What Does Music Look Like

Classical, New Age, Country, Classic Rock, Rock N Roll, Gospel, Acoustic etc… We all know what music sounds like, but what does it look like?

One of my favorite music movies to watch is August Rush. August talks about the music “being all around us.” This young little musical genius (my words) creates an amazing symphony all based on what you see and hear around you. The trees blowing in the wind, the grasses moving in the wind, the water, the sky, the sounds of a city, everything. It is a very heartfelt movie.

So that brings me to, what does music look like? If you know it’s all around you. What does that awesome blue sky with the puffy white clouds sound like? Can you imagine it?

I love music, I have always been around it. I can read it, play it, and sometimes sing it. (depends on who you ask) Some of my best memories are of listening to my brothers play the guitar. I love a good old fashioned acoustic guitar. One of my brothers could totally rock The Ventures Pipeline, while one would nail country, and my youngest older brother would make up songs, or sing The Troggs, or Bob Dylan. I was introduced to music at a young age.

I would sneak into my youngest older brothers room, and grab the electric guitar and strum until I had a blister on my thumb. (insert Beatles “I Have Blisters on my Fingers” In that wonderful english accent) I still have that guitar. It belonged to two of my brothers. Something I will always cherish!

My sister and I would hold concerts in our bedrooms and sing to the #1 Hits of the 60’s. I still love to listen to her sing.

What type of symphony would you create if you could with your pictures? Would you choose the rush of living in the city? Or would you scale it down and choose the country? Would you create your life as living and working on a farm? We all know what that would look like! Putting them all together, you can see what it should sound like! At least that’s what I think. I could write a song about Montana with my pictures, as well as Oregon, or any other place I have visited or lived. Where would you choose to write your song with pictures? The beach? The mountains? Or just spending time with family? All of them could make a wonderful song. Try it!

My symphony would be titled My Montana.

I grew up on both sides of the state. The far east side in the Badlands of Montana, then in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana. The best of both worlds in my opinion.

As a child I really didn’t appreciate it like I do now as an adult. There were chores to do growing up, and now that we only plan “vacations” to go “home” it’s a lot different. As an adult I haven’t been able to see as much of Montana as I would like. I would love for hubby and I to go back and explore Western Montana. There is so much to see, and so much I would love to share with him.

So to sum it up. Create your symphony.

To you, I give “My Montana”

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As you can see, My Montana is a symphony of beauty. One of memories of growing up in the best of both sides of the state. I relate Montana to always being home. No matter where I live, it always calls to me.

Find your symphony. Perhaps you may find it in your children, your animals, your place of worship. It’s out there. Its up to you to create it.

Don’t be afraid to embrace the music. It really is “all around us”

Blessings to you all.

Tracy Lynn

High Dynamic Range – HDR

According to Wikipedia, “HDR is a technique used in imaging and photography to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than is possible with standard digital imaging or photographic techniques. The aim is to present a similar range of luminance to be experienced through the human visual system.

HDR images can represent a greater range of luminance levels that can be achieved using more traditional methods such as real-world scenes containing very bright, direct sunlight to extreme shade. This is often achieved by capturing and combining several different exposures of the same subject matter.”

In my lesser technical world, HDR can be shot using 3 pictures on up to however many you decide. My cameras will allow me to shoot 3 shot HDR photos.

The series is this; one at normal settings, one at a step up to capture the highlights, and one a step down to capture the shadows. You are shooting the same photo composition 3 times. It may sound silly, but sometimes you can get more depth, or feeling in a photo that has more shadows or detail.

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Three shot HDR, processed using Aurora HDR

Yes, you need specific software to “merge” or “layer” your images. I use mostly a software called Photomatix. When I first discovered it, I had a fun time learning. Yes some of the photos were a bit over processed, but it was still fun. You can indeed take one photo (instead of 3) and run it thought the gauntlet so to speak, and make it a new image to you. This is a photo you may have taken 10 years ago! It’s all about learning and trying new things for your old photos, and of course your current photos.

I use two programs. Photomatix, as stated above and Aurora HDR. I am still learning the Aurora HDR, and I find it a bit qwerky, but I guess it’s all in the learning process. Photomatix was my first, and I do believe it was one of the first HDR programs. Used by many photographers, the Aurora HDR was created by an amazing photographer Trey Ratcliff, who I learned alot from watching his Photomatix video tutorials. I think (but don’t quote me) Aurora HDR was first created strictly for Mac computers.

How did I get into the world of HDR? I used to be big into digital scrapbooking, and one of the guru’s that made all kinds of neat things for that hobby, was also a photographer. He did some awesome amazing HDR of Montana, close to where I lived in Western Montana. I followed his processes, and bought a few books. Then I discovered Trey and took a course of his and thats how I got hooked.

There is something in HDR that is called “Ghosting” and sometimes this gets the best of me. If you are like me and take mostly hand held photos, there is going to be some movement.

When you take the three picture HDR, there are great chances if you are not using a tripod, you will have movement. So when your pictures are merging they also need to line up. So if they don’t line up properly, you get “ghost” effects on your photos, it can be pretty ugly, and no amount of adjustments, will take away the failed photo merge. I know this because I have given up on trying to merge the three photo set numerous times.

I do not claim, nor will I ever claim to be an expert on HDR photography and processing. Because once you claim you are an expert, you quit learning. I learn something new every time I process photos. Once I really like the outcome of the HDR process, its time to step into the studio so to speak, I will remove any unsightly power lines, or spots that are on my sensor that come through. I will also remove signs, if I find them annoying. The bottom line digital footprint is still there, but I am merely enhancing my photo. It’s not for everyone! And I don’t do it to all my photos. Most of what I post online are “SOOC” Straight Out of the Camera.

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In this final photograph, I removed most of the power lines, removed buckets and trash, and cleaned up any other distracting objects that I felt were not beneficial to the photo. As a side note, this particular photo I entered into the local county fair in the Digital Manipulation category, and I am happy and proud to say, that it took Best of Show! I was/am a very happy girl!

You can indeed as stated above, turn a one photo shot, into an HDR, similar photo. I have done it many times just to give it a “pop”.

I have friends and family that don’t like the “digital manipulation” and that’s OK! They’re entitled to like what they like. They like the real stuff. So do I, but sometimes a photo straight out of the camera just needs a punch of something.

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The world of HDR isn’t just for color photos either!!!! While you process them the same, they can really make a Black and White Photo really pop as well.

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If you notice the signature in the above black and white, it is my husbands signature, with my camera of course. He loves to shoot in HDR but refuses to learn the processing part. That’s okay. I give him credit, but the photo belongs to Tracy Lynn Hart Photography. In case you are wondering why he was taking these, I have a fear of all things ticks. AND… this was a field, in eastern Montana, with tall weeds, so I refused to go beyond the gravel road. He was the one that took the shots for me! Good job honey! You had a great teacher!!!

While HDR seems to be used in mostly landscape photography, I sometimes play around and use it for flowers, still life, and whatever else I think might work. If it works great, if not, there is that lovely delete key that will move the stuff to my trash can!

My advice to anyone wanting to try HDR. DO IT! You can download free trials of the programs, that is what I did in the beginning. You will need to learn your camera settings. Most DSLR’s have a custom setting where you can program it to take the 3 shots. Or however many your camera will take. Read your manual, google it, find out how to make it work for you.

Experiment! It’s all about finding what you as a photographer like!

Alot of your cell phones now have an HDR feature, I know mine does, and I think it works okay, but it’s not what I am used to.

I spend hours in the studio, mostly when the weather is bad or early in the morning. I would rather be outside taking photos or just being outside, instead of being cooped up inside.
It’s all a learning process and curve. I feel fortunate to have done as well as I have with my HDR processes. I have done alot of research, watched videos, and took a course online. I refuse to put alot of money into something that I don’t know if I will like. That is why the trial versions of the programs are a huge help!

Try something different! Be brave! Step out of that box!!!

Most of all, Enjoy!

Be Happy!

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Abandoned Homestead in Eastern Montana along Highway 200

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Happy Shooting!

Tracy Lynn

The View From Above

The last month and a half, our skies have been filled with smoke from too many forest fires. The smoke on some days was so thick you couldn’t see down the road. While it made for some unique sunrises and sunsets, and a few good pictures, it was sad.

The last couple weeks we’ve been feeling “fall” in the air. This past week it was really starting to feel like fall with the change of the weather, our first freeze warnings, and a little bit of rain.

The blessing in the change of the seasons was in the higher country in the form of snow. In my home state of Montana, they have lost over 1 million acres of beautiful forest land to forest fires. I will not get into my opinion of why, because this is a happy blog. They said the only thing that could help Montana put out the fires was snow. Glorious snow. We also got the snow in Oregon and rain in Washington state to help with the fires.

At work this past week, the clouds were just beautiful. And we all know how I love clouds! I thought it was a good thing I didn’t have my camera at work because I would want to be outside capturing the beauty. So I waited.

Friday morning (my day off) the Hubby and I went into town for breakfast and it was awesome to see white puffy clouds and clear blue skies. No smoke on the horizon. We did some shopping and while we were in the stores, we came out and our puffy white clouds were gone and our skies were filled with white and gray clouds. I think they were calling to me. So we drove home to grab the cameras and go above it all.

To the top of a mountain called “Hamaker”

“1958-1979 A Cold War Air Force Radar Station was first established in Keno, Klamath County Oregon. Named Keno Air Station”

To me, the above sentence is merely a “golf ball” on the top of Hamaker that we can see from our house. But, there is history up on that mountain top.

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Keno Air Force Station. Established in 1958 and became operational in September 1958, manned by the 827th AC&W Squadron. The station initially had both a Ground-Control Intercept (GCI) and early warning mission. The early warning mission involved tracking and identifying all aircraft entering their airspace while the GCI mission involved guiding Air Force Interceptors to any identified enemy aircraft. Controllers at the station vectored fighter aircraft at the correct course and speed to intercept enemy aircraft using vice commands via ground-to-air radio.

I could go on about the logistics and big words I didn’t understand in the article, but it is pretty interesting. You can find more information here:

http://www.fortwiki.com/Keno_Air_force_Station

My story is this… It was a beautiful day in the Basin and the clouds were abundant and we were going to the top of that mounting to get some fresh air and beautiful views, and hopefully some pictures too.

It’s about and 8.5 mile drive to the top which is about 6500 feet. Don’t quote me on that, I was looking at the GPS on my phone.

We had been up here before when we first moved to the area. I know it gets a lot of snow. Hubby decided one day in March, to go on an adventure and travel to the top. I am extremely glad I wasn’t with him. The last mile or so isn’t maintained. It’s bad enough without the snow.

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He made it back slowly to tell about it!

Once on top of Hamaker, you can look to the northwest and see Mt. McLoughlin, which you can also see from Medford on the other side of the Cascades.

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You look out to the north, you see the Klamath Basin, farmland, Klamath Lake, Klamath River, and points beyond. I truly love it up here. Except it was 43 degrees and a light breeze. Once the breeze quit, it was quite nice!

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There is one thing for sure, that you can’t deny. It is beautiful here every season. (except fire season)

My advice is this;

If it’s the beginning of fall where you are, put on that hoodie or flannel shirt, pack the camera, maybe a picnic lunch, and go find your view from the top! You won’t be sorry. If it’s not feeling like fall, wait a couple weeks! It might skip fall and go right into winter. I say this because it almost always gets really cold or snows before Halloween!

Enjoy fall. Enjoy the Pumpkin Spice everything. Enjoy life.

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Happy Shooting

Tracy Lynn

Every Picture Tells A Story

Sorry to steal the words from Rod Stewart, but indeed every picture does tell a story, be it happy, sad, funny, or serious. There is a story behind every picture that you take. Why did you take it? Where were you when you took it? Who was with you when you took it? What was happening at the time you took it?

We all take pictures and in this day and age more and more pictures are taken with mobile devices. I think its kind of sad really. I understand that not everyone can afford a digital camera, or not everyone has a way to download their digital photos. I totally get that. I have had a conversation with an older lady that said she refused to stare at a computer to look at her pictures. I understand! But how long before you can’t replace your film camera? I miss the days of dropping off the film and waiting two weeks for your pictures to come back. That was the longest two weeks ever! And then, you had to nervously open up the envelope and see which pictures actually turned out! I remember many stores having a “Goof Proof Picture Policy” where you didn’t have to pay for the blurry ones! This day and age, the blurry ones go in the trash can. My trash can is getting full!

I have mentioned a couple (or more) times that my favorite thing to do is to go out shooting with my husband. Sometimes he has a camera, and sometimes he uses his phone.

So what’s the story behind this picture?

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Where are we? Why the heck am I on my knees and how the heck am I going to get back up? Who is going to help me up? What was I trying to capture at this very moment?

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This was the result of that on the knee photo! The T.A. Moulton Barn in the Grand Tetons of Wyoming. This barn is one of the most photographed barns in America.

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We were on vacation in 2012 and neither one of had ever been to Mormon Row. We had been in this area but before we were “us”. Dear hubby even hiked and camped in the Tetons in his younger days.

This was one of our stories.

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What more can you say about these gorgeous mountains? We spent hours driving through Grand Teton National Park.

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Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Wyoming

We had an amazing day in the park. I think there are still photos that I haven’t even touched. I shot a lot of HDR back then.

Fast forward many years ahead and hubby and I still have a wonderful time where ever we go with the cameras. I might add, we don’t need the cameras to have a wonderful time. But there are stories behind everything we do!

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No. I am not a fan of being in front of the camera, and the spouse is quite sneaky at times.

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But it’s kind of fun to see what I was taking a picture of when he was taking a picture of me taking a picture. Whew!

Finding two photos that matched up before I wrote this blog was an adventure. The times are off on the cameras so a couple pictures are off by an hour or two. So if you are thinking I am making this up. I am not. The EXIF data is a wonderful thing. It is the data behind the picture. Date, time, settings, and other information I don’t know what I would do with even if I knew what it was! Even your cell phone has this data. And with cameras and cell phones, you can turn on the GPS information and you and the rest of the world will know exactly where that photo was shot. Sometimes it’s a good thing, most times its not.

If you are an avid social media poster and you are gone from home, sometimes the bad guys can know you aren’t home. There are always things to be cautious about, and that is one of them!

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Husband and I find adventures where ever we go. We can drive into town and make it an adventure by taking a dirt road we hadn’t been on before. Life is indeed what you make it!

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I for one, want to make it count!

I want my pictures to tell a story long after I am gone. Someone will see something that will remind them of me. Where was I when I took a picture that reminded them of me? What was it about that certain photo?

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Have you ever taken the time to look through the photo albums from your parents or older siblings? It is really kind of a neat thing to do. I have my mother’s photo albums and one from my father. Seeing them at a young age, seeing what they looked like and where they went were really kind of cool. And then seeing their photos once they got together! All those photos tell a story of their life. Life before they met and after they met. After they met the photos were of my older siblings. Explore your family history! Read their stories in those pictures!

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Remember to make your pictures count! I don’t mean all those millions of selfies that are posted everywhere. I personally don’t quite understand the self absorbed love that some people have for bathroom mirrors! But then again, I am of a totally different generation.

No matter what generation you are from. Take sometime to make some memories and write your own stories!

You will never be finished writing your story as long as you are still waking up in the morning!

And at the end of the day. Kick back, put your feet up and plan a new story for tomorrow. Or reflect on your story of the day!

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Happy Shooting!

T Lynn

Goslings

Following Along

A couple of weeks ago the husband and I started seeing the goslings on the refuge. It’s almost as fun as photographing the eagles when they started migrating in.

The tiny little yellow “fluff balls” are just so stinking cute! Mom Dad and Kids!

We went out to the refuge this past weekend in search of more cute adorable fluffy goslings. Boy were we in for a surprise! They grow fast! It is amazing to see what a difference a week has made. No, I do not know if they were the same goslings as the week before, but we can sure see the difference!

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One thing we have noticed and learned is they have very protective parents. The geese were across the canal from us, so we weren’t causing any real harm, other than disturbing their day and perhaps the swimming lesson and other lessons.

Mom and Dad put their heads and bodies down very flat and they remain very still.

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As with any youngster, the babies weren’t as still as they probably should have been. I am sure they have a short attention span as do most little ones.

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This mama, kind of resembles a snake that I would not want to mess with!

A couple facts about the newly hatched balls of fluff.

“The newly hatched babies are able to swim immediately. After the babies have hatched, the family moves away from the nesting site on foot toward more favorable feeding areas. Five weeks after the goslings hatch, the females begin moulting (the males begin right after mating). During this time, the adults are unable to fly. The adults regrow their flight feathers and are ready to fly at about the same time as the goslings are able to learn – at nine weeks old.”

Nine Weeks? Really? That means before the end of May! Then what will we photograph?

We’ve only seen goslings, and no ducklings yet. Hubby and I are really looking forward to seeing little baby ducks! There are so many different species on the refuge right now so I am curious to see what the babies will look like!

I think I should pack a picnic lunch and a couple lawn chairs and find a “good spot” to sit and watch and photograph all of these cute babies!

Maybe next weekend!

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One thing about where we live and what we get to photograph, is it gives us a chance to not only see some cool birds, but it also gives us the opportunity to do a little research and find out interesting facts about the birds. It is true, we are never to old to learn.

Never in my life would I imagine that I would be going to a wildlife refuge on a weekly basis, find a bird I haven’t seen before, take a picture of it, and go home and break out the bird book. I’m not addicted, so I can’t be classified as a true “Birder” but it is fun to try and identify what you saw while you were out for the day!

One thing I will say is this. Take some time to “unplug” go outside and stop and listen. There are so many different sounding birds that it is really kind of cool to listen to how many different birds are out there!

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Set up the video camera, find a great spot on the bank of the water that has a lot of birds turn on the camera, sit back and let the video listen for you. You can even use your smart phone to capture the sounds! You won’t be sorry. Unless the wind is blowing right into the microphone!

Best of all, have fun! You will fall in love with the sounds of nature.

Until Next Time!

Happy Shooting and Happy “Birding”

T Lynn

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Trees

Trees are wonderful.

Trees along the waters edge can be beautiful.

Trees in winter are amazing.

Trees in spring are amazing.

Trees are just simply wonderful.

In case you haven’t noticed, I love trees.

My favorite trees (right now) are the trees along state-line road (Highway 161) along the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

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For some reason these trees call to me, just like the culvert along this same road that begs to be photographed.

Who knows how long the trees have been along the waters edge. What have they seen? Drought? Wet winter and spring? Think of the birds and other wildlife that enjoy them as well. How many critters have been raised in a tree, and how many eggs have been laid in a nest hanging high in a tree. Life, Spring, Hope. Trees are all that. And More.

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As a child, I was not one of those kids that climbed trees. I think it was a fear of heights thing. I was guilty of carving a name or two in an aspen tree. Those trees, I am sure are long gone. But the cluster of Aspen trees was beautiful. White bark against spring green or the yellows of fall.

Where we live, we have Ponderosa Pine trees and Juniper Trees, amongst other various trees, but mostly tall Ponderosa trees. I grew up with them in Montana, and I love to listen to the wind blowing through the tops the trees. My sister lives in a heavily wooded area as well, and has many different trees, she has some trees that will hit other trees when the wind blows, it’s makes for an eerie sound, but all in all, it’s very relaxing. As long as they don’t topple

The Lower Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge has beautiful meaningful trees. The Eagles and other raptor types nest in these trees, year after year. The Willows.

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These trees are closed off to the public from the first of March, to the middle of July, so the young fledglings have time to grow. Less disturbance is best for the baby birds.

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There are live trees, and there are “Snag” trees along the waters edge of the Refuge, and they all have an importance.

One of the snag trees is off the main road and on a side road. We saw something in the tree, we knew it was a raptor of some sort, but weren’t really sure what it was. Much to our surprise it was a large raptor facing the sunshine with the wings out enjoying the first warm spring day.

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Much to my surprise it was a beautiful juvenile Golden eagle. Such a gorgeous bird. I was able to walk around a bit and capture this glorious bird before it flew off to who knows where.

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The next morning we headed back out to the refuge. And again, in this snag tree was another large bird.

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A juvenile Bald Eagle. No matter how often I see these birds they still take my breath away.

I love the trees along the water. I drive the road the same direction most times. When we decide to reverse the direction, it’s a whole new tree! Still serene and peaceful.

With leaves and with out. They’re beautiful either way.

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Winter can be harsh, but the frost has a beauty as well.

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Add some photoshop magic to the same tree and it’s even more beautiful by the waters edge. Or in this case, the icy edge.

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Trees are beautiful no matter where they sit. Along the water, along a ditch, in a field, in a park, or in your yard They are homes. They are shelter. They are strong. They bring us shade on a hot summer day, and they bring us beautiful fall leaves for scrap books and memories. Trees can be dramatic. Including the snag trees. Not to mention, the commercial products that we use everyday from trees. We kind of need those!

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Whether you live in the city, the country, or the forest. Trees are everywhere.

Go outside, find some trees. See what you can find. Hang a bird feeder, hang a bird house! Don’t forget to photograph the beautiful tree!

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Happy Shooting!

T Lynn

Find Your Shot for the Seasons

Happy New Year!

Wishing you an amazing 2017!

Every Saturday the hubby and I go to breakfast to a small town called Malin. It’s about a 45 minute drive. Sometimes longer if I find something to shoot along the way.

I take my camera every time we go because you just never know what you might see along the way.

The route is along the California/Oregon border and it goes along side the Lower Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge. Hawks, Owls, Falcons, Ducks, Geese, Pheasants and Eagles are abundant, depending on the time of year.

Along this route are awesome trees along the waters edge. With water, comes canals, bridges, and culverts.

I have my favorite trees and favorite culvert. Don’t ask why. It just calls to me!

Years ago I read an article about getting out of a “funk” if you are having no inspiration while shooting with your camera. One of the things that stayed with me in this article, is find a place that you can shoot for all four seasons. Mark that same spot and shoot it 4 times a year. It’s different for all seasons.

Obviously on public land you can’t really mark your spot with spray paint, but you can do so on your own land, or find a landmark that you can only shoot from one such spot.

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This is the culvert that calls to me. This was taken in March. Spring wasn’t quite here yet, but patches of green gave hope that spring wasn’t to far behind and winter was long gone!

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This is the culvert at a different angle taken in May. The water was low, but the skies were blue and the grasses were green and the clouds were perfect for HDR!

I missed Fall. I missed the canal when it was drained. But I will of course get the shot this fall. The culvert isn’t going anywhere!

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Hello Winter. A beauty in it’s own little cold way. It makes the rocks and weeds stand out. It’s not quite 100% winter. But a light dusting lets you know it’s on its way.

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Let’s not forget the back side of this soon to be famous culvert. I feel it needed to be represented as well. I will admit, I have not shot this view very many times. Usually the sun is in the right spot on the way to Malin to shoot from the other side.

This is my Shot for the Seasons.

In posts to come, I will share with you the trees along the banks of the refuge waters. They’re great in the fall and winter once the leaves have fallen off. The hawks are much easier to spot in the trees! But all seasons, the trees are a beauty of their own.

Find a place you want to shoot for your seasons! I know that even a city has some beauty of its own. I just prefer small town rural America for mine!

Grab your camera, your best shooting buddy (mine is my husband) and go have some fun!

Happy Shooting!

Be Good Humans

T Lynn

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Fun with Apps

Hello world…

Yes I’m so glad I started this blog for my photos and then failed miserably at uploading anything to it. That’s me… Put it off another day… lol

So I have an addiction, of the worst kind. Seems I just love photography apps for my iPhone. It really started a while back, but I was on Instagram and one of my friends had posted a really cool picture. So I just had to know what the app was… Yikes.. That lead to about 3 apps later. The app was called distressed fx. Which led to the tangled fx which lead to vintage fx. And now you see, it’s bad. I have a lot of plug-ins for photoshop and lightroom and I am enjoying learning texture overlays and all that fun stuff but I fell in love with the vintage fx. So I came home today and wanted to see if the Apple App store had it available for the computer. Ya, okay.. so 25.00 later, I have want I want. And now I’m having fun bringing new/old life to existing pictures.

I posted this picture on Facebook, the birds were part of the app on my phone. So this is the one that people were commenting on, that drove me to find it for my computer. I really just wanted to capture the tree, but then my creative side took over. Oops!

So, with that said, here are a few of the photos I’ve had fun editing and playing with today. As my husband slaves away doing tile work in the bathroom. Oh I did wash my car today!!! I am no longer a bad car mom! It’s not just for still life and flower pictures, I did a couple landscapes as well. I really need to photograph some people, so I can see how it works with real life as well.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my little photographic adventure. www.jixipix.com is the site that I got the programs from for my computer!!!

Have a wonderful week

Tracy Lynn

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