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~ Just as there is never One Rain Drop Never should there be just One Dream ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Inspiring the Few Who Seek It ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Furthering Futures with Images that Inspire ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Never just One Goal. Never just One Aspiration. Never just One Rain Drop. Never just One Dream
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    A Sun Explosion

    A Sun ExplosionBy: James A. B.What is really happening over that mountain? Getting to Grandmothers house is going to be harder than originally planned. Perhaps the Journey really is better than the Destination? All I know is that Life is always worth living when memories are worth remembering and not quickly forgotten. Remember that as you Go Out the Door Tonight...- Read More on my Photo Blog: Raining Dreams- Or if you're Facebook Happy: My Facebook Page- Or if you're Google Savvy: My Google+ Page



    A Sun Explosion

    By: James A. B.

    What is really happening over that mountain?
    Getting to Grandmothers house is going to be harder than originally planned.

    Perhaps the Journey really is better than the Destination?
    All I know is that Life is always worth living when memories are worth remembering and not quickly forgotten.

    Remember that as you Go Out the Door Tonight…

    The Tunnel of LightThere’s nothing more awkward than seeing a tunnel-like valley as this and then a person pops up staring at you while your staring at them with a huge camera. Its like ahhh ok, just walk on through its ok, I’ll wait, seriously, I’ll wait, I don’t want to take your picture, the brick is cool, see-look, thats why I’m taking a picture, I’m honestly not trying to be intrusive. Yes, these are the thoughts that go through my head when these awkward moments happen. High-res

    The Tunnel of Light

    There’s nothing more awkward than seeing a tunnel-like valley as this and then a person pops up staring at you while your staring at them with a huge camera.

    Its like ahhh ok, just walk on through its ok, I’ll wait, seriously, I’ll wait, I don’t want to take your picture, the brick is cool, see-look, thats why I’m taking a picture, I’m honestly not trying to be intrusive.

    Yes, these are the thoughts that go through my head when these awkward moments happen.

    The Path Towards the Inferno Here in Seattle Washington it is not often that we have clouds, Let me finish… Clouds that are interesting and dramatic!Yes, we have clouds, often, it is very frustrating since I believe I have that seasonal affected disorder and the sun brings me Joy.Back to my point. Taking photos in Seattle outside is difficult, cause either you have absolutely No Clouds or so much cloud coverage there is nothing to take a pic of that incorporates a cool sky,and let’s be honest, we all love a cool dramatic sky.So on this particular evening it was fun because Finally, a Cool Sky! High-res

    The Path Towards the Inferno

    Here in Seattle Washington it is not often that we have clouds, Let me finish…
    Clouds that are interesting and dramatic!

    Yes, we have clouds, often, it is very frustrating since I believe I have that seasonal affected disorder and the sun brings me Joy.

    Back to my point. Taking photos in Seattle outside is difficult, cause either you have absolutely No Clouds or so much cloud coverage there is nothing to take a pic of that incorporates a cool sky,and let’s be honest, we all love a cool dramatic sky.

    So on this particular evening it was fun because Finally, a Cool Sky!

    An Obstruction Blocking the View Some of the time people think that the cause of their problems are at the fault of others around them, their wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, kids, friends, family, let’s be honest the list could go on foreverBut what if the fault of the issue, or problem or whatever is actually that of the view.You can’t see the big picture, something is obstructing its view. Perhaps if you find that obstruction you find the root of the issue and Bam crisis solved!

    An Obstruction Blocking the View

    Some of the time people think that the cause of their problems are at the fault of others around them, their wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, kids, friends, family, let’s be honest the list could go on forever

    But what if the fault of the issue, or problem or whatever is actually that of the view.

    You can’t see the big picture, something is obstructing its view. Perhaps if you find that obstruction you find the root of the issue and Bam crisis solved!

    Back in the SaddleI am back in NY for the moment. Soon to be traveling to San Fran, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Corpus Christi, and others around and abouts.A moment of color changed form within side the house again and I just knew the sky was probably crazy and to my, much pleasure it was!It was gorgeous.The sky was so Red that in post processing I had to die down the saturation so the image wouldn’t be what we call “blown out”…I was Happy : ) - Read More on my Photo Blog: Raining Dreams- Or if you’re Facebook Happy: My Facebook Page- Or if you’re Google Savvy: My Google+ Page High-res

    Back in the Saddle

    I am back in NY for the moment. Soon to be traveling to San Fran, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Corpus Christi, and others around and abouts.

    A moment of color changed form within side the house again and I just knew the sky was probably crazy and to my, much pleasure it was!It was gorgeous.The sky was so Red that in post processing I had to die down the saturation so the image wouldn’t be what we call “blown out”…

    I was Happy : )


    - Read More on my Photo Blog: Raining Dreams- Or if you’re Facebook Happy: My Facebook Page- Or if you’re Google Savvy: My Google+ Page

    A Sky Lit’s DelightSometimes I’ll be watching a movie, or editing pictures then all of a sudden the light changes on the carpet or floor or walls and I’m like, “AH, I bet there’s an Awesome Sunset Outside!!” And I go running towards the window and sure enough, BAM, there it is in all its glory, showing off all its colors, textures, light, rays, and emotions.At times I can’t help but think, man do we have an awesome God to create such beautiful moments. High-res

    A Sky Lit’s Delight

    Sometimes I’ll be watching a movie, or editing pictures then all of a sudden the light changes on the carpet or floor or walls and I’m like, “AH, I bet there’s an Awesome Sunset Outside!!”

    And I go running towards the window and sure enough, BAM, there it is in all its glory, showing off all its colors, textures, light, rays, and emotions.At times I can’t help but think, man do we have an awesome God to create such beautiful moments.

    The Tree is in the WayI love tonal range, the way an image or a scene can have such a wide tonal range and how our eyes are able to capture every last bit of it! Camera’s don’t even come close to being able to capture exactly what we see on a certain sunset, scene or moment and that is the struggle that we photographers have in trying to show exactly what we see that makes post-processing such a challenge. Thus its not the camera you hold that makes the difference its how you use it. : ) High-res

    The Tree is in the Way

    I love tonal range, the way an image or a scene can have such a wide tonal range and how our eyes are able to capture every last bit of it! Camera’s don’t even come close to being able to capture exactly what we see on a certain sunset, scene or moment and that is the struggle that we photographers have in trying to show exactly what we see that makes post-processing such a challenge. Thus its not the camera you hold that makes the difference its how you use it. : )

    A Firework Extravaganza! I took Many Photos the night of the Fourth of July in 2012 that afterwards I had an idea to put them all together on to one image in photoshop to show family members and others Every Firework I saw on the Fourth of July. It turned out pretty cool I think, and I hope you guys think so too- High-res

    A Firework Extravaganza!

    I took Many Photos the night of the Fourth of July in 2012 that afterwards I had an idea to put them all together on to one image in photoshop to show family members and others Every Firework I saw on the Fourth of July.

    It turned out pretty cool I think, and I hope you guys think so too-

    A Warm Night for a B&B By: James A. B. I often overlook the special aroma that you feel at a B&B and tend to just jump straight to the idea of a hotel/motel typical places of stay on travels and other various vacations.I’m going to start broadening my horizons looking for more cozier options, more ma and pop type of places.Sure it may be more costlier but you have a sense that A: your doing some good with your money for the family, B: the Atmosphere at these types of places you can’t find in a hotel and C: the Service is usually spectacular, because, well, they actually care about your stay as opposed to a 15 yr old bell hop whom throws your luggage around like a football.All to conclude, B&B’s are cool and so are the more rustic options out there as opposed to your typical “Ramada Inn”. High-res

    A Warm Night for a B&B

    By: James A. B.

    I often overlook the special aroma that you feel at a B&B and tend to just jump straight to the idea of a hotel/motel typical places of stay on travels and other various vacations.

    I’m going to start broadening my horizons looking for more cozier options, more ma and pop type of places.
    Sure it may be more costlier but you have a sense that A: your doing some good with your money for the family, B: the Atmosphere at these types of places you can’t find in a hotel and C: the Service is usually spectacular, because, well, they actually care about your stay as opposed to a 15 yr old bell hop whom throws your luggage around like a football.

    All to conclude, B&B’s are cool and so are the more rustic options out there as opposed to your typical “Ramada Inn”.

    Cannon Beach, Oregon, Oh what a placeMy girlfriend and I spent a weekend there, just touring around seing the sights. It was of course mostly rainy while we were there, but that didnt dampen our fun.. eh eh get it… dampen! so hilarious I know. I think the next time we go will be in July so perhaps we’ll have better luck then in getting at least a cool sky pic!

    Cannon Beach, Oregon, Oh what a place

    My girlfriend and I spent a weekend there, just touring around seing the sights. It was of course mostly rainy while we were there, but that didnt dampen our fun.. eh eh get it… dampen! so hilarious I know. I think the next time we go will be in July so perhaps we’ll have better luck then in getting at least a cool sky pic!

    Architecture at its Greatest By: James A. B. I wonder if there are architects out there that seeing a building like this, yes a building like this-This Crushed Can looking building actually sits the place of Seattles Space CenterGetting back, I wonder if architects see this building and get mad. Mad because it broke all the rules!Or, are there architects out there that rejoice the rule breaking? It seems that in this world of consistent change and fast moving, and everything being instant, Rules are Being Broken.We have “rules” or perhaps suggestions in photography, but honestly, breaking them is more fun, and it seems to be the thing to do these days….Creatively speaking that is ; ) High-res

    Architecture at its Greatest

    By: James A. B.

    I wonder if there are architects out there that seeing a building like this, yes a building like this-

    This Crushed Can looking building actually sits the place of Seattles Space Center
    Getting back, I wonder if architects see this building and get mad. Mad because it broke all the rules!

    Or, are there architects out there that rejoice the rule breaking? It seems that in this world of consistent change and fast moving, and everything being instant, Rules are Being Broken.

    We have “rules” or perhaps suggestions in photography, but honestly, breaking them is more fun, and it seems to be the thing to do these days….

    Creatively speaking that is ; )

    A New Gallery has Finally Arrived!

    Why did I make the switch from Etsy Selling platform to Smugmug?  Well, first off Etsy seems to be all artsy and crafty and a seemingly reasonable way to get your product out to buyers but the hidden truth is that it is not much better than trying to sell on Facebook.  

    Etsy tends to support those that are highly involved in Etsy, they promote you if you have a billion product listings, is that fair? No.  To have one listing may seem cheap at 20 cents, but what happens when someone buys it? well, you have to re-list it.  Oh and they take a good 12% of the total value of the product including shipping charges.  So in the end you have to over charge your customers, Who wants to do that in This Economy?? Not me.

    So I moved to Smugmug, whoa the freedom, the flexibility, its a selling platform I have always wished for.  So goodbye Etsy and Hello Smuggers! 

    All Points Lead to the Needle “They say” that in composition it is a good idea to have your subject pointed out such as in leading lines or having elements in your environment point to your primary subject. Well that is precisely what I tried to do in this photo… By the way who are “They” anyway…. So take a look- the edge of the architectural building points to the needle, the trees at the top left point to the needle, the two shiny pillars point to the needle, even the trees in the background and the path of the sidewalk all point, and lead the eye to the needle… Accident? I think not. High-res

    All Points Lead to the Needle

    “They say” that in composition it is a good idea to have your subject pointed out such as in leading lines or having elements in your environment point to your primary subject. Well that is precisely what I tried to do in this photo… By the way who are “They” anyway….

    So take a look- the edge of the architectural building points to the needle, the trees at the top left point to the needle, the two shiny pillars point to the needle, even the trees in the background and the path of the sidewalk all point, and lead the eye to the needle… Accident? I think not.

    Looks Like its That Time of Year Again Did you think that since its Now April, I was going to be ordinary and throw up a Nice Spring-like scene?  Oh No way Jose… Yea, thats right I said it.  I’m a sucker for the sunset, and oh, so is the rest of the world.  So my interest and my visions are moving on it seems.  I love Character Portraits and any photo with people.  People are amazing, I think its God’s greatest achievements even though there is so much hate and destruction in the world.  I think we are Brilliant Beings.. Anyway, I digress.  I am going to start my venture into character portraits and studio style photography along with shooting for advertising if need be.  I find works by Dave Hill to be truly Mesmerizing (davehill.com) as well as Dean Bradshaw (deanbradshaw.com.au) yea, hes even an Aussie so he automatically gets.. well .. two points in my book.   And just general fashion stylized photography such as Jaime Ibarra’s work (his site is ibarraphoto.com) which always gets me green with envy.  His style is so beautiful and can make the must natural looking thought provoking composites.  Well anyway, this is my start and my shout out to say hey I’m exploring, and well, I’m an explorer, so Please Ride this Train with Me. High-res

    Looks Like its That Time of Year Again

    Did you think that since its Now April, I was going to be ordinary and throw up a Nice Spring-like scene?  Oh No way Jose… Yea, thats right I said it.  I’m a sucker for the sunset, and oh, so is the rest of the world.  So my interest and my visions are moving on it seems.  I love Character Portraits and any photo with people.  People are amazing, I think its God’s greatest achievements even though there is so much hate and destruction in the world.  I think we are Brilliant Beings.. Anyway, I digress.  I am going to start my venture into character portraits and studio style photography along with shooting for advertising if need be.  I find works by Dave Hill to be truly Mesmerizing (davehill.com) as well as Dean Bradshaw (deanbradshaw.com.au) yea, hes even an Aussie so he automatically gets.. well .. two points in my book.   And just general fashion stylized photography such as Jaime Ibarra’s work (his site is ibarraphoto.com) which always gets me green with envy.  His style is so beautiful and can make the must natural looking thought provoking composites.  Well anyway, this is my start and my shout out to say hey I’m exploring, and well, I’m an explorer, so Please Ride this Train with Me.

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