Black and White, Sepia & Selective Color

Two of us

Original Orb My first song for this group: 1976 Average White Band off of their "Soul Searching" album. I love these guys. Queen of My Soul I've loved you for as long as I remember And I know I'll love you all of my life I'll try to stay in tune Oh, yes, I'll try 'Cause you got the power to satisfy me But there's always something new about you out of reach, oh Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul, oh Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul Ah, you're a lady, you're my world Come on and speak to me Ah, you gotta help me now To find the right key Major to minor Keep it in step Let me hear, you got to teach me Your sweet harmony, oh Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul, oh Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul All over the world there are so many you have gifted And they give me inspiration every day You're my way of life, yeah, oh I know that we will always stay together And I will love you strong 'Cause you've got me flyin' On the wings of a song, hey Look on the floor now, take me higher Give it to me one more time and let me pass it on, oh Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul Music, sweet music You're the queen of my soul

Sight and Sound Of all of the incarnations of Fleetwood Mac one of my favorites was with Danny Kirwan from 1968 through 1972. The band had so many personnel changes that on the back of this album it says: "Fleetwood Mac - Personnel changes to date: Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie and Peter Green started group in 1967. Danny Kirwan joined later. Then Peter Green left in 1969. And then Christine McVie joined. Then Jeremy left six months later. Bob Welch joined in 1971." (lol) Just try and keep track. From their 1971 album "Future Games" and written and sung by Danny Kirwan listen here to: Woman of a Thousand Years Woman of a Thousand Years

Molly got into the feather boas the other day and pranced around the room just owning the place. She was so funny and so proud. I swear it gave her extra powers. :D

Tacoma Narrows Bridge: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridges (Looks good big on black.) This is a photo I posted in my photostream a while back (in color). I tried it in sepia via iPhoto (going from color to sepia) and thought it looked pretty good, but then read that you should convert color to black and white before converting to sepia so I went and tried that in PicMonkey. This is the result and is very different than what I got in iPhoto. I have no idea if it's "correct" or not so please let me know what you think. I really have no experience with sepia before this challenge. Original in note. If you'd like to see the one I did in iPhoto click here: cl.ly/image/2l330R2t1a0K

Tutti dreams of having a really good backup band one day. To hear what she's playing click here: Love Me Do Piano Let it Be Piano

Merry Christmas 1940's Style I found this photo last night and thought I'd share it with you. It is my mom and one of her 5 brothers at Christmas time in Ohio, USA. My grandpa was a photographer so I have some nice pics he took from way back then. I've always like the style of the 1940s.

BabyAnne

Okay class, time for another old photo. This is my mom's class in Cleveland, Ohio circa 1937. See if you can find which one is my mom. Here's a hint: I have already posted 2 old photos of her in my "Cool Old Photos" album (you can leave a "note" on the photo if you like.)

I realize I haven't added an old photo to my album for quite a while so here you are. This started out as a b/w photo. I did a little editing and gave it a sepia finish which seemed to suit it. I just love this photo taken of my mom (circa 1940) by my grandpa on the farm in Michigan where they would spend the summers. Since I didn't actually take the picture I thought it might be suitable for the NOT TSC group for this challenge.

This is my mom circa 1937. She is showing her younger brother her Shirley Temple doll that she just got for Christmas.

3 OOAK (one of a kind) Yo-Yos After last week's challenge (and some interest) I thought I'd showcase these yo-yos that my husband made. He's an "old school" chopper builder. They are made out of billet aluminum and one is copper plated with fake bullets. The 44 Magnum yo-yo has 12 real bullet casings cut down. The yo-yo idea came from other parts he was making at the time. Busy hands and a creative mind led to these creations. Credit also goes to Jesse James (West Coast Choppers) and Billy Lane (Choppers Inc.) for their inspiration. Enjoy!

A tribute to Clint Eastwood and his Dirty Harry movies. This is a yo-yo that my husband made several years ago. I did all my post processing in PicMonkey. Go ahead, make my day and leave a comment. :D

Original, Black and White and Selective Color. Do you have a favorite?

These are a few of my favorite challenges; Monochrome, Shadows and Shallow DOF. Sentimentale: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUD25V99wE

The Beatles from "Let it Be" (1970) Dig a Pony Dig a Pony

A magical world awaits us through the looking glass. (I used two things from my home for this challenge, a print of a painting and the mirror off of my dresser.) Thank you for this challenging challenge Paul. :)