His Glory Appears

His glory appears like the sun!

The music video tells of how this image speaks to me.

My faith will show up in many of this images I create and share.

How and what does this image speak to you?

Gem - Another Mars Beach Creature



[Meet Gem]

Gem decided to join in the celebration today. I visited another Mars Beach to explore the wonders and majesty of this glowing mystical place.

Wandering along the water's edge to my delight Gem was right there beside me with her humming to accompany us along our journey. She whizzed ahead and dropped behind. As she did so she created this wonderful warm glow around us. It was such a joy to spend my time exploring this mystical glowing beach. I look forward to visiting again.

This is my 3/52 in the challenge within my Arcanum Cohort.

Mars Beach Creatures

This week's image is something completely new and different in content. However, I'm applying the same technique to create this art piece.

@anewlifeoasisphoto

A photo posted by A New Life Oasis Photography (@anewlifeoasisphoto) on Jan 11, 2016 at 11:44am PST

The story short that goes with the image:

Imagine with me for a moment... I'm on a beach on Mars. [Yes, there's beaches on Mars! ;-D Beaches are one of my favorite things, as well as astronomy.] So, back to the story. I go on a journey to this magical beach where everything glows in magnificent colors. I come across all these wonderful creatures. I run and dance in excitement at their beauty. In my excitement they all rush in together to take part in this joy. I grab my camera to capture this moment for memory in history. Take in this joy and pleasure, even if for a slight moment. It's so magical!

This is part of a 52 week challenge in my Arcanum cohort in the Google Community I participate in.

Really the only thing stopping me is myself. The possibilities are endless. Lay aside all self-limiting beliefs and let the creativity flow.

What I'm learning is that it doesn't matter where you are or what your subject matter is. See things from a different perspective and apply that. I'm finding that I really enjoy creating abstract art. No limits! 

Series - Celestial

Inspired by Brooke Shaden's art, Promoting Passion.

When we moved to Southern California I was in awe of how visible the solar system is from where we live. We like to go for night rides [motorcycle rides]. When we get up in the mountains the view becomes even more clear. I've always loved the moon and stars. It wasn't until now that I had a good enough camera to capture them.

Below is the start of a series of the celestial view as I see it. The first image is an artistic take on that exact view when I saw it. The second image was made on the same night. The third image is of the Blood Moon with a dot of Mars peering on from above. And the fourth is the August Super Moon.

I'm still working on these. This is where I am with them at present. I'm hoping to come up with more pieces to create a series of 6 or 9 pieces. I started this series in February this year.

The Poppy Concert

The Congregation

The Heart of Poppy

Be Still My Heart

The Entertainer

Last month we made a trip out to the California Poppy Reserve. It was a windy day. The poppies were giving quite a performance. I used a fast shutter speed so that I could grab them in position. I used macro focus on all of them.

They danced for all the spectators. Leaping about and swirling around. They were entertaining.