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Location: Summit-Birmingham , Ala. When I first snapped this picture I honestly did not think twice about it. However, when I scrolled through my shots it struck me! First, the colors, it almost looked as if it were a fake picture. However, it's not, it is a real picture of a a beautiful sky and a hanging plant. Enjoy!

Location: Mountain Brook Ala.

Location: Various Mountain Brook Ala.

I can almost touch them! I snapped this photo on top of Red Mountain and the clouds appeared to be so close, I felt as if I could touch them! It also felt as if the sun could touch me on this hot day as well ;).

Location: Birmingham

He's the guy everyone in Birmingham, Ala. looks up to. Lol, that is by tilting your head up. Here are a couple of views. Enjoy!

Location: Red Mountain Birmingham Ala.

Location: Red Mountain Birmingham Ala.

Location: Vulcan Park on top of Red Mountain- Birmingham, Ala.

Here's a shot from the loft district in the Magic City.

The first thing I saw when I stepped outside on Sunday morning, simply beautiful. Praise God.

I love clouds. I love sunlight as it streams through clouds especially after a summer rain shower. I really can't take too much credit for this picture, all I did was snap God's beauty! The contrast of shadows versus light really creates an airy feeling that the heavens are closer than we think.

I love light..especially early morning sunshine and the setting rays of a setting sun. This is a picture of morning sunshine filtering in through my blinds. I love the shadows casts below. It looks like natural art to me !

I snapped this along the banks of a stream that runs through Homewood. Under a bright morning sun this was a shady spot where I stopped during my run. I thought the curvy branch was unique and of course the trickle of the water was soothing. However, I did not stay long after I snapped this because I saw a SNAKE! I mean, a big "ole" coal-black scaly snake also enjoying the shade! Needless to say, I was out in a NYC second!

Here it is.. because I'm teaching this class(this is my demo painting) I kinda rushed through it but here it is (minus a few touch-ups) Red Poppy by me!

"In The Making..." In my spare time(I know what spare time right? :) ) I help and teach a painting class at Birmingham's oh so awesome Sips N Strokes!! So here is a painting that I will teach soon. It's called Red Poppy. I choose this angle because I wanted to show a view that the natural eye would not normally catch at first glance and I love the check board ceiling! Plus the sunlight was nice. As for my painting, I'll post the finish painting in a few. In the meantime check out other paintings @ www.sipsnstrokes.com ! I hope to see you in class one day!

So this is my first crack at playing with natural light and shadows. This is actually a dark stairwell in the atrium of my aunt's home. I also played with a bit of depth of field with the stair post in the foreground. This too was taken with my blackberry, which does not have a flash.

"Summit Sights" from Flip Burger Patio @ The Summit Birmingham

A Magic City Moment from on top of Red Mountain.

I took these pics a few days mornings ago. I call the first one( sorry you have to tilt your head to the right to see it as I snapped it) is called, " A rocky start". The second is called..." In Bloom in Bama". More to come!!

Hi ya! So of late, I've been really getting into taking pics! So I have decided to start a photo blog! I'll start with a few pics a day and who knows! This was taken last night (July 4th) on top of Red Mountain in Birmingham. BTW: all of my pics are taken on my b-berry ;). Not an expert at basic SLR camera so if you have any recommendations please send them my way. I'm looking to buy one soon. Peace and blessings! BB