Battlefield details...

This is from a battlefield (Bull Run) near Manassas, VA. Artistic rendition in CS2.

Chicago from the Navy Pier

Chicago - from last year when we visited a friend there.

The Sad Trixie

Trixie - such a sad face, even though she lives the life of a spoiled little dog...

Fun with filters and grads on CS2

Maskros [eng. Dandelion]

More flowers...

More flowers... I know, it seems at times that's all I photograph, but I don't care...

Some black and white

Fire hydrants. Photos taken in Royal Oak, MI.

Rail crossing, also from Royal Oak. A police officer shouted at us for crossing, but where else were we to go?

Welcome to Pepsi!

Walking with diploma

Kendall Lake

Cleveland Zoo - Earth Day

Flower and willow...

Artistic renderings

So, some more fooling around with the artistic spectrum of photography. It's almost like painting, and for me, a good way to express something that came from a photo in a different art medium. Feel free to comment.

Some of my students on a recent field trip to CUVA.

Another macro shot - you can almost see Spring bursting at the seams. However, due to late frost and cold weather, I doubt they have yet sprung...

My sister

So, I have finally been able to learn a little in Photoshop, and here's one of the first creations. I really like my sister, so I thought I'd make something for her. I hope she likes it! (Click on the image for a larger view.)

"I like stale tortilla chips!"

Yep, he sure does... This is one of the resident squirrels that usually come up on the picnic table to taunt our cats. Well, who can blame them - we feed them all through the winter. They particularly like microwave popcorn... Hmmm? Who knew?