Photo of the Day – “Eilean Donan Castle”

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"Eilean Donan Castle" - Tracey Capone Photography ©2012

It’s been a whirlwind few days here in Scotland, trying to see as much as possible in a 24 hour period while traversing tiny one track roads and remembering “on the left, on the left, on the left.”

I have to say, of all the trips that I’ve taken, Scotland, so far, has been my favorite for breaking out the creative lenses. On day three I’m already up to about 450 photographs to sort through and edit and I can’t wait to sit down and dig in to them.

In the meantime, today’s Photo of the Day is of the Eilean Donan Castle a picturesque castle nestled on an island in the middle of three sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland. Travel a little further up the A87 and you will end up crossing the Skye Bridge on to the Isle of Skye. (more photos to come from that amazing adventure)

Today will be a visit further up in to the highest west coast point in the Highlands. I know the trip will be well worth the white knuckle driving along the one track roads.

Enjoy!
*tracey*

Photo of the Day – “And Then There Was”

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"And Then There Was" - Tracey Capone Photography © 2012

The fact that I love dogwoods is a well established fact. :) I covered it here, and here and here and here. Is it any wonder that, if I love the actual bloom so much I’m going to love the dogwood bud as well. They remind me of a beautiful little package all ready to be opened to uncover an even more beautiful surprise.

This will be the last post for a few days. Heading off to my hometown of Philadelphia today and then off to the UK on Monday night! I hope to post photos throughout the road trip but if not, then there will be plenty of UK goodness upon my return.

Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!

*tracey*

 

Photo(s) of the Day – The Ranunculus

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"Ranunculus No. 1" - Tracey Capone Photography © 2012

It’s been a busy week getting ready to head off on the big trip. Why is it getting ready for a trip seems to add so much stress sometimes that you start questioning whether it’s ever worth it to leave the house, let alone go on a trip? (as a side note, once I’m enjoying the scenic vistas of Scotland and Ireland, I will completely forget that I ever said that)

Over the next few weeks, as I’ll be sharing a number of photographs from the trip (we’re heading up through the Highlands and exploring all the lochs so I’m thinking my extra wide lenses will be getting a good workout) I thought it would be fitting to leave you with two new photography from my nature series.

"Ruby" - Tracey Capone Photography © 2012

Today’s Photo(s) of the Day are, “Ruby” and “Ranunculus Nos. 1 & 2″ I adore ranunculus blooms. I love the delicate layers of petals that form that wonderful, bulbous flower. I wanted to play with the idea of the beauty of the blooms breaking through the worn areas of the weathered glass so this series incorporates some dust and scratches in to the mix.

OK, enough procrastinating and back to packing!

Enjoy!
*tracey*

"Ranunculus No. 2" - Tracey Capone Photography © 2012

Photo of the Day – “Sonata”

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"Sonata" - Tracey Capone Photography

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.”  - Alice Walker

Photo of the Day: Platinum

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"Platinum" - Tracey Capone Photography 2012

I promise… last dogwood photograph! They’re sort of becoming like mac n cheese. I LOVE mac n cheese, but, if I were to eat it every day for several weeks, I would slowly but sure grow tired of them. I don’t want that to happen with my favorite dogwood so I promise, I am stepping away from the computer… slowly. (I promise this now but, in an effort to procrastinate while getting ready for my trip, I may just get struck with a very coincidental urge to work on another of the 200+ photos… but I promise, I will try!)

Today’s Photo of the Day is “Platinum.” I wanted to try something a little different today as I have been focusing on the color of the dogwoods in other photos and wanted, instead, to bring focus to the beautiful patterns they create instead.

I suppose I should get back to knocking things off the ever growing list of things to do before I leave next week. I don’t know at what point it actually starts looking like I’m making a dent in it but hopefully that will be soon!

Enjoy!
*tracey*

Photo(s) of the Day: Crimson & Cornouiller Rouge

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"Cornouiller Rouge" - Tracey Capone Photography

Guilty as charged… more dogwoods. I’m sorrrrrrrrry. I can’t help myself. Remember my post from a few days ago where I mentioned that I took 200+ shots of dogwoods on my outing on Saturday? I wasn’t kidding. Don’t worry, I don’t plan on sharing 200+ dogwood photographs (maybe just 199?) Thankfully, my trip is coming up so there will definitely be a change of scenery, if you will… well, unless I run across a bunch of dogwoods on the drive between Manchester and Shannon.

Today’s Photos of the Day are “Crimson” and “Cornouiller Rouge.”  I love the patterns that clusters of dogwoods form, especially when they are a colorful butter yellow or red.

I promise to find new flowers to obsess over… or hey, maybe I could actually try taking more photographs of my wonderful city?

Enjoy!

*tracey*

"Crimson" - Tracey Capone Photography

Photo of the Day – Sun n Sand

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"Sun n Sand" - Tracey Capone Photography 2012

It’s coming down to the wire… this time, two weeks from now, I’ll be driving from Manchester, England to Edinburgh, Scotland on the first of many legs of the UK Road Trip between Manchester and Shannon, Ireland. That said, with a couple of wholesale orders to complete, money to exchange, an International Driver’s License to obtain, and turning a packing list in to a reality, the next week and a half is going to be pretty crazy. I’m thinking time out with the camera is going to be few and far between but I’m hoping to step away for a bit over the next few so I can continue to enjoy the beautiful Chicago weather and the ever changing scenery.

In honor of the upcoming road trip, I decided to make my Photo of the Day one from my last trip, driving from Santa Monica, CA to Tulsa, OK on Route 66. The Sun n Sand motel was one of the many wonderful, retro motels we came across along the way. I loved the orange and yellow of this sign, especially against the grey sky from that day. It was, quite literally, a bright spot in the final leg of our tour.

That road trip was full of so many fun memories, I can’t wait to create more in a couple of weeks! (and given we will be driving on the other side of the road and car, something tells me there will be LOTS of laughs to remember… and that will only be in the parking lot of the car rental facility) I will, of course, be sharing along the way!  Do you have a favorite memory from a road trip you’ve taken? 

 

Enjoy!

*tracey*

 

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