Water & Light

Taken: December 19, 2011

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
-- John 1: 1-5

Salted Green Apple

Taken: November 22, 2011

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
-- Matthew 5:13

Good & Upright is the Lord

Taken: July 1, 2012

Rock & Leaves

Taken: November 22, 2011

Coffee Time

Drawn: March 12, 2012

To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born,
    And a time to die;
A time to plant,
    And a time to pluck what is planted;
³ A time to kill,
    And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
    And a time to build up;
A time to weep,
    And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
    And a time to dance;
⁵ A time to cast away stones,
    And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
    And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to gain,
    And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
    And a time to throw away;
⁷ A time to tear,
    And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
    And a time to speak;
A time to love,
    And a time to hate;
A time of war,
    And a time of peace.
-- Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8

Drawn in Photoshop with a tablet.

Simple Creations

Taken: May 12, 2012.

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. So the evening and the morning were the third day.

-- Genesis 1: 11-13

Technical stuff --
Macro setting on Camera with flash; Cropped.

Beetle

"Beetle"
Taken: March 29, 2012.

Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

-- Genesis 1: 24-25

Technical stuff --
In camera used macro setting; it came out a little blurred.
In photoshop, cropped photo & used filter "Brush Strokes - Accented Edges."

Relaxing Coffee

Drawn:March 20, 2012.

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
² Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
³ Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
⁵ For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
-- Psalm 100

A tracing of a picture in Photoshop.

Glow

Taken: November 28, 2011.

Technical stuff --
It is a cup full of juice.
Macro setting on camera with flash.
Adjusted Brightness and Contrast.

Forsaken

Taken & Modified: May 8, 2012.

Vindicate me, O God,
And plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!
² For You are the God of my strength;
Why do You cast me off?
Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your tabernacle.
⁴ Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
For I shall yet praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
-- Psalm 43

Technical stuff --
Combined 4 pictures to create a panoramic & added filter "Sketch - Chalk & Charcoal."

Towards the Snow

Taken: December 17, 2011.

Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
⁶ Your righteousness is like the great mountains;
Your judgments are a great deep;
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
⁸ They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
⁹ For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.
-- Psalm 36: 5-9

Technical stuff --
Cropped; Adjusted brightness & contrast.

Dog Bath

Taken: Nov. 9, 2011 & Modified: June 5, 2012.

Technical stuff --
Adjusted Brightness & Contrast; Cropped, rotated, & moved to a new file; Used the select tool to add a background with limegreen & gray colors & used filter "distort - glass" to create the effect.

Chuchín: the dog

Taken: November 15, 2009.

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!
-- Psalm 150: 6

Technical stuff --
Cropped using the "Rule of Thirds" for framing; Adjusted brightness, contrast, & color.

Spring Flower

Taken: November 21, 2011.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
¹⁶ For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
And its place remembers it no more.^[a]
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
¹⁸ To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
-- Psalm 103: 15-18

Faithful

Created: May 29, 2012.

Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;
-- Deuteronomy 7:9

Technical stuff---
Chose font "Brush Script MT" & Size "70" font; Added orange & yellow color to the text, drop shadow, orange font stroke, a pattern, & texture; Warped text; Changed background color; & added lightning effects.