tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936057768760011042011-04-21T16:47:15.763-07:00Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-27755407129489873632009-04-18T00:35:00.001-07:002009-04-18T00:36:23.950-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SemC42cR3PI/AAAAAAAAAb8/vFgqCUj5e44/s1600-h/sofar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SemC42cR3PI/AAAAAAAAAb8/vFgqCUj5e44/s400/sofar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325931947540733170" border="0" /></a>Some work with shadows and soft lighting.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-2775540712948987363?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-31555026609706112032009-04-17T13:06:00.000-07:002009-04-17T13:08:09.387-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SejhZ54SFcI/AAAAAAAAAb0/gprexaWiEsI/s1600-h/Red+Violet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SejhZ54SFcI/AAAAAAAAAb0/gprexaWiEsI/s400/Red+Violet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325754394515477954" border="0" /></a>This is one of my favorite photos of her, and I was always afraid to touch it. I'm glad I finally did!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-3155502660970611203?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-22659846437234682652009-04-13T12:19:00.000-07:002009-04-13T12:20:32.126-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeOQTD5CTUI/AAAAAAAAAak/FFIfoiHiB9c/s1600-h/variantsEight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeOQTD5CTUI/AAAAAAAAAak/FFIfoiHiB9c/s400/variantsEight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324257841618505026" border="0" /></a><br />Another one inspired from the guys at Abducted by Design. Not really my style, but I like the effect.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-2265984643723468265?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-1560716942671225232009-04-13T12:10:00.000-07:002009-04-13T12:12:17.652-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeOObQp2TsI/AAAAAAAAAac/fhQhOISsogk/s1600-h/virtualViolet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeOObQp2TsI/AAAAAAAAAac/fhQhOISsogk/s400/virtualViolet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324255783460163266" border="0" /></a>Love this one. Carey likes a simpler version, but I prefer the busy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-156071694267122523?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-22577216934860152782009-04-13T07:59:00.000-07:002009-04-13T08:01:35.926-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeNTl9hQVrI/AAAAAAAAAaE/6NDZCrCr1BQ/s1600-h/VariantsSix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SeNTl9hQVrI/AAAAAAAAAaE/6NDZCrCr1BQ/s400/VariantsSix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324191096116369074" border="0" /></a><br />Another based on the photo I so love.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-2257721693486015278?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-46306926733539077132009-04-08T07:38:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:40:39.565-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/Sdy3C_d8d_I/AAAAAAAAAZc/R9THx4f77OE/s1600-h/ViolettaJeans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/Sdy3C_d8d_I/AAAAAAAAAZc/R9THx4f77OE/s400/ViolettaJeans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322330121669736434" border="0" /></a>I was reading a couple tuts over on <a href="http://www.abduzeedo.com">Abduzeedo</a>, and put them to use for this.. it's not <span style="font-style: italic;">quite </span>right, but I like it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-4630692673353907713?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-77835481728711710572009-04-08T07:35:00.000-07:002009-04-08T07:37:26.318-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/Sdy2hEUM5YI/AAAAAAAAAZU/7ZAAkD3S41I/s1600-h/VariantsFour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/Sdy2hEUM5YI/AAAAAAAAAZU/7ZAAkD3S41I/s400/VariantsFour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322329538855495042" border="0" /></a>I liked it so much, I made eight variants, here's the fourth in a series that will number a dozen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-7783548172871171057?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-31413066013054889372008-12-01T13:42:00.001-08:002008-12-01T13:44:27.235-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/STRaYRX1BTI/AAAAAAAAAV0/BDgJ91daDFQ/s1600-h/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00150+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/STRaYRX1BTI/AAAAAAAAAV0/BDgJ91daDFQ/s400/_Media+Card_BlackBerry_pictures_IMG00150+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274940436584400178" border="0" /></a><br />I adore this photo! I actually went a couple steps farther, but reverted back to the simpler version so as not to obscure Carey's natural beauty. I've been trying to figure out what to do with the original photo (grainy, over exposed at bottom, taken w/a blackBerry) for months. I think I got it...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-3141306601305488937?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-7347039458782187272008-09-21T13:42:00.000-07:002008-09-22T13:56:00.353-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNgFGU9JL0I/AAAAAAAAAU4/aU-qoHk-_wk/s1600-h/CareyUniverse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNgFGU9JL0I/AAAAAAAAAU4/aU-qoHk-_wk/s400/CareyUniverse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248950971962830658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my newest thing-a-ma-bob: "Carey, my universe". I'm still learning. It's a new layout for the blogsite (I'm rather proud of the planet that is a blueberry muffin I messed with)...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-734703945878218727?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-28142630260431061632008-09-20T20:41:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:43:37.204-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcUD1NctlI/AAAAAAAAAT4/8vg-3la5YNk/s1600-h/pink+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcUD1NctlI/AAAAAAAAAT4/8vg-3la5YNk/s400/pink+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248685946779252306" border="0" /></a>So if it isn't obvious, I'm completely enthralled with the little banners called "tags" or "signatures" that usually take some Final Fantasy character or something and smudge it up, throw in a 3-D effect or two and make things look wild. I of course, am a part-time Mannie, so I use my family instead of anime...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-2814263026043106163?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-44851720477313805582008-09-20T09:20:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:22:57.537-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcdSaH8SwI/AAAAAAAAAUI/jsHhT2uuQ_g/s1600-h/HippieNose+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcdSaH8SwI/AAAAAAAAAUI/jsHhT2uuQ_g/s400/HippieNose+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248696092811086594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Carey's classic picture of violet diggin' fer gold... this is blackmail gold in about twelve years...</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-4485172047731380558?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-14071115637266034432008-09-19T21:23:00.000-07:002008-09-21T21:25:24.875-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcd9zk2mbI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Ql31_Vt2ku8/s1600-h/Rockstar1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcd9zk2mbI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/Ql31_Vt2ku8/s320/Rockstar1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248696838377609650" border="0" /></a>Jordan was incredible onstage! This does him no justice; maybe by his next concert my methods will have improved...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-1407111563726603443?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-46760886494404381332008-09-19T20:47:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:48:16.691-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcVdSxav4I/AAAAAAAAAUA/EkkN6X13Keo/s1600-h/Obama08+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcVdSxav4I/AAAAAAAAAUA/EkkN6X13Keo/s400/Obama08+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248687483723104130" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone likes the first one best, but I impressed myself with the concave flag stripes...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-4676088649440438133?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-52750696353670546882008-09-19T20:34:00.000-07:002008-09-21T20:36:40.292-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcSqL7KvGI/AAAAAAAAATw/VzH9LpyuDls/s1600-h/Obama+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SNcSqL7KvGI/AAAAAAAAATw/VzH9LpyuDls/s400/Obama+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248684406688365666" border="0" /></a>A patriotic work...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-5275069635367054688?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-68011084411111248382008-09-09T13:41:00.000-07:002008-09-09T13:42:42.901-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMbfpsV1yyI/AAAAAAAAAK8/oQ7O5MXLwck/s1600-h/circlecyan.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMbfpsV1yyI/AAAAAAAAAK8/oQ7O5MXLwck/s400/circlecyan.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244124723489917730" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-6801108441111124838?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-83027890783840944312008-09-07T12:02:00.000-07:002008-09-07T12:03:16.601-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQlbVUnxrI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/VVlsuwEWgUI/s1600-h/motherboard.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQlbVUnxrI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/VVlsuwEWgUI/s400/motherboard.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243357017676433074" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-8302789078384094431?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-79226494608842409692008-09-07T11:50:00.001-07:002008-09-07T11:51:07.252-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQilOEAFQI/AAAAAAAAAJs/_3JvxxIyYCA/s1600-h/purple.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQilOEAFQI/AAAAAAAAAJs/_3JvxxIyYCA/s400/purple.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243353888991483138" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-7922649460884240969?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-56136257407157023252008-09-07T11:40:00.000-07:002008-09-07T11:41:17.172-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQgRaPHuhI/AAAAAAAAAJk/M2Voy0kWm8g/s1600-h/polaroid_frame_layered_Update_by_iSuat.png"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQgRaPHuhI/AAAAAAAAAJk/M2Voy0kWm8g/s400/polaroid_frame_layered_Update_by_iSuat.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243351349638707730" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-5613625740715702325?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-70339406172002718962008-09-07T11:17:00.000-07:002008-09-07T11:23:40.104-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQa8j2lzEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/17NewbxFI2Y/s1600-h/sleepydoughframe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMQa8j2lzEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/tNmqwUgiGjg/s800-R/sleepydoughframe.png" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-7033940617200271896?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-61347820523575577242008-09-07T09:12:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:13:48.973-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMP9q6CdBVI/AAAAAAAAAH0/tRQp7dc5udM/s1600-h/Pastel+Seal+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMP9q6CdBVI/AAAAAAAAAH0/o5JMUp6S4i8/s400-R/Pastel+Seal+2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-6134782052357557724?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-393605776876001104.post-90391491380129503862008-09-07T09:11:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:12:48.904-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMP9bP3dOwI/AAAAAAAAAHs/ArmPi6zCB8g/s1600-h/snowscape1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hozwc4DDemA/SMP9bP3dOwI/AAAAAAAAAHs/PavPz0i1TrE/s400-R/snowscape1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/393605776876001104-9039149138012950386?l=violetlucille.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Bert Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655887327888159494noreply@blogger.com0