I laughed and told him that Charlie had anticipated this and everything was ready.
Charlie pushed the blanket with his nose and nested right next to Rich's pillow.
When Rich came in, Charlie moved over and waited, tail wagging furiously. Rich laid down and Charlie nudged under the blanket to nest at hubby's back.
That is where I left the two of them.
With the house clean, laundry done and put away, chores finished, and supper thawing, I decided it was time to get back to some creative photography.
But first, a couple of Infrared Shots of Friday evening's wild clouds and weather. We live in a hollow, the winds sounded like a C-130 airplane flying over the house.
Things got crazy Friday night but we suffered no damage near our house.
Shot with IR camera with a 720nm filter. Infrared really brings out the contrasts in the skies.
I've been 'off' of most photography since the beginning of March for obvious reasons.
However, I was feeling the need to 'create' something, anything just to get the juices going again. The land is brown, the dull outdoor season is upon us. It is exciting in a way because the first plants to poke their leaves up will cause intense joy. So March may be wild, but it also brings joy [unless you are caught in a March storm].
This is a photo of the Cheese Maker's shop in the Medieval Town. I thought it would be fun to greet the cheesemaker with Nina and her herd of goats.
The mat that the characters are on is simply a cheap 'grass' mat of paper glued to cardboard.
The background of the sky and field is an AI picture I created with DDG. I set everything up in front of our old Smart TV and used the digital image as its background.
I used the Lensbaby lens to shoot this. I am enjoying the weirdness of this little lens and how creative it can be. So most of what I do for a few weeks will be pushing the limits of this little lens.
I wanted to do an 'action' scene too.
I set this up and really...I shot it using all the WRONG colors.
I wanted the mood to look like night. So I used what I thought would be bluish lights...
It turned out crappy. But with some ON1 magic, I may have saved it enough to try it again in better light. I can work with this and reimagine what I'd like. For now, it is this:
I'm happy to experiment and make mistakes as that is the only way I can improve anything I do.
I'm hoping to get out and take a walk today to look for mosses and lichens. I'm in a 'close up' macro kind of mood.
I want to crawl around in the dirt and smell the forest floor. Yeah, I am weird, but there you go...good weather, bad weather....I can usually find something to do....
We also finished the Plum Blossom Lego set!
Charlie is the best assistant caregiver! We all want Charlie to be our nap buddy too.
ReplyDeleteWe have had some interesting weather here, but most of the forecast went north and south of us, thank goodness.
I am just amazed at your creations and photography. I do enjoy them so much even though I am completely in the dark how you accomplish them!
You're doing such a great job of taking care of you as well as your husband. And Charlie! It's not easy, I know because I've done it. Go you!
ReplyDeleteNothing like having a snuggle dog for nap time!
ReplyDeleteI've taken just a few photos again, and it is good to get back at it, even just a bit. I like to fool around with editing, and I use ON1 Effects sometimes. Today, I pulled up an old photo and pushed it this way and that. No masterpiece, but I enjoyed it.
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