Welcome to my BetterPhoto galleries! They represent the things that are most important to me, starting with flowers -- my favorite photo subject (the closer the better). Lighthouses are a passion, too; so far, my husband and I have photographed 171, and we're not anywhere near ready to stop. National, state and municipal parks and nature preserves are favorite stops wherever we go. Finally, there's a gallery of photos I've collected at some of the places we've been that don't fit in the other categories. Enjoy -- and be sure to let me know if you find something you like!
If you'd like to see more of my photos, please visit me at http://photosbymonnie.zenfolio.com!
-Monnie Ryan
![]() Hippy Dippy Holid... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Elegant Ohio Discuss | ![]() ![]() Treed Discuss | ![]() On Such a Winter&... Discuss | ||
![]() Starting Gait Discuss | ![]() Through the Looki... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Country Classic Discuss | ![]() ![]() Holiday Spin Discuss | ||
![]() ![]() Be of Good Cheer Discuss | ![]() Better Watch Out! Discuss | ![]() Hark, What Light? Discuss | ![]() ![]() Tight Rope Discuss | ||
![]() Hippie Dippie Hol... Discuss | ![]() Get Glowing Discuss | ![]() Wreath Designs Discuss | ![]() Blue Christmas Discuss | ||
![]() Take These Chains Discuss | ![]() White Christmas Discuss | ![]() ![]() Night and Day Discuss | ![]() ![]() Holiday Treat Discuss | ||
![]() Holiday Flower Po... Discuss | ![]() Kandy Kane Kaleid... Discuss | ![]() Happy Hallidays Discuss | ![]() Designs on the Se... Discuss | ||
![]() ![]() Christmas Kiss Discuss | ![]() Ribbons of Gold Discuss | ![]() Christmas at the ... Discuss | ![]() Big Wheel Keep On... Discuss | ||
![]() Let the Holiday S... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Come Sail Away Discuss | ![]() Hello December Discuss | ![]() ![]() Dock of the Bay Discuss | ||
![]() Let's Knot Discuss | ![]() ![]() Going Buggy Discuss | ![]() ![]() Reflections Discuss | ![]() Bricked Up Discuss | ||
![]() Soap Opera-tion Discuss | ![]() Remembering Autum... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Towing the Line Discuss | ![]() ![]() Budding Beauty Discuss | ||
![]() Scarf Textures Discuss | ![]() Still Pining Discuss | ![]() ![]() Perky Poinsettia Discuss | ![]() No Canna Do Discuss | ||
![]() Mirror, Mirror On... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Little Red Bridge Discuss | ![]() Street Treat Discuss | ![]() ![]() Barrel of Fun Discuss | ||
![]() Puzzling Discuss | ![]() ![]() Gingerly Discuss | ![]() Pile of Prints Discuss | ![]() Senior Shenanigan... Discuss | ||
![]() Well Hello, Novem... Discuss | ![]() Cheers to October Discuss | ![]() ![]() Shadow Boxing Discuss | ![]() Old Mackinac Poin... Discuss | ||
![]() Lily Framed Discuss | ![]() On the Up and Up Discuss | ![]() A-Mazing Discuss | ![]() Gateway Discuss | ||
![]() ![]() Support Staff Discuss | ![]() The Fallen Discuss | ![]() Gourdian Knot Discuss | ![]() ![]() Sunny Drive Discuss | ||
![]() Pumpkins with Bum... Discuss | ![]() Happy Landing Discuss | ![]() Wither Thou Goest Discuss | ![]() Beaten Around the... Discuss | ||
![]() Windblown Discuss | ![]() ![]() Posting Shadows Discuss | ![]() Clear Up to the S... Discuss | ![]() Agony of De Feet Discuss | ||
![]() Dahlia Delights Discuss | ![]() ![]() Dare to be Differ... Discuss | ![]() Tough on the Teet... Discuss | ![]() Bridging History Discuss | ||
![]() Hello October! Discuss | ![]() Hanging Out Discuss | ![]() We Have Lift-Off Discuss | ![]() ![]() Decked Out Discuss | ||
![]() ![]() Seize the Day Lil... Discuss | ![]() Lion King Discuss | ![]() ![]() Her Highness Discuss | ![]() ![]() Making Tracks Discuss | ||
![]() Happy Trails Discuss | ![]() ![]() Tattered Discuss | ![]() Good Fences Discuss | ![]() ![]() Roadside Sunshine Discuss | ||
![]() ![]() What a Web We Wea... Discuss | ![]() Rooty Tooty Fresh... Discuss | ![]() ![]() Dewtiful Rose Discuss | ![]() ![]() Dare to be Differ... Discuss | ||
![]() Ah Capella Discuss | ![]() ![]() Mosquito Lake Discuss | ![]() Cutting Edge Discuss | ![]() ![]() Rural Ohio Discuss | ||
![]() Ready for Fall Discuss | ![]() ![]() Ohio Farming Discuss | ![]() Coming Soon Discuss | ![]() Summer in the Wet... Discuss |
I'm a semi-retired business newspaper editor and freelance writer/editor who took up photography as a serious hobby about 5 years ago. Originally, my goal was to take photos in all Ohio state parks (I'm a huge supporter of state and national parks). Along the way, I developed a passion for macro photos of flowers, and I share my husband Jack's for lighthouses (he's at 171 and counting). That's delayed my Ohio parks quest -- I'm not quite half done now -- but I'll get there eventually!
For the record, I don't diddle around with post-processing much beyond minor sharpening, cropping and perhaps boosting the saturation a bit -- I prefer to show others what I've seen, not what I WISH I'd seen. Besides that, I enjoy entering contests, and most do not permit any changes to the original beyond the basic stuff. That said, though, I love to see all the creative images with all the bells and whistles of filters and effects -- they're truly works of art!
When I'm not behind a camera, I'm a certified volunteer long-term care ombuds[wo]man for the Ohio Department of Aging and a registered "Ohio Ambassador." I love to read whodunits, sip wine (preferably from an Ohio or Pennsylvania winery) and, weather permitting, get outside every morning for a long walk in and around my neighborhood.
If you'd like to see more of my photos, please visit http://photosbymonnie.zenfolio.com.
Copyright for these photos belongs to Monnie Ryan
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.