Two

Two for you today! (I love that tongue.)

Self Portrait

We have an elephant mirror in our bedroom that we brought back from Thailand. I thought about doing a self portrait in it, and then I noticed the selective focus and decided to make a diptych out of it. I'm not in love with the light, and I probably could have shown a little more finesse in putting the two images together in Photoshop, but I kind of enjoy the concept. Maybe I'll try this again later with a more interesting photographic subject.

Pink

I am not a one-hit wonder. I swear I can take pictures that are not of flowers. I promise tomorrow will be something else.

Light

Light is so important for photographers. I shot this image and yesterday's image together. They are both of the same tree at the same time, but this photo shows the part of the tree in the sun, and yesterday's flower was in the shade.

I like the composition of yesterday's better, but the light in this one works for me more. So, life is full of trade offs. What else is new?

So, On My Way Home Today . . .

I saw some more flowers. And the inevitable frenzy of picture taking happened. I think this frame is my favorite of the bunch.

Closer

There is a tree near my house that sheds these orange-yellow things, I am not sure what to call them as they are not flowers. Anyway, I spied them on the windshield wipers of a blue truck and I appreciated the complimentary color pair, plus the cool texture of whatever-these-things-are.

I shot this at 50mm, f/2.8, although in hindsight I think I could have stopped down a bit more and that would have improved the picture.

Oh, and also I'm the Featured Blogger over at 2010 Virtual Photowalk - if you haven't seen the interview, go check it out!