New Year's Resolution

I generally have plenty of goals for myself. And of course, the New Year is a great chance to introspect and start afresh! This year, I decided on:

Learn Something New Every Day and Perform an Act of Kindness Every Day

So one of the things I have been learning, is of course, Russian. Can't share too much of that. But I can share the other passion of mine- photography.


I have been learning some great software tricks. For example: exposing colors in an otherwise B&W picture. This picture is from our trip to China. This was at the Bell Tower in Xian.
Another trick is using the color-exposure to display a subject. In this case, showing off the Napa landscape through my wine glass.


Most recently, I've learned to create a watercolor canvas effect. These are some horses I caught from our trip to Cairns in Australia.


There's the: now-you-see-it.... now-you-don't edit. I hated the park bench in this picture from Cusco in Peru.



I have some macro-photography (butterflies in Tucson, Arisona) while also working on some depth of field (blurring everything but the subject)


These two photographs are a couple of my favorites: Camels in Cairo and a B&W from New Orleans. They combine a few different techniques of photo-editing.



And finally- the time machine technique on a picture of myself dancing.

So what do you think? I would love to hear critiques, suggestions and feedback :) Like I said- I want to keep learning!