Ani Trone Photography http://www.anitrone.com/blog Life, Love, Photography, and Horses! Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:50:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Lookout http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/09/01/the-lookout/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/09/01/the-lookout/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:50:09 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2925 Headed up for a drive to the lookout spot where we have an awesome view of our beautiful little town of Sultan and beyond. Devin, Rick’s older brother  and the pooches came along for the ride. It was nice to have such a beautiful day after the downpour yesterday brought.

Enjoy the pics…Ciao Bellas!

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Tuki, the Yorkie Adventurer

Tuki, the Yorkie Adventurer

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Well for now I will share this image of my lil buddy Cimarron, he hasnt been feeling well for the past 8 weeks; he has some weird condition that was unexplained until the other night after the cultures returned from the lab. Now that he is on the mend and Indy as well it looks like I will have more time to be “photographer Ani” and less time being “nurse Ani”.

Taken with my Nikon D90 and processed in Photoshop CS5 using some filters and my imagination to bring out the light etc.

Enjoy Bellas,

Cimarron, Spanish Barb/Mustang

]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/08/26/cimarron/feed/ 0 The Santos’ Visit Rickani Ranch http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/06/25/the-santos-visit-rickani-ranch/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/06/25/the-santos-visit-rickani-ranch/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:13:26 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2900 My cousin Cynthia that I grew up with, her husband George and beautiful kids Ryan, Mason and Mia visit Rick and me for a few days of sunshine and relaxation.

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]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/06/16/cimarron-buck-rain/feed/ 0 First Panorama using Photoshop CS5 http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/05/24/first-panorama-using-photoshop-cs5/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/05/24/first-panorama-using-photoshop-cs5/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 23:42:36 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2890 Okay so now that I have my computer fixed, reformatted and back up running I thought I would play alittle. I purchased the new Adobe CS5 extended a week ago and I am just getting around to working with the new features, namely the Content Aware tool. There seems to be a bunch of new features that will really make editing photographs a breeze…checkout Adobe TV and watch some of the videos on Photoshops latest and greatest you will be blown away!
Below is my first panorama using CS5…it is not the best but I had this sequence of photos from my hike a couple weeks back and thought I’d play around with it; not bad for not planning this out IMHO :P
Enjoy Bellas!
Our trails around Rickani Ranch

Panorama Shot using CS5

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Next time I think I will add some chopped shallots and diced Romas…

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

Ingredients:

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 T olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 C white wine
1 C sliced mushrooms
1 C heavy cream
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 C Parmesan cheese, grated
1 C (packed) fresh baby spinach leaves
1 C fresh basil (rough chopped)

Directions:

Salt and pepper chicken breasts, then saute in olive oil over medium high heat about 8 minutes per side; set aside.

Add white wine to hot pan; reduce it by half, then add mushrooms and saute 4 – 5 minutes. Add cream, garlic, and Parmesan; bring to a simmer. Add spinach and basil and cook on low until spinach is tender. Add chicken and simmer about 5 more minutes until done (chicken should be 165 degrees F internally).

]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/28/creamy-tuscan-chicken/feed/ 0 Stillwater Ranch Voted “Best” by King 5 News! http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/26/stillwater-ranch-voted-best-by-king-5-news/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/26/stillwater-ranch-voted-best-by-king-5-news/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:47:33 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2846 Well, somehow Stillwater Ranch was tossed into the mix of nominees for “Best Dude Ranch” in the Northwest and we won! King 5 News/Evening Magazine came out and did a feature on us last Sunday and it was awesome. Dalton, Kelly (wrangler) and Barb guided the guest including the birthday girl and her entourage up the mountain while I guided the the camera man, producer and Dan as wrangler for team “Ani Oakley!”

Here’s a pic Dan took of me and my horse Rain along with the camera man’s horse “Frankie” as we waited for things to getting “bucking :) ”

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Enjoy Bellas!

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If you are interested in Toby you can obtain details by contacting Cory here: cory8331@hotmail.com

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I was able to get a couple shots but the following two are my favorites.

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]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/07/pa-vs-dick/feed/ 0 Expression… http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/03/expression/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/04/03/expression/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 06:08:23 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2752 It has been one of those sorta really laid back and create something artistic kinda days…I’m loving it because I dont remember when was the last time I felt inspired.

I was going over shots in Lightroom and found these couple of shots and decided to add some Ani to it…

Hope you enjoy!

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Checkout this shot from last evening’s ride…

]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/03/20/stillwater-goes-west/feed/ 0 Angels Spring Training 2010 http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/03/16/angels-spring-training-2010/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/03/16/angels-spring-training-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:13 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2638 Devin (he is a HUGE Angels fan) put together a little reunion weekend for Dad, Vera, Connie, Darren, Jin, Rick and I in Phoenix so we could get a first hand experience with the Angels at Spring Training.

We had such a fun a rewarding weekend, as this was the first time all the brothers and their wives along with Pops and Vera got to spend some family time together.

We stayed right next door to the Tempe Diablo Stadium  at The Buttes.

Thanks Devo!

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]]> http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/03/06/great-video-please-watch-and-help/feed/ 0 Taking the boys out… http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/02/27/taking-the-boys-out/ http://www.anitrone.com/blog/2010/02/27/taking-the-boys-out/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:53:23 +0000 Ani http://www.anitrone.com/blog/?p=2620 Saddled up the boys today and took Cimarron out for a workday…I asked Rick to take some pictures before we left, see below:

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Thanks Honey for the pictures!

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