February Wrap Up

February was a busy month. I visited Camp McDowell in Nauvoo for Icicle Retreat. Gus and I went to Diocesan Convention in Florence, Alabama, the following week, where I got to visit with my friend, Katie, and her family. I started coughing while we were in Florence and my health went downhill from there. I was sick for over a week and stayed out of work for a whole week. Then, I recovered enough to go back to work, but was still very tired and tried to keep resting when I felt worn out. I got a little behind on my Picture a Day but I made up for it and managed to post a picture a day for February. So now I am up to 59 days of pictures! Wow!

2-28-10 A stream by the riverbank

This picture was taken at the Riverwalk by the Black Warrior River. I had just been reading about negative space online and on the same photography site was reminded of the rule of thirds. I tried to use my scenic view option on my Nikon CoolPix to adjust for the rule of thirds instead of centering the stream. I am big on symmetry and always having to have everything balanced. (that could be due to my Type A personality and control issues!) I think the picture is more interesting with the shift to the side. What do you think?

2-27-10 On the Horizon

I know that most folks today looked for a great sunrise or sunset or other amazing horizon shot, but, hey, I live in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the National Champion Crimson Tide football team. And Tuscaloosa's horizon, such as it is, is dominated by Bryant Denny Stadium. And, oh yeah, over to the right you can see Denny Chimes. Hey, you have to shoot what you have!

2-26-10 Somewhere I have never been

The assignment today was to find something novel to "goose" our creativity. It was suggested that we go somewhere we have never been. I choose the playground at RISE to do my shoot. I liked the train and the ambulance and the RISE building and house.I thought it was cool that the playground was empty but still seemed to vibrate with kids and play and noise and fun.

2-25-10 Negative Space

This assignment from the Daily Shoot was to find negative space. I had to look up negative space on line because I wasn't really clear on what exactly that meant in photography. And I am still not sure I know, but then I asked Gus and he made it a bit clearer for me. So here is my attempt at tackling negative space. This was on the Riverwalk by the Black Warrior River on a great sunny day in Februrary.

2-24-10 Traditional and Contemporary

I wanted to show the traditional paper book and an audiobook on my iPod, but when I took the first shot, my iPod was out of juice. I charged it and I took the second picture. I couldn't decide which was better so I included both.

Feb. 23, 2010 Monochrome Picture

Today's daily shoot challenge was to find a monochrome picture and shoot it. It wasn't exactly monochrome, but I noticed lots of red in my office and most of it emblazoned with UWA, so I went with this pic.