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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Shadow Shot Sunday!


Get out the magnifying glass, get into your best sleuthing clothes and start prowling your environment looking for those wonderful, but sometimes elusive shadows. It does help to have some sunshine! We HAD some!! Ah, well!!! This fun and challenging meme is hosted each week by Tracy over at Hey Harriet! Click on the icon, sign up and show us how clever you are!

It was back to gray today so I didn't get all the shots I wanted to and had to depend mainly on my archive! What would I do without something to complain about???? Day before yesterday it was lovely and I headed for the bird Sanctuary as usual and as usual, my turtle friends, a sleepy duck and one upside down duck were waiting for me! Do click on the photos to enlarge, the critters look so much better then!



And a fairly new, young duck put in an appearance, too!



My favorite lounge chair on the deck for reading leaves an interesting pattern shadow, I think.



And, of course, can't have a Shadow Shot day without a toast to color!

49 comments:

Dani said...

all of them great, but the last one - spectacular.

Happy Sunday!

jabblog said...

Love them all but the chair and the glass are something special :-)

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I love 'em all -- especially the colorful glass at the end. I have no shadows or reflections this weekend; someday I will have time to go hunting for both every week.

Catherine said...

Sylvia that final glass shot is a triumph - you are the champion of coloured glass shadow shots!! Greetings from Mexico!!

Tom Hilton said...

Excellent set--the last two are really exceptional. Have a great weekend, Sylvia!

JunieRose2005 said...

Wonderful shadow shots-I especially like the last 2!



Junie

SandyCarlson said...

Excellent shadows there, Sylvia! Your photos have me looking differently at everything and finding magic where I least expect it.

Ralph said...

e love waterfowl in our home. So, you have captured such wonderful birds is shadow and reflection. Your deck is as lovely as always!

Anonymous said...

You know what I'm going to say - the glass wins hands down over cute ducks!! Have a good weekend, Anne

Anonymous said...

I love the glass shot, it's so crisp and clear that you would think it's just another glass tipped over.

mrsnesbitt said...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Glass looked inviting!

Annie Jeffries said...

Love your golden shadow, Sylvia. I was enchanted by your header and studying it when I finally started reading your explanation. What a marvelous gift from your from. It's so happy and full of life.

Cassie said...

A toast to your lovely Shadow Shots Sylvia!

Sarah said...

Love the duck, the deck chair and the glass! Also your new header is great-it is one of those pictures you could look at for ages as there is so much going on.

giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Hi Silvia... l'ombra del vetro colorato mi รจ piaciuta :-)
Bel colpo.
Myriam

Dimple said...

Hi Sylvia, thanks for coming by.
I think I like the shadows best this week. Your colored glass shadows are always lovely.

Serendipity said...

That yellow shadow is wonderful!

Gemma Wiseman said...

Your water bird world is so delightful! It must be so much fun watching these feathers at play! And adore the golden shadow!

Charlene Amsden said...

I have some great shadow shots and I keep meaning to join this meme, but i have the attention span of a gnat.

I passed up a great shadow shot the other day -- our satellite dish in silhouette on the side of the neighbor's house -- because i was in too much pain to heft the camera. Today I am feeling much better though!

CanadianGardenJoy said...

Slyvia I have come to love your colour shadow shots with glassware so much !
You could dedicate a whole separate blog to them !
Wonderful shots : )
Joy

Unknown said...

I always enjoy your shadow shots, and my favourites are always your coloured glass.

Loved them all.

have a great week.

Anonymous said...

Toasting you right back my friend to wonderful shadow shots. :) Have a great rest of the weekend :)

Arija said...

Great job Sherlock! Just love the golden shadow in the last.

Do enjoy your weekend, ours is almost gone already.

Lisa's RetroStyle said...

I love the shadowy reflections of the ducks! Your colored glass ones are always so pretty:)

lotusleaf said...

The Golden Shadow! It can be the title of a book. Amazing how you capture them!

Maude Lynn said...

I love that last one!

George said...

I'm glad you had a good day to enjoy the bird sanctuary, but you did find some great shadows to share with us. Your Toast to Color shadow is as beautiful as ever.

Anonymous said...

Hi Sylvia,

I love the post this week and your upside down duck is great!! :-)

I always enjoy your colored glass shots and have attempted to do a couple of my own, I cheated though, its a bottle of Rose wine and a candle, I will be doing a post just so I can show you :-) I would love to know what you think.

admin said...

gorgeous!! I love the last one best :)

Beverley Baird said...

Great range of photos as usual! Love the coloured glass shadow the best!
Have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

I always enjoy seeing your shadow shots! My fave is the beautiful colored glass. Must try one of those shots soon. Blessings!

Dianne said...

I love your toast to color!!

Susan at Stony River said...

Yikes! I don't have my contacts in and thought that top one was an alligator ROFL

Chubskulit Rose said...

Love that last shot!

wanderlust said...

Very cool, looove that yellow!

Hey Harriet said...

A most interesting shadow that your comfy deck lounge casts! And I adore the last one! You must have the largest collection of coloured glass of anybody I know! Hope you have a lovely week Sylvia :)

BLOGitse said...

It's been grey in Casa but yesterday finally it was sunny!
Thank you for your hospitality again. :)
Cheers!

Sunny greetings from Casa!
BLOGitsePHOTOS

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

the shadow of the chair is my favourite here

Lindz said...

ohhh so beautiful, even the vase colour appears to be colourful too... thank you for ever visiting my blog, I'm sorry that I take a long time to visit you back..

Eden said...

Beautiful shadow shots as always, Sylvia. I especially love the last one. The vase shadow is an eye catching.

Thank you for the visit. Greatly appreciated.
Have a wonderful week ahead.

Hugs

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee...
«Louis» sees that things are "just ducky" here, too!
;-D

A Wild Thing said...

So much rain here in Iowa too, if I see the sun for a second, I beat feet for the camera...you gotta be quick though...LOL!

robin. said...

does the sun not know the depths at which we seek shadows? your water pictures look calm and inviting. have a great week ahead.

Kim, USA said...

Awesome and my favorite is the last one. Happy Sunday!


Little Barn

Carin said...

Sending you a toast to colour on this hot summerday over here.... I'm picking up the glass and filling it with a nice and cold rosรฉ wine, will sit in my backyard and toast to you!

Enjoy your week!

NatureFootstep said...

love your shadowshots. Especially the last two.

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

I'll drink to that (the glass shot) while sitting in your lounge chair! Sounds like you got your weekend off to a good start.

Patti said...

Love the shadows from your lounge chair, Sylvia. And your colored glass shot is superb, as always.

Thanks for stopping by ~ have fun shadow seeking in the week ahead.

MyMaracas said...

What a relaxing spot. The bindings on your chair make a great pattern. How creative of you to notice it! And as always, your signature color shadow is beautiful.

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