior can also hurt them. More tourists have been feeding the wildlife this year and that often leads to the animal being euthanized. The rangers have been trying to change Snow's behavior and encouraging her to stay back from the road, but it's very difficult to do that when she's been raised there. If she ever comes close to your car please honk your horn and try to scare her away. No picture is worth encouraging bad behavior on the part of the Yellowstone wildlife.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-91642326940363233522017-04-30T08:13:00.001-05:002017-04-30T08:13:25.631-05:00After It's Gone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld56a8tY8TUCI2KxJANlCpgS4OiAdt9A5dZK4YaRuAJdP9OCtja_cbrJbo90vMJaHgWUmr2dV0HzJYsKFb-NGKayx9aD0zmN78VVMrtUI6TPLQ0GBsBfdNmpr4U5qGnOzl2k4PZTsXEU/s1600/_44A0297-1285+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld56a8tY8TUCI2KxJANlCpgS4OiAdt9A5dZK4YaRuAJdP9OCtja_cbrJbo90vMJaHgWUmr2dV0HzJYsKFb-NGKayx9aD0zmN78VVMrtUI6TPLQ0GBsBfdNmpr4U5qGnOzl2k4PZTsXEU/s640/_44A0297-1285+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a>I copied this from one of my Facebook friends and thought it was worth sharing.<br />
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Five things you will never recover in life . . .<br />
1. A stone after it's thrown.<br />
2. A word after it's said.<br />
3. An occasion after it's missed.<br />
4. Time after it's gone.<br />
5. Trust after it's lost.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-25145781195492323742017-04-25T17:44:00.003-05:002017-04-25T17:44:23.258-05:00Changing Backgrounds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ideally when we take pictures of wildlife, there will be an attractive background, maybe a nice blue sky or something like that. Often, however, that's just not the case. What do we do then? Do we go ahead and take the picture and use it as is or do we do some creative PhotoShopping? Well, it depends. If you're shooting for a magazine or another entity that requires accurate reporting, you have to use the original background and hope for a better one next time. If you're wanting to create an attractive art piece, however, you might do as I did here and change the background. Of course, these two pictures aren't identical, but they were taken at the same time and had the same background. I looked through my sky folder and found a sky that I thought would enhance the pictures of the Harris Hawk. I simply slid the sky picture on top of the hawk picture, lowered the opacity so I could see what I was doing, and used a mask to reveal the hawk. I raised the opacity back to 100% to finalize the picture. <br />
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Some people have a problem with photographers changing backgrounds, cloning out problem areas in a photo, etc., but I think that when you're trying to create a piece of art you should be able to make the picture the way you want to see it. Let's call it "creative license". It gives us the opportunity to create something unique, something that is truly ours. Did you know that Ansel Adams altered his photos? The difference is, he did it in the darkroom and it probably took him a lot longer than it takes us today. So, whether you agree with altering photos or not, I consider it a lot of fun and will continue playing. Have a great day!<br />
<br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-86176967096151880802017-04-23T11:39:00.003-05:002017-04-23T11:39:54.002-05:00Memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes the simplest things are the most fun. Our grandsons were 8 and almost 5 when I took this picture of one of their "tailgate" picnics in Yellowstone. It was crowded and there wasn't always a picnic table available, so we'd just open the back of the pickup and let the boys have a tailgate picnic. It's one of their favorite memories of Yellowstone. They're 15 and 18 now and when they went to Yellowstone with us last year they wanted another "tailgate picnic". It doesn't take much to make a child happy. Sometimes they just want to hang out with their grandparents. Those are such special times. If you have young children or grandchildren enjoy them while you can. The days will fly by and they'll be grown before you know it. Treasure the days and treasure the memories. </div>
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"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand like." John Lennon</div>
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I think happiness is the key to life, but what makes us happy varies by individual and by different times in our lives. What makes me happy today may not be the same thing that made me happy when I was younger. Often just finding something simple to photograph like this picture of an interesting window is enough to make me happy. I like simple things like listening to the birds sing, sitting next to a river, watching wildlife or looking at a beautiful scene. What makes you happy? Is it the same thing that made you happy when you were younger? </div>
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I took these pictures of this bright green house while on my recent Route 66 road trip. There was enough difference between the highlights and the shadows that I decided to do a handheld HDR. I set the camera on AEB and took three shots, one exposed as the camera said, one two stops darker and the other two stops lighter. I then processed the pictures in NIKs HDR program. One of the processing options was highly textured, which I liked on the house, but not on the rest of the picture. I completed the HDR process, but wasn't pleased with the result, so I lighten the original darker picture to get a nice sky and then moved that picture on top of the HDR version. I then used the mask feature and used a brush at 100% to bring the texture back on only the house. The result is exactly what I wanted, a nice blue sky in the background and a highly texture green brick house. <br />
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If you haven't tried HDR, give it a try sometime. Be careful, though, because it's so easy to over-do it and then, instead of just pulling back the highlights and bringing out the details in the shadows you may end up with something that looks like it was from a spooky movie.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-8453706100191423942017-04-16T10:49:00.000-05:002017-04-16T10:50:23.904-05:00He Is Risen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein<br />
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He is risen. I hope you have a wonderful Easter with friends and/or family. Enjoy the day!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-77703744828866408502017-04-15T10:53:00.002-05:002017-04-15T17:37:46.705-05:00Look at the Positives<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found this message on Facebook this morning and thought I'd share it with you.<br />
"Life is short, live it to the max, have no regrets, laugh often, give generously, smile more than you frown, look at the positives and not the negatives, don't judge others. Be happy!"<br />
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If we all lived according to these directions, we'd probably be a lot happier. I know sometimes things happen that makes it difficult to have a good attitude. How we think and our attitude about what happens to us effects our outlook so much that it's important to try to find that silver lining when life starts to get you down. So, look on the bright side and enjoy life. <br />
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Just FYI, the first picture here was enhanced with Topaz Impression2. The second version had only minor adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw. I hope you enjoy the pictures and the message. <br />
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Have a great week-end and a wonderful Easter!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-86717824830263312142017-04-10T17:49:00.004-05:002017-04-10T17:49:41.564-05:00Questions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Dean of Education at Harvard University was on the early news show this morning. Last year he gave a talk at the commencement and he told the graduates that, in his opinion, they would have happier, more fulfilling and more successful lives if they asked themselves the following questions before making decisions. <br />
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Wait, what?<br />
I wonder?<br />
Could we at least . . .?<br />
How can I help?<br />
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As we travel down live's pathways we have to make many decisions, some trivial and others very important. Perhaps if we took the time to ask ourselves these questions it would at least ensure that we slowed down and thought about things before taking action. Perhaps it would also inspire us to make decisions that created a more positive impact in our lives and the lives of others. What do you think? Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-15615851494108168522017-04-08T11:00:00.001-05:002017-04-08T11:07:05.865-05:00Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's nothing like a nice sunset. We were driving back from watching a grizzly bear on a carcass in the Yellowstone River in Haden Valley when this nice sky appeared in front of us. There was really no good place to stop, so I just shot it through the windshield of the car. That's not the best thing to do, but sometimes it's the only way to get the shot.<br />
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I used Topaz Impression2 on the top picture to give it a dreamy effect. The bottom picture had very little editing. Just minor adjustments in ACR and a little help from NIK Color Efex. A photographer friend asked if I knew how to get some of the painterly effects that I use just by using Photoshop. I'm sure they can all be created in PhotoShop, but it's much easier to just select the presets in a plug-in and then do whatever alterations you need after that in order to make it your own. Sometimes I can figure out how to create the effects in PhotoShop and other times I can't, especially if it's painterly effect with a lot of variations in brushwork, etc. For this picture, however, all you'd really have to do is to soften the picture a little using the Gaussian Blur and then use levels to lighten it a little. The real painterly effects would take a lot more work and time. Which version do you prefer?<br />
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I decided to play around with different backgrounds today and apply one of them to a picture that I took last December when I visited an old, historic mansion with a friend of mine. The original picture only had minor editing in Adobe Camera Raw, so that's pretty much how the carafe and glasses looked. Here's what I did to the altered picture. After making only standard adjustments in ACR in Lightroom, I added a background to the image. I did this by opening the background I was going to use, moved the background onto the normal picture and used the transform tool to enlarge the background to be the same size as the original picture. I then lowered the opacity, so I could see the objects, created a mask and then removed the background from the carafe and the glasses. I then raised the opacity back up to 100%. I used NIK's Darken/lighten edges to create a slight vignette to draw a little more attention to the carafe and the glasses. I then used levels to lighten the picture just a little, used NIK DeNoise to remove some of the noise and then flattened the image. I kept a PSD file with some of the layers in case I want to make changes. I love playing around in Lightroom and Photoshop to see what changes I can make to enhance images. Some of you will like the changes and others probably won't. As they say beauty, and I'll add creativity, is in the eyes of the beholder. So, find an image that you think you could improve by adding a background and see what you can create. If you want to share the image with me, I'd be glad to see it. Have a wonderful day and have fun playing in Photoshop.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-37566814603539835682017-04-04T16:21:00.001-05:002017-04-04T16:21:10.687-05:00The Allure of the Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had horses when I was in grade school and high school, and really like them, so you'd think they'd like me too. According to my experience, however, they don't. Every time I want to get a picture of one it puts its head down, just like in this photo. Unfortunately, most of the time I can't hang around until they decide to raise their heads. I'm sure they have to at some point, but you couldn't prove it by me. Oh well, I guess I'll continue to take pictures of them anyway. </div>
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." Isaac Asimov<br />
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A lot of scientific research has been done in Yellowstone National Park. This picture is of some of the microbes at Midway Geyser Basin. Research on some of the microbes found in Yellowstone may one day help scientists find cures for diseases or lead them to other important discoveries. Having scientific research done without the backing of the government is liking paying for an antibiotic when you're sick and then not taking it. It doesn't really do much good. We need scientists desperately, now maybe more than ever before, but we need politicians who are willing to listen to the results of their research. After significant research, if the scientists say that an insecticide, medicine, pollutant or whatever will cause damage to people or that the things we're doing is causing damage to our environment they need to be taken seriously and not merely dismissed. I really don't intend to turn this blog into a political forum, but I am worried that our politicians aren't giving credence to the scientists who are working for the good of mankind and wanted to share my views. If you agree, please contact your legislators and ask that they vote in favor or our environment, our wildlife and our health.<br />
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Ok, enough with politics! If you love viewing or photographing textures, Midway Geyser Basin and Black Sand Geyser Basin are two of the best places to find interesting textures in Yellowstone. They look like they've come from another world. A few years ago one of my workshop participants wasn't really that interested in photography and was just coming along with his spouse. That was until he started walking around at Midway. He was so entranced with it that he was the last one to leave the area. He now really likes photography and his wife told me that I had "created a monster". That's what I like to hear when I'm doing workshops, that someone who wasn't "that" interested in photography ends up loving it. Things like that make it all worthwhile! I love sharing my love for Yellowstone with other people and if my love for Yellowstone helps to turn someone on to photography that makes it even better. Have a great day! Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-34270556414775162592017-04-01T15:52:00.000-05:002017-04-01T15:56:47.986-05:00Dance, Love, Sing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is one of my favorite quotes, I think because I know that a lot of people don't do the things they want to do because they think they aren't good enough, that someone will laugh at them, that they'll get hurt, etc. If we live like that, are we really living? We have to take chances and do the things we want, even if it scares us a little. I'm not saying that we should live recklessly, just that we should really live. I hope you're having a great week-end and are doing something you enjoy! </div>
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Man is not himself only . . . He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources . . . He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of its valleys. Mary Austin.<br />
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I guess what Mary Austin is saying here is that what makes us up, our very being, is influenced and is a part of everything around us. So, I guess it would make sense to try to be around things that are beautiful and uplifting. If we surround ourselves with darkness, sadness and despair doesn't it make sense that it would have a negative effect on us? I think it does, but there are some people who can't change their surroundings for one reason or another. For those people, perhaps listening to beautiful music, watching uplifting movies or surrounding themselves with as much beauty as possible could help to improve their lives at least in a small way. I think doing those things is probably good for all of us anyway. I know that when I'm stressed out or in a bad mood, if I put on headphones and listen to my favorite songs it improves my mood and makes the world seem like a better place. So, do something nice for yourself whether it's listening to music, watching a good movie, cuddling up with your significant other or just hanging out. Try to surround yourself with beautiful things. It can't hurt! :-)Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-67365574735333961032017-03-30T08:20:00.001-05:002017-03-30T08:26:18.772-05:00Finding Yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi<br />
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Doing things for others doesn't only help that person, it also helps you. It improves your sense of well-being and contributes to a happier, more productive life. It gives you a sense of purpose, a reason for living. Being engaged with other people, whether in a volunteer or social setting is important to several aspects of our lives, including our physical and mental health.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-26821090168858967702017-03-29T12:42:00.001-05:002017-03-29T12:44:36.976-05:00I Love This World!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my goings and comings. John Burroughs<br />
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I know I've posted this photo before, but I thought it was very appropriate for this quote by John Burroughs, so I decided to share it again. This picture was taken a couple of years ago with my iPhone at Red Rock Refuge, which is just a few miles west of the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park. If you're in the area, and have some extra time, be sure to check it out.<br />
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I hope you enjoy the blog and are having a wonderful day!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-68199124353165409052017-03-28T20:59:00.001-05:002017-03-28T20:59:46.881-05:00"The Earth Beneath My Feet"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"What a joy it is to feel the soft, springy earth under my feet once more, to follow grassy roads that lead to ferny brooks where I can bathe my fingers in a cataract of rippling notes, or to clamber over a stone wall into green fields that tumble and roll and climb in riotous gladness!" Helen Keller<br />
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I love sitting next to streams, listening to the soft sounds of the water falling over rocks, rushing to an end destination. When photographing streams I sometimes use a fast shutter speed to stop the motion of the water and show the tremendous power that it possesses. Other times, like in this case, I use a slow shutter speed to alter reality by slowing the motion of the water to create a soft, gentle look. Creating the "soft water" look is my favorite method of shooting waterfalls and streams, but I usually shoot them both ways for those who prefer to see the individual droplets of water.Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839729808492150889.post-28024803644193360062017-03-26T08:55:00.002-05:002017-03-26T08:55:53.065-05:00The Mind is Everything!"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." Buddha<br />
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I agree with Buddha. If you think you will be successful, you will be. If you think you're going to fail, you will. Many of the decisions we make in life will determine the outcomes we'll have, good or bad. So, when you're planning your day, your week or your year, think about how those decisions will impact the rest of your life. That being said, however, you can always change things to improve your situation in life. Just by changing the way you react to things or the way you think about your future can have a tremendous impact on how your life will turn out. Start today. Think about what you want to become and then do it. Have a great day!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: 21px;">By the way, I did use a slight oil painting effect from Blake Rudis on this picture of the mountains. I liked the original, but wanted to add a little bit of a dreamy effect to the picture. I hope you enjoy it!</span>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03130497613776015160noreply@blogger.com0