Showing posts with label Palm Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palm Trees. Show all posts

FOL 2014 - Week 2 - A Silhouette

*I'm having a bit of trouble lately with blogger and the internet in general this week. Windows 8.1 (what I have) updated my browser to ie11 and neither seems to be playing nicely w/others. And, after reading some forum posts and switching between google chrome and firefox, it doesn't appear they solve the problem either. So, if I cannot comment on your blog or you get multiple comments from me on yours or you can't comment on mine, etc., please understand that "it's all good folks!"  According to blogger and ms/ie - they know of the problem and it's going to take a while for the old browser applications everyone else has to 'catch up' they said.
I guess, from what I've read, I'm lucky I can even see my blog and post pics!*


For week 2 of the Focus on Life:2014 series, Sally's prompt for us was:
 
 
 
 A Silhouette
 
 
A photograph with a subject(s) captured in a shadowy outline with little or no detail against a bright background.
 
This week,"We are going to let all the flaws of the world fall away for a week and concentrate on  an image with no features,  just a simple silhouette". 
 
On my walks in the late afternoon each day I was trying to find a lovely saguaro to capture as a silhouette because they are so majestic, especially when captured this way, but nothing seemed to work out. 
 
It did lend me to take notice of things a bit more and be present and in the 'now' - like this challenge does each week - and I managed to capture a silhouette of a very tall palm tree.
 
Played around with a little bit of color and saturation here,....
 
 
But our ever-so-gorgeous Arizona Sunsets, which make the landscape one big silhouette, are my favorite.
 
Something I never tire of!
 
Our sunrises are equally as amazing!
 
In all it's glory,.....
 
 
Please check out all the Silhouettes everyone else was able to capture this week, won't you?
 
 
De-saturation photo using Sally's Tips / Video she provided this week!
Thanks Sally - this was cool!
 
 
Until Next Time,
Peace, Love and Silhouettes!
Cheers,
~Shel~