Saturday, December 31, 2005

Christmas at Loretto

Christmas at Loretto, by Mary Stebbins. Click on photo to see larger.

more portraits can be seen at portraits
more family photos can be seen at usnfriends Posted by Picasa

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Footshadows

Footshadows, by Mary Stebbins. Click on image or visit BP to see larger. Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays) to you!!! Posted by Picasa

Friday, December 23, 2005

Aspens in Snow

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas, Happy Solstice. Aspens in Snow, by Mary Stebbins. Click on photo to see larger or visit BPPosted by Picasa

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Ljubljana in Rain

Ljubljana in Rain, by Mary Stebbins, from my June 2002 trip to SLovenia (new version). Click on the image to see larger. Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Sunset at Woodmere

Sunset at Woodmere, by Mary Stebbins. Click on photo to see larger or view at BP. Woodmere is an old cemetery in Detroit with lots of interesting history. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Butterfly at the Detroit Zoo

Butterfly at the Detroit Zoo Butterfly Garden, photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on the image to see larger or visit BP. Happy Holidays, everyone! Mary Posted by Picasa

Red Leaf on Green Leaf

Red leaf on Green Leaf, by Mary Stebbins. This is a version of the photo that won a finalist today at BP. Click on the photo to see larger. Posted by Picasa

small piece of good news

I won a finalist at BetterPhoto.com for the month of November for my picture Red Leaf on Green Leaf. You may have already seen the picture, but if not, you can view it at BP.
--
I am certain of nothing but the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination- John Keats
Mary

Sunday, December 18, 2005

Fishing Santa

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Fishing Santa made by Joan Albert, photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on the image to see larger. Posted by Picasa

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Out in the Snow

Out in the Snow, by Mary Stebbins. While we were posing this picture of the haves and the have-nots, of the differential holiday spirit, a homeless man came up beside us and was rooting aorund in the garbage for cans etc. Unfortunately, he disappeared again before we could offer him any cheer. Click on the image to see larger, or visit BP. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Friends Forever!

Friends Forever, photo by Mary Stebbins

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There are also new images in my portraits blog and on my ecards blogPosted by Picasa

Monday, December 12, 2005

Tree at Sunset

Tree at Sunset, Lake St. Clair, photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on photo to see larger. Or visit BP.

Note: this is the first photo I have taken using raw mode and worked with. I am pleased with the results. Posted by Picasa

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Guava Flower

Guava Flower, by Mary Stebbins, Belle Isle Conservatory.

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See Keith with flower at Portraits. Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Orange

ORANGE, by Mary Stebbins. At the Detroit Zoo Saturday December 3. Click on photo to view larger. Or visit BP.

For Thursday Challenge. Posted by Picasa

Dance of Joy

Elation: A Dance of Joy. Photoart by Mary Stebbins. Click on photo to see larger. Or go to BP. Original photo, before I played with it. Posted by Picasa

Monday, December 05, 2005

Abandonment

Abandonment: Flower on the floor at the Belle Isle Conservatory, photo by Mary Stebbins.

Click on photo to see larger. Posted by Picasa

"My Dad"

"My Dad." Graham with Keith, Photo by Mary Stebbins. Click on picture to see larger. Posted by Picasa

Friday, December 02, 2005

Tree Inversion, Purple

Tree Inversion, purple, photoart by Mary Stebbins. Click on picture to see larger.

In the small size, I like this one better than the blue one becaes you can't see the details in the small blue one and it just looks out of focus. Posted by Picasa

BLUE: Blue Tree

Blue Tree, photoart by Mary Stebbins, (Click on picture to see bigger) or

For Illustration Friday

More BLUE:

blue ribbon bananas

blue bricks

blue lion

blue stairs

blues festival beer

blue water lilies (moonlit)Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The Photographer

The Photographer, photo by Mary Stebbins

Cootes Trail, Botanical Garden Arboretum, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

(click the photo to see larger image)

see a slightly different and maybe a little better version of this at betterphoto.comPosted by Picasa

Monday, November 28, 2005

Keith at the Belle Isle Casino

Keith at the Belle Isle Casino, photo by Mary Stebbins. This is another of the frame within a frame wanna-bes--I like it, I think it's cute. Posted by Picasa

At the Theater Bunny Game

At the Theater Bunny Game, photo by Mary Stebbins. This is another shot that was taken for the frame within a frame lesson at BP. Posted by Picasa

Sunday, November 27, 2005

Keith at Belle Isle Casino

Keith at Belle Isle Casino, by Mary Stebbins. A Frame within a frame for BP assignment. Remember if you click on this or any of the other photos, it will display a larger photo. To see another photo from the frame within the frame series, visit No Polar Coordinates. Posted by Picasa

Getting to the lighthouse

Getting to the Lighthouse, by Mary Stebbins. This is supposedly the only marble lIghthouse in the world. Posted by Picasa

Belle Isle Lighthouse, part I

Belle Isle Lighthouse, part I, by Mary Stebbins. The first part of a photo within a photo assignment for BP. Posted by Picasa

Keith at the Belle Isle Lighthouse, part II

Keith at the Belle Isle Lighthouse, Part II, by Mary Stebbins. For a BP assignment on a picture within a picture. Posted by Picasa