Sunshine
203 posts
Apr 16, 2009
12:45 PM
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Ramps are a delicacy round here, they grow in higher elevations during a very short time of the year. We are in Ramp Season. We ate every meal last week with Ramps. We even have our own little party and call it Ramp O De Mayo and we celebrate the Ramp, Mexico's Independence and my little Rat Terrier Angel's birthday, which happens to be May 5th. Eat vittles with ramps and drink margaritas!!
Ramps with Pasta, Olive Oil, & Feta
Ramp Cheeseburger
Eggs, Ramps, Mater, & Avacados
Ramps & Roasted Taters
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mofrofans1
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1425 posts
Apr 16, 2009
1:46 PM
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I don't know what I'm more impressed with...your cooking skills or your photography skills.
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Sunshine
208 posts
Apr 16, 2009
1:54 PM
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Oh stop it........a skill is something I believe you learn......I was born with the passion for food & photography. I can remember my first 110 camera. I just always take one just about everywhere I go. Love to capture a moment in time.....bet I have 300 pictures of sunsets and rises off the Dunedin Causeway, before it was diminsihed by, I think it was Hurricane Elena, or sometine around that era.
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antsyashley
748 posts
Apr 19, 2009
6:51 PM
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I agree with Clay -- nice food and photos. Makes me hungry. Thanks for sharing. I've never heard of ramps, but I looked it up -- a wild spring onion. Delish.
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antsyashley
752 posts
Apr 22, 2009
9:48 PM
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Hey Sunshine,
I thought I would share a few photos of my recent trip to Barataria Preserve, south of New Orleans.
Lizard on a Palmetto
Spider Lilies
Iris Bud
The Swamp
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KimberlyLeath
224 posts
Apr 22, 2009
10:37 PM
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Fab pictures ladies....
eww Ash...that bottom one looks like alligator land
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antsyashley
755 posts
Apr 22, 2009
10:47 PM
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Haha, thanks Kimberly. Yes, my battery died before I spotted the alligators. I hate it when I'm not prepared.
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Sunshine
274 posts
Apr 23, 2009
10:47 AM
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Awesome shots...love the spider lilies!!
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giggles
392 posts
Apr 23, 2009
1:15 PM
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Ashley, you captured some PHENOMENAL images. What kind of camera do you use?
Sunshine, I love your pictures, though I can't look at them too long without salivating!
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Sunshine
277 posts
Apr 23, 2009
1:40 PM
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Thanks Giggles & Kimberly! I love to take shots of just about anything. Here a some more I have taken, they are kinda all over the board........I would love to see more of yours too!
Burning Brush in the backyard
Walking to the Waterfall at Harmon's Den
Flyin Sawyer
Fire & Sky - Mile High Campground
Cool Tree Fungus - Flat Creek Trail
JJ playin the keys
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antsyashley
757 posts
Apr 23, 2009
3:26 PM
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Very cool, and sometimes eerie photos, Sunshine! Giggles, thanks! I use a Panasonic TZ3. It's a point and shoot with plenty of oomph. Panasonic makes some of the best electronics in the business, ya know. This is fun -- let's post more pics! A few more from past times:
Arizona HooDoo
White Sands, NM
Saguaro National Monument - Arizona
Black Mesa, AZ
Black Mesa Sunset
Horse Racing Festival - Tagong, China
Captain of my bamboo raft - Yulong River, China
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giggles
394 posts
Apr 23, 2009
6:39 PM
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What a treat this thread is! These pictures are absolutely amazing=) Keep them coming!
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Was to keep on keepin' on like a bird that flew,
Tangled up in blue
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Sunshine
280 posts
Apr 24, 2009
5:32 AM
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Ashley, yes that is my Sawyer. He is a character. The other boy is my Zachary. I use a Canon Elph Powershot SD800 IS, love it and it is so small. Got it for Mother's Day almost 3 years ago. WOW, have you been round this planet, very cool pics again! Now I will have to dig up some more........
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Sunshine
287 posts
Apr 24, 2009
10:27 AM
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Our visit back home to Florida.......
a spring in the Chassowitzka River
Manatees came right up to our canoes
They are indeed gentle giants
Chassowitzka River
Such a soothing place
Rubert the big ole Grouper (I think) and Sawyer
Ahhhhh.....I miss Stone Crab Season....
Ain't nuthin like fresh burled shrimpies
refreshing..
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antsyashley
762 posts
Apr 24, 2009
4:27 PM
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Truly spectacular, Sunshine!
A San Diego Sunset
Alaska in the Fall
Alaskan Iceburgs
Magpie in Alaska
My Cabin Window - Overlooking Resurrection Bay, Alaska
JJ and Daryl at George's Majestic Lounge. And what a majestic evening it was!
My cousin, the rock star, on the California coast
One of my food shots
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Sunshine
291 posts
Apr 24, 2009
5:45 PM
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WOW.......WOW......your sunset in San Diego left me breathless......ominous shot....did you tweak it in any way?
Who is the Rock Star?
Very unsual shot of Daryl and JJ....looks like you were on stage at that angle
Now I have to dig deeeeper in to the vault.....
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antsyashley
763 posts
Apr 24, 2009
6:45 PM
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Thanks! Nope, I did not tweak the sunset. It was that amazing! I used the sunset setting on my camera. It seems if you angle the camera in different ways, it captures different levels of richness of oranges. My cousin is not really a rock star. He is a musician, though, and I just thought that photo could have been an album cover!
And for that JJ photo, you should go to a show at George's. I think I remember that the stage somewhat juts out, the crowd is not so thick that you can get right up front without elbowing your neighbor. My friend Liz might have even sat onstage as she cried during Sun Is Shining Down (before Danny gestured at her). Anyway, it provided a nice angle for that shot, I guess!
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KimberlyLeath
226 posts
Apr 25, 2009
6:58 AM
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Great Photo Thread....
Please continue ladies...
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Sunshine
299 posts
Apr 28, 2009
12:57 PM
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OK, I did some digging........I love to take photographs using shadows, clouds, and sunrays....so here are a couple I found.....
Cataloochie
Sawyer at sunrise - Mile High Campground
Zachary at sunrise - Mile High Campground
Panacea Coffee brewing - Mile High
Woody House - Cataloochie
Sawyer trying to kiss Angel
Sunrise over Iron Duff - taken while driving to work out the car window
Skies of Blue - Clouds of White
Driving to work - in town - the sky looked as if on fire
view from our mailboxes
Brothers at Sunrise - Mile High
Jumping Sawyer
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antsyashley
774 posts
Apr 29, 2009
7:23 PM
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Very nice, Sunshine! I'll try to get more photos posted soon, but it might not be for a while. I've got my last day of class tomorrow, then heading to New Orleans Friday. Won't be back in town til mid-May. Then it will be packing and moving time! It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me!
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mofrofans1
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1511 posts
Apr 29, 2009
8:46 PM
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Well what a great thread to serve as the tip off to your new dawn Ashley!
You 2 take some awesome pics. I'm with Kimberly...it ain't the camera, it's that you girls have the eye for it. I hadn't been following this thread and have just been sitting here going wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, as I scroll down. Absolutely marvelous stuff.
Sunshine, I'd love to have a sunrise AND a waffle house on my way to work like you. Mmmmmm...waffle house. Where is mile high campground?
(Oh...Ash...the food shot? Weak.)
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antsyashley
775 posts
Apr 29, 2009
10:15 PM
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Hehehehe, that food shot was for fun. I can't compete with Sunshine on those! She has inspired me, though. I love to take photos of my food, but I just don't have the touch yet. I mean, take a look at this delicious hummus photo below. The hummus is great, but the photo isn't. I'll try more. New Orleans is a FANTASTIC place to photograph food! And by the way, Waffle House hash browns with tomatoes, shrooms, jap peppers, cheese, and onions can't be beat! Clay, didn't we eat that on New Year's Day in Jacksonville? That was the last time I had Waffle House.
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mofrofans1
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1518 posts
Apr 30, 2009
5:14 AM
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Oh yeah, scattered, covered, smothered, diced, sliced, and slap-chopped. Waffle House rules. Especially after staying up until the wee hours of New Years.
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Sunshine
307 posts
Apr 30, 2009
5:49 AM
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Ashley, I wish you luck on the next chapter in your life. Where is your journey taking you to? I look forward to your photos! Have a blast in norleans and take a bunch of pics!!!
Food pic tip o the day: take the photo as if it were a person, move the camera around the subject til ya sees whats ya likes and take many shots.
Gimme, that is a very funny comment, I don't think I have ever eaten in a Waffle House........unless it was one of those 3:17am vittle runs from long ago.....
Clay - Mile High is just that, it is a mile up in the sky. Took Gregg 3 years to get its location from our UPS guy. It is on an Indian Reservation. It is not your run of the mill campground. It is always about 15-20 degrees cooler there. We love to go there in the heat of summer, it will be 85 when we leave, (30 minutes later - from our back door.....) and when we get there, it will be like 70 and 45-50 at night. We take the way far in the back sites (more private and Angel and the kids can run around), but here are a couple shots of one of the open sites with a phenomenal view. Here are a couple of breathtaking views from that campground:
Mountain view at Mile High
view from one of the semi secluded tent sites
view from an open camp site
Bro In Law deep fryin chikin wangs
view from our site before we had a little one that could drop off the edge
before the little one arrived
And the sunrises over those mountains....amazing canvas for God's artwork.......
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mofrofans1
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1519 posts
Apr 30, 2009
5:55 AM
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Sunshine, she's moving to N'Orleans where's she'll be using dirty needles and gloved fingers in her profession.
One more tip Ash, for food shots...lighting/shadows/contrast is key. Bad or no lighting makes food look blechh. Side or back lighting can add a lot of interest.
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Sunshine
309 posts
Apr 30, 2009
6:03 AM
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Thank you Sir.
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Sunshine
313 posts
Apr 30, 2009
6:56 AM
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very very nice!!
Here is a deep fried buffalo chikin sammich with swiss cheese and hot sauce, same dude that made the wangs at Mile High, made these sammiches at Rocky Bluff
and fer deesert, we had pineapple upside down cake - amazing how good food tastes when you live outdoors!!
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antsyashley
782 posts
Apr 30, 2009
9:54 PM
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There ain't nothing like some good buffalo sauce. On anything! Thanks for the food tips. I'll practice, and post some later on. For now, here are a few more fun shots.
Seoul, Korea
The Great Wall I
Great Wall II
Summer Palace, Beijing
Buddhist Temple, China
Adorable Tibetan Child
Going to Worship
Lotus Blossom
Dusk over Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces -
Southern China
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Sunshine
338 posts
May 01, 2009
5:54 AM
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amazing shots Ashley! I love the contrast of the red candles......and that little child - wonderful photo!
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Sunshine
346 posts
May 05, 2009
1:24 PM
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This photo was taken as the sun was rising and my 3 boys are under our ez-up getting morning vittles ready, I was on the other side of the canopy and thought it made for an interesting picture
Sunsire over Buck Ridge
Lake Junaluska - trees reflecting in the water
Leaf Shadow
Cataloochie
Cataloochie
Sawyer & Angel taking a nap
My Favorite Jeans
Sunflowers in the corn maze
Old gas pumps
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during Ho Cakes 3-28-09 - “That’s what this song is all about......best, best beans ever, I loved em, & it was also transmitted to me by a serious food critic that I know is right….spicey!........I like smoked mullet, hush puppies & grits……………”
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antsyashley
790 posts
May 13, 2009
8:37 AM
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More wonderful photos, Sunshine. So, I make a nice Thai coconut curry, but in New Orleans we renamed it "Thai Jambalaya". Here's my half-hearted attempt at a food photo.
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Sunshine
408 posts
May 13, 2009
8:46 AM
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THAT looks very very tasty!! I LOVE curries!!!
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giggles
444 posts
May 13, 2009
1:51 PM
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Some of Philadelphia's beauty =)
Valley Forge National Park
Boat House Row
Philadelphia Museum of Art
City Hall at Night
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Sunshine
419 posts
May 13, 2009
2:24 PM
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Nice shots Giggles, I really like the second photo with the reflection.
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No effort, stay the same
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antsyashley
792 posts
May 13, 2009
7:33 PM
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Damn giggles, beautiful photos! Thanks for sharing!
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antsyashley
815 posts
May 21, 2009
12:33 AM
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My avocado egg salad
NYC Subway
Winter Snow in NYC during "The Gates" exhibit in Central Park
Window reflection at Vera Wang in NYC
My ex took this photo of me before I woke up one morning
My brother took this photo of my niece. I love it.
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Sunshine
493 posts
May 21, 2009
5:07 AM
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sweet photos! Avacado Egg Salad........wow, sounds yummy and looks very very tastey!! do you just substitute the mayo for the avacado? I wanna make one. Like the one of the sun shining down on you in the morning. Love using natural light. Thanks for sharing!!!
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No effort, stay the same
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Sunshine
502 posts
May 21, 2009
10:19 AM
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Tag - you're it!!
Tiger Lily - Mile High Campground
Hanging out down by the river
Spring Creek - Rocky Bluff
Spring Creek - leafs in the rippled water - Rocky Bluff
Little Man found a sunny spot
what you do when you bored & are waiting in the car while your hubby runs into the store and you have your camera with you......Zach's eye lashes
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No effort, stay the same
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antsyashley
818 posts
May 21, 2009
11:11 AM
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More fabulous photos. I love that Tiger Lily. I don't think I have ever seen one. But the album Tigerlily by Natalie Merchant is one of my all time faves....
Yesterday for lunch was the first and only time I made that sandwich. It was delicious. Yes, I did substitute avocado for mayo. I hate mayo.
Cherry Blossoms in Washington, DC
Momma Duck and Babies swimming in the petals at the Tidal Basin
Aquatic Gardens - Washington, DC
Geese and a baby among the lilies - Aquatic Gardens
Alaska - the porch
Otter
Ailik Glacier - Alaska
Trees that look like sound waves
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Sunshine
504 posts
May 21, 2009
11:22 AM
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amazing - again! the pic of the cherry blossoms with the building not in focus, very nice!
gonna get me an avacado now.....
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No effort, stay the same
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