Tuscany Road

Where we stayed in the Pienza area of Tuscany, there are numerous agriturismo's, or farm houses that have been converted into bed and breakfast villas.  Found this dirt road leading to yet another agriturismo.

Tuscany Poppies

On our recent trip to Italy, we spent 3 wonderful days in Tuscany.  One of the things I wanted to photograph were the beautiful red poppies.  Unfortunately, the picture above shows the only field of poppies we saw.  We came to learn that we were about 2 to 3 weeks early for the height of the poppy season.  Oh well, it was still very nice in Tuscany.

Botany Bay Revisited

My first attempt to apply a texture to an otherwise blah looking photo, using Totally Rad Dirty Pictures that my lovely daughter gave me for Christmas!  I'm looking forward to trying it out on other photos that need some more interest added to them.  

Below is the original photo taken at Botany Bay in South Carolina so you can see the difference the texture layer adds.

Lake Louise

Sunrise at Lake Louise during the week we were up there pretty much looked like the above, very cloudy and overcast like skies.  So I tried to crop the sky out as much as possible and focus on the foreground and glacier water of the lake.  What a wonderful place to be at the break of day!

Vermillion Lakes

This was a beautiful reflecting lake just outside of Banff.  We spent most of one evening just hanging out here enjoying the scenery.  The only negative were the mosquitoes that also loved to hang around this spot. But trading a few bites for a few pics seemed worth it to me.

The Canadian Rockies

After ignoring my photo blog for several months, I have found a little time to process a few pics from my August trip to the Canadian Rockies. The one I will share today is from one of the many glacier fed rivers in Banff National Park.  If I don't get side-tracked I will post some more over the next few days.  As always, your comments are welcome.  Thanks.

Magnolia Cemetery

This old Oak has stood guard in this old cemetery in Charleston for many a year.  Imagine how it would look in the dark of night.  It's branches might reach out and grab you!