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Journal Entry: Sun Mar 18, 2012, 4:26 PM

Oh - it has been so long since I updated my journal, or really even spent any time at DA, and I apologize for my absence!!

I won't make a bunch of excuses as life is busy for us all - but I will say that I have been very busy on another photography site.  I've sort of fallen in love with Google+ ... I really didn't think it would happen when I first joined there - but it has.  The Photography community there is just amazing and the people are incredible!  High quality art and just a really great vibe about the place!

I've learned so much being there, and It's sort of become my new "home".  I still love DA, and all of my friends here that haven't moved over - I miss you so much!!  It's just hard to fit so much into the hours of the day!

However, I'm hoping to start spending a bit more time here again, post a few photos, and just reconnect with some people.

So, in the mean time, I'm going to upload a few photos that I've taken over the last little bit - including some from a recent trip to Arizona where I met up with about 30 Googlers that I've met online for a photo walk.   We had a GREAT time and we went to a lake and shot all afternoon, and then all evening!  It was so much fun, I didn't want it to end!

So, what else is new?

Hmm - recently I bought a new lens .  I got a Nikon 105mm Macro.  It set me back a little bit - but boy - do I love it!  I'm having a lot fun exploring the new world of macro photography! I'll get around to posting some of those eventually too!

So, I hope you are all doing fine my friends!  I've missed you, and I'll try to stop around more often!

::Useful Links::

A List of Links for tutorials/info that I've found to be useful!

Basics of Pen Tool [link]
Making Photoshop Brushes [link]
Adding Borders in PS [link]
Depth of Field [link]
PS Borders [link]
The Pen Tool [link]
Watermarks [link]
Making Textures [link]
Layer Masks and Colour Gradients [link]
GavTrain Photo Training [link]
Manual HDR [link]

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Handy Sandra
Artist | Hobbyist | Photography

Canada

I live in the Canadian Prairies and I am surrounded by vast open spaces and big skies. I have been shooting for about 3 years and I love the way the world looks through the lens of my camera. I'm still learning and developing as a photographer, and hoping that I can get some amazing shots along my journey!

I own a custom picture framing store, so I work with art all day every day. I love my job, but I wish I had more time to spend on my hobby!

Why I love photography and art: For me, it's an escape. I get away from the people, the stress, the craziness, the organization that our lives become. I can go out in a foul mood, and come home feeling cleansed and refreshed. I like to be out by myself, enjoying the moment - the fresh air, the sight of an orange sky, the sun on my skin, the glimpse of an animal - and the best part is that I get to take it with me. Every photo I take has a memory attached to it. It may not be an exciting memory - but a memory none the less.

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I just calibrated my monitor for the first time and I think all my photos look like crap. They look washed out and dull to me. In general, do you find my photos to be :

56%

27 deviants said just about right

31%

15 deviants said I don't know - my monitor isn't calibrated either!!

10%

5 deviants said too dark

1 deviant said washed out and dull

No deviants said too light

No deviants said too bright to be believable

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*MatthewNixon Mar 30, 2012 New member Hobbyist Photographer

Hey there Sandra thanks for the re-add.

Howve you been keeping?

=Capturing-the-Light Jan 26, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Hi there
Just to let you know I have featured your work here

[link]

Thanks for being an inspiration

Simon

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"A good photograph is knowing where to stand"
Ansel Adams

=guille1701 Jan 23, 2012 Professional Photographer

Thanks a lot for faving

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^{Close your eyes, and you can see}

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I need a female nude Model

Nobody wants to be my model?

Necesito una modelo para desnudos . Nadie se anima?Interesada dejar una nota.
Gracias

*JACAC Jan 23, 2012

h e l l o . Handie

t h a n k . y o u . f o r . t h e . k i n d .

i . h o p e . m y . o t h e r . p h o t o s . a r e . a l s o . i n t e r e s t i n g
w o r d s . a r e . i m p o r t a n t... w h y . n o t . m a k e . c o m m e n t s ...

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And there is a smile of smiles
In which these two smiles meet
William Blake

=thaumadzo Jan 22, 2012

Thanks for the

Sandra

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"Seeing" the UNusual...EVERY DAY

~IndianRain Jan 21, 2012 Photographer

Thanks for the

~Clu-art Jan 1, 2012

Featured your work here: [link]
Keep up the great work!

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Watch *Size-And-Stupidity!

=Capturing-the-Light Dec 23, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Sandra, just wishing you and your family a very merry christmas and happy new year from us both. Also a sincere thank you for all the support, motivation, advice and inspiration you have given me over the last year. Simon

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"A good photograph is knowing where to stand"
Ansel Adams

*Handie Dec 24, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Awww - thank you so much Simon! And a very Merry Christmas to you as well!! I wish you and your family all the best in the new year!!

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I wish I was a Glow Worm;
Glow Worms are never Glum
'cause how can you be gloomy
When the Sun shines out your bum?

*Eternal-Love01 Dec 14, 2011

Thanks for the fav

I hope you'll visit my gallery again

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"Bravery is not the absence of fear... Rather, it is the ability to face our fears and do what is required of us."}

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