A little sunshine...... I took this picture a few days ago. I manually edited it to remove the background color, or restore the color of the main flower. It depends in how you look at it. Anyway, this took a little while but I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.
I know these are a couple of days late but I wanted to share them anyway. On July 5th, one of my focuses was wearing my kids out, by keeping them busy all day long. It was dark from a perfect day but while Lizze was in class, I took the boys to the indoor playground and let them play for awhile. They ended up joining in a game of tag with the other kids that were there. It felt so nice to see them having fun with other kids in a playground. After Lizze arrived home from class, we went to the Garden Center as a family. The boys went exploring, and Gavin found several painted rocks, that he promptly re-hid somewhere in the giant garden, for others to…
A few days ago, I took the family to a local park. The boys wanted to go hunting for salamanders in the creek, and that's exactly what we did. Everyone had a ton of fun, we caught lots of salamanders and gently released them back where we found them. Before releasing them, the boys got to spend a little time checking them out. One of them took a liking to Emmett's shirt.. ☺ Oddly enough, until last year, I didn't know salamanders were even living in my area. I guess now I know.. ☺ Below are a bunch of pictures of our trip. Simply click the image and the gallery will appear.. Enjoy and let me. Know what you think. [foogallery id="56634"]
What do you think about this busy bee (Photography) This is the latest photo I was able to snag of a bumble bee, hard at work doing what bees do. What do you think of this shot?
Another picture of the baby Bluejay from yesterday (Photography) This guy was just so cute, and I have a bunch of pictures I'll share. I haven't seen him again, but the parents are still around being super protective. Thankfully, Maggie isn't a dog that goes after little creatures like this. She may sniff it a bit but that's all. Anyway, this picture turned out pretty well.. ☺
We had a special little visitor yesterday afternoon (Photography) I stumbled across this little guy on our front porch. It's Mom and Dad were acting very concerned. I went out to make sure there wasn't a stray cat causing a problem, but couldn't find anything. I sat and watched the parents for awhile, in hopes of getting some indication of what was wrong. Eventually I found this little baby Bluejay under our flower box. After a few pictures, I move it to a safer location and did so without upsetting the baby. It was really cool.
Amazing shot of a bumble bee at work (Photography) I spent some time at the Canton Garden Center again today. I didn't have the boys with me, so I was able to take my time. It's tough getting clear shots of hyperactive bees because they are always super busy. After some patience, I was able to get some really nice shots (at least in my amateur opinion) of bees in action, doing what bees do. My goal was to get them on this particular flower because of the contrast. I think it turned out pretty well.
From today's trip to the Canton Garden Center (Photography) I love taking pictures, especially when there is a great deal of contrast. When I saw this flower while my wife and I were exploring the Canton Garden Center. I knew I wanted to remove the background color, so the flower would really pop. I don't use any apps that auto-remove the background, I do it by hand on my tablet. I use Color Splash FX, and manually remove the background color, sometimes pixel by pixel. I get a sense of satisfaction out of creating something like this on my own. This is one of my favorite ways to I have to help me manage stress, and cope with all thays involved in being an Autism parent.