Blend of two images: Background was taken in the French Pyrenees while the foreground, including the couple, was taken on the county road in front of my home in Lac Qui Parle County in Minnesota.
Foreground taken with Canon 5D Mark 2 with Canon 70-200 IS L lens. Background taken with a Panasonic Lumix camera. Click on the image for a larger viewing window.
~ The Beatles
The couple captured in this image appear so passionate for one another and oblivious to the world around them. Photo was taken in Salamanca, Spain with a little point and shoot camera. Nothing fancy. Blended in Photoshop CS5 with prairie grasses captured against the summer sun.
Yep… all you need is love.
https://animoto.com/play/Gq0FCAhB1L0HJUUrslOH2Q
Where does the time go? A few of my favorite images from 2014:
https://animoto.com/play/QZmn9rbzC8AgRQHz406WHg
All images by Joyce Meyer (O.K., the spider web is Randy’s, but other than that…)
…and not the kind you drink!
Started with acrylic paint on a ceramic tile. Let dry. Paint another color on tile with a 50/50 paint to water mix.
Flicks of 91% rubbing alcohol to create bubble effects. Let dry.
Repeat process with another color mixed 50/50 and splatter rubbing alcohol on this layer.
Sprinkle large glitter on paint while still wet. Let dry and spray with acrylic clear spray.
Photograph the results with different angles and lighting.
Ta-da!! Click on image for a larger view.
Young children spend much of their time in the land of make believe, but imagination is not reserved only for children’s play. Adults constantly use their imagination to help them invent new things, visualize, solve problems, enjoy a book or movie and think creatively. No wonder Albert Einstein felt that “imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Imagination is a cognitive skill that is used throughout life and not reserved only for children. Why do you suppose the popular ad, Calgon take me away, has been so effective?
Keeping our imagination sharp is a highly useful tool in creative thinking and problem solving. Unfortunately, we do lose some of our playful curiosity and imagination as we mature. A study involving 350 children showed that kids’ natural tendency to daydream and wonder declines sharply around 4th grade. ~ Psych Info That is about the age peer acceptance becomes increasingly important to a child. We begin to worry about being “dumb” or saying/doing something wrong, as perceived by others. We are also constantly reminded to “pay attention.”
Einstein, who said we need to be child-like to be creative, also said, “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” How true…
Now, excuse me as I go off to dream of faraway lands filled with adventure and intrigue .
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