Lensbaby Love Blog Circle: October

Autumn has been spectacular with warm temps and brilliant colors,
but it also means that flowers in my garden are winding to a halt.

So, I decided that today would be a good time to show you some of the Lensbaby images
 that I've made this summer for my Rainbow Macro Floral Project.

In my blog post, Black River Pow Wow,

 I mentioned winning a web membership :)

I hope that you can visit my new website which is devoted exclusively to my photography -

www.annavandemark.com.

Please check out my collection titled, Newton's Spectrum.

This is where I'm gathering the best of the Rainbow Macro Floral images,

many of which were taken with a Lensbaby.

It's an ongoing project that I'll be expanding upon over time.

Next, please follow the link in our Lensbaby Love Blog Circle 

to the inspiring work of Ana Rosenberg.

Enjoy!

Black River Pow Wow

At the Black River Pow Wow, folks of all ages danced together - 

tiny kiddos, teens, parents, and grandparents.

This connection within families was heartwarming to see.

Today, I'm blogging images of some of the youngest dancers.

I also wanted to share some good news with you.
Recently, I was one of the lucky winners of a PhotoShelter website
 membership from David duChemin.
Thank you David and PhotoShelter!

Here's the address of my new photography website ~
www.annavandemark.com
Please check it out :)

Hope you've had a very creative summer!

Black River Gathering

A recent Pow Wow - 

color, movement, and pageantry in a sacred space.

Loved my time there!

The Horse Pull

We recently went to a horse pull competition.

These draft horses were really spectacular creatures - beautiful, large, and powerful.

They worked in two horse teams, with the winning team pulling 8,000 pounds!

With horses, handlers, and spectators - 

there was a lot of interesting subject matter for picture making.

I'll be working on this collection over time,

but here are a few edited images.

Happy creating to you!

Camping Views

A camping trip, evening light, and river country came together in these images.

I've been enjoying family fun, summer visitors, greenness, and warm weather -

hope you have too!

Happy creating to you.

Petals

When we dig into a subject with a macro view,

we can come up with something that is quite abstract in nature.

I like that quality.

Although these are obviously curled flower petals, 

rose petals to be exact,

they also present simple abstract designs with a linear emphasis.

Thus, macros let us enjoy a subject on two distinctly different levels.

Hope you're seeing beauty and abstract designs in your everyday world!

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Small Miracles 2

Round two of spectacular dewdrops on the strawberry plants in our garden.

Summer is almost over...

it always goes so fast!

Relish the last days.

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Extraordinary Ordinary

This last Saturday I was out early to photograph the sunrise.

The spectacular sunrise I'd hoped for didn't materialize

(well, technically it did for all of two seconds while I was changing lenses), 

so instead I looked toward finding something extraordinary within the ordinary.

What I found was marvelous dew drops among the foggy lakeside grasses.

Yes, jewel encrusted grass!

It seems the world is filled with beauty everywhere we turn.

I hope that your life is filled with wonder

 and some dew covered grass, too!

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Summer Memories

Where I currently live, in the north woods of Wisconsin,

we have three months of gorgeous weather - summer,

and nine months of winter.

Ok...nine months of winter is an exaggeration,

 but sadly, only a slight one.

As squirrels gather a cache of acorns to make it through the long winter,

we've been collecting summertime experiences.

Experiences like kayaking and canoeing on the lake,

swimming (mainly done by a crazy little Pomeranian named Teddy),

wading in the shallows with camera and tripod in hand (that would be me),

fishing from the dock (that would be my husband who primarily catches weeds),

biking, walking, vacationing,

plus enjoying lunch and dinner on the deck.

Yes indeed, we're busy gathering a cache of summertime treasures!

Hope you're enjoying life.

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Thunderheads

Enjoying spectacular summer thunderheads

from our dock.

Hope the long, warm days of the season are treating you well!

I just got back from a vacation to visit with a dear friend and my daughter.

Looking forward to editing the images of the city that I returned with.

Take care and happy creating!

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Small Miracles

I never cease to be amazed by the beauty of nature.

Today, strawberry leaves bejeweled with dew drops from our garden.

I hope that you're enjoying the season!

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