Beginning & Advanced Photoshop
Beginning & Advanced Elements
LightRoom Introduction and Beyond the Basics
(8 weeks)
Lightroom is designed to assist with organizing, editing, and outputting large volumes of photographic files in a logical and intuitive way. In this course, you will learn basic photo adjustments to enhance you images. You will also learn how to customize your Lightroom Library to get organized, to create presets, black and white conversion, print layouts and more!
(8 weeks)
Lightroom is designed to assist with organizing, editing, and outputting large volumes of photographic files in a logical and intuitive way. In this course, you will learn basic photo adjustments to enhance you images. You will also learn how to customize your Lightroom Library to get organized, to create presets, black and white conversion, print layouts and more!
In Depth with Kelly Class Descriptions
In Depth with Kelly is a series of 2 hour, hands on, sessions focusing on a Photoshop technique. I can taylor the class length to suite your time frame.
In Depth with Kelly is a series of 2 hour, hands on, sessions focusing on a Photoshop technique. I can taylor the class length to suite your time frame.
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VINTAGE PHOTO EFFECTS If you like the look of old photos and are looking to create old photo effects digitally, this class is for you. Using Photoshop, I will show you how to convert your files to Black & White, How To Create An Old Photo Effect, Vintage Sepia Toning Photo Effect For Black White Photos, and how to create Worn, Torn Photo Edges Effect In Photoshop. These techniques can be used in your portrait work, landscapes including old buildings, barns, houses, etc, and for your still life and tabletop photography. |
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All About the Selection
Photoshop gives you more than a handful of options from quick and easy selection methods to more complex ones that can please even the most meticulous selections. I am often asked which selection tool I like best. My answer is simple; the one that gets the job done the best. Here we will look at each of the selection tools and put them to practical use, learning how each selection tool works and which one is best for different types of selections. |
Step by Step Card Templates
Cards are a personal way of letting others know you are thinking of them. Making your own cards enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized card templates, just in time for Christmas. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Cards are a personal way of letting others know you are thinking of them. Making your own cards enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized card templates, just in time for Christmas. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Portrait Retouch
Did you ever wonder how the “professionals” make their portraits that look perfect? We will learn how to Remove Blemishes, Brighten Eyes and Teeth, Remove Dark Circles under the eyes, Brighten the Whites of Eyes, and make Eyes that Sparkle. We will learn how to flatter your subject with Slimming and Trimming techniques, and get the glamor look with some advanced Skin Softening techniques. This class is a must for anyone photographing portraits!
Did you ever wonder how the “professionals” make their portraits that look perfect? We will learn how to Remove Blemishes, Brighten Eyes and Teeth, Remove Dark Circles under the eyes, Brighten the Whites of Eyes, and make Eyes that Sparkle. We will learn how to flatter your subject with Slimming and Trimming techniques, and get the glamor look with some advanced Skin Softening techniques. This class is a must for anyone photographing portraits!
Panoramas
Making Panoramas the crazy easy way! We will learn to edit your RAW files for Panoramas. Then we will create a Panorama in Elements and learn some great Finishing Techniques to complete your creation. I will also give you tips for shooting your very own Panoramas.
Sharpening Techniques
How much sharpening does a photo need? Where do I begin? In this class we will focus on an in depth study of sharpening, an entire photo. We will start with basic sharpening,and move onto Sharpening Softer subjects like children and flowers, Portrait sharpening, Moderate, and Maximum Sharpening, and a general All-Purpose, and Web sharpening. I will give you some guide lines and starting points to help you with your own photos. We will create Extraordinary Sharpening by masking, Luminosity Sharpening, good for sunsets and sunrises, and a great Edge Sharpening technique. We will finish up with some great advanced Sharpening. Come and learn the fine art of sharpening.
How much sharpening does a photo need? Where do I begin? In this class we will focus on an in depth study of sharpening, an entire photo. We will start with basic sharpening,and move onto Sharpening Softer subjects like children and flowers, Portrait sharpening, Moderate, and Maximum Sharpening, and a general All-Purpose, and Web sharpening. I will give you some guide lines and starting points to help you with your own photos. We will create Extraordinary Sharpening by masking, Luminosity Sharpening, good for sunsets and sunrises, and a great Edge Sharpening technique. We will finish up with some great advanced Sharpening. Come and learn the fine art of sharpening.
Using Layers to Create Themed Montages and Speciality Pages (Wedding Album/Book)
Does the mere mention of layers send you into a cold sweat? We are going to learn the ins and outs of layers while creating wedding album page. We will move multiple layers at the same time, link layers, resize layers, align layers, and merge and flatten layers. When you are done with this, you will be a pro with layers!
Does the mere mention of layers send you into a cold sweat? We are going to learn the ins and outs of layers while creating wedding album page. We will move multiple layers at the same time, link layers, resize layers, align layers, and merge and flatten layers. When you are done with this, you will be a pro with layers!
Ready, Set, Action! Adding Actions to Speed Up Your Workflow
Have you heard of actions but don’t know what they are? They can speed up your workflow with a push of a button (ok keyboard key), they can add a special effect with a push of a button, and you can replay them again and again all with the push of a button. We will learn to automate effects with actions, how to crop photos with actions, how to download free actions from the internet, load actions into elements, and select and play your actions. Bonus: I will have a list of free actions for you to download!
Have you heard of actions but don’t know what they are? They can speed up your workflow with a push of a button (ok keyboard key), they can add a special effect with a push of a button, and you can replay them again and again all with the push of a button. We will learn to automate effects with actions, how to crop photos with actions, how to download free actions from the internet, load actions into elements, and select and play your actions. Bonus: I will have a list of free actions for you to download!
Raw Processing
You don’t shoot in RAW because you do not know how to process them? Not anymore! You will learn how to use the RAW processor already built into your Elements or Photoshop. We will work on White Balance, Exposure, Clarity, Vibrance, Cropping, and Straightening those crooked horizons, Sharpening, Reducing Noise, and removing the nasty Red-Eye will. We will also learn how to adjust multiple photos at the same time and convert your photos to Black & White. You too can be shooting in Raw!
You don’t shoot in RAW because you do not know how to process them? Not anymore! You will learn how to use the RAW processor already built into your Elements or Photoshop. We will work on White Balance, Exposure, Clarity, Vibrance, Cropping, and Straightening those crooked horizons, Sharpening, Reducing Noise, and removing the nasty Red-Eye will. We will also learn how to adjust multiple photos at the same time and convert your photos to Black & White. You too can be shooting in Raw!
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Step by Step Brochure Templates
Brochures are a great way of advertising your work and services! Making your own brochures enhanced with your photographs allows customers to see your work and services at the same time. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized brochure templates for your own event or advertising. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look. |
Step by Step Post Card Templates; Birth Announcements
Tired of seeing the same announcements over and over again from the big box photo services? You can create your own personalized ones letting everyone know your exciting news! Making your own cards enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Photographers, create your own customized templates, and add this to your list of services. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized birth announcement post card templates. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Tired of seeing the same announcements over and over again from the big box photo services? You can create your own personalized ones letting everyone know your exciting news! Making your own cards enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Photographers, create your own customized templates, and add this to your list of services. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized birth announcement post card templates. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Step by Step Post Card Templates; Graduation Open House Invitations
Tired of seeing the same announcements over and over again from the big box photo services? Open house invitations are a personal way of letting others know your exciting news! Making your own invites enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Photographers, create your own customized templates, and add this to your list of services. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized graduation open house post card templates. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Tired of seeing the same announcements over and over again from the big box photo services? Open house invitations are a personal way of letting others know your exciting news! Making your own invites enhanced with your photographs makes a very personal statement. Photographers, create your own customized templates, and add this to your list of services. Go in depth with Kelly and learn how to make your own personalized graduation open house post card templates. We will be working with multiple layers to create interchangeable templates for your own customized look.
Using Layers to Create Themed Montages and Speciality Pages (Travel-Vacation-Scrapbook)
Does the mere mention of layers send you into a cold sweat? We are going to learn the ins and outs of layers while creating your own Travel-Vacation-Scrapbook page. We will move multiple layers at the same time, link layers, resize layers, align layers, and merge and flatten layers. When you are done with this, you will be a pro with layers!
Does the mere mention of layers send you into a cold sweat? We are going to learn the ins and outs of layers while creating your own Travel-Vacation-Scrapbook page. We will move multiple layers at the same time, link layers, resize layers, align layers, and merge and flatten layers. When you are done with this, you will be a pro with layers!
High Dynamic Range Photography - HDR
Powerpoint Program (2 Hours)
HDR can represent anything from an artistic grunge look to to an image that no one will recognize as HDR. Effective use of HDR results in photos that capture the eye. HDR combines multiple images taken at different exposures, so the information from the dark areas is not all black, and the information from the light areas is not all blown out white. We will explore how to photograph an image for HDR use and then using software to merge the images together to get the desired look, while at the same time capturing incredible detail for the viewer.
Powerpoint Program (2 Hours)
HDR can represent anything from an artistic grunge look to to an image that no one will recognize as HDR. Effective use of HDR results in photos that capture the eye. HDR combines multiple images taken at different exposures, so the information from the dark areas is not all black, and the information from the light areas is not all blown out white. We will explore how to photograph an image for HDR use and then using software to merge the images together to get the desired look, while at the same time capturing incredible detail for the viewer.
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Underwater Photography (power point program)
Photographing underwater is challenging as well as rewarding. It is different than photographing on land. I will present some of the differences as well as the challenges faced while photographing underwater. I will show you the equipment I use and we will end with a little dive without getting wet. |
Lightroom:
HOW TO USE ADOBE’S LIGHTROOM TO IMPROVE YOUR IMAGE EDITING AND QUALITY
For those new to Lightroom or those who want to learn an efficient workflow using Lightroom, this is the class that will teach you how to use Lightroom and make your image processing faster and more efficient.
We go in depth in the use of the Library and Develop modules. We'll take a look at the map, book, slideshow and web modules to aquaint you with those.
Lightroom is the best tool for cataloging images and processing RAW files with color corrections, cropping and other enhancements in a non-destructive mode. Use Lightroom to convert your RAW files into printable and web size jpegs.
HOW TO USE ADOBE’S LIGHTROOM TO IMPROVE YOUR IMAGE EDITING AND QUALITY
For those new to Lightroom or those who want to learn an efficient workflow using Lightroom, this is the class that will teach you how to use Lightroom and make your image processing faster and more efficient.
We go in depth in the use of the Library and Develop modules. We'll take a look at the map, book, slideshow and web modules to aquaint you with those.
Lightroom is the best tool for cataloging images and processing RAW files with color corrections, cropping and other enhancements in a non-destructive mode. Use Lightroom to convert your RAW files into printable and web size jpegs.
How to Create Multiple Exposure Effect
Understanding Curves
Using Textures
Understanding Curves
Using Textures
Slide Show Programs
The Wonders Of Underwater Photography
Powerpoint and short Slideshow (2 Hours) How many photographers have seen underwater pictures and thought: "That looks so cool...I really should try that sometime." But where do you begin? Kelly helps take the mystery out of underwater photography. She shows you the essential equipment you need, the challenges you'll face and the rewards that await. Underwater photography is significantly different from shooting on land. Lighting and white balance are different down below. And there is movement (yours, the critters, the water currents) and some potentially dangerous situations, plus you need to maneuver with heavy scuba gear. (Kelly discusses snorkeling as well.) She takes you on a little dive without getting wet to show you what a wondrous world is open to those with an adventurous spirit. |
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The Power of Plug-ins
Powerpoint Presentation (2 Hours)
Plug-in programs are powerful software that can be added within Photoshop, and act like mini-editors that modify your image. Photoshop Plug-ins run within the Photoshop software. They can add additional image effects to you photography, or they can preform tasks that are impossible or hard to fulfill within Photoshop. We will take a look at some of the plug-ins available for Photoshop, and see how plug-ins can enhance your photography.
Powerpoint Presentation (2 Hours)
Plug-in programs are powerful software that can be added within Photoshop, and act like mini-editors that modify your image. Photoshop Plug-ins run within the Photoshop software. They can add additional image effects to you photography, or they can preform tasks that are impossible or hard to fulfill within Photoshop. We will take a look at some of the plug-ins available for Photoshop, and see how plug-ins can enhance your photography.
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Indonesia Land of Enchantment 46 minute slide show Indonesia is the worlds 7th largest country in terms of combined sea and land area, consisting of 17,508 islands, about 6000 which are inhabited. These are scattered over both sides of the equator. Indonesia’s location makes it the site of numerous volcano eruptions and frequent earth quakes. The area is often referred to as the Ring of Fire, and has at least 150 active volcanos. There are about 300 distinct native ethnic groups in Indonesia and 742 different languages and dialects. |
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Lembeh Strait is one of the busiest shipping channels in the world. SCUBA Divers have found it a diving paradise housing some of the most unique creatures found anywhere. We dive along the fairly shallow bottom, which is thickly covered in volcanic ash or better known as muck. Due to the lack of a reef or vegetation, the creatures have developed a hunt or be hunted lifestyle, and relay on to camouflage for their survival.
Lembogen is a mix of old and new. Tourism has quickly replaced sea weed farming as the local livelyhood. Seaweed is grown in family plots just offshore. It is harvested, dried, and sold mainly to China to used in cosmetics, gelatin, and ice-cream. Lembogen is known for their swift currents and cold water. Because of this, the beautiful reefs here are often overlooked. Divers come here to see the big boys! Giant mantas frequently come to the shallow water cleaning stations around the island. The rarely seen Mola Mola are also know to visit. This is a special treat not found elsewhere.
We will explore the land as well as the waters below which are filled with exotic and mysterious creatures.
Lembogen is a mix of old and new. Tourism has quickly replaced sea weed farming as the local livelyhood. Seaweed is grown in family plots just offshore. It is harvested, dried, and sold mainly to China to used in cosmetics, gelatin, and ice-cream. Lembogen is known for their swift currents and cold water. Because of this, the beautiful reefs here are often overlooked. Divers come here to see the big boys! Giant mantas frequently come to the shallow water cleaning stations around the island. The rarely seen Mola Mola are also know to visit. This is a special treat not found elsewhere.
We will explore the land as well as the waters below which are filled with exotic and mysterious creatures.
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Wild Wild West
43 minute slideshow Give me a home where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play.....comes to mind when I think of the western states of the US. The scenery is as famous as the large animals who inhabit the plains. We will explore Arizona and it's wonderful birds, the Bad Lands of South Dakota, the wild horses of Noth Dakota, the deep south Hill Country of Texas in the sprint time,Colorado including the yearly fall Elk rut, Wyoming, the Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, and finish at the Pacific waters of southern California and Death Valley. The land is harsh and rugged. The flowers and mountains add color to otherwise bland desert floor. Survival is for the strongest. A land of diverse wildlife, and conditions, all waiting to be explored. Take a ride to the Wild Wild West. |
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Dive the World With Kelly 35 minute slideshow Dive the World With Kelly features some of my best diving worldwide. Come join me as I have documented some of the worlds best diving.We will start in the Caribbean with the famous sharks in the Bahamas, then on to Cozumel, known for its fast currents. We then will go on to Bonaire, where the aquarium like waters are abundant with sea life waiting to be photographed. Grand Cayman is wall divers dream and Roatan is known for its large coral swim throughs and large aquatic animals that visit there often. |
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Next we will go on to the great Pacific ocean in Hawaii, where there is seven times the reef life found in the Caribbean. Galapagos, made famous by Charles Darwin, is where the north and south currents collide. Everything is big in the Galapagos waters. The trip there would not be complete without seeing a bit of the famous land animals who reside there.
We will move on to Australia, known for it’s Great Barrier Reef, and twenty one times the amount of sea life than found in Hawaii, is every divers dream. Papua New Guinea brings in a new world of diving by adding muck diving as well as reef dives.. Muck is volcanic ash that settles Along the shoreline. Prehistoric looking marine life make this their home living the hunter and hunted predator lifestyle. This country is made up of small villages where modernized life has not reached them of of yet. Boga Boga Village was made famous during World War 1 when a B-17 bomber went down just shy of land. The villagers paddled out in dug out canoes and saved the seven airmen, housing and feeding them for a week, until US troops could get in to rescue them.The Indian Ocean is known as the Ring of Fire. Many small island countries reside within this area, including Indonesia, which is known for some of he best diving in the world, We will start in the Northern Sulawesi area diving in Bunaken which is a world marine heritage site. The diversity in Indonesia is stunning and new species are still being discovered today. Lastly, we will take a trip to Raja Ampat, on the western side of Papua New Guinea to dive the largely unvisited waters in that area. Because of the vast remoteness, the only way to dive the area is by a live-a-board boat. It was a real privilege to be there as they only receive approximately 1.000 visitors a year in that area of tribal living.
We will move on to Australia, known for it’s Great Barrier Reef, and twenty one times the amount of sea life than found in Hawaii, is every divers dream. Papua New Guinea brings in a new world of diving by adding muck diving as well as reef dives.. Muck is volcanic ash that settles Along the shoreline. Prehistoric looking marine life make this their home living the hunter and hunted predator lifestyle. This country is made up of small villages where modernized life has not reached them of of yet. Boga Boga Village was made famous during World War 1 when a B-17 bomber went down just shy of land. The villagers paddled out in dug out canoes and saved the seven airmen, housing and feeding them for a week, until US troops could get in to rescue them.The Indian Ocean is known as the Ring of Fire. Many small island countries reside within this area, including Indonesia, which is known for some of he best diving in the world, We will start in the Northern Sulawesi area diving in Bunaken which is a world marine heritage site. The diversity in Indonesia is stunning and new species are still being discovered today. Lastly, we will take a trip to Raja Ampat, on the western side of Papua New Guinea to dive the largely unvisited waters in that area. Because of the vast remoteness, the only way to dive the area is by a live-a-board boat. It was a real privilege to be there as they only receive approximately 1.000 visitors a year in that area of tribal living.
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Fabulous Fiji
29 minute slideshow A trip to fabulous Fiji is filled with the most beautiful, colorful reefs the world has to offer. The waters were made famous by Captain Bligh, on his voyages throughout the Sout Pacific in search of breadfruit. Here you will see the same waters from below where he and his crew of the Bounty tried to avoid the threat of once cannibalistic islanders. You will be welcomed with vibrant soft corals gardens, and welcoming islanders. We will plunge into the clear warm waters to explore the abundance of life below. On the Island of Beqa, watch the amazing barefooted Fijian men walk across stones that had been smoldering in a fire all day, in a traditional fire walking ceremony. We will also visit the island of Makagi, which was a leper colony for over 50 years, starting in 1910. This island brought together lepers from islands throughout the South Pacific. Now these ancestors of the lepers warmly greet us with singing, dancing, and a traditional kava ceremony. |
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A Walk In Prayer Trailer
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A Walk In Prayer
25 minute slideshow I stand in humbleness at the beauty God has created, the land, the sea, the sky, all created by Him. I stand in humbleness as I am a small minute piece of His creation. I am just a speck in His universe. Trees struggle to put down roots and to grow where the land is harsh or barren. Rocky soil stands as barriers, keeping the roots close to the surface, going against their natural desire to burry themselves deep within the soil. Plants surviving, regardless of the lack of water, soaking up droplets of moisture from the air, adapting to the conditions it was given. Life thriving in wet aquatic conditions not drowning in their surroundings. The strong survive, adapting to their conditions, dealing with what life has to offer. The weak perish as they are unwilling or unable to adapt. |
The animals relay on the plants, and each other, to survive, their survival depends on it. Some must die so others may live. God sent His son Jesus, who died so I may live. Co-existence is a must for survival. Some will migrate many, many miles away for survival, ensuring their existence remains. They migrate for various reasons, food, water, or reproduction, all enduring with what nature has to offer. The fittest survive, adapting to the conditions. The rest pass on, succumbing to their conditions.
Some hibernate deep into the ground, surviving on store up food reserves with their own bodies. Sleep is their survival in harsh, cold, otherwise unbearable conditions. Even the trees will shed their leaves and endure what the environment offers them, storing their energy underneath their thick bark, so it can burst open with life when the conditions become more bearable, the earth warming up after the winter. Plant seeds will lie dormant waiting to sprout in splendid glory. Some animals will even give birth in their slumber and awaken to a new life in which they created before sleeping away the long winter months.
The oceans surround our continents, lapping at our shore lines. Reefs submerged beneath the waves, protect protect the land and it’s inhabitants from the waves of storms, reminding me of God’s protection. Within that reef of protection is life. Most of us only catch a glimpse of it. I am drawn there, called beneath the waves, to see, and feel , and watch the miracles God has created. The diversity of life, until dependance on each other, and the need for survival is the same as on land. All created by God. All part of His master creation. I am humbled by it’s complexity and beauty. I stand in awe as His universe unfolds in front of my eyes. I am just a speck. I reflect on my place here. I am reminded that my struggles and desires are minute, unimportant in the grand vastness of God’s universe. I connect with my spiritual being here. It cuts into my sole like a river that cuts through a canon. The beauty cannot begin to compare with anything constructed by man. My soul requires this connection. I am renewed, refreshed, and reminded, that I cannot control my environment. Reminded, that I have a great responsibility, to protect and preserve our environment. It is essential to life itself. When we leave this earth, life will still go on just as it did before we came. When a rainforest is cut down, or a forest stream is polluted, life changes forever. Our environment is no longer able to sustain the life it was made for. Life no longer goes on as it was meant to be.
I go to the nature for substance. I desire a oneness with my sole and my maker. It is a desire that no human can fulfill. I seek solitude, and a quietness that only nature can provide. My soul thirsts for it, requires it, for my well being. I walk through the woods, sit by the ocean, or linger in a meadow, watching, observing the natural order of the universe. My soul requires this as much as my body requires food and water. I hunger for the beauty within life itself. I marvel at God’s wonders. I soak in the beauty in that which He has created. I stand in awe at the wonders of His creation. The power is not in man, or within me, but from God. I celebrate the diversity of the land, and animals, and plants. The water which sustains it all is vast and diverse. I long to take part in it, be one with it; experience it like those who survive in it. All is dependent on one another, and my sole is dependent upon all of it. It is my connection to God.
I stand in humbleness.
Some hibernate deep into the ground, surviving on store up food reserves with their own bodies. Sleep is their survival in harsh, cold, otherwise unbearable conditions. Even the trees will shed their leaves and endure what the environment offers them, storing their energy underneath their thick bark, so it can burst open with life when the conditions become more bearable, the earth warming up after the winter. Plant seeds will lie dormant waiting to sprout in splendid glory. Some animals will even give birth in their slumber and awaken to a new life in which they created before sleeping away the long winter months.
The oceans surround our continents, lapping at our shore lines. Reefs submerged beneath the waves, protect protect the land and it’s inhabitants from the waves of storms, reminding me of God’s protection. Within that reef of protection is life. Most of us only catch a glimpse of it. I am drawn there, called beneath the waves, to see, and feel , and watch the miracles God has created. The diversity of life, until dependance on each other, and the need for survival is the same as on land. All created by God. All part of His master creation. I am humbled by it’s complexity and beauty. I stand in awe as His universe unfolds in front of my eyes. I am just a speck. I reflect on my place here. I am reminded that my struggles and desires are minute, unimportant in the grand vastness of God’s universe. I connect with my spiritual being here. It cuts into my sole like a river that cuts through a canon. The beauty cannot begin to compare with anything constructed by man. My soul requires this connection. I am renewed, refreshed, and reminded, that I cannot control my environment. Reminded, that I have a great responsibility, to protect and preserve our environment. It is essential to life itself. When we leave this earth, life will still go on just as it did before we came. When a rainforest is cut down, or a forest stream is polluted, life changes forever. Our environment is no longer able to sustain the life it was made for. Life no longer goes on as it was meant to be.
I go to the nature for substance. I desire a oneness with my sole and my maker. It is a desire that no human can fulfill. I seek solitude, and a quietness that only nature can provide. My soul thirsts for it, requires it, for my well being. I walk through the woods, sit by the ocean, or linger in a meadow, watching, observing the natural order of the universe. My soul requires this as much as my body requires food and water. I hunger for the beauty within life itself. I marvel at God’s wonders. I soak in the beauty in that which He has created. I stand in awe at the wonders of His creation. The power is not in man, or within me, but from God. I celebrate the diversity of the land, and animals, and plants. The water which sustains it all is vast and diverse. I long to take part in it, be one with it; experience it like those who survive in it. All is dependent on one another, and my sole is dependent upon all of it. It is my connection to God.
I stand in humbleness.
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Maine the Beauty and the Wonder
33 minute slideshow Maine's beautiful rocky coast and craggy inlets, dotted with Light Houses, quaint fishing towns is begging to be explored. The blue waters of the Atlantic coastline is picturesque with boats bobbing off the shoreline and the telltale and colorful buoys marking the lobster traps of the famous Maine lobster. We will take a glimpse of the life of a lobster fisherman aboard his vessel. Then we will visit Acadia National Park where the scenery is breath taking. We will finish in Baxter State Park located in Northern Maine. |
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Smoky Mountain Dreams
27 minute show The mist rises from the valleys giving the Smoky Mountains its name with splendid views to behold. Waterfalls are in abundance here. Flowers bloom from early spring to late fall. Herds of deer roam freely and birds can be seen and heard through the mountains and valleys. Cades Cove is alive with and abundance of wildlife. Here is where I often see bears forging for food. Sunsets from Clingman's Doam, the highest point in the National Park, are stunning. The Blue Ridge mountains name becomes obvious when watching the sun set as the day comes to a close. The re-introduction of Elk at the north end of the park are prevalent in the fall months during their rut season. The males juggle and posture for the females. The National Park was once a thriving community living off the land. There are many homesteads that remain, preserved to give us a glimpse of times past. All of this keeps me dreaming of my next return to Smoky Mountain National Park. |
China the Old and the New
45 Minute Slideshow
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China: the Timeless Traditions Remain
China is a leader in modernization and technology. In this modern world, timeless traditions are still kept. Traditions and lifestyles are passed from generation to generation. Times are changing but for many, the timeless traditions remain. Kelly will show you China and its beautiful and famous sights. Many world ENESCO sites will be highlighted such as The Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Guilin and Li River, Hang Shen Mountain, The Terra-cotta Shoulders, and more. Come and see the timeless traditions China has kept, and hear the stories of that make China such a unique place. |
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