SOOC Saturday

I took this picture at Birdsong Marina on the TN River last weekend. We docked our boat and hopped out to see the only freshwater pearls in North America. It was less than we hoped for. We didn't go on the tour or anything so that might have been interesting but outside the gift shop/museum there was an old boat with these hanging off of them...

Now, don't ask me what they are actually used for because I have no idea.  Obviously, something to do with harvesting mussels but that's as much as I can tell you.  The pearls themselves were magnificent.  Wish I could have snagged a pic of a few of those.  Anyhow, I thought this made for an interesting SOOC shot today.  

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Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

SOOC Saturday

I have replaced my Saturday morning comedy with a great photo challenge. It wasn't getting too much response (being Saturday and all) so I figured no one would miss it. If you are dying for a little comedy, let me know and I'll bring it back. Otherwise, I'm going to continue to just post for SOOC Saturday.  

I've had this shot for a little while and have been trying to decide when & how to use it.  But it's amazing all by itself so I decided it would best be used for SOOC Saturday.  To quote a bloggy friend, "God got out his magic markers again."

Amazing TN sunset.  

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SOOC - Facing Myself

I admit to being completely nervous about taking part in Jessica's Facing Myself photo challenge because it requires me to step in front of the camera and I've gotten very comfortable with being behind it.  It's become somewhat of a security blanket for me, I think.  I have a camera of some sort with me no matter where I go.  But it's sort of a catch 22 because I also find myself complaining that I'm never in the picture on family vacations or any other events for that matter.  I'm frivolous about catching every moment of my kids' lives in pictures, but have very limited documentation of my own.  So I took the plunge and have decided I'm going to participate in this challenge.  I need to participate in this challenge.  However, I'm finding it just that - a challenge.  I've tried several "creative" ways to capture a photo of myself and most have been fails.  I've got some brainstorming to do.  

So I resorted to setting the timer on my camera and taking these.  They aren't the best because I couldn't be behind the camera to adjust everything and check the lighting, etc.  But I have a couple of pics of my favorite boy and me.  And these are SOOC so I'm linking up with Slurping Life today as well for SOOC Saturday.  

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The Old Nichols Farm

SOOC Saturday

Hi, everyone! Hope you are all having a FAB weekend so far.I'm linking up again this week for SOOC Saturday (straight out of camera).  I'm sticking with this week's theme which has been my great-grandmother's garden.  I took so many fabulous pictures while I was there and I know my time with her is limited so I'm enjoying every detail about her I can.  

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I'm linking up again with Slurping Life for SOOC Saturday. SOOC means 'straight out of camera'. So there's zero editing to the pics you'll see in this blog hop.  I really like the idea because you see exactly what the camera sees when the shot is taken.  Here is my entry for the day:

I'm finding myself completely addicted to taking photos right after it rains of all the water droplets.  They make for some of the greatest pictures!

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend!

SOOC Saturday

This my very first time linking up with Melody from Slurping Life for SOOC Saturday.  The idea is to share a photo straight out of the camera (SOOC) with absolutely zero editing.  I'm extremely interested to see all of the other entries.  You have to admit that editing plays a major role in the finished product which is one of the reasons I love the before and after photos you see on Thursdays.  It gives you perspective as to just how much editing can dramatically change a photo.  But when you see the SOOC shot, you see only what the photographer sees as he/she captures the shot.  Somewhat intriguing, yes?  So here is my entry for SOOC Saturday....

I took this at sunset in Wrightsville Beach, NC.  It's a very peaceful shot to me.  I can almost hear and smell the ocean just looking at it.  It reminds me of a wonderful family vacation with 3 of my favorite people in the whole wide world.  

To see more SOOC shots or to link up your own, head over to Slurping Life by clicking the button above.  Have a great weekend!