Category Archives: Creative

Magnificent Magnolia

Posted in: Black and White Photography, Botany, Commercial, Creative, Curves, Flowers, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants | July 7, 2020 at 8:49 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Science Center Images in Oil

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Nature, Oil Painting, Photography | October 14, 2019 at 3:52 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Moving along through the Greensboro Science Center aquarium to visit life underwater, then to the museum to visit some snakes. ...

Timing is Everything!

Posted in: Animal Kingdom, Creative, Nature, Photography, Wildlife | October 12, 2019 at 11:50 am , by Laurie Merritt

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One of the heaviest fresh water turtles in the world, the alligator snapping turtle is named because of its immensely powerful jaws and distinct ridges on its...

The Cathedral – Day Into Night in Black and White

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Photo Retouching, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 9, 2019 at 1:31 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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I shot these infrared images then converted them all to black and white. ...

Night Lit Cathedral in Oil

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Oil Painting, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 9, 2019 at 1:25 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Bright lights, big, beautiful center stage. ...

Dimming of the Day

Posted in: Architecture, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Friends, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Travel | September 8, 2019 at 9:10 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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A late afternoon stroll back to the Obradoiro Plaza for an honest, most genuine, really-feeling-good mug shot in front of the Cathedral, a garden scene we’d see...

A Closeup in Oil

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | September 8, 2019 at 3:39 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Oh, how I love the red-tiled roofs of Spain! That is all! ...

Forest Through the Trees

Posted in: Botany, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Nature, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 26, 2019 at 7:37 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity...

Dew-Dropped Pink Rose in Oil

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Nature, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 24, 2019 at 11:20 am , by Laurie Merritt

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Calla Lilies in Oil

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Berry Bush, Infrared in Oil

Posted in: Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Flowers, Infrared Photography, Nature, Oil Painting, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 15, 2019 at 9:42 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Shine Some Light

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 14, 2019 at 8:47 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Added some background texture to this infrared shot of Iglesia de San Cristobal....

Infrared Orange Tree in Oil

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Holy

Posted in: Architecture, Colors, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 13, 2019 at 8:29 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Sepia-Toned Infrared Images

Posted in: Architecture, Black and White Photography, Commercial, Creative, El Camino de Santiago, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photo Retouching, Photography, Plants, Religious, Scenic, Spain, Travel | August 13, 2019 at 3:13 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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… simply because I had a lot of time to hobble around with only the infrared camera and no backpack (being wounded had its slight advantages). Casa...