Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: ringexcellence

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my San Francisco trip images, I have uploaded 9 pictures in this batch [6 yesterday, 7 the day before yesterday, 11, 10 and 11 before that]. Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show!) The Golden Gate Bridge is the landmark I identify most strongly with San Francisco and it is considered a modern Wonder of the World. I have crossed it thousands of times in my lifetime--by car, bike, and by foot--and its beauty has never deminished in my eyes since understanding what it was as a small child. I am proud to say that my father's father actually worked on the construction of this bridge! My brilliant mother designed a quilted block which won a placement in a very special GGB 50th Anniversary Quilt presented to and exhibited by the Golden Gate Bridge District Office. This incredibly beautiful, amazing bridge is part of who I am as a hometown San Franciscan, and I love it dearly. Many of you might feel a little sad for me that it was a foggy day for these pictures, but I was delighted because this is how the bridge looks most days of the year! I hoped it would be foggy so that I could take pictures of the bridge how I love it most...disappearing into the mist! If you would like to know more about the Golden Gate Bridge, here is the link to the Wiki page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Color: Bridges This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

This is one of the images I'd been looking forward to taking! I hoped the fog would be so thick that I wouldn't be able to see where they attached to the suspension cable at the top, and I was overjoyed to get exactly what I wanted! Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins Black/White Conceptual This picture was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: Alpha Color: Green This image was taken during the MeetUp hike we went on to Hobart's Bluff and Soda Mountain in Southern Oregon on July 16. Thank you for your comments and awards! This image has achieved the highest tier award in these groups: (L = Level) flickr Award: Gallery (L3), Photo-Hobby (L3), Beautiful Shot, Andromeda 50 (L6), My Gear and Me Silver (L4), Photography for Recreation Sapphire (L5), FlickrDuel Winner: Alpha Color Green!! Photo AwardsCounter Click here to see the awards count for this photo. (?)

My first HDR image!! (My husband learned how to do long-exposure and HDR images, and taught me how to do it, and this was my first attempt!) This picture was taken on our aborted July 2, 2011 hike to Stuart Falls by way of the Red Blanket Trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area of Southern Oregon. NOTES from FLICKR: Thank you everyone for helping this image reach 1300+ views, 950+ comments, 54 favorites and 1 Gallery placement!!! This image has attained these highest rankings in the following award groups and is very proudly and humbly displayed with thanks to each of you for your awards, comments and favorites in these top tier Gallery Threads and high-level groups: Flickr Award Gallery (L3) * Finest Diamond Gallery (L3) * The Magic of the Nature Gallery * iPhoto Hobby Gallery (L3) * Colors of the Heart Gallery * My Favorite Forest Gallery * Landscapes, Sunsets, Waterscapes Winning Gallery * Triple Ring of Excellence Gallery (L3) * Best of DAMN! I Wish I'd Taken That! * Photography for Recreation: Diamond (L6) * WoW (L5) * Creative Master (L2) * FlickrDuel contest: +10 Long Exposure * View Awards Count