More color experiments

Here is another photo from the trip to the waterfall. And again I did some color corrections. I actually like the snow on the bottom to be a little over lit. The magenta color adds warmth to the winter pictures. My favorite lines create a nice composition.

Twilight samurai

It's a common mistake to think that there can be no photo opportunities in the winter time. Samurai sword practice looks perfect in the snow. I'm thankful for every season and for having a personal samurai around. Perfect Chiburi without dripping blood...

BW experiment

Again I continue to work with my photos taken at the waterfall. I also continue experimenting with black and white variations. I like this one, I just hope I didn't put took much color in my black and white. Do you think it seems a little overdone?

Simplicity

Finally I got a chance to sort my photos from the trip to the waterfall down the road. The results were not as good as I expected, however winter and snow are good for black and white photography, so I had a chance to practice. One of my favorite shots was so simple and just perfect for black and white photo. I fell in love with all the lines.

Guinea pig literally...

I'm still searching for ideas and subjects, meanwhile I'm practicing on a guinea pig literally. This is Zilla, he can pose very well, because he freaks out a lot and freezes in front of the camera. Therefore the secret of a good portrait is to scare your subject)) I'm still working with lighting and color correction. Practice helps a lot

Not-so-still life

I promised to myself to take one picture a day at least for a week. Here my result for Monday. Today I practiced shooting objects in a small light box and setting up the lighting for the small objects. After practicing on jelly beans and apples, I understood that food is too easy to be eaten and pretty boring. My hamsters were there to help me. It is impossible though to make them sit still. However I'm please with result. I also got a chance to retouch the photo to add brightness to the shot.

Ice Miracles

Our Lord is the best Artist and it's a blessing to capture His masterpiece. Every house in the area is covered by thousands of sparkling mixtures of snow, ice and sun. Icicles touch the ground and the sky, it's the sign of coming spring, like the robins who arrived here a week ago.

Snowed in

The beauty of the snow is the only thing that saves a photographer till spring. However I hope this beauty will melt soon and we'll receive the spring sun and beautiful flowers.

The fire of my heart

Happy Valentine's Day!! Today is a wonderful holiday for me. I celebrate the resurrection of my love to photography. Different circumstances made me abandon my passion, but I'm slowly trying to revive my skills and talents. Yesterday I was molding a heart in my candle, then spent half an hour on a tall chair snapping shot after shot. May this beautiful image become a new beginning of my love.