Marilyn Botta Photography

Altered Images

October 18, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

Altered Images of photos using Photoshop Elements.

These Altered Images were taken in Naples, Fla. and my backyard. The Church, the Palm Trees and the lake are all located in the Everglades. The tomatoes with new buds were taken in my backyard.

: Everglades Community Church

: Palm Trees in Everglades

: Gator Lake

: Tomatoes with buds

Marilyn Botta is a writer, and amateur photographer. She recently became interested in digital photography and is constantly perfecting her craft. Please visit her Blog: https://awomanspeaksout.com for some interesting commentary about life.

Hispanic Festival

October 16, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

Photos taken at the Hispanic Festival in Augusta, GA.

Lots of ethnic amazing food, Pina Coladas, dancing, and fun for all who attended. A beautiful day in Augusta, Ga for everyone who is Latin or just loves Hispanic culture. It was unusually hot for October (92) but that didn’t stop fans of the Hispanic Festival, vendors, and dancers from celebrating the Hispanic culture, very rich and enduring.

: Statue of Founder of Augusta

: Pina Colada Girl

: American Indian Shirts

: Hispanic Festival Vendor

: Hat Ladies

: Epanadas at Hispanic Festival

: Dancers at Festival

: Dancers at Hispanic Festival

: Cooking at Festival

: Clowns at Hispanic Festival

: Friends at Hispanic Festival

Miscellaneous Images

October 16, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

These miscellaneous images were shot during forays around town.

These are Miscellaneous Images taken around the town. The water hose is a macro. The helmet and vintage red car were taken at a Harley Davidson show. The red car won first place photo in the cars division. My prize was a cup, decal, and metal key decal, but I still was very proud to win my first contest.

: Motorcycle Helmet at show

: Drain in Lake

: Water Hose

: School Buses lined up

: Vintage Red Car at show

Portraits

October 15, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

These Portraits were taken in my upstairs photo studio using new lighting equipment.

I took these portraits after taking an indoor lighting class. To take the self-portraits, I set up my tripod with my Nikon camera mounted on top, set the backgrounds, used a special release device, set the camera, focused and sat down. It was a process, but I believe the self-portraits came out very nice.

My friend volunteered to have her portrait taken as well. I think the results are quite good. Of course, I will gain skill and will be perfecting my techniques with time.

: Me and Teddy

: Self Portrait

: Self Portrait

: Self Portrait

: Self

: Best Friends

: My Feathered Friend

: Portrait

: Physically Fit

: Portrait of Friend

: Portrait

: Friend Portrait

: Portrait

: Portrait

: Portrait

: Portrait

: Portrait

: Portrait

People and Events

October 14, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

People and Events photos at various gatherings

These photos of people and events were taken with my Speedlite attached to an hand bracket to eliminate shadows. The group photos with me in it were taken with my Speedlite mounted on a tripod, and using a remote timer in my hand, I clicked–and voila, group photo with me–yeah!

I will be taking a Wedding and Event Photography class shortly. I will continue to learn and grow in this field that I love.

: Tired little boy

: Soothing Talk

: Silly Faces Group Photo

: Writing Group

: Group Photo

: Married couple at party

: Friends at party

: Friends at party

: Mama’s Boy

: Happy Couple at party

: Family photo at party

: New Love

: Sister and Brother at Party

: Little girl at party

: Birthday Party with Kids

: Happy Family at Party

: Party Time

: The Girls at Party

: Birthday Girl and Mom

: Sweet Baby and Mom

: Best Friends

: Mother and Daughter

: Grandpa and Baby

: Birthday girl with cake on face

: Birthday girl and friend

: Good friends at birthday party

: Old friends at party

: Retirement Party BBQ

: Going away party

: Partners in Life

: Best Friends

: Girlfriends at party

: Friends at party

: The Girls at party

: Good time with friend

: Friends at party

: Us Girls

: Friend at Gathering

Flowers and Trees

October 13, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

Flowers and trees taken at Reed Creek and Phinizy Swamps, and my own backyard. More to come. The first tulip photo was taken with a macro lens. I am taking a Macro class shortly and you will be the recipient of my newfound knowledge.

: Macro Red Tulip

: Swamp Flowers

: Sunlight through trees

: Tomato Bud Macro

: Pink flower outside my house

: Pink Flowers outside house

: Pink Flowers outside

: Mom’s Day tulips

: Icy Brown Buds after storm

: Hopeland Gardens Flower

: Sunlight through Trees

: Green Tomatoes

Animals

October 13, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

These Animal photos are very varied. Some, such as the snake and duck, are from Phinizy Swamp–a beautiful nature preserve in Augusta, GA. As you can see, I am luck enough to have two gorgeous parrots–A Red Sided Eclectus and a Ruby Macaw. The dogs were taken at Clarks Hill Lake, in Augusta.

: Phinizy Swamp Snake

: Phinizy Swamp duck

: Ruby Red Macaw

: Red Macaw

: Border Collie with ball

: Sheep

: Sheep at herding farm

: A sheep at farm

: Sheep at Farm

: Red Macaw

: Ram at farm

: Bird in Naples Zoo

: Eclectus Parrot

: Red Sided Eclectus

: Red Sided Eclectus

: Red Sided Eclectus macro

: Husky at Lake

: Husky

: Husky at Lake

: Husky swimming at Lake

: Husky swimming to dock

: Lemur at Naples zoo

: Lemur and Trainer

Landscapes

October 12, 2014 by Marilyn Botta Leave a Comment

These landscapes were taken in various locations in Augusta, Ga. Some of the others were taken on my trip to Naples, Fla, while visiting my grandson, Aaron. I intend to add lots more photos as I start my travels, which is one of my goals. Life is a journey and documenting it in photos is everlasting.