I mentioned in my last post that I'd likely be back soon with some landscape photos. I turned out to be slightly wrong about that; I actually only have one to share with you. And, to be honest, I don't know why I like this photo so much. There's nothing spectacular about it. Even from… Continue reading Forked
Wildlife is a lot of fun to photograph, but it can be tough to find it when you spend a lot of time in the city. Luckily, we have some wonderful parks in mine. They're fairly open, with quite a bit of water. You won't find a ton of wildlife in them, but you will… Continue reading Taking flight
I have to be honest: I was only able to get back to my photo challenge last week because of how loose the theme was. We were told only that our picture had to be one we took within 24 shots—no particular subject or angle or technique needed. Just a limited number of shutter clicks.… Continue reading Dahlia
I've had a hard time with the last couple of photo challenges, and thus haven't been able to take part in them. Sure, I've tried taking pictures for them. Even snapped a few. It's just that those pictures didn't actually work out the way I wanted them to. It was as I was trying to… Continue reading Attitude
I've mentioned on this blog before that it's usually fiction that draws me in. If a non-fiction book is going to catch my attention, it generally has to have a pretty strong story-line to it—something heartfelt, gripping, and full of character. Or, you know, be about writing. Based on its summary and today's excerpt, Leslie… Continue reading Book excerpt: Flaca by Leslie DJ
