I really hate snakes, but these were just too cool! I loved the bulky bulbs in the overhang and how the coloring of snakes matched the coloring of the bulbs. This is one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. Happy photo-ing!

These monkey/apes were too cute to pass up. I love the contrast between the brown/tan monkey up front and the black/gray monkey in the background coupled with the blurred ride on top. I think this shot is framed well and the black sky provides the perfect backdrop for the pops of color you see here.

Now, I don't know if i would have gotten on this as a kid. I like big and fast roller coasters, not freaky spinning circles that make me...well...you know...I did, however, really enjoy capturing the blurred lights thanks to the shutter speed! I also changed the coloring to include more cyan and red than what was originally in the photo.

This was definitely one of my favorite rides as a child, even though it doesn't go very fast! For this photo, I really wanted to make the colors bold and gritty; I wanted a lot of noise in the photo. I amped up the gamma settings to really draw out the blacks in the photo and I think I achieved the perfect balance of blaring light and deep darkness.

As a child, I never really got a thrill out of this ride. I preferred the bigger, faster rides. But, as an adult I appreciate the beauty in Merry-Go-Rounds. No, this isn't the most beautiful painted horse you'll ever see--I'd love to find a fair with pristine painted horses--but the colors were stunning. I amped up the contrast, vibrance, and saturation, cropped off the ugly metal fence, and called it a day. I think it came out pretty good!

As I continue to play around with Photoshop, I'm finding out more and more that this program is endless. I decided to distort a picture and add some funky texture to it only to find the "Stained Glass Window" effect. I wouldn't use this on very many photos, but it sure does achieve an interesting effect on this one. Maybe it should have been part of "Random, yet Interesting"? As always, click on the photo to enlarge. Happy photo-ing!

I think I said I would do Nature next, but I have so many of those photos (and they're my favorite to do) that I don't think the series would ever end! This series, though, does have a stopping point; just 7 pictures make up this series and I have to put them up before summer vacation is over! My husband and I went to a little street carnival one evening when I had just gotten my camera and I was able to start practicing. I don't think these shots are as good as some of the previous ones I've shared on this site, but you get the point! Night shots are tough--especially when there are moving images involved! It's something I'm still not great at, but practice makes perfect so practice I will!