Okay, I’m a type A wanna be type B. I took on this 365 challenge and I’m still at it. What do you mean it’s only been a little over a month! It sounds longer at 36 days. And, I’m still shooting on manual.
This is helping me understand the exposure triangle relationship and how to make the image come out the way I want it to. Of course some are shot with my point and shoot, some are of the dog and more will probably be, some are of the grandkids and some are taken on walks.
This challenge has also helped me develop a more keen eye as I look for things to shoot everywhere. I always have my point and shoot with me. Here are some of the less mundane images I’ve captured so far. A few have been on meetups, but most are from everyday life.
This was shot during a Meetup. I think I posted a different version on a blog.
I took this today while walking the dog. I processed it as a single photo in an HDR program and then in Lightroom.
I took this when the younger grandkids were playing with bubbles.
Later I thought I’d crop it in more to see whether the bee was in sharp focus.
During this walk, the bees were active. I posted this image.
This was a try at an abstract using water, oil and food coloring.
When you’re getting your tires worked on, what do you do? I took a photo!
This one was from a visit to the Sacramento Historical Cemetery. It was a subject of one of my blogs.
This was one of my first attempts to stage a shot.
You may remember this one that was from a photo outing.
This was from a photo outing too.
I was practicing at a creek one afternoon.
I posted this one also from The Aerospace Museum.
My only other try at staging a photo. I was trying to emphasize the color green.
Walking through a graveyard may not be the ideal place to shoot photos, but the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is rich with history, unusual grave stones and beautiful flowers. My photo pal, Marlene, and I went there last week and spent some time walking, reading and taking pictures.
It’s not unusual to see photographers out there. I was disappointed that many of the flowers weren’t blooming, but it’s not that time of the year. This just gives me another reason to go back in the spring.
What impressed me was the way they inscribed the tombstones in the 1800s and the type of loss. One family lost two sons at the same age. Having lost a son myself, I could feel their grief more than 100 years later. I found large monuments and small, simple stones.
I’ll go back in the spring and walk the graveyard again. Maybe I’ll go on one of the cemetery tours that take us back into the history of Sacramento. Meanwhile here are my images from this outing.
I thought the poem on this stone was beautiful. I’m wondering if the deceased wrote it, knowing he was dying.
I liked this because of the style of the stone.
This one is older and more ornate.
I was practicing HDR with this masoleume.
I liked the way these trees formed an entrance to the cluster of graves.
This is the headstone where two sons were lost when they were the same age. Tragic.
This small stone just had JTE on it.
The statues on the stones were especially beautiful.
I liked how ornate this stone was. The sculpting on it is beautiful.
Here’s another statue. The sun is hitting it perfectly.
Thi stone is almost cracked into two pieces. I’m wondering if they will fix it.
Another masoleume. You can see right through the doors. It needs some roof repair. Looks like rust to me. Also an HDR shot.
This family’s graves were lined up.
In the summer when these trees are green, it must be beautiful.
Another simple, small stone. No name, no dates. This makes me wonder about its history.
Here’s a stone shaded by beauty.
Again, just a first name and no dates. It looks more modern.
A fountain, place to sit and shade under the orange trees.
Wow, what a busy photographic weekend. But, you’ll hear more about my Saturday and Sunday outings soon. Now, I want to finish up on my visit to Midtown, Sacramento. Midtown is not a separate city, but a community within Sacramento. We have the various directional communities (north, south, east) and in the middle is….Midtown! West Sacramento is in Yolo County and is a separate city. Sacramento City is in Sacramento County.
Now that I’ve thoroughly confused you, here are more images from last week’s visit.
Actually, I’ve renamed this area of Sacramento Morristown! Yesterday afternoon, I went along with Photo buddy Greg Morris to shoot some of the wall murals. As a former resident, he knows the area well and is always discovering new places to shoot. I had a lot of fun seeing awesome murals, old buildings and decay.
There are a lot of stories to be told in Midtown: the art, the people and the structures all give you an inkling of how people live there. Withing a few blocks you can go from decaying buildings to upscale eateries and shops. Well, I’d better let the images tell you more. This will probably be a three part post. I’ll begin with a couple of murals and people.
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