Album Saturday Self-Challenge from Karen's Place

New Duck

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 06:57:59 +0000

SSC: and Sight and Sound

Our First Challenge: Autumn

Autumn finds our pond filled with beautiful Mallard ducks and bright autumn color all around. (Looks best full screen.)

And a song to go along:

Weird Al from his "Dare to be Stupid" album (1985)

New Duck or New Duck

New Duck or New Duck

Keep the fire....

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:40:51 +0000

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This week's challenge: "Frame within a Frame"

(Looks good on black)

Kenny Loggins from his "Keep the Fire" album (1979)

Live: Keep the Fire or album: Keep the Fire or Keep the Fire

Yellow Submarine

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:46:20 +0000

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This week's SSC challenge is "Color or Tonal Contrast." I chose "color contrast."

(If you go full screen you might need an air tank ;)

Also from The Beatles' movie Yellow Submarine (1969) Two different movie trailers that feature lots of contrasting colors!

Yellow Submarine Trailer or Yellow Submarine Trailer

Go, Molly, Gogh!

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 06:18:05 +0000

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This week's challenge is from Gillian: "Art in general...create an image inspired by one of the artists."

Molly loves getting rides on chairs, stools or in boxes and here she is getting a free wheel barrow ride, on a load of firewood, from my husband. (Original in note.)

I used the program "Deep Dream Generator" (from PaulO) and chose the "Van Gogh" filter to create this little work of art.

Edgar Winter from his "They Only Come Out at Night" album (1972)

Free Ride or Free Ride or Free Ride

Way Over Yonder...

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 08:03:54 +0000

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Such a bummer about Ipernity and yet, the challenge remains... I hope to know where I will be going soon, possibly Flickr (ack!), but plan to hang out on Ipernity for the duration (unless everyone leaves, of course.)

This week's SSC Challenge: "Rule of Thirds"

It has been so gray and dreary here that I thought I'd spruce up this image, of a Band-Tailed Pigeon on a maple tree, with a "Night Vision" effect in PXLR.

(Gotta have music.)

Carol King from her "Tapestry" album (1971)

Way Over Yonder or Way Over Yonder or Way Over Yonder

Happy Holidays...

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 07:59:34 +0000

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SSC Challenge this week: "Holiday food and beverages."

Here is my "holiday beverage of choice" for the challenge. This is a nice, local wine. I don't often drink wine, but this was very enjoyable. Sharp Sisters Red Blend

And a lovely holiday tune for you:

Mannheim Steamroller from their "Christmas Extraordinaire" album (2001). Happy Holidays, everyone!

Do You Hear What I Hear? or Do You Hear What I Hear? or Do You Hear What I Hear? (am I repeating myself? ;)

Bokeh

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 07:27:29 +0000

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This week's SSC challenge: Bokeh - "the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a photograph taken with a narrow depth of field."

Ryan Farish from his "Spectrum" album (2015)

Bokeh or Bokeh

Reflections

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 07:49:16 +0000

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This week's SSC challenge: "Reflections"

Birch trees reflected in the frozen pond covered with debris.

Fleetwood Mac from their album "Bare Trees" (1972) featuring Bob Welch.

Live:
Sentimental Lady

1977 Single: Sentimental Lady

from "Bare Trees" (1972)
Sentimental Lady

The Lonely One

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:05:55 +0000

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This week's SSC challenge: Isolation

I really had no idea what to do for our challenge this week when all of a sudden this lone coyote showed up at the pond. It must be pretty tough out there in the winter all alone.

Dave Mason from his "It's Like You Never Left" album (1973) (I still have my album!)

(Stevie Wonder on harmonica. Go Stevie! :)

The Lonely One

The Lonely One

Port Gamble, Washington

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 06:21:51 +0000

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This week's SSC challenge: "History"

This week features a trip to the historic mill town of Port Gamble

Built in 1853 it is one of the oldest towns in Washington state and actually predates Washington becoming a state in 1889. All the houses and buildings in the town are well over a hundred years old and were fashioned after a town in Maine, where the founders originated, giving the town a unique personality.

This is St. Paul's Church which is no longer used for weekly services, but you can still be married here if you choose. A couple of our son's friends got married here last year. The two Redwood trees that stand next to it are easily as old as the church and may even be older.

Carly Simon from her debut album "Carly Simon" (1971) (My favorite song about marriage.)

Live 1971: That's the Way I Always Heard it Should Be

Album:
That's the Way I Always Heard it Should Be

Evergreen Patterns

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 05:36:46 +0000

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This week in SSC: Patterns

This is "huck and salal." Both are evergreen shrubs that grow wild here in the woods and also produce edible berries. The foliage is used in floral arrangements: huck and salal

Roy Orbison from his "Greatest Hits" album (1962)

Evergreen or here Evergreen or Evergreen

Hot Barbeque!

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:28:26 +0000

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This week's challenge in SSC: Neon or Lighted Signs.

I found a lot of lighted signs but only these two neon signs. This is at Famous Dave's here in my town. It's a strange idea for a sign when you think about it. A pig roasting some ribs?... Whatever LOL!

Music by Brother Jack McDuff w/George Benson on guitar back in 1965 from his "Hot Barbeque" album. Please enjoy the ribs, the sign, and the music! :D

Hot Barbeque! or Hot Barbeque! or Hot Barbeque!

Secret Tower in the Woods

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 11 Feb 2017 00:12:34 +0000

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This week in SSC: "Take a shot of the weirdest or most unusual thing you own."

Is this unusual enough? We had this lookout tower built on our property a few years ago. It overlooks acres of our neighbor's private forest and gives us a view of the Olympic Mountains. (This is where I take a lot of my sunset photos.) Sometimes when we're up here the deer will wander by down below totally oblivious to us up in the trees. I'll include some pics (in the notes) from last summer so you can see the view too.

Jethro Tull from the album "Songs from the Wood" (1977)

Live: Songs from the Wood or Songs from the Wood

Album: Songs from the Wood or Songs from the Wood

What am I?

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:06:16 +0000

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This week in SSC: "Take a new photo of something or part of something and make us guess what it is. You can give us a hint. "

I fear this one may be too easy....

Some music, of course:

From the movie soundtrack to "Electric Dreams" (1984)

The Dream or here The Dream

Curvy Electric Light

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:59:34 +0000

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SSC this week: Curves

Part of a very curvy, electric light fixture.

Electric "Light" Orchestra from their album "Face the Music" (1975)

Live 2001: Strange Magic or 2012: Strange Magic

Album: Strange Magic

Haunting

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 06:16:12 +0000

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I went back up to Port Gamble to find this house that I missed on my first trip. I had seen it online but never recognized it while driving through the town. It turns out the rather plain back of the house faces the street and the most picturesque front view faces the sea so you can't see it unless you walk down and around to the front. Ships arrived at this view back in the late 1800s. This is the Walker-Ames House that was built in1889 and is the largest historic home in the town. It has been empty since the town mill closure in 1995 and is also said to be haunted: www.hauntedplaces.org/item/walker-ames-house

I used Silver Efex Pro2 from the Nik Collection for the vintage effect. You can see my original in a note.

Carly Simon from her "Boys in the Trees" album (1978)

Haunting or Haunting or Haunting

Teddy Boy

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 04:47:42 +0000

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This week in SSC: Macro

This is a teeny tiny, jointed teddy bear made by a talented lady in England. He stands about 2 inches (or 5 cm) tall.

I don't own a "macro" lens but out of curiosity, I made a real inexpensive purchase a while ago of some Meike 10 & 16mm extension tubes ($18.95 on Amazon!) I attached both of them to my 55-210mm lens and played around. Let me know what you think of the quality.

Paul McCartney from his self-titled album (1970)

Teddy Boy

Teddy Boy

Teddy Boy

Like a Flower

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:49:32 +0000

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This week in SSC: Flowers!!!

I took this at the market today. There were so many beautiful flowers it was amazing!

This is an unreleased song that did not make it onto Madonna's "Ray of Light" album (1998)

Madonna: Like a Flower or Like a Flower

And for my Italian friends, it was also sung by Laura Pausini from her "Resta in Ascolto" album (2004)

Mi Abbandono A Te or Mi Abbandono A Te

Extra Texture

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 04:17:39 +0000

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This week in SSC: Explore "textures" through the use of black and white or monotone photography.

This was a good challenge and learning experience for me this week. (Looks best on black.)

George Harrison from his "Extra Texture" album (1975)

Tired of Midnight Blue

Tired of Midnight Blue

Tired of Midnight Blue

Molly

nobody@ipernity.com (Karen's Place) — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 04:36:19 +0000

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This week in SSC: Animal Portrait

Molly was dead serious about being my subject this week so here is my portrait. When she saw that I had cropped it she was rather upset. She wanted everyone to see what she was sitting in (see full photo below.) She loves avocados and will eat them smashed on a spoon. This is her favorite box which my son has dubbed the "Avo-copter" since she gets rides around the house in it. She's quite the character. :)

Emily Kinney from her album "This is War" (2015)

Molly or Molly