Elsa On Glass

#3 in my series of People Plus Nature: Two versions of 1965 Elsa in a Photoshop CC double exposure attempt with E.A. Autrey's magnificent stained glass picture of the sun shining.  A bit of a stretch on the concept of "nature."  Which works better, top Option #1 or bottom Option #2?

Running Into Spring

#2 in my series of "People Plus Nature,"  fine art photography features the Taylor Twins running down a hill in Discovery Park in Seattle in December, 2015, towards a pink blooming tree I photographed at Skywalker Ranch in March, 2010.

B&W Lucy in Red and Gold

Working on a series of Fine Art Photography I'm calling "People plus Nature."  We humans live in a world of incredible beauty.  Sometimes, we just aren't aware of it.  When we do notice, we tend to take better care of the world we live in.

Starting The New Year Out Right

Playing with the multiple exposure feature of my Nikon D750 and 35mm lens.  Top to Bottom:
1.  Mirror image with a photo of my art wall (sorely neglected since I've turned my short attention span to taking photos).
2.  The famous sculpture head of E.A. Autrey in my backyard, superimposed by a shot of winter succulent flowers in my garden
3.  Another mirror image, this time with a shot of a fabulous ceramic mask by Bill Abright
4.  Final E.A. Autrey head with winter oranges.

Ten Favorite Photos of 2015

My New Year's resolution is to improve my photography in 2016.
Past favorites from 2015 top to bottom:
1.  My neighborhood, November
2.  Photographing blur, September
3.  The Golden Gate Bridge during my first photography workshop, August
4.  A composite of shots taken in my backyard during the eclipse of the moon, September
5.  Portrait of Wilson Taylor in Seattle, December
6.  Portrait of Cole Taylor in Seattle, December
7. Inverness at dusk, during my 2nd photography workshop, September
8.  A neighborhood tree, November
9.  A neighborhood oak tree with dry hills, November
10. South Beach, newly edited RAW file now that I have Photoshop CC, April

Multiple Exposure

With 1965 photo, cold wax painting and photographs of 2015 Christmas cactus apples and Pyracantha berries

Memories - Of The Way We Used To Be

Winter gives one plenty of time to reflect on the past.  I used to wish I could lay down in a field and have everyone I was ever friends with walk by and say hello.  Since that wasn't possible, in 2009 I made a "It's a Party" video to digitally gather folks together, including those already passed, to the extent I had photos of them.  The photos from that video make a great background collage!  This year I celebrated my 40th wedding anniversary, thanks to the fact Sam and I have been living separately for nearly half of the 40 years we've been married.  Going through my father's old negatives today, I came across this old 1976 photo of a much younger Sam and me.  It looked like it was just waiting for a background of memories.