It is time for another Black and White Wednesday, run by Lisa at The Long Road to China. She has a new baby daughter, and another daughter, and a son. They are beautiful children, but the photos are outstanding! Please go check them out, and while you are there, check on the submissions from others. From what I have seen, everyone who submits does a great job on their photos. We all have fun doing this, and we get ideas from others.



I have not submitted any photos to any challenges since last week. I am falling behind, and must get caught up. My Black and White is a photo from the Dutchess County fair in August. There is a building in which many gardeners display their ideas. Many wonderful designs and setups. This particular one made for some great water shots. All I did was take the original color shot, do a contrast adjust, revert to BW, then do an HDR. I am attaching the original below just for looks.

Macro Friday July 9

Another Friday is upon us. Time for pretzels and beer, and putting up another photo for Macro Friday! This blog is run by Laura, at Blogging From Bolivia. She has some really great musings and photos. I always love to read what she has been up to.



This shot was taken behind the house, after I was done putting in a new garage door. The rocks looked interesting, but I never planned on using them for a photo shoot. I have bigger plans for them (like around my new Primrose bushes in the front). Phil (my neighbor) says the rocks will hold in the heat and keep the ground from drying out quickly. But, here in the northeast, the heat doesn't need any help...it has been brutal.