unconditional
giving, by give and accept,
reciprocity
Something very special happens within when we open up to the unconditional acceptance of another being. There is a reciprocity. By both giving and receiving, we nurture within ourselves love, gratitude, and a softening of the heart.
My response to The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Face.
copyright ©2016 Terry Boswell
I couldn’t resist posting a second response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pets. 🙂
… and with this post, I’m premiering my first attempts using Lightroom…
While post-processing these three photos I was really impressed with the noise reduction capabilities of Lightroom. I’m still finishing up my photos, adding my watermark and applying unsharp mask, with GIMP, but hope to begin learning Photoshop soon. Although I have been happy with GIMP, I think it’s time to go mainstream.
There is definitely a learning curve that I’m struggling with. Just getting the settings right to import photos into Lightroom so that they would be organized and named properly has been a challenge.
If anyone has any invaluable Lightroom or Photoshop hints or other favorite post-processing apps/programs to recommend, please comment below!
It looks like this little dog has his owner trained to focus on the bubble quite well! 😉
(If you’re having trouble viewing these three images as a slide show in the WordPress reader, click here to view the post directly on my site. You should be able to see it then.)
Lisbon, Portugal. 2014.
In response to Jennifer Nichole Wells’s One Word Photo Challenge: Bubbles, and Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pets. Thank you Jennifer and Cee for the challenges!
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In response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Happy, and Michelle’s Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Dinnertime. Thank you Cee and Michelle for the challenges 🙂
Notice the “no dogs allowed” sign in the upper right corner of the photo below. I guess it doesn’t apply here in the Algarve, Portugal 🙂
In response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Indoor Seating.
cuddling close snuggly slumber delicious dreams restful repose copyright ©2016 Terry Boswell
Four lines, four syllables each, for four sides of a bed, a harmonious place to hang out… 🙂 in response to Jennifer Nichole Wells’s One Word Photo Challenge: Bed, and the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Harmony.
Right in front of the fireplace is always the best seat in the house on a cold winter’s day… which we haven’t had very many of this year in New York State’s Hudson Valley.
We had a day of heavy snow a week and a half ago, but many warm days followed. The snow quickly melted. Today was very sunny and the temperature got up to an unseasonable 58°F. More warm weather is predicted for tomorrow, although it will be accompanied by rain.
I’m hoping the weather will turn crisp again, bringing that wonderful clean smell to the air outdoors which becomes scented ever so lightly with the smell of burning wood wafting up out of the chimney. A blanket of white snow would be nice, too!
This is my belated response to Jennifer Nichole Wells’s One Word Photo Challenge: Background, and to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things That are Hot.
SOPHIE
Oops… maybe I shouldn’t have revved up the new puppy…
Yes, I mean him.
HUDSON
Who, me?
This was the scene.
Fast action.
All ablur.
Oops!
Why wasn’t I paying more attention to my camera settings?!
First, I didn’t anticipate that Sophie and Hudson would continually move at lightning speed. Second, I was more involved with enjoying their antics (and keeping some control) than I was with capturing clarity… And third, I just don’t think super fast with my camera.
Choosing how to adjust my camera’s settings does not come to me as easily as breathing… or walking and chewing gum at the same time… or patting my head while rubbing my stomach. I have to think about camera settings. During the upcoming winter months I intend to become more technically proficient with the Sony a6000 that I bought earlier this year. I’m hoping to be able to think, adjust, point, and shoot with accuracy and aplomb, on the fly, by spring!
Back to Sophie…
SOPHIE
I need a break!
SOPHIE
Well maybe just a little more fun…
SOPHIE
OK. Enough. 🙂
Hudson is the new rescue dog in our house. We adopted him after losing our furry-love, Archie, a few weeks before Thanksgiving. A beloved pet can’t be replaced, but all the love that still remains can be channeled into giving another shelter dog a home.
… So, we now have a lively, yet extremely cuddly, year old (year-and-a-half-old?) Puggle puppy romping and running about, keeping the older dogs on their toes.
There are quiet moments, too.
This is my response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops!
… Giving a shelter dog a good home is the opposite of oops! Click here, petfinder.com, to find a local shelter and a four-legged-furry to love. 🙂
man or beast wild or tame sweet or scary the eyes reveal and fascinate copyright ©2015 Terry Boswell
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