Essex Studios Art Walk – Part Three

This is Part Three of my series on the Essex Studios Art Walk held in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend.  If you missed Part One and Two…go here.  I wandered through a large warehouse for a couple of hours taking photos and talking with artists.

This was painted on one of the hallway walls…

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Essex Studios Art Walk – Part Two

This is Part Two of my series on the Essex Studios Art Walk held in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend.  If you missed Part One…go here.  I wandered through a large warehouse for a couple of hours taking photos and talking with artists.

This is the young lady that is one of the members of my Meetup group and the artist that we were showing support for by attending the Art Walk.  If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you probably know that I love reflection shots…so when I saw this mirror, it seemed to be the perfect shot for her!

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Rainy Day Photo Fun

What does a blogger/photographer do on a rainy day when her husband is using her car because his has a problem….take photos at home!  I was going for an abstract theme in some of these…so I changed colors, etc.  The first is of the full moon this morning…

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Truly blessed!

Being thankful has been on my mind lately…mainly because Thanksgiving is coming up soon.  Having traveled to a few undeveloped countries, I realize there are many basic creature comforts that we take for granted in America.  Such as a comfortable bed, a sit-down toilet, a stove (instead of a fireplace) to cook with, electricity to heat our homes, our freedom, etc.  When the rare occasion occurs that I feel down or sad…I snap out of it pretty quickly by replacing the negative thoughts with ones of gratitude for all that I have been blessed with.

 

These are a few things I give thanks for:

Love for and from family & friends
My five senses…the ability to walk…and no major health issues
Being a mother
Animals
Having a spiritual nature
Outdoor beauty….sunrises…sunsets…flowers…mountains…oceans…trees
Creativity expressed through art…music…dance…words…technology…fashion…movies…textiles…photography
The diversity amongst humankind (it’s the spice of life)
Yummy food and drinks…a glass of vino!
Sleep and exercise
Traveling

iMovie…Thailand Elephants

Yesterday, I spent hours taking the footage I shot from my trip to Thailand, Laos & Vietnam back in December 09`, and making videos using iMovie on my new Mac computer.  It was fun to learn something new and to use my creativity searching for songs that seemed to go with each video.

First, I had to download a free software program called MPEG Streamclip to convert my MPEG videos from my Canon F200 camcorder to a version that iMovie accepts.  Then, I had to purchase  a $20 software program called “Quicktime MPEG2″ from Apple to make it work.  Next, I had to download it to You Tube, which I’ve never done, and then load it here.  And they say when you’re over 50 and female…you’re technically challenged…I don’t think so!

The videos aren’t perfect, but I’m learning!  Here’s one of them…

Hope you enj0yed…they’ll be more to come!