Pier Art…

A recent business lunch (honest!) ended with ice cream on the Santa Monica Pier.

Grabbed this with my iPhone, added Pop Art and Halftone filters in the BeFunky app, then a frame from Snapseed, and Instagram punch. Easy Magic!

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Just chillin’ with my dinosaur…

Just chillin' with my dinosaur...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Stewart’s Rock Shop on Route 66 in Arizona

Yellowstone…beautiful coming and going…

Yellowstone...beautiful coming and going...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Day of the Dead – more fun in a cemetery than you ever thought possible…

In the shadow of the Hollywood sign, which overlooks from a nearby hilltop, Day of the Dead memorializes and celebrates the dead in one of the most unique settings possible…the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (yes, it’s a real place). A beautiful setting every other day of the year, this cemetery comes alive (pun intended) on Dia de Los Muertos, LA-style.

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Yikes…I’m scaring myself…

Yikes...I'm scaring myself...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

I’m always drawn to sad, broken dolls in antique stores. I grab a shot with my iPhone, and then MESS. THEM. UP.   It’s so easy to do with Snapseed, from Google Nik Software.

Don’t judge.    🙂

The friendliest barn in Utah…

The friendliest barn in Utah...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

My friend found a great Utah Barn Tour PDF online recently, and off we went.  This was the prettiest one we found, in Richmond, Utah.  The “Hi” sign made us grin!

I heart street art…

I heart street art...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Have a seat. We’ll be right with you.

Have a seat.  We'll be right with you.

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

My heart’s on fire…

My heart's on fire...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

 

Drive-by shooting in Portland. This is the third frame of an HDR shot, while driving. I kinda like it.

Fairy-tale cottage on Pacific Coast Highway (yes, that’s a concrete whale tail)…

Fairy-tale house on Pacific Coast Highway (yes, that's a concrete whale tail)...

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

I spotted the concrete whale first — a rapidly-disintegrating whale over an empty swimming pool — but it was enough to make me turn around on narrow Pacific Coast Highway and head back to Westport (north of Mendocino). It was then that I saw the whale tail, buried in the yard a few feet from the pool and…that adorable house, just feet from the Pacific Ocean with an unobstructed view. It looks like it should be on top of a wedding cake.