This and That

Warm Sunny Smile

A sunny trailer tire mudflap which seems to have two eyes and a smiling mouth.

Foaming at the Mouth

A strange looking piece of driftwood resembling some kind of slobbering creature.

Orange You Glad to See Me

Leaves on a glass canopy above me in Ballard, WA. Didn't notice the eye area until after reviewing the image on my computer. Colored and given some texture.

Fremont, We Have Lift-off

Tired of being tethered to Christmas lights the Fremont Rocket decides to blast off and leave our world behind. Added the moon from my stock. Seattle, WA Added the moon from my stock. Seattle, WA

Ectoplasmic Waste

Ghostly waste ( a plastic bag ) floating in Green Lake, Seattle, WA.

what is in your heart ?

Made with refrigerator magnets Photoshop.

It's just a tree branch

A crow is not to sure about an unusual looking tree branch near the water's surface. Cat shape added in Photoshop.

T-Rex with Lamb

Set up this tyrannosaurus rex and lamb display in Magic Mouse Toys ( Seattle, WA ). Background is a picture my daughter while on an airplane.

White Sword

Figurine display inside a glass case in Magic Mouse Toys, Seattle, WA.

Interstellar Black Hole

Four images shot with my Nokia Lumia 1020 phone while inside the Redmond Bella Bottega movie theater food court waiting to see "Interstellar."

In Search Of A Yellow Brick Road

Combined two photos together in Photoshop.

On a bed of rice

This meal is guaranteed to cheer you up while you eat it. Photo manipulation using two photos taken in Portland, OR. Added the chopsticks from a phone snap.

Catch Me If You Can

The net was perfectly cast; yet you swam by without batting an eye, slapping my face and daring me to give chase.

THREE-WAY SPLIT

The Agony of Defeat

Squirrels FC 1, Dogs United 0 With only ten seconds to go in the soccer match a bushy tailed striker for Squirrels FC performed a somersault at the top of the box and then struck the ball with its tail, rocketing it past the Dogs United keeper and into the back of the net for the game winning goal.

Due December 25th

Barbie's new baby bump.

My new outfit makes me happy

Composite of two images.

The Sky Has Fallen

Composite of two images: the broken mirror was found outside in Pittsburgh, PA and the chick belongs to my daughter.

Sharp Obstacle

A two-sworded ninja runs into a very big and sharp obstacle while out doing ninja stuff. Lit with a flashlight in the kitchen. Camera phone mounted to a tripod and knife held in place with clamps. Used self-timer.

Self portrait with Pinky

Pinky is the name I've given to my toy octopus arm,

Yippee-ki-yay

A super-quick Ninja slowly descends a mossy boulder on his slimy, but trusty steed. The toy was shot live on top of the banana slug.

Salvador Wooli

Found this little guy on the trail and brought him home. I had to take several selfie shots hoping to get something besides wooly bear poop on my upper lip (made a quick run -- twice -- to the bathroom to wash it off). Duplicated the wooly bear to create a full mustache.

Intentional camera movement while exposing the night moon.

Daryl

Surreal colors added to a closeup of a prickly pear cactus.

Hit me with those laser beams

The original image was accidentally created while taking a long exposure of the moon. During the exposure I bumped the camera which created the light trail. This image was brought into Photoshop, duplicated and overlaid on top of the original before coloring it in yellow and orange.

Interstellar I

Abandoned Ship

Two separate images from Isabela island combined into one.

Gumby Headquarters

Composite of Gumby and a building.

Two Rings Collided

And nothing will ever tear them apart. Realogics Sotheby's International Realty - Kirkland, WA

time to fold

Kissing You was a Bad Idea

This afternoon my wife picked some hydrangeas from the garden, brought them in the house and placed them in a vase with one inch of water. This was all done at the behest of Martha Stewart, as outlined in the October 2014 issue of Living magazine. The goal: a dried flower bouquet. Unbeknownst to my wife, a small frog lay hidden in the beautiful bundle. She let out a bit of a shriek at the added surprise. The frog was captured and placed in the vase. Seeing the Living magazine nearby I placed the vase over Martha's spooky ice queen image and began taking shots with my Nokia Lumia 1020 camera phone on the kitchen table.

There Is No Escape

This afternoon my wife picked some hydrangeas from the garden, brought them in the house and placed them in a vase with one inch of water. This was all done at the behest of Martha Stewart, as outlined in the October 2014 issue of Living magazine. The goal: a dried flower bouquet. Unbeknownst to my wife, a small frog lay hidden in the beautiful bundle. She let out a bit of a shriek at the added surprise. The frog was captured and placed in the vase. Seeing the Living magazine nearby I placed the vase over Martha's spooky ice queen image and began taking shots with my Nokia Lumia 1020 camera phone on the kitchen table.