“Where I Spend My Weekdays” MOst of my weekdays are spent at school. Sometimes it really does feel like a home away from home. I work with wonderful people and have the privilege of teaching great students. In both respects, I am very lucky and I try never to take that for granted. I am grateful for today’s prompt because it encouraged me to document this place where I spend so much time. I walk this hall a hundred times…
“What Season Is It? I had very little time and very little inspiration for today’s photo. The temperatures are still in the nineties and none of the trees are looking like fall yet. In a quick thirty minute trip to the park between school and dinner and before choir rehearsal (when the light was all wrong for taking pictures), the best I could find was this still blooming rosebush surrounded by some bright orange leaves. Looks like seasonal color to…
“Hats Off” I’m all for any prompt that affords me the opportunity to photograph Weber and his hat. I think that I should be tipping my hat to him for all that he puts up with in my attempts not to miss a day of photographs. Every night involves time spent going through the day’s pictures and selecting “the one.” Then there is post processing. I try to do minimal post processing but I always have to resize in…
“The End, The Beginning, The Present” It is hard to believe that this is already the last day of September. Time is just flying by. I don’t like it! However, I do love this time of year. Fall is my favorite season – watching nature slow down and get ready to rest, seeing the beautiful bare forms of the trees, basking in all the orange of the falling leaves and the flowers and, of course, the pumpkins, breathing in the…
“Mama’s Boy” My boy is getting really gray; he will be nine in another month. He still has quite a bit of energy for dancing for his dinner (or any other food he thinks that he might get), playing frisbee and chasing the cat every now and then. Interestingly, he will not work too hard at keeping Harley from stealing his rawhide bone. He is definitely a gentle giant. Today, Adidas worked hard at keeping me from taking his picture….
“Whatever…” There is no disguise here, but the prompt also suggested the use of props and being goofy. I think we got that:-) The jury is still out on whether the “whatever” is intended for the person on the other end of the phone or me for pointing the camera at her yet again. I’m fairly sure I know what the verdict is. Whatever…
“Bokeh Bubbles” I love to take bubble pictures; therefore, throughout this year I have already taken many of them. I was trying to think of a different, somewhat creative approach to today’s prompt. I finally came up with an idea, but never quite got to it during the day. When Weber got home, just in case that idea didn’t materialize, we went outside to try some of the “normal” bubble shots. I quickly discovered that it was more windy…
“Good-bye Summer, Hello Fall”
“Notes, Notes and More Notes” I like writing this kind of notes…not nearly as depressing as all of the notes that I have to write to myself so that I don’t forget what I’m supposed to do, where I’m supposed to do it and who I’m supposed to do it with or for.
“Fall Fountain” I’m in a creative slump they week. Nothing seems terribly inspired or inspiring. I know that all artists have these times, but I don’t particularly like the feel of it. That being said, I’m soldiering on hoping that the creative fire is rekindled soon! I had a composition student who was sick and missed a lesson this morning. That gave me a free hour that I did not expect to have. There were many productive things that I…