...a "rose"y note

hello lovelies!!...

today ~

i had every intention

to show you my

(duh, duh, duuunn...)
((dramatic music!!))

{santos mermaid grotto} 

but alas...

that was not the theme for this weeks
photo challenge over at Tricia's - A Rosy Note

sooooo,
with a song in my heart,
i switched gears
and took photos of a few flowers from my garden instead.

hence,
my "rose"y notes:
tee,hee!

i have

loooooong

been inspired by beautifully taken photographs,

on so many different blogs,

by so many talented women...

i'm sure you have your faves!!

   

i too,

truly wish to be able to take

"those types of photos"

and have challenged myself

to get to know my camera

 a little better!!

   

Tricia takes some fabulous close-ups!

that are crisp, clear and perfectly lit..

she has inspired me to learn to do the same.

it is my endeavor to capture the same results in my images...

    

 as i wish to share beauty with all of you

the things that i see in the land of odds...

the way i see them ~

and the stories they have to tell...

   

 perhaps,

after much diligence

i may come to understand just what "ISO"

and "depth of field" are

and more importantly,

HOW to use them!!

  

   

yes,

there is much to learn ~

and it seems a bit overwhelming...

i do better with being shown

rather than reading "how to" about it.

  

but

i.

will.

learn.

   

so thank you Tricia

Kristy, Laura, Mira, Tracey

just to name a few, 

and all those other talented girls

takin' fabulous pictures out there!

you inspire us all!!

   

and who knows,

perhaps one of these days,

you will be inspired by what i see through my lens...

  

even after i sprinkle a little magic on them :)

 

sharing this over at:
Common Ground's: Vintage Inspiration Friday
French Country Cottage's: Feathered Nest Friday
A Rosy Note's: Photo Feature Friday
Life-n-Reflection's:  Weekend Texture Twist
all my pictures were taken using
a canon rebel xs
with a 90 mm macro lens
no further processing was done to these
except to lighten them.
well,
excluding the very first and last picture :)




here's to striving to meet and rise above a challenge,
even if it takes awhile!!