Move Around the Subject

Assignment: Photograph one subject from different angles.  Move around!  Get close, move back, lay down.  Rules: Keep the camera in the auto setting but NO flash, no automatic zoom, no stabilizer.

 

These are my photos of an old tricycle at my mom's house.  They were taken around 11:30am on Sunday, 3/30/13. It was sunny and windy. 

 

1/160, f/8, ISO 100, 55 mm

The "big picture" (my own words) so you can see my primary subject (the old tricycle) and the surroundings.  I like the shadow.

 

 

1/200, f/9, ISO 100, 27mm

Focus is on the seat.  I like the line from the handlebars.

 

 

1/160, f/8, ISO 100, 45mm

Focus is on the seat.  The teacher wasn't fond of the giant, unfocused branch in the foreground.  She did like the lines of the handlebar and the bars behind the seat.

 

 

1/200, f/8, ISO 100, 55mm

Focus is on the seat.  Good shadows and texture. 

 

Overall, they were decent pictures with good use of the manual focus.  My teacher liked the use of light and shadows, texture, and some of the lines of the bike and handlebars.  She wasn't sold on the clutter of branches around the tricycle, but said it told the story of the old bike in the brush.

Lethargy

I'm very tired.  That is all.

Good night!

New kicks and big girl clothes

Chloe, the head of the family, sported her first new pair of shoes today.  It's only appropriate that they have a little cat on them...since her third word was "kitty kitty."  Oh, and she absolutely loves our cat, Zella.  We think these Robeez are pretty darn cute. 

 

 These shoes were one of the first steps (no pun intended) in Chloe becoming a big girl.  Yesterday we switched out some of her baby clothes and replaced them with 12 month stuff.  My eyes may have welled up a couple of times, sorting through those tiny little onesies.  I even found one of her newborn diapers!  I'm so grateful, happy and blessed that our daughter is growing - because that means she's healthy and thriving.  But it definitely pulls on my heart strings to know how fast it's going.  I just LOVE that little girl....and no matter how old she is, she'll ALWAYS be my baby.

Doggy Daycare

Every Friday we take our dogs to Lucky Pawz.  It's a daycare for dogs.  It sounds a little crazy, but it's the best thing ever!  Just think, we go to work, school, the grocery store, shopping, out with friends....and our dogs just...stay at home. The same place all the time.  Doggy daycare gives them a chance to socialize with other mutts, form friendships (yes, they make and play with the same friends), and interact with humans other than their owners.  The best part?  They are EXHAUSTED when they come home - that night and the whole next day.  We usually take Tilly and Rocco on Fridays, but sometimes we'll take them if we have something going on that night after work.  It's no fun to stay cooped up all day AND all night without a human to beg from and cuddle with!

Lucky Pawz is great because they upload a bunch of pictures from each day.  So at the end of the day you can get online and see what your beloved k-9 baby was up to.  These are the pictures from 2/22/13.  Sometimes it's a "where's Waldo" game.

What am I doing?

This is new.
What do I do?
I'm so confused.
And excited too.