bird of paradise
Sometime it’s just time to play a little. Here’s a bird of paradise flower isolated…
adding some grain, a glow and some shadow.
Bird of Paradise
sunday photo/art quote 3-16
I’m back….
Go ahead admit it you missed me! Well maybe not. I tired to keep up posts while on the cruise to Mexico but the ship’s Internet connection is a bit on the slow side and not inexpensive. But, I digress from the purpose of today’s post.
I am a big fan of making mistakes. Today’s quote is from Julia Sorel kind of reinforces the idea you should be willing to take chances. You should give a shove on the envelope and see if you can discover new things… On the down side it can be a bit uncomfortable. I believe it’s a price we should be willing to pay. How about you??
“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” – Julia Sorel
Sorel is an artist and author. Her given name is Rosylyn Drexler. She has had a very interesting career spanning several creative outlets… Check her out. And then try something new!
Yours in Photography, Bob
sunday photo/art quote 3/10
I’m on holiday so this is a day late and I’ll let you fill in the comments…. Back soon!
“Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph: not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.” Edward Weston
OK guys and gals give me your thoughts on this quote from Weston!
Yours in Photography, Bob
cruise art
As usual I am chasing birds with my camera… Adding a twist I turn the pelican, yes these images are based on a pelican. I call these mandalas…
Pelican Mandala fine art image by yours truly, Bob Coates Photography 
Pelican Mandala fine art image
Pelican Mandala fine art image variation.
Hard to post from the ship. More images upon my return.
Yours in Photography, Bob
more from the cruise
Metal sculpture in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I think she’s kind of cute!!
Here’s the guy to go with her. I like the ‘Day of the Dead’ feel I got with the Impressive Art
setting and skewing the white balance to black and white with the GX7. I always shoot in RAW plus jpeg when using the settings so I can get back to the original information that was presented to the camera.
Cabo San Lucas is a very good sport-fishing port as evidenced by the people showing off their catch at the dock.
As Internet is pretty expensive on board the ship I won’t be posting as much as I like but I’ll get more to you upon my return…
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