01 Sep 2008

Tropical Storm Fay

Here is a photo on Clearwater Beach as everyone was waiting for Tropical Storm Fay to hit the gulf coast.  I have never seen the beach so empty.  Luckily for those vacationing there, the storm decided to go around and miss this beach completely.

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01 Sep 2008

Jamaican Clouds

Notice the clouds in the sky - they are glowing from the rising sun.  

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30 Aug 2008

Draped Fruit

The original photo was of the whole statue.  To make it more of an interesting photo, I cropped out everything but her hands and fruit.  I used photoshop and turned the image to black and white.  I took the brush tool and painted the entire photo white.  After I used the brush tool to paint [...]

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19 Jun 2008

Grand Canyon Gallery

Visit our Gallery of Grand Canyon photos at the link below:
http://www.joyousimages.com/blog/?page_id=154

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14 May 2008

Stoney Bridge

A bridge in Oak Creek Canyon (Arizona) highlights the size of the rock formations in that part of the west.   The various layers in the rock represent different geological periods, and help add visual appeal to the photo.

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14 May 2008

Slide Rock 2

Here are two more photos of Slide Rock State Park. Isn’t it beautiful?

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02 May 2008

Smokin’

Here is the Grand Canyon Railroad. This train was recently renovated and runs from Williams, Arizona (at Interstate 40) to the Grand Canyon Depot. This trip takes about 2 1/2 hours and was started in 1901. Very cool!

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12 Feb 2008

Paradise

Isn’t this paradise??? This photo was taken in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. I love the way the waves are rolling in and the palm trees are blowing in the background. As you can see from the photo, the sand is a very dark tan. Its not what I’m used [...]

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11 Feb 2008

Cardinal Queen

As they say……behind every good man …….is a great woman!

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11 Feb 2008

Sea Shells

If you’re like me, its not just good enough to walk on the beach…..I need to stop and look at the shells and pick out the pretty ones. In this photo I thought I’d just take a photo of all the shells laying in the sand to see if I could turn it into [...]

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