Casual Day Images: Grand Marais

Oct 6, 2014

October 2014 - 30 Day Photo Challenge - DAY 6:EVENING LIGHT

Photo by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Typically, my favorite evening light shots include a brilliant sunset. Reaching back in the photo archives, I managed to mix it up a bit with some different types of evening lighted shots.

The lighthouse and lift bridge are landmarks found in Duluth, Minnesota. The moon reflecting off Lake Superior near Grand Marais, Minnesota was taken from the deck of our vacation rental in August of 2009. The lights of Disney's Boardwalk in Orlando, Florida were a more recent image taken just last summer.

The two pictures captured in Duluth serve as reminders of a great trip to a very scenic destination. The moon reflecting in Lake Superior is one of my favorite shots from that trip. I was definitely in the creative zone on that trip capturing some excellent images to accompany the journal I kept for that vacation.

The Disney Boardwalk photo was taken using the panoramic setting on my iPhone...fantastic memories from that trip as well.

Jul 22, 2014

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 30:FACELESS PORTRAIT

I made it!

Thirty days of photo challenges complete!

Photo by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2004. All Rights Reserved.

May 2004 - Grandma's Hands

Photo by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved.

August 2009 - Grand Marais, MN

Today's challenge of the faceless portrait is literally in the eye of the beholder.

I admit I did a Google search of images for this topic and found I was only limited by my own imagination.

November 2009 - Two-Headed Shadow

So I reached into the archives for some examples as well as taking a couple of fresh shots today.

July 2014 - Fone Face

July 2014 - CamWow App filter on iPhone

I do have another 30-Day photo challenge ready to try; but in the meantime, I will be sharing some activities from each day until I tire of that.

Tomorrow's activity is to become part of the throng of RAGBRAI riders and spectators. So check back for some bicycle and people pictures as I try to capture a piece of this incredible summertime Iowa event.

What's in a Name? Why Casual Day Images?

Once I made the decision to create a blog devoted to my love of photography, I needed a name.

After spending the better part of a morning trying to come up with a BlogSpot name that was not already taken, I gave up and went for a bike ride. Sometimes, getting up and walking (or riding) away from a problem can give the most clarity for discovering an answer.

About six years ago, I came up with an idea for creating one-of-a-kind jewelry designs using recycled denim jeans. The name I came up with for my line of jewelry was Casual Day Designs.

Upon returning from my bike ride, I typed casualdayimages.blogspot.com into the "Address" prompt of the "Create a new blog" window, and had a winner.

Through this blog, while I wouldn't mind sharing with the world (or anyone who stumbles on this page) my love of photography, I basically created the page for a personal recording of the passion I have for the craft.

I want to resurrect the images that have become buried in the archives of my pictures files as well as be accountable to myself through prompts and challenges to learn new techniques and keep taking Images every Day...nothing formal--just Casual.