Appel
Profile
A photo is so much more than that object that gets left in the drawer. Think about it: history, family, love, beauty, emotion, education; all of these can be represented in a single photo! Think about all the beautiful scenes, animals, flowers, oceans, skies, big and vast or tiny and detailed, all things that we might not have ever seen if it weren’t for someone who had been there and taken the time to photograph, develop and share their view!
My hobby has become a passion, especially in the last year! I have received no training, I learn by reading, practice, enjoying other’s art, and getting feedback from mine. I love trying to see things in a new way. I enjoy the way light can bring beauty to a scene that is otherwise dull & lifeless. Finding images that make people dream, think, care, and smile – that’s what I desire to do with my photography!
Please, stroll thru my images and enjoy my views shared with you!
Groups
Appel hosts * inside PCNW * and is a member of # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, " ' Too Bright ' ", "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 photo per 24 hrs; 3 drawings or paintings per 24 hrs, "Streams & Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, "♥ show me a sign ♥", *A Beautiful Blur, *Amazing Orton Effect* - Limit 3/day , 1. The Mysterious Balkans , 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 2D - Daffodils & Dahlias , 4 Winners Only, A Fascinating Purple , A Place To Call Home, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY) 2 per 24 hour period, Abandoned Items, Accentuate The Eyes, All About Flowers, All About Water, All Around the Styles, All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers, All Pets Great and Small, All the Fun of the Fair, All Trucks, Amateur Photographers' Association, AMERICAN PATRIOT, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Animal Kingdom, Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes, Artistic Motion Blur, Backyard Macro and Closeups (3 a day), BARNS & Old Grist Mills and Covered Bridges from around the World!, Beach Art, Beginner's Expressions, Birds Of Prey (3 per day), Bits and Pieces , Black & White Photographers Showcase, Blast from the Past, Blooming Trees - 2 per day, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Both Sides Now, Bridges, Bubblers' Weekly Challenge, Canon Vs Nikon (1 per day!), Capturing Emotion, Challenge Café, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: PINK [No Flowers]), Colors of Water, Communities (NO SUNSETS OR SUNRISES OR CLOSEUPS OF PERSONS, PLACES OR THINGS!!), Construction and Demolished, contrasting perceptions (NEW RULES PLEASE GO READ THEM), Country Bumpkin, COUNTRY GARDENS! Come and grow with us! *NO SINGLE FLOWER SHOTS*, COUNTRY ROADS / around the World, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Cutest of the Cute, DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, Dandelions, Dawn and Dusk Light, Days Gone By (Photographs must be twenty years or older and include people please), Descriptions, Dilapidated Buildings, Double exposure, Dutch Touch, Everyday Life, Everyday Women, Everything Winter, Fabulous Flowers, Family Likeness, Farms and Countryside, First Things, Flags in motion, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , For The Love Of Jesus , Frame In Frame, Freedom to Shine, Friends of RedBubble, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Good News Group - Sharing & Caring, Green!, Heritage in Stone, High Key, High Quality Animal Images - 1 Submission a Week, Human and Nature, Hunting and Fishing the Great Outdoors, I Love Birds, Icy Cold, Images & Ideas, ImageWriting (2/24), Just Lines, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Landscape Photography, Light In The Darkness, Live, Love, Dream: , Livestock in General, Living Christianity, MASTERS OF THE SCENIC, Metallic Junktion, Minimalism, Moms 4 Art, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Mother Nature's Finest, Mountains Across the Globe, Mountains and Mountain Light, Mysteries of the Common, Natural Textures, Nature's Reclamation, Nature's Wonders, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Object Studies & Concepts, Odd One Out, Once In A Blue Moon, One Single Flower On Show.. 2 Photo's per day, Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue), Out of the Past, Outsiders, Pacific Northwest , Pay It Forward, Photography 101, Photography Critique and Advice, Photoshop Help, Piers and Jetties, POSTED: No Trespassing, Pylon Photos and Art, Railway Art and Photography, Rain Drops & Water Art - Fresh Water Only!, Reaching Out : A Christian Mission , Respectful Retrievers, Rhododendrons, Rivers and Streams, Ruins, Ancient and Derelict Buildings, Rural Around The Globe, Rustic, Rusty, Crusty and Falling to Bits - 2 Per 24 Hours, Scenery, School Spirit, Seasonal 'Scapes, Selective Coloring, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shoot The Moon, Shots in the Fog, Simply the Best, Skyscapes, Snow! Glorious Snow!! 2 a day, Solo Exhibition, Sports Photography, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Stillness Speaks **Max 2 uploads per day** {{No NUDES, ABSTRACT, CANDIDS or ACTION IMAGES}}, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Strictly Human Faces , Sun Rays, Sunrise, Sunset, Tag Along, The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Eyes Have It, The FENCE group, The Great Hunter, The Human Condition, The Patchwork , THE PHOTOGRAPHERS VAULT, The Red Barn, The Scavenger Hunt, The true beauty, The Woman Photographer **7 Submissions a week only please**, Timber and Water, Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography, Tools, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Trains, Trees - 2 images per day with trees as the focal point, TUNNEL VISION (photography only), UN!TY , Unique Buildings Of The World, Veteran's Day cards- Cohost needed, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Visual Collaborations (No Writing), WA Red Bubbles, Water Towers, Waves, Wedding Inspiration Group, Weekly Theme Challenges, Welcome to Washington (The State!), Western United States Artists and Photographers, Who are YOU to Judge?, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, You're Accepted and Your Country's Best (2 images per day).
Journal Entries
Portrait, Lighting Dilemma
Posted 12 days ago, 15 comments so far.
Asher update - 10-25-09
Posted 16 days ago, 5 comments so far.
Question - Night Photography
Posted 19 days ago, 4 comments so far.
Help with colors! - fixed! :-)
Posted 21 days ago, 7 comments so far.
More HP Suggestions - if you're not quite ready for fall!
Posted 28 days ago, 4 comments so far.
Just Playing with Home Page suggestions
Posted 28 days ago, 6 comments so far.
Aaaaahhh! Help!!! How do you do this? Just Experimenting with My Home Page Suggestions
Posted about 1 month ago, 9 comments so far.
Answers to Prayers
Posted about 1 month ago, 2 comments so far.
Asher update - 9-29-09
Posted about 1 month ago, 3 comments so far.
Update on Asher 9/17/09
Posted about 1 month ago, 3 comments so far.
