What's That You Say, Mrs. Robinson?

Recent Favorite Photos

 I haven't posted most of my photos from the past several months. Not sure why, but as browsed around some other blogs yesterday that had some amazing photos, I decided it was time to put together some of what I consider my best.

One is on a beach in Hawaii, a couple are from a farmer's market in San Francisco, a couple more from around the city, and one is of a ballroom dancer at a competition I went to.

As I look at this grouping I see that I'm partial to color. Lots of it. I do have some others that are black and white and sepia, but most of what I seem to be drawn to is color. I'll post the B&W ones tomorrow, but for now I hope you enjoy the colorburst below.

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A little time for me

 

Carpe diem....had to drop a co-worker off to pick up her car at 4pm and rather than go back to the office, I decided to take some time to sit with myself and just be. I took myself to my favorite wine bar, found a table outside and ordered a delicious flatbread and some chardonnay. I opened my journal and did some writing and enjoyed the afternoon. The whole exercise took exactly one hour and I felt very refreshed and relaxed. How often do we take these opportunities to pull back and just spend time with ourselves? Not often enough.

Woodside BBQ

Breaking out of our normal routine of Friday evening hang-outs, Dan and I found ourselves in the hills of Woodside at a BBQ hosted by our friend Bob. A wonderful evening of old-fashioned fun included a game of horse shoes, some tasty tri-tip, good wine, great friends and a couple of beautiful horses.

I used this opportunity to capture some photos that I would not otherwise have been able to get. The lighting was just right and I used some of my prompts from photography class to add to my rapidly growing collection.

The Weather Did Not Cooperate

The lesson/tip for today's photography class was to take advantage of the great light that you get in the hour before the sun sets, otherwise known as the "magical hour." That is when the light is warm and long shaddows are cast and things appear just a little more stunning than they normally would.

Alas, the few hours before sunset today in San Carlos were full of fog. No warm sunlight, no magical hour. Luckily, I has used my lunch hour to practice more of yesterday's "get a new perspective" prompt so I was able to snap a few more photos that I think are interesting. I'll have to wait for another day to get my sunset with the warm glow. Tomorrow is another day.

 

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Photography Class - Day 1

 First day of class jitters....what am I going to photograph? Is my camera good enough? Will I have enough time to really experiment?

I started my day taking some photos in the front yard as I was on my way out the door. I was surprised by the number of things I saw right off the bat and went to town. One of the assignments was to take a LOT of photos. Now that we have digital media, we don't have to worry about wasting film. My second venue was the lobby of the building I work in that has this beautiful orchid just screaming to photographed. It was an easy target.

I then went to lunch and took my camera with me. Instead of stopping and framing each shot, I just held the camera at my side and kept walking while I shot.

Nothing was perfection, but that is what life is about right? What I did learn was about perspective. Take a chance and photograph ordinary things from a different angle. Just being aware of the world around you as a potential subject makes you look at things differently. I have some decent work to show for at the end of the day and some fun trying new things.

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