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She Sings like a Nightingale!

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My sweet Daughter Leannan Sidhe has been stretching her artistic wings in more ways than one the last few years. Last year she accomplished the recording of her first album of original music, as well as gotten her first published work, a short story in an anthology which can be found on the Fragile Dreams page. She also is an accomplished seamstress and created many of her own costumes. Leannan does beadwork, and is a lovely artist with pencil and watercolors as well, and can throw a great snowball to boot!

Now she is working on her second album of mostly original music, and the plan is to start recording this summer. You can hear samples of her music here

She is giving up her apartment and staying with me for awhile so she can put everything into this project. Here is where you come in! If you like to support young musicians and artists struggling to make it in this world, you can help through a website called Kickstarter which matches up people with projects with those who like to donate to such causes. I AM HAVING TROUBLE POSTING LINKS ON HERE BUT IF YOU CLICK ON HER LINK TO THE LEFT IN THE SIDEBAR YOU WILL FIND HER KICKSTARTER LINK THERE.

AFTER VIEWING, PLEASE CONSIDER A PLEDGE… SHE HAS 15 DAYS TO GATHER ANOTHER $1,005. THE WAY KICKSTARTER WORKS IS THAT IF THE GOAL IS NOT REACHED BY THE DEADLINE, THE ARTIST GETS NONE OF THE MONEY. NONE OF THE MONEY IS TAKEN FROM YOUR ACCOUNT UNTIL THE END OF THE PROJECT, AND THERE ARE MANY TIERS OF DONATION LEVELS WITH BONUS PRIZES YOU WILL RECEIVE AS WELL. I HAVE ALSO PROMISED TO SEND ONE OF MY PHOTO CARDS TO THANK ANYONE WHO DONATES AT LEAST $15 OR MORE, AND MY 8 X 10 IMAGES ARE SOME OF THE PRIZES.

Leannan has been working with James Alexander Adams, who not only does all the recording studio work, but also sings with her on a few songs and plays several instruments on the first album.

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Magical Kingdom of Aurora

Magical Kingdome of Aurora

IN March I was blessed to be in the right place at the right time to capture 3 night time shots of the Aurora Borealis, with the full moon lighting up Mount Adams with a rare Lenticular Cloud formation over Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve in Washington State. These are single shots, not compilations… with standard editing using brighten/contrast and vibrance, a little saturaton but not much.

This image has become my new trademark, with card sales and large print sales,


You can find my images online in links to the left at Flickr, Google+ and Facebook, and contact me for more information on availability at starlisa.black@gmail.com

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Flooding on the Hood River March 30, 2012

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Spring is coming!

Marsh Marigold at Bird Lake

and tonight I feel more positive having a functional laptop again thanks to my nephew. This loaner is not only working great again, but now it is officially mine! Thank you to all who helped along the way to this point.
Eventually I do want to get a newer computer with warrenty and all that, and I also have really struggled to provide for myself while also sharing photos with the world on Flickr, Facebook and Google+ and our local TV weather. If you enjoy the photos I work hard to share and would like to help with even a few dollars, I have a donate button in the sidebar for paypal, or you could mail a donation to Darlisa Black, P.O. Box 190, Husum, WA 98623. I promise any money sent will be used to help me continue shooting this Pacific Northwest paradise… some of it will go for gas money to get out there shooting in different areas, some for SD cards as mine wear out, and other such expenses that enable me to bring you the photos.
Thank you!

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Lenticular Cloud Formations

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I updated my Lenticular gallery page with some moonlit shots from the same night as the Aurora shot. Come on over and see!

Lenticular Cloud Formations.

and then if you really enjoy my work, please consider putting a drop in my help bucket towards a new computer and processing program… my other one died, my income is way sub standard, and I am using a loaner thanks to my adopted brother. Thank you kindly for looking, and in advance for any support you can give for the beauty you see here. There is a donate button in the sidebar for paypal, or you can contact me at starlisa.black@gmail.com or at

Darlisa Black
P.O. Box 190
Husum, WA USA 98623

I also have a small shipment of new books coming in this week, they can be seen on my facebook page (links over in the sidebar)

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Magical Kingdom of Aurora

Magical Kingdom of Aurora

Last night I got transported into a magical Kingdome of the Far Away land of Aurora where silence fills the void, but the silence is rich with the deep eternal song of the universe…
a land where frozen snow is on the shady side of lake where I am but not on the side I am shooting… a land where peaceful bird and elk sounds weave a lullaby, where coyotes yap their nightly song, where Elk swim the lake to get to the good grazing, and Loons sing their haunting melody… a land where the cold air smells fresh and nourishing, where a person can sit in the snow for hours watching the skies until 3:00 am and see no one and feel safe and at peace.

Magical colors filled the air briefly behind the Moonlit Mount Adams, and under the massive Lenticular Clouds that have lingered for hours. Streaks of rising Aurora stemming from an ancient Sun dance beside the regal Volcano

Breathe deep of the mystery, take it all in through your pores to feed the cells of your body and nourish your soul…

Yes, I saw the Aurora Borealis on a small scale behind the Lenticular clouds swimming over Trout Lake, Washington and I was thrilled as I lounged on a frozen snowbank after midnight waiting for a long exposure shot… BLISS I tell ya!

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My photos are all copyrighted, please do not use without my permission.
Thank you for taking the time to come look at my photos, I have learned so much from fellow photographers, and appreciate it so much! You can contact me on my facebook page in the sidebar or at starlisa.black@gmail.com to inquire about licencing or prints. I AM STRIVING TO BUILD UP A SMALL PHOTO BUSINESS BUT MY COMPUTER DIED. I HAVE AN OLDER LOANER LAPTOP THAT STRUGGLES WITH PROCESSING, AND IF YOU REALLY ENJOY MY WORK PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO MY COMPUTER FUND OVER IN THE SIDEBAR

Midnight Lenticular with Mount Adams and Aurora

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Highlights of Today

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Today was sunny bright and warmer than previous days… and Lenticular clouds danced upon the Mountain.

Sunday Hat on Mount Hood

I came up with a new acronym today when life was weighing me down with sadness even on a sunny day…
M.E.A.W.
Mutual Encouragement Association of the World
MEAW Meow :-)

Rock Iris in Spring

so, on that note I would like to encourage all who read this post that even on cloudy sad days there are people who care, people who will encourage you, and people with troubles far worse than your own!

I can also report that all the new books I had purchased have been sold, and I am about to order more. If you want to know more about that take a look at my link for two books for details, and for purchase info look on my facebook page for Starlisa Black Photography

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Swans of Schreiners Farms

Swans of Schreiner's Farm

I wandered through Schreiners Farm in Dallesport today and admired the many animals living there. This is a collection of two Swans I saw, and later research showed them to be Trumpeter Swans… later I will do posts of Zebra and Camel also.  I will post some informational links in comments because I still have not figured out how to make proper links on here!

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“Moods of Mount Adams” … a new photo book for sale

Front and Back Cover of the new book

My last photo book was such a great success, that I decided to make a new one. This one is all about Mount Adams, and includes a bit of simple text and a lot of lenticular clouds and lake reflections as you can see below.

details:

Photo book “Moods of Mount Adams” size 8 x 11 inches
20 pages hard back with photo wrap

COST: $40.00 (plus $5.00 shipping in US ) plus sales tax if bought or delivered in Washington)

if you would like one of these limited edition specialty books contact me directly at starlisa.black@gmail.com or on facebook (link in sidebar)

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My daughter in concert~!

Leannan Sidhe

Leannan Sidhe is performing tonight February 19 at the Rendezvous theater in Seattle as one of several acts. I am so proud of her!
By the way… if you have not checked this out yet,
My daughter who sings under the name Leannan Sidhe has her CD of her own original music available on her website , and purchase includes the ability to download the album after paying as well as getting the actual CD,

http://music.leannansidhe.com/album/fragile-dreams

She also can be downloaded as MP3 singles or the whole album at that link, and also at itunes, cdbaby, and amazon mp3 tunes. Best though if you by directly from her website, it benefits her more.

her concert Sunday is at the Rendezvous Theater, 2322 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121. Several different performances will be on stage between 6:30 to 9:30 pm and I am not sure what time her performance will be. She has to pre sell 15 tickets to have a choice on time (lacking 1 at this point) and 25 tickets pre sold will guarantee her a return invite. Tickets are $9 in advance or $12 at the door, and you can get them here

https://tickets.aftonshows.com/LeannanSidhe

you can also watch some of her performances on youtube here

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=

I can’t wait to see her on a big stage on Sunday! !