before & after... & after

The below three pictures are from the exact same original. The first one is an completely unedited version straight off the camera. The second and third pictures are edits of the original.

I seriously love editing pictures. It is fascinating to see how much my style has changed {and continues to change}. I haven't had any instruction on editing, so I continue to discover new things every day.

hello, London?

It was pea soup outside all day today. It was so strange to drive through such heavy fog in Houston at 3:45p.m. These pictures were taken before six this evening. The ground was so mushy and damp that I just shot by hand, though a tripod would have been uberly helpful.

As you can tell I really lightened up the top picture to pull out the cat. The quality is awful, but I enjoy the strange, dreamy nature of it. So I decided to upload it. :)

a chilly sunset

As I drove home from babysitting today I was treated to a GORGEOUS sunset.

The issue with sunsets is that the time frame to shoot them is so tight. So I dashed inside, grabbed my camera, and dashed back outside. I forgot my flip-flops on the way out, so I stumbled-tripped-stumbled-tripped across the freezing, rocky driveway. And got this shot before the sun had sunk too far.

lemons

In general, I hate shooting this piece of furniture because some line or angle - between the cabinet, wallpaper, and plate hanger - is not straight. And that drives me insane.

Plus when I shot this picture tonight I had a microscopic bit of natural light coming in from the left side which threw off the overall tone. That is why the lower left-side wallpaper is a different hue.

But I fell in love with the lemons on top, so I thrust aside my prejudices and shot it anyway.

anticipation

... just as the first few flakes began to fall...

it snowed. yes.

I am resting comfortably warm with my feet on the windowsill, watching pattern of snow and mixed precipitation.

It is snowing now. But due to a fluctuating temperature, as evidenced by the alternating of the two weather phenomenons, the snow is no longer sticking, and actually it has almost melted completely off the ground.

It is still beautiful.

Below are a smattering of pictures from the day. A big smattering of pictures.

PS: who ever thought that I would get to use the tag "snow" again so soon? Oh, and remember: click on the pictures to enlarge them.














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The next five pictures are from inside the car...








And this one is my favorite...








Rather looks like an icicle, but it is actually a clothes line.

keeping warm

Cold weather has been our companion this week with frigid with a side of snow flakes moving in tomorrow.