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About pearlsandprose

Photography. With a little life thrown in.

Some new textures

Posted on September 2, 2010 by pearlsandprose

While tooling around Queens, NY, recently, I spotted this vintage Ford Falcon: (I’ve blurred the license plate with Photoshop to protect the owner’s privacy.) Thought it might be fun to apply some Photoscape cross processing and vignetting for a more … Continue reading →

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Nantucket

Posted on September 1, 2010 by pearlsandprose

We went to Nantucket for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I’d always wanted to see the island…an old friend’s husband always raved about it and that made me curious. You’ll probably discover that I’m a very curious … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, back in Flushing….

Posted on August 31, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Photographed in Asian markets, Flushing, NY August 2010 © pearls and prose

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Eat Pray Love…not so much

Posted on August 30, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Well, I saw the movie version of  Eat Pray Love, and my overall impression was “meh.” I read the book and liked part of it (the first 100 pages, actually) but I kept waiting for Julia Roberts to show the … Continue reading →

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Fresh produce and “I’m not a spy!”

Posted on August 27, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Does anyone know what these are? They look an awful lot like melons, but are the size of apples and oranges. I love the color of this also-unnamed vegetable. Gotta’ love these peppers…. Doesn’t this Chinese eggplant look like a … Continue reading →

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Sweet stuff

Posted on August 26, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Welcome back to the Asian markets in Flushing, NY. While there, we stepped into a bakery and drooled over these: It was really close to lunchtime, so we settled on a blender drink made of fresh watermelon and ice. Delicious. … Continue reading →

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Back from vacation

Posted on August 25, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Hi, everyone…I’m back. We had a nice little getaway to New York and Cape Cod, and I have just a few photos. I really tried to restrain myself, as it was a vacation and not a photography trip. But it’s … Continue reading →

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Rainboots

Posted on August 20, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Cutest rain boots ever…. iPhone photo processed with Polarize. I’ve been able to do almost everything on my iPhone, but it’s challenging reading everything on such a small screen. I’ll be glad to have my laptop back! Have a great … Continue reading →

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Dogbench

Posted on August 19, 2010 by pearlsandprose

 iPhone photo.

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Polarized enamel

Posted on August 18, 2010 by pearlsandprose

Processed the enamel utensil photo of yesterday with Polarize on the iPhone. I love this app. I originally blogged this from Flickr and it may have been emailed to subscribers inadvertently. I didn’t like the smaller image size, so I … Continue reading →

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