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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 12, 2014

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 20:HIGH ANGLE SHOT

Lots of favorite places and shots from the archives for today's challenge...

August 2010 - North Shore: Falls at Devil's Kettle - MN

Big Treehouse, Marshalltown, IA 2010

View from the top of the Big Treehouse

Disney World, FL - 2007 - Grand Floridian with my little princess

Estes Park - CO - 2009

Jul 4, 2014

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 12:TREES

Reached into the far recesses of the photo files for these beauties. I know for sure the 1999 images were taken with my first digital camera--the Sony Mavica. I have never been able to resist taking a drive around the countryside after a heavy winter fog has coated the trees with a thick hoarfrost. There is something simply magical about the crystallized branches on a winter morn.

I think that I shall never see a tree as lovely as these trees...

Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 1999

Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 2009

Frosty Morning in North Iowa ~ 2010**

Vacation spots have provided for a some wonderful tree pictures as well...

Sunrise Over Lake Bryan in Orlando, Florida ~ 2009

Spanish Moss on trees in St. Simons Island, Georgia ~ 2013

[**the 2010 Frosty Morning image is the only one that was edited to enhance the color...the others are not re-touched**]

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.