POTD 1/31/07

I know I posted some pictures the other night of these same roses but they are starting to open up and reveal their beauty. I bought these in the cut flower case at Walmart. ( I know Shock) They are 2 brilliant shades of red. They are just so pretty.

this is the beautiful shot of the moon I came home to tonight. The sun was still slowly sinking into the west. This picture does not due it true justice.

these are sitting on my kitchen counter with the kitchen lights not far above them.

1.) SS 1/20 f 6.3 ISO 400 Macro & No Flash

2.) SS 1/6 f 6.3 ISO 400 Macro & No Flash

3.) SS 1/15 f 3.1 ISO 400 Macro & No Flash

4.) SS 1/60 f 8.0 ISO 400 Macro & Focused Flash

5.) SS 1/180 f 3.1 ISO 400

I've been Tagged....

I have been Tagged.....

Thx to Shannon (SoonToBeMrsFergus) :)

Here are 6 weird things about me!
1-I can not just watch tv, I have to do something else like play on here or read a book and magazine.
2- I will eat candies by color group then lowest number first
3- I eat pretzels with french onion dip.
4- I go to the beach not to inprove my tan but to catch up on my sleep.
5- I hate socks on my feet even if they are cold.
6- I love Coke and Mountian Dew slurpees with a KitKat bar.

So now I'm tagging: Melissa G, Mar & Katie(sorry if any of you have already been tagged) This is all in fun.. Get to know more about our fellow peas..

POTD 1/29/07

I know these are not of sports activities. They are pretty sporty looking.. I shot them on manual. I plan on actually bringing the tripod out.. They are still pretty to look at..

POTD1/28/07

This is a different view of the Eau Gallie Causeway. I have previously posted a picture of this causeway at a different angle.

POTD 1/27/07

these guys were just enjoying the windy day. These were actually shot on manual but I can't get the settings because I do not have the camera near by. let me know what you think

POTD 1/26/07

1.) s: 1/420 f: 5 ISO 100
2.)s: 1/480 f: 5.6 ISO 100

3.)s: 1/640 f: 6.3 ISO 100
4.)s: 1/550 f: 5.6 ISO 100

POTD 1/25/07

This is my favorite water. It has gotten easier to find recently. I use to only treat myself when I made a stop into a health food store. But now you can find it at Publix and Target. They use to make a SportWater they has funny little sayings on the side. This is why I purchased the bottle in the first place just to read the funny little saying. Now it has a goldfish swimming on the label.. If you turn the bottle around you can see goldie...

I am sorry I can not get the setting bacause the camera is in the other room. The alterations where done with Corel Photo Album.

POTD 1/24/07

I know it is suppose to be about water but I had to be to work early and did not get until late. So these were taken the other day. These were a find in a cemetary. They were shot with a few different setting and of course Macro. No tripod on a windy day..

POTD 1/23/07

This is a picture taken at the Indian River. These guys seem to like there picture their picture taken. They seemed to follow me as was taking pictures.

POTD 1/22/07

These week is Water pictures. This is what is left of a very old dock. It probably was to a house that has not been around for many years.

POTD 1/21/07

In 2004 Brevard county took several multiple hits from multiple directions for now well known storms. Charlie from the west, Frances and Jeanne from the southeast and Ivan sucker punched up. We had tornadoes and beach erosion. We lost multiple hotels, restaurants and homes to these storm furry. This is what is left of a riverside dock that these storm took apart piece by piece like tinker toys. The dock at the time of the first storm Frances was loaded with boats. Some feel prey and sunk in there location. It a boat did survive the attack it's own had trouble getting to evaluate the damage because of the dock damage. Sheets of alummiun was pull from the dry dock and threw it through the local neighborhoods.

The boat you see docked is a local fisherman. There is no walkway to get from were he is tied to shore. He was just out there netting fish

This is the Fire Rescue boat for your local Fire Department. This is the only boat left docked at this marina.

















This is the restaurant over looking the marina. The windows were blown out this restaurant and it was flooded with storm waters. They have since sold the marina and restaurant and will level both and build riverfront condos. Yeppie more of the riverfront covered by multistory condos.
The last picture is taken at the end of a beautiful day.

POTD 1/20/07

These are some interesting shots of the beautiful shade trees. You can see the beautiful moss hanging through the tree.

This was just a neat structure at one of the cemetaries I visited.

POTD 1/19/07

This was my drive into work this morning. PeaSoup as they call it ..

well this is the Causeway I post earlier in the week.

This was a surprise capture. There are two dolphins playing it the little cove. Not the best picture but it was fun seeing them play. Dang do they move fast...

POTD 1/18/07

Well this morning was a very foggy morning. I wanted to go and take a picture of the of this rail bridge but it was too foggy to see the bridge. So I stopped the Old Melbourne Cemetary. These are some flowers on one of the graves. I love the dew still on the leaves.

s: 1/105 f: 3.1 iso 400


These are some of the grave markers through out the cemetary. These date back to the 1800. There is even rumors that there is a grave marker dated back to the civil war with the name of 5 brothers killed during the war. I did not get to walk to far around the cemetary because I was late for work. OOPSS




s: 1/300 f: 3.1 iso 400
s: 1/400 f: 3.1 iso 400

POTD 1/17/07

I gues I should start this out as My Town Chapter 2. I know you are thinking Why did she take a picture of a house that is in the process of being moved. Well this has a couple interesting stories. This house was the birth place of a rocker by the name of Jim Morrison. It unfortunately does not sit on the origional property anylonger which brings the story as to why it still sits on beams. One plastic surgeon owned the property and building. She decided to sell said property (not the House). Another physician decided he would put an offer on the building and property. He failed to read this contract and did not realized only the property was for sale. See what happens when you assume. Well the plastic surgeon had it already to move her office and surgery suites to another property near by that she owned. Now there it a big legal fight which has gone on for over a year now.

These next photos are of the old refurbished Ice Plant. This building dates back to the 1800. This supplied local communities with ice. This is owned by another physician and was rehabilitated and now houses office suites. I have driven by it for years thinking it would be a great studio because of all those gaint windows and natural light. Sorry I will try to a better frontal photo but it faces a 7 lane highway.

Just a little more about my town.


1.) s: 1/600 f:5.3 iso 400
2.) s: 1/480 f:6.3 iso 400
3.) s:1/640 f:6.3 is0 400

Changed to black & white with Corel Photo album 6.

ETA: The frame in the first shot is one of the few frames included with the Corel Photo Album 6. I am looking to purchase PSE soon

POTD 1/16/07

Well Where to begin about my home town. This is more or less a collection of cities and crammed into the end of a central Florida county. Our county is 70miles long of beautiful beaches and swamp land. We are the home to a Very famous beach (Cocoa Beach), A busy port (Port Canaveral), a world renowned Seafood Festival (Grant Seafood Festival)and We sent the first man into space (Kennedy Space Center). We even have two air bases. We are just an hour away from Orlando, the theme park wonderland. In the south end of Brevard County is Viera, Suntree, Melbourne, Eau Gallie, Palm Bay, Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Satellite Beach and Indian Harbor Beach. I live in Melbourne to be exact. I live within 5 minutes for the Indian River and 15 minutes from the beach. In the spring we have turtles who return to our shores year after year to lay their eggs. These pictures are taken at the mouth of the Melbourne River at Ballard Park. The first three are taken toward the US Highway 1 overpass. The last is of one of the Eau Gallie Causeway, one of the many routes to the beaches. More of Brevard to come

1.) s: 1/6 f: 3.1 iso 200 no flash
2.) s: 1/4 f: 3.1 iso 200 no flash
3.) s: 1/4 f: 3.1 iso 200 no flash
4.) s: 1/1.7 f: 2.8 iso 200 no flash
I was too lazy to pull out the tripod So I had a lot of shakey. These came out pretty good. Let me know watcha think..