Shell

I was fooling around with Topaz Black and White Effects, a plug-in for photoshop, and came up with this. 

I'm still new to the program, but I'm having fun. 

I once was a darkroom rat, never wanting to come out into the light. 

But digital changed all that for me. 

I still love black and white photography. 

I just don't see in black and white 

the way I once did.

Shells

So, I was offered a full-time job as a photographer yesterday that caught me by surprise.  There’s a lot to think about, I’m still a bit dumbfounded. One the one hand, I’m 52 and could use the security that comes with vested benefits, this is especially important being diabetic. On the other hand, I’ve worked very hard to get to this point to get the stable of clients I have. Working full time would mean giving up the majority or all of them.

This morning I spent some time photographing these shells my wife keeps in a basket. I placed them on the floor in the sunlight and made a few exposures with the macro mode of the Canon G10. This is the one I liked the best.