Nitty Gritty Photography

PhotoHunt 254: Mostly Black

2011-02-26T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hoshi (ho-shee) is mostly black, but does sport a white chin, chest, and paws.

Friday My Town Shoot Out | Over My Head |

2010-11-12T22:19:00.000-08:00

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Well here's a shot of my younger sister and I, and as you can see, she is at least an inch or so over my head ! When did this happen !!!

Some interesting architecture that gave me a crick in the neck while I was shooting it!

And some fall colors over head ...

A lone gull swooped silently over my head too...

but he wasn't lonely for long ...

And that's it for me this week, now I'm off to get a neck massage!!!

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Friday My Town Shoot Out |Spooky|

2010-10-31T17:18:00.000-07:00

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... Just a few (very late) spooky pictures to share this week ...

! Happy Halloween !

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Friday My Town Shoot Out | Patterns |

2010-10-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

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patterns at night

patterns in light

patterned wicker

peaking pattern

pattern on my sister's pencil box

pattern on my sister's music paper

pattern on the piano hinge

pattern on a tea cup

pattern on an old rice bag

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Friday My Town Shoot Out | Chairs |

2010-10-13T14:01:00.000-07:00

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~ a suspended seat ~

~ empty chairs ~

~ chairs with a view ~

~ cabin chair ~

~ natural seat ~

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Friday My Town Shoot Out | Reflections |

2010-10-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

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~ Self portrait in a crushed Jeep window ~

~ Reflection in my sister's eye ~

~ Self portrait in a truck's bumper ~

~ Halloween mirror reflection ~

~ Double trouble reflection in my sister's glasses ~

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Made of Metal

2010-10-02T09:53:00.000-07:00

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Walking the Tracks

2010-08-28T22:51:00.000-07:00

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The Inanimate

2010-08-28T22:39:00.000-07:00

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Friday My Town Shoot Out |Roads & Pathways|

2010-08-13T18:11:00.000-07:00

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a pathway that skirts the top of some bluffs

a road at night

a hidden pathway

a country road

an oceanside pathway

the road to Gold River

lakeside pathway

(see it there in the lower right corner! I know cheating as always)

the road home

In The Garden

2010-06-27T17:25:00.000-07:00

Waiting (not-very-patiently) for our blueberries to ripen!

Gooseberries too.

And some sort of crab spider that looked a little out of place.

Some flowers for the kitchen window...

I Heart Faces |Pets|

2010-06-27T17:06:00.000-07:00

My pup Diablo taking a breather as her buddy Augie zips past

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Friday My Town Shootout |Water|

2010-06-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

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Some Local Waters

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Fix-It Friday |60|

2010-06-25T18:25:00.000-07:00

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The Original

My Fixes

antique/sepia with color fix

color fix

To see what others have done with this photo, please click on the image below

{Guest Post} by Laura-Noelle

2010-06-23T13:01:00.000-07:00

Laura-Noelle is a budding portrait photographer who enjoys exploring unique perspectives when it comes to her photo-shoots.

{photos by Laura-Noelle}

In a Field of Possibilities

2010-06-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

Say Hello To My Little Friend!

2010-06-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

Fix - It Friday |59|

2010-06-18T11:40:00.000-07:00

Original Image

My Fixes

black and white with crop

color fix

crop and cold-tone antique

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Global ABC's | U |

2010-06-09T13:24:00.000-07:00

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U is for being UP in the air ...

... and U is for being down Underground!

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Interesting Specimen of Seaweed

2010-06-04T18:48:00.000-07:00

I hope you all get a chance to enjoy some nature this weekend!

| Fix-It Friday |

2010-06-04T18:36:00.000-07:00

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Fix - It Friday #57

The Original Photo

My Fixes

A Color Fix to bring out the wrinkles on that adorable little foot!

A quick Antique Fix to soften the colors

but keep that little foot at the centre of attention.

And playing with the Crop while keeping the Antique Fix

Thanks for looking

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| Fix-It Friday |

2010-05-28T10:07:00.000-07:00

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The Original Photo

My Fixes

simple color fix

crop with black and white fix

crop with antique fix

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Global ABC's |S|

2010-05-26T09:45:00.000-07:00

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S is for Sunsets on the Sea

S is for Shadows on my tipi (teepee)

S is for Sisters in Summer

And S is for Me, Sarah! in the Snow

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A few from Laura's Sweet 16

2010-05-23T22:20:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my beautiful baby sister !!!

Walking around Duke Point

2010-05-19T23:13:00.000-07:00

I took these photos about a month ago, on a nice sunny day as we walked around Duke Point in beautiful Britsh Columbia! You can click on the pictures for a better view.

Friday My Town Shoot-Out | Things I Like to Touch | (in the garden!)

2010-05-08T22:24:00.000-07:00

Here are a few things 'I Like to Touch' ... in the garden.

Fuzzy Lambs Ear

Rough Bark and Smooth Wood

Bristley Horse Tail

Waxy Berries

Fluffy Dandelions

Cool Maple Leaves

And Petite Petals

To see what else people like to touch (from around the globe) click Here.

| Fix-It Friday |

2010-05-07T11:05:00.000-07:00

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The Original Image

My 'Fixes'

Antique Filter

Tonal fix and color fix.

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Global ABCs | P |

2010-05-05T21:30:00.000-07:00

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P is for Portraits

...just thought I'd sneak this one in...

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Global ABC's | O |

2010-04-28T11:26:00.000-07:00

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O is for Oceans

and the Otters that live there

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I Heart Faces {Wk 17} Smiles

2010-04-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

{S M I L E S}

©Sarah-Paige Copeland

'sometimes it's just a shy smile out of the corner of your eye from across the room'

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My Late Friday Shoot-out Post - Honoring Trees

2010-04-25T09:55:00.000-07:00

I'm running out the door, so can't say much, except that these were all photos taken at Duke Point, just outside Nanaimo city limits. And I hope you enjoy them. As always you can click on the pictures for a better view.

Modern Mine - the old coal tipple

2010-04-24T23:24:00.000-07:00

The Modern Mine, located just south of Nanaimo was under constuction in 1912 and removed 76,000 tonnes of coal during its first year of operation. All that remains is the old coal tipple. You can click on the pictures for a better view.

BC Ferries Rescue Drill

2010-04-11T22:54:00.000-07:00

This morning local rescue services came together to practice a mass emergency evacuation from the newly refitted MV Quinsam (our Gabriola to Nanaimo ferry). Unfortunatley I wasn't able to get access to the Quinsam's dock but was able to catch some of the action where the rescue crews were landing. All in all I think everyone did a great job and I'm glad to be in the hands of these professionals should an emergency occur!

Please click on the pictures for a better view, enjoy.

Ok so this guy wasn't part of the evacuation/rescue, but he was kind enough to pose for me while I tested out my lense.

Now on to the main event. Wasn't quite close enough to see what they pulled out of the water, but it looked sort of like a dummy.

One of the rescue crews.

Another rescue crew.

And then zooming out of my picture.

As always I am distracted by the view. This is looking across the chanel at Vancouver.

A zodiac full of 'evacuees'.

Both of the participating zodiacs en route to the Newcastle dock.

At the Newcastle dock RCMP did a quick check to make sure everyone was accounted for, then Fire Fighters escorted the passengers to a park pavillion.

At the Pavillion passengers were again counted by members of the local Fire and Rescue.

Taking a breather.

One of the response buses.

It's a wrap folks, clean up time.

And that's all she wrote.

Friday My Town Shoot Out - Country Roads

2010-04-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well there aren't too many country roads around here so this is just a few pictures of the lesser traveled road.

A road called Descanso, an original Gabriola road.

Old cobblestone road in Nanaimo

An old logging road over looking Vancouver Island

Another logging road

A quarry road on Gabriola

This lead to the old ski hill on Mt. Cokely in Port Alberni

Laura hanging out on the old Fell Rd. trail

Snow road behind Nanaimo

Access road in Ladysmith

Carmen on Gabriola

Another in Ladysmith

Happy Easter

2010-04-04T15:46:00.000-07:00

just a few spring pictures from this morning

Ode To A Tire

2010-03-31T23:00:00.000-07:00

"And so they leaned into the corner, a corner meant for quads, not Nissans...

...carefully inching over dropping elevations with minimal contact between roots/rocks and frame. But alas dear tire you did not fare so well...

the next turn on this narrowing quad trail was really your undoing, as the rocks closed in and the mud sucked you down.

We found the hole, unfixable as it was...

...and so dearest tire we watched you whither and die before our very eyes...

...there was nothing more to be done...

...off you had to come.

In loving memory of our dear tire we replace you with....new tire, fare thee well new tire!"

Spring Blooms

2010-03-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

ABC Wednesday -->F

2010-02-23T21:49:00.000-08:00

Another dig into the archives, but I'll hopefully be well enough to take some new pictures next week for the letter 'G'.

Ferocious Feline

Check out other F themed interpretations @ ABC Wednesday Round 6

Friday My Town Shootout - - Town Plazas

2010-02-19T18:10:00.000-08:00

I have been under the weather for the last few days so wasn't able to get out of the house, but I dug this picture out of my archives. Some of you may recognize it from a previous shootout (how droll I know!). This is the Folklife Village, the main building consists of a family run grocery store, then going to your left is the Apothacary, the Wooden Hanger, Artworks, Raspberry Jazz Cafe, the Hardware Store, a Library, Liquor store, Take Two movie store, and finally the Real Estate office. Usually there are more people out and about but this was taken on a rainy Sunday around 7am. It isn't much but this is our town plaza.

ABC Wednesdays --> E

2010-02-16T19:13:00.001-08:00

Extreme water levels in Bowen Park.

Mondays With Myself - "Mirror Mirror on the Wall"

2010-02-15T19:08:00.000-08:00

My cropping skills are well non-exsistent so that explains the fancy watercolor effect, but here are the two combined images before editing.

Friday My Town Shootout - Aquariums

2010-02-13T20:30:00.001-08:00

Aquarium...Waterfront, same thing right?!?!
Someone needs to expand her horizons (literally).

Last minute edit...a couple pictures from a fishing trip last summer.
Warning, contains images that some may consider graphic.

Desire

2010-02-10T20:36:00.000-08:00

Diablo

2010-02-06T22:14:00.000-08:00

Friday My Town Shootout - Circles (a day early)

2010-02-04T17:50:00.001-08:00

Well its been a while since I've done one of these shootouts. I'm happy to see so many participants. I am very excited to make my way down the list of blogs and discover everyone's hometowns !!!!

I spy with my little eyes...

a tune of tomatoes,

but you can only hear it after a few.

Some circles are fragile

others leave high powered scars,

while others simply laze in the sun.

Sunny circles can't cure lonliness,

but maybe the spirits can.

Circles can be found in the color of passion

and circles can be found in the color of imagination.

And some randomly appear on your hike through the woods.

Hope everyone has a great weekend :)

The Empty Park

2010-02-03T23:20:00.000-08:00

Monsieur Claw

2010-02-02T21:27:00.000-08:00

The Trinity

2010-02-01T20:07:00.000-08:00

Sarah-Paige ... Photography Portfolio

2010-01-31T13:42:00.000-08:00

This is a continuation of my "2009 in Pictures" blog, except this one will not be limited to any time in particular. I will be posting some of the old, and much of the new as time goes by.
I hope you find the same enjoyment in these images as I did when taking them.

Sarah-Paige

To windows and the scenery beyond them.