Pictures of Weeds

Yes, that is correct. Weeds. There is a big field up the street from my house. My goal was to take pictures of the sunset; the sunset was not cooperative. So, I took pictures of weeds. I was there, I had nothing better to do and before I know it, the field is most likely going to be turned into yet another subdivision. Plus, the weeds that resemble stalks of wheat remind me of the small farming community I lived in from the time I was 5 until I was fifteen. My favorites are the ones with the broken pallet.

Helping with the laundry

I am blessed to have the most "helpful" dogs on the planet-just ask them. Here they are helping me fold a load of towels:

Yes, that is brown paint on Charlie's ears.

Photo Assignment #2

Our second photography assignment was to take a picture straight on and then take pictures of the same thing at different angles to try to find the best angle. I decided to take pictures of the yucca plant in my front yard. One, it is stationary, and two, my friend wanted me to send pictures when it bloomed because she was curious as to what color it was. I also took a couple of pictures of my pansies. And, Sammy actually sat still long enough for me to get a couple of shots of him looking out the window. Luckily for me, he loves to look out the window!

Straight shot in auto mode

View from the side, in "plant" mode

Extreme close-up, vertical, "plant" mode

Looking up from the ground

Straight shot, auto mode, shot standing up

Straight shot, "plant" mode, taken from ground level


My vicious watch dog

We were also supposed to continue "playing" with the various program modes, so that of course meant more portrait mode shots of my boys.

I love how Charlie crosses his paws.

Once again, Sammy feels I have taken enough pictures.

My little darlings

Chances are, there are going to be a lot of pictures of my dogs. They are my favorite subject, and they are so cute-which is my totally unbiased opinion of course. Here they are taking a break from "helping" me prepare to paint my upstairs hallway.

Playing with night mode

Part of my homework assignment for week 2 is to continue to play with the various programs modes on the camera. Since I had not yet tried night mode, I decided to give that one a try. This was taken from my backyard:

My new photography blog

When my fiance passed away unexpectedly, I inherited his Nikon D70s digital camera and all the "toys" he bought for it as all as the ones I bought him. I have always been a little afraid of the camera-it's pretty nice and I'm a clutz.

As the months passed and I saw the camera just sitting there, I knew that James would want me to use it. I decided I would take up photography as a way to honor him. My first step was to join a group through meetup.com for women learning photography. I quickly realized I was in over my head and decided that I would still go to the meetings and photo shoots, but I also needed to take a class!

I am currently taking a class through one of the local school district's community education programs. It is a 6-week course and is supposed to be for beginners, but we are also learning things from the intermediate and advanced classes as well.

I decided to start this blog to motivate myself to keep taking pictures after the class is over. I feel if I have somewhere to "put" the pictures, and if I get feedback on them, I will stay inspired to take more.