Grandma's Gardens

I took an early morning tour of my Mom's flower gardens while we were there visiting this week.  As usual, she has an impressive arrangement of flora, and I am glad we were able to visit while so much was in full bloom.

Great Looking Family Members

Just some pics showing off some great looking kids and dog in duotone...

HDR Photography

I am starting to experiment with High Dynamic Range Imaging.  (HDR) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques allow. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to shadows.

This is my first experiment with it (see the picture on the left, watermarked with "Photomatix".  I still have a lot of learning to do...  I hope to do more with it this summer at our various vacation venues.

The other 2 pics are from an arrangement Cathy did from her garden.  Her arrangement abilities are awesome as usual.

Church Flowers

Some examples of the tulips that have come up at church.  This by far has been the most productive year for these flowers, which were planted several years ago.

Akron Zoo Animals

Some of the animals from our visit to the Akron Zoo today.

Cathy's Flower Beds

I spent part of the week spreading mulch on Cathy's flower beds and getting them cleaned up for spring.  This pic features one of the first flowers to pop up (aside from all the daisies) along with her welcome sign...

Independence Fire Department

I had my camera at work the other day and took some shots during some down time in the afternoon.  The Flag and Eagle artwork is off our Ladder Truck.