tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55840543207229142572024-02-06T19:27:24.470-07:00Shots n' Thoughts...the companion blog of Shekinah Photography featuring shots and thoughts by photographer, Kathleen Bowman and The Scribe.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-49538847846790842352014-07-14T18:24:00.001-06:002014-07-14T18:25:25.606-06:00We've Moved!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Blessings and regards, Kathleen</div>
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Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-20521933937541015532012-11-04T17:36:00.002-07:002012-11-05T21:52:36.044-07:00Cape Blanco Lighthouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p8050734/e42e9a27e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Cape Blanco Lighthouse"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Landscapes-Pictorial Cape Blanco Lighthouse" height="387" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v59/p1122607742-3.jpg" width="580" /></a></div>
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A few months ago, we went to a family reunion on the Oregon Coast. At the end of the reunion, we still had another week of vacation, so we headed south along the coast down to Cape Blanco State Park. Besides the fact that the campground was beautiful, sitting atop a bluff overlooking the ocean, we also were just a stone's throw away from Cape Blanco Lighthouse. The first night at the state park, we drove down to the overlook. The wind must have been blowing around 25-30 mph. Somehow, Kathleen was able to get this picture, in spite of the wind, just as the big Fresnel lens rotated around, shining its light right at us. The next day, we actually went on a tour inside the lighthouse and got to stand right next to that big lens, but more on that in my next post...</div>
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Like a lot of life situations, it caused my mind to start spinning on some of the spiritual parallels. Lighthouses were created to fill a need. In some areas, they warn of the danger of shallow waters or rocks. Other locations use them to guide boats and ships to the safety of a harbor or cove. When you face danger or uncertain times, to where do you look? When you do not know where to go or what to do, to whom do you turn for advice? Maybe you are like I was two years ago. I was relying on myself, my own intellect, my own abilities, my own reasoning to find what I was looking for or what I thought I needed. In reality, I needed to stop looking at myself and start looking at the Light.</div>
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John 1:4-5 say of Jesus: "In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." You can spend all of your time looking in other directions, but all you will see is darkness. A lot of people are perfectly content with the darkness. It is what they know. It is familiar to them. But when the storms of life blow and unseen dangers lie ahead, darkness offers no help, no hope, no solace, no peace. What Jesus offers is so much more: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30</div>
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Are you looking to the Light? Can't you see it? Shining in the darkness?<br />
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-36101192668989095652012-09-06T21:59:00.001-06:002012-09-06T21:59:04.539-06:00Burrowing Owl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/raptors/e567a79" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Burrowing Owl"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Birds of Prey Burrowing Owl" height="267" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v4/p5667449-2.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div>
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These little burrowing owls always make me smile! We often see them just south of Kuna. For their small size, they sure seem to have a truck-load of attitude. On one stretch of road we use to often see three or even four nesting pairs. For some reason, there have been NONE so far this year. Maybe they felt it was time to move on. Maybe the nearby dairy farm drove them away due to the smell. Maybe they decided to look for a larger burrow. Only God knows the reason why they are not there this year.</div>
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Isn't that just like God, though? Things happen, prospects change, people move, circumstances fluctuate - and our questions cast Heavenward seem to get no response. And yet, someway, somehow, God has all of these things orchestrated into a grand dance that, to us, seems like chaos or happenstance. But He, like a masterful conductor, just smiles, because He understands the music to which we move.</div>
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-61154428141639663172012-08-30T19:51:00.000-06:002012-08-30T19:51:02.966-06:00Swainson's Hawks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p435336403/e406b707e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Swainson's Hawk"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Swainson's Hawks Swainson's Hawk" height="267" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v59/p1080782974-2.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div>
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So, after church last Sunday, we needed to drive to the store in downtown Kuna to get a couple of things, and we spot this Swainson's hawk on top of a light pole by the intersection of Avalon and Swan Falls Road, right above a grassy field. We pull a U-turn (something we often have to do when birding) and stop at the side of the road.</div>
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<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p435336403/e406b6476" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Swainson's Hawk"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Swainson's Hawks Swainson's Hawk" height="267" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s4/v63/p1080779894-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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Lo and behold, there are also two fledgling Swainson's on the ground, too. One was obviously younger than the other. They were making quite a ruckus and seemed to be finding something yummy to eat in the grass at the bottom of the light pole. I really don't want to guess what it might have been, but I do know that they like insects and mice and the like.</div>
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<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p435336403/e406b6ec8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Swainson's Hawk"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Swainson's Hawks Swainson's Hawk" height="267" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s1/v54/p1080782536-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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Meanwhile, we spot a dark morph Swainson's flying around overhead. Now, keep in mind, this is all in downtown Kuna on a Sunday afternoon, cars whizzing by, sun blazing. A bit of God's awesome creation showcased right before our eyes!</div>
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<a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p435336403/e406b749c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Swainson's Hawk"><img alt="Shekinah Photography by Kathleen Bowman: Swainson's Hawks Swainson's Hawk" height="267" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v61/p1080784028-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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I don't know exactly how long the fledglings stayed there in the grass, but the younger one didn't seem like he wanted to go anywhere. The older one took off and flew toward a tree not too far from where we were parked. His inexperience at tree landings resulted in him picking too thin of a branch and falling out of the tree. He recovered from his fall and flew RIGHT over us! I could have reached up and grabbed him! Kathleen ducked and didn't get a shot off. I guess she was more concerned about the bird than getting a picture.</div>
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After the near collision with our vehicle, he flew over and landed on the fence, right next to the road and about 10 yards from the younger fledgling. It was all quite unexpected and quite a treat! It just goes to show you that you never know when or where God will reveal His glory!</div>
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We were camping at Craters of the Moon National Park earlier this year (the end of April, I believe) when this picture was taken. We had been hiking around on different trails, getting more and more tired as the day wore on. Kathleen had been complaining that she wasn't getting any good bird shots and how stupid it all was. Yea...she was tired!</div>
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So I prayed that Almighty God would show my lovely albeit tired wife His glory. Within minutes, this beautiful male Mountain Bluebird came by, posing within reach of her long zoom lens. Kathleen practically bounced back to the truck! Isn't that just like God? We can start to get frustrated, tired, grumpy, whatever. But then He pulls back the veil just a little and reveals His wondrous creativity and glory to us. And we are changed as a result.</div>
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-9949294085373196982012-08-19T15:47:00.001-06:002012-08-19T15:47:02.428-06:00Psalm 139:1-2<br />
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The ironic thing about this wonderful inspirational picture and verse is that I was in a horrible spiritual place at the time it was taken. And yet, through all my wanderings, God knew what I was doing, how detestable I was inside, exactly what was going through my mind...and He loved me anyways!</div>
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Oh how far God has brought me in the past year and a half! If I were to sit in the same spot on top of Kuna Butte, it would be like a completely different person observing God's handiwork. He has given me new eyes to see and new ears to hear. He truly is a God of Wonders! And even though He knows all about me, He still sent His Son to die for me. Praise the Lord!</div>
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-7572200408327242412012-08-15T21:27:00.001-06:002012-08-15T21:36:26.510-06:00Prairie Shed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had taken a "photo excursion" over to the Little Camas Prairie near Fairfield, Idaho, to catch some of the Camas lilies blooming. Driving around the area, we also spied a number of old buildings. While Kathleen takes pictures, I will often sit in the truck and read. I barely remember this building, but I certainly don't remember being all that impressed with the view.</div>
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Somehow, my wife is able to look at a run-down old building, frame it with the right amount of foreground, tweak the camera settings and come out with this absolutely charming scene - Award-winning, as a matter of fact! (1st Place - 2010 Western Idaho Fair) I believe God looks at us the same way. What may appear to be an ordinary person on the outside becomes something wonderful when framed with the right background and tweaked by the work of the Holy Spirit. Whether you want to accept it or not, God considers YOU Award-winning!</div>
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-1238409724612131802012-08-14T21:15:00.000-06:002012-08-14T21:34:26.453-06:00Pittsburg Landing<br />
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The cool air of the
morning had begun to give way to the warmth of a sunny April day by the time we
arrived at Pittsburg Landing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
one of the few places where you can drive right into Hell’s Canyon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was glad we were here in April and not in July
or August, when the heat can be suffocating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The high, thin clouds gave a surreal backdrop to this unique
location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had just come through a
mountain saddle, lush and green with trees and grass, only to drop down into a
deep gash in the land highlighted by the Snake River coursing along the bottom.</div>
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The camera shutter was clicking
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was nothing special, being so similar to all the other trees that lined the
canyon bottom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And yet, through my
wife’s God-given talent, she transformed the ordinary into something of beauty.</div>
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This reminds me so much of what
God does in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He takes the
ordinary, the plain, and the seemingly useless things of our lives and turns
them into works of art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only the Creator
of the Universe could work such magic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As we deal with the hurts, pains, and humiliation of our past, it can be
difficult to see the potential for the wondrous which God recognizes as
existing inside you and me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all,
we are created in His image!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every
spring, God takes the dry, brown and dead plants and trees and paints amazingly
brilliant colors with His heavenly palette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If our God can transform the world every spring, then He certainly has
the power to transform you and me.</div>
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Another story also comes to mind
as I recall Pittsburg Landing: the story of a prince who didn’t want to accept
the truth of who he was, so he ran away to a desert place, hoping to escape his
own doubts, fears and failures. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moses
herded sheep for 40 years in a place similar to this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The loneliness and solitude, I’m sure, must
have been overpowering at times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
yet, God used the time in Midian to mold and train Moses for his future, his
destiny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe the burning bush was a
tree like this one: ordinary and plain until it was useful to God for His
purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the world has never been
the same since!</div>
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Are you struggling in your own
desert place?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is your life ordinary,
plain, nothing special?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember, the
verdant green valleys are not far away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Will you allow God to lead you there, to restore your soul, and to work
magic in your heart?</div>
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Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651909830139920465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-620521697817110192012-03-22T13:18:00.006-06:002012-03-22T14:34:56.998-06:00Spring, Obstacles and a Request<div style="text-align: center;">Spring is upon us once again. I am so glad to see the grass beginning to green up and show signs of renewal. I always look forward to the colors of spring after a long winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted here. Below is some explanation of why it's been so long, or at least part of why.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v17/p785936381-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v17/p785936381-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I haven't mentioned this before on this blog, but I have an eye disease that is slowly causing blindness. You can't tell by looking at me that I have this disease, nor can you tell how the world looks to me. If you'd like to see examples of how I see and more about this disease, <a href="http://www.dacton.com/cornea/ourview.html">CLICK HERE</a>. These examples are not exactly how I see. Some are far worse and some are better or just different. That's the nature of this disease. The symptoms can vary greatly from person to person.</span><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">As you can imagine, seeing like this is causing quite a number of difficulties with my photography, which is much of the reason I've not been updating my blogs or facebook page much in the past year or so and have had to turn down jobs. As my symptoms have progressed especially in the past year or so, I've severely decreased my time in the field taking new images. It's so frustrating when I can't tell if the image is in sharp focus, has enough contrast or saturation, etc...and it's very difficult to shoot outdoors due to the glare issues this disease has caused me.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Upgrading my equipment would help with the capturing side of the images as I would have a larger LCD display, more auto focusing points and such, but I may still need to find someone to post-process or tell me how my adjustments look as I do them.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Surgery will alleviate many of these problems, but it will take time. I will get each eye done one eye at a time, when the disease has progressed enough for the surgery, and it will take time for them to heal and all. There are risks and no guarantee my sight will be what I need even afterwards or that my body won't reject the donor tissue.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">I am not telling you this to get sympathy or pity. I know God will get me through this just as He has every other trial and obstacle in my life, but I do have a request...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">Would you all consider telling your friends and family about my images that are for sale? Share the link to my blog or website on your Facebook or Twitter? Would you consider purchasing one of my fine art images or some of my greeting cards? All orders are much appreciated, as I try to raise the funds for the aforementioned camera upgrades, and I am honored by all who deem my images worthy of purchase for display or gifts for family and friends. Your prayers are also greatly appreciated if you are so inclined.</span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p757035337"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p757035337">Click here to see more of my flower images.</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/">Click here to order my images as fine art prints and more.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kathleenbowman.redbubble.com/">Click here to order my images on high quality greeting and post cards.</a></div></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-42569882772342477862010-12-23T16:13:00.005-07:002010-12-23T16:50:49.889-07:00A Day in the Mountains<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; ">This past weekend, my husband and I went up to our local mountains to see some beautiful scenery and snow. We just wanted to get away, alone, for a while and enjoy each other's company in God's beautiful creation. God blessed us with falling snow for much of our day. I didn't take nearly the pictures that I usually do, and most of the ones we took were with our little family point & shoot camera. </span></em><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; ">What a special time we had together! I'm so thankful.</span></em></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v25/p36731032-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v25/p36731032-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size: 10px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; ">My husband and I, enjoying each other, and the falling snow; not to mention the beautiful scenery. </span></em></span></span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#7D7D7D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 21px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v25/p469265417-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s3/v25/p469265417-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 21px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; ">This is a little place in town, where we stopped for lunch. I highly recommend them. We were going to rent one of their cabins for our upcoming, extended get-away but decided to go to Oregon to an old historic hotel instead. I can't wait!</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s8/v12/p841387404-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s8/v12/p841387404-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 15.8333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">This is the little town on Idaho City, in black & white.</span></span></span></span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 18px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; "><br /></span></em></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s1/v19/p1056716180-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s1/v19/p1056716180-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 21px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; ">Here I am moving my gear so I can get another shot of Grimes Creek.</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 21px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; "><br /></span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(125, 125, 125); font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 25px; "><em><span class="large" style="font-size: 16px; "><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/idahocity2010">For more & larger images from this trip, CLICK HERE! </a></span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, Geneva, Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#7D7D7D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 36px;"><i><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shekinah-Photography/70861161987?ref=ts">Follow my adventures on my Facebook Fanpage!</a></i></span></span></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-27887093733260148072010-12-17T10:21:00.003-07:002010-12-17T10:28:24.956-07:00Today's Chilling Image<div style="text-align: center;"> Comments welcomed...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v1/p88447031-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s2/v1/p88447031-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-58657734356617318482010-11-30T08:23:00.004-07:002010-11-30T08:37:25.252-07:00Idaho Rainbow<div style="text-align: center;"><br /> There have been some awesome rainbows in Idaho this fall. I took this one near the end of the season, just before the weather turned colder and the snow started flying. The colors are so brilliant! I added scripture to this one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can order this image as a quality print (matted & framed or just the print), canvas or gallery wrap at my <a href="http://shekinahphotography.com">main website</a>, or as a <a href="http://kathleenbowman.redbubble.com/">greeting card</a>! Just go to the Inspirational Gallery on either site. There is a discount for greeting card orders in quantities of 8 or 16!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s8/v11/p679145479-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 420px; height: 630px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s8/v11/p679145479-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-2465292875919865452010-09-04T16:54:00.000-06:002010-09-04T16:54:09.498-06:00Jim Richardson on Travel Photography, Travel Photo Tips -- National GeographicWhile preparing to travel to Wyoming for some out-of-state, in-the-field shooting, I found this great article on researching a place to which you'll be travelling, before leaving home. This will aid me in being in the right place, at the right time, and capturing best images possible on my trip. This article has helped me and I trust it will be of benefit to some of you, as well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/photo-research-richardson/">Jim Richardson on Travel Photography, Travel Photo Tips -- National Geographic</a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-13381924647577651552010-08-10T23:13:00.004-06:002010-08-10T23:21:39.343-06:00Lightning Storm<div align="center">We had a fantastic lighting storm last night. We drove out to get a good view to take some pictures and we ended up having the storm pass right over us. I've never heard lightning so close and so loud! My heart was pounding and I was thinking, "I'm still alive and nothing hurts. That was awesome!" After that loud bold of lightning, the wind and rain hit. The car was shaking from the wind and the rain was a real downpour! By the time it quit raining enough to open the window and take a picture, the lightning was pretty far off in the distance. I never even got a chance to get my tripod out so all the photos I took were hand-held. Below is one that was acceptable to share with you all, but not what I was hoping to capture. Maybe next time, though! You just never know...<br><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v13/p348438411-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v13/p348438411-3.jpg" /></a> </div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-18866215466177958512010-06-21T22:07:00.006-06:002010-06-21T22:29:24.271-06:00On My Own-An Independent Film<div align="center">I took the stills for this independent film, last summer. The movie is by AKB Productions and premieres on August 21, 2010, in Boise, Idaho. This is the movie poster for promotion of the film. (The graphics were done by Media Ghost Productions.) <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/akbproductions/onmyown.htm">Click here </a>for more about On My Own, and to see the movie trailers. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br>For more about the <a href="http://akbproductions.webs.com/fulllengthfilms.htm">film company </a>or to see other films they've done, <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/akbproductions/index.htm">CLICK HERE.</a> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br>If you are interested on working on their next full-length film, A Sweeter Song, <a href="http://akbproductions.webs.com/asweetersong.htm">click here</a> for more info.<br><br> </div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v14/p513512024-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 450px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s9/v14/p513512024-3.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-54060306928319852712010-05-30T16:34:00.006-06:002010-06-15T11:34:07.616-06:00HDR-style editing technique<div align="center">If you are into photography at all, you've surely heard of HDR images. For those of you who haven't heard of it, HDR stands for high dynamic range. Usually, you would take 5 or more images at different exposures and combine them in a software program. The idea is to bring out more detail in an image, especially in the shadow areas, while not clipping the highlights. There's a lot more to it, but I won't go into all that here. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">I have been hesitant to delve into this area of photography because as far as art goes, I am a bit of a purist. I once took a watercolor painting class and did poorly because I like pure color and the opacity of the medium eluded me in practice, no matter how much I tried to keep a light hand. In photography, for the most part, I like images that look as real and natural as possible.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center">HDR can look very natural or very un-natural. HDR has the ability to enhance an image in a way that will enable it to look more like the scene looked to the human eye sees, but when overdone/over processed it just looks hokey to me. If you're going for hokey, or even artsy then I'm okay with that; but when it's supposed to be a photograph, it should be done with extreme caution so as not to overdo it and take the realism out of the image. I do believe there is a place for both.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">So, this is one of my first images that I have edited this way. It was actually done in Lightroom 2, from a single RAW file. I learned the technique from a post at <a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/correcting-and-creating-hdr-images-in-lightroom">Digital Photography School</a>'s site. I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. You can view it larger in <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/artistic">my "Artistic" gallery</a>, if you want to see it larger. Let me know what you think...does it look realistic enough? Is it too cartoony? Not cartoony enough for you?<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v16/p630027127-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v16/p630027127-3.jpg" /></a> <p align="center">Update: Here's another...</p><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v16/p656735258-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s10/v16/p656735258-3.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a>...and, one more...</p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s6/v5/p132294743-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/s6/v5/p132294743-3.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-84309693527760893622010-05-16T20:25:00.005-06:002010-05-16T20:40:07.336-06:00Broken Fence-Free Wallpaper Download!<div align="center">I just love old barns, old structures and old fences so I decided to offer this image as my latest free wallpaper download. This image was taken in Gem County, Idaho.<br /><br />By downloading this file, you are agreeing to certain license usage terms. If you do not agree to the terms, please do NOT download the file.<br /><br />If you would like to use this image as your computer background, </div><div align="center">Please <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/freewallpaperdownload">CLICK HERE </a>and follow download instructions. Please also leave a comment.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">*If you know someone who would like this download, use the share button; please DO NOT send them the file yourself.<br /></div><div align="center"><br> ENJOY!<br><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v17/p418812200-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v17/p418812200-3.jpg" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-65413806067733668952010-05-03T21:41:00.002-06:002010-05-03T21:45:22.344-06:00Snake River Birds of Prey FestivalLast year I attended a wonderful event! It's the <a href="http://www.snakeriverbirdsofpreyfestival.com/">Snake River Birds of Prey Festival</a>, and it's coming up again! It will be held May 14-16 in Kuna, Idaho. It offers tours, lectures, and children's activities.<br /><br />The lectures are very interesting and informative. There are falconers on site with live raptors as part of some of the lectures and in the vending hall. You can view them up close and ask questions about them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v1/p450043233-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v1/p450043233-3.jpg" /></a><br />I went on one of the tours last year. It was the <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/burrowingowltour">Burrowing Owl Tour </a>and it was an awesome experience! Below is one of the pictures of the owlets, just over a week old, I took on that tour. <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/burrowingowltour">Click here </a>to see more of the photos and read about my experience.<br /><br />This year I plan to attend again, and I hope you will, too! Next year I will probably be a vendor there, but in the meantime, you may <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/">purchase my photography as fine art prints</a>, framed or unframed, as well as <a href="http://kathleenbowman.redbubble.com/">greeting cards</a>.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-52909427594748348272010-03-02T11:00:00.003-07:002010-03-02T11:17:23.698-07:00Owyhee ReservoirLast Saturday, February 27th. 2010, my husband and I went on a birding field trip with the <a href="http://www.swidahobirders.org/">SIBA</a>, over to Malheur County, Oregon. After lunch, we split from the group since we had a previous committment back in Idaho, and I was getting exhausted from my back pain. Before we headed home, I took some scenic shots at the Owyhee Reservoir. This landscape show's a view from above the Owyhee Dam, with the Mullein plants as forground elements. Some storm clouds were closing in again, making this shot somewhat moody. <br /><br />I have posted some close up images of a downy woodpecker on the Mullein plants, on my <a href="http://katesbirdblog.blogspot.com/">bird blog</a>, that I took in the same area.<br><br><br /><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v3/p995114373-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v3/p995114373-3.jpg" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-37248250751855837372010-01-12T23:47:00.007-07:002010-01-13T00:01:38.610-07:00Free Wallpaper Download!<div align="center">Brighten your cold, winter days and liven up your computer screen, with this beautiful monarch butterfly!<br />Get your FREE wallpaper download of this beautiful monarch butterfly, <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p884590023">HERE</a>! Limited time only!</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p379122822-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p379122822-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p379122822-2.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p379122822-3.jpg"></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-19983278242752422202010-01-10T22:50:00.004-07:002010-01-10T22:55:45.770-07:00New Wide Images<div align="center">New wide images are now available for purchase through my website:</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/wide">Shekinah Photography</a></div><div align="center">I only have a few so far, but will be adding more, so keep checking back.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p829876455-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p829876455-3.jpg" /></a> This image was taken last spring near Stanley, Idaho.<br /></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-66252495140611803262010-01-05T23:36:00.005-07:002010-01-06T00:41:06.760-07:00Divine Desolation<div align="center">My most recent time in the field yielded this image of the Spring Shores Marina, at Lucky Peak Reservior in Boise, Idaho. This is one of several landscape shots I took, in addition to some soaring bald eagles. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This image paints a much different picture from the one seen in the summer months, when the area is alive with a flurry of activity. A time when the docks are floating, the weather is pleasant and people are out on their boats and on the shores, enjoying the tepid summer sun.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">This place holds a strange attraction for me in the winter months; one of forsaken charm. The weather is harsh and the beaches are vacant, barring the occasional fisherman. The unrelenting wind blows over the frozen terrain and the clouds roll in. It is the birth of another winter night and I'm thankful I can be there to capture the quiet beauty of the moments before the sun begins to vanish on the horizon and darkness invades the fleeting light.</div><div align="center"></div><br /><a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p435665264-3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 580px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v4/p435665264-3.jpg" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-50218177803067883822009-12-08T10:52:00.007-07:002009-12-08T12:16:28.175-07:00Renewal & Healing<div align="center">As the first blanket of snow now covers the fallen leaves and autumn turns to winter, I'm once again reminded of the change of seasons. I'm so grateful for the change of seasons and what each one brings, both literally and metaphorically speaking. Right now I'm going through a change of sorts. As I give in to those changes, which include waiting for the next season, I'm sometimes impatient. "Hurry spring, I'm ready."</div><div align="center"><br />I'm looking forward to that new season, but just as the fallen leaves still lie frozen beneath the new snow, some of that old season continues to remain in me. Though the winter may be long and arduous and limbs may freeze and crack, it will go; and when it does, it will bring with it...spring. Tender sprouts will bravely burst out in the glory of their Maker with new life and purpose." However long the winter, renewal and new life <em>will</em> come. I'm anticipating that time for myself.<br /><br />The most important renewal one can have is to receive Jesus Christ as Lord Savior and receive the New and Eternal Life that only Salvation brings. I've already done that, so I'm speaking now about physical and even emotional renewal. A physical and emotional winter can bring harsh blows. Blows that can only be somewhat healed and forgotten with the coming of spring's fresh rain and warm sunshine. Just as with God's other creations, my own change of seasons can only come with the help of God's power.<br /><br />This song by Nichole Nordeman really should be my theme song. The words are behind all that motivates my own life and photography. God's creations, His wonderful change of seasons, and all that has been made by His loving hands and in fact the very voice of God himself. He is in, and in fact is, every season. I hope you will find renewal as you listen to this song and watch this gorgeous video.<br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5Uiy8_Oru74&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5Uiy8_Oru74&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><em>"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" </em></div><div align="center"><em>1 Corinthians 5:17</em></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-25622261518311142392009-10-29T20:23:00.004-06:002009-10-29T20:28:10.283-06:00Check out my new bird blog!I was posting so many bird images on my blog, I decided to start another blog to devote just to birds and birding and learning all about birds as well as a place to share my images. <br /><br />Check it out and don't forget to FOLLOW ME on my new blog! <a href="http://katesbirdblog.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE</a> to go there now.Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584054320722914257.post-73890931187434010482009-10-28T22:05:00.008-06:002009-10-28T22:51:44.649-06:00Autumn BridgeFall is here! Pumpkins, leaves and scarecrows have been placed indoors to celebrate the season. As the Scentsy bricks heat and melt, the aroma of pumpkin spice fills the air causing me to dream of freshly baked pie. The fireplace gives off it's warm, romantic glow. Outside, however, it's a much different story. There's a crisp breeze in the air, and the leaves are turning to bright yellows, oranges, and reds. With each gust of wind, more leaves detach from their suspended home and float down to the ground below. Short-term guests arrive in our yard as the birds stop by for water and nutrients they will need for their southward flight before the cold of winter arrives; but they will return.<br /><br />I so enjoy the fall; and photographing it is always such a peaceful, enjoyable, even worshipful time for me. I am glad God created the season of fall, with all of it's beauty and wonder. I have so many images from the weekend that I want to process and share, but this one will have to do for now. I took this image in Payette, Idaho, this past weekend. I almost got run over by some locals taking this one.<br /> <br />Enjoy the fall colors. If you want to see more of my fall images, <a href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/p105488128">CLICK HERE</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v7/p524128688-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="http://www.shekinahphotography.com/img/v7/p524128688-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06279347067857519508noreply@blogger.com3