A PHOTOGRAPHER FRIEND
This gallery is my first foray into a photographic challenge arena. I will be creating photos based on word or theme on a weekly basis. My photography and confidence in it has grown tremendously since I joined SmugMug...now I am ready for the next step. I look forward to criticisms and help to continue my growth and hopefully some supportive comments to retain my confidence as I participate in this weekly dare to my technical talents as a photographer and creative vision using photography as my tool!
Thank you for your time to look at my images and leave your thoughts about my work!
Thank you for your time to look at my images and leave your thoughts about my work!
![Hillary Yasmer Shemin >
The "LEXICON" Challenge...06/08/09
The Challenge:Show us your interpretation of " A New Word ".
The Participants: Kre8ive, John (300m), The Curious Camel, Karina, Creative Deviance, Lady Kate, Johnloguk, FotoEffects, CSPics, and myself.
The Result: sal⋅ta⋅tion /sælˈteɪʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sal-tey-shuhn] Show IPA
–noun 1. a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
2. an abrupt movement or transition.
3. Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water.
4. Biology. a. a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent.
b. a mutation.
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Origin:
1640–50; < L saltātiōn- (s. of saltātiō) a dancing, equiv. to saltāt(us) (ptp. of saltāre; see saltant ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms:
sal⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective](/img/spacer.gif "Hillary Yasmer Shemin >
The \"LEXICON\" Challenge...06/08/09
The Challenge:Show us your interpretation of \" A New Word \".
The Participants: Kre8ive, John (300m), The Curious Camel, Karina, Creative Deviance, Lady Kate, Johnloguk, FotoEffects, CSPics, and myself.
The Result: sal⋅ta⋅tion /sælˈteɪʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [sal-tey-shuhn] Show IPA
–noun 1. a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
2. an abrupt movement or transition.
3. Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water.
4. Biology. a. a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent.
b. a mutation.
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Origin:
1640–50; < L saltātiōn- (s. of saltātiō) a dancing, equiv. to saltāt(us) (ptp. of saltāre; see saltant ) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms:
sal⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective")
The Lexicon Challenge...05/04/09
The Challenge:Show us your interpretation of your chosen Lexicon word.
The Participants: Kre8ive, John (300m), The Curious Camel, Karina, Creative Deviance, Lady Kate, Johnloguk, FotoEffects, and myself.
The Result: aliment \AL-uh-muhnt\, noun:
1. Something that nourishes or feeds; nutriment.
2. Something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance.
transitive verb:
1. To give nourishment to; to nourish or sustain.
Mental health depends upon gastric health. Every ailment stems from improper aliment.
-- Frederick Kaufman, "Love Yourself Thin", Harper's Magazine, January 2000
Is not truth the natural aliment of the mind, as plainly as the wholesome grain is of the body?
-- William Ellery Channing, "On the Elevation of the Laboring Classes: Lecture II"
**Better late than never. This was a very nourishing dish of Thai Shrimp and Eggplant with rice that I had last weekend while in Berkeley. It was soooo very delicious and comforting that night. Wonderful flavors to satisfy the tummy and the soul..
The Lexicon Challenge...05/04/09
The Challenge:Show us your interpretation of your chosen Lexicon word.
The Participants: Kre8ive, John (300m), The Curious Camel, Karina, Creative Deviance, Lady Kate, Johnloguk, FotoEffects, and myself.
The Result: aliment \AL-uh-muhnt\, noun:
1. Something that nourishes or feeds; nutriment.
2. Something that sustains a state of mind or body; sustenance.
transitive verb:
1. To give nourishment to; to nourish or sustain.
Mental health depends upon gastric health. Every ailment stems from improper aliment.
-- Frederick Kaufman, "Love Yourself Thin", Harper's Magazine, January 2000
Is not truth the natural aliment of the mind, as plainly as the wholesome grain is of the body?
-- William Ellery Channing, "On the Elevation of the Laboring Classes: Lecture II"
**Better late than never. This was a very nourishing dish of Thai Shrimp and Eggplant with rice that I had last weekend while in Berkeley. It was soooo very delicious and comforting that night. Wonderful flavors to satisfy the tummy and the soul..