Photographer of the Week #1

Tori Ann

http://www.expressiveframes.ca/efGallery/frameGallery.php

I like how the photographer layers her prints. Some of the center prints are overlayed exactly over the ghost image, while some (like the truck) are layered in different depths.

 Panoramics

At sea



Leaving Port of New Orleans



At Port Yucatan, Mexico





At Cozumel, Mexico
Both photos were taken from the same location, one of shore and one of the beautiful water

 One of my favorite "fun" tequniques is Panoramic. I have a Sony Cybershot that I got for Christmas 2010 that has HD Video and a Panoramic mode.

This photo reminds  me of Dr. Suess' Horton Hears a Who. Where there's an entire town in a little fuzz ball, here you can see a reflection of the earth, the sky, and the entire sun in this itty bitty tiny drop of water.

One of my favorite sites to view for the world's ultimate photo shots is MSN's WEEK IN PICTURES. Once you view the week's photos, you can vote on which is your favorite. You can also look at past weeks. I absolutely am addicted to this site!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

The only blog I've ever posted in was on a website named "Topix." It can get a little addicting going back to see what other people have commented after you. I only got interested in the site because as rumors were flying about shutting down the Chrysler plant (where I was working), I was watching that site for updates before hearing the news from the media (although you have to watch what you read on blogs, too, because anyone can post anything...whether it be the truth or not!). Then, once we did shut down, it was nice to read the posts and find out information about transfers, buyout offers, union meetings, etc. BUT....The one thing I didn't like about it was that, since everyone is anonymous, people can be pretty rude and ignorant. Many people that have never worked there or have done the hard labor of working on an assembly line thought it necessary to express their thoughts about Chrysler workers being overpaid and uneducated. When in fact, they had no clue how hard the work really was. Truth is, if they had to do the job, they probably wouldn't last a day. We seldom worked 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. The company was allowed to schedule 10 hour days, 6 days a week. That's a LOT of standing, walking, using air tools, installing parts, and fixing repairs on a vehicle that advanced the line every 47 seconds. So, we'll see how this blog goes.
I am definately looking forward to posting my "takes" of photographs I have taken in this blog...... hence the blog name. I looooove taking photos, and once in a while I get one that I really like and would like to share it.... so, let's see how it goes