More Fall Color

Although the composition on this picture isn't perfect, I love how the veins of the leaf show up because of the sunlit backlight. Enjoy!

Graffiti Wall

I've been playing around with some photoshop tutorials and today was making graffiti on a brick wall. Here is my try at it.

The Light on the Leaves

I love how the light plays on leaves making them glow and making the veins stand out. Although Spring is my favorite photography season, Autumn comes in a close second. It looks like the weather is going to ruin photography for the next several days, so this might be the last picture until the weather clears.

More fall color.

I really like looking at the leaves changing. Here is another picture . I love to see the reflection in the lake.  This one is at City Lake Park in High Point.

Fall is in the Air

Went back to the park early in the morning before the wind started up. It made the reflections beautiful, especially since the fall leaves are changing. Here is one of those reflections.

Pretty Rainbow

As I was driving home from Greensboro, I had the good fortune to see a bright rainbow that stayed pretty for a good portion of the drive home. I found a side street to pull over and get a couple of shots. I haven't seen a rainbow in a while and it made the drive a lot nicer.

A Day at Hanging Rock Part 2

I'm still working on my latest photography assignment and decided to work on taking pictures of the Lower Cascades waterfall at Hanging Rock State Park. Here is another one of my assignment pictures.

A Day at Hanging Rock

I went to Hanging Rock State Park today and photographed the Lower Cascades. Didn't make it up to the actual hanging rock but it was a beautiful day for hiking. I took a few pictures that I liked. The lower cascades has the main waterfall and then a smaller fall off to the right. I think I like this picture the best.

Reflections

I'm still working on the latest project. The great thing about it is getting to shoot whatever I like. I went to the park this afternoon and the water was unexpectedly still. It made for some nice reflections. There is a boat house that looked nice with the sun on one side highlighting it. It reflected nicely into the lake.

It's a flying dinosaur

I managed to capture a picture of a great blue heron just after it took off in flight. It is funny because it looks like a pterodactyl. And to think that they went extinct. Oh yes, as an aside that has nothing to do with the picture, today is 10/11/12.

Chill in the Air

There has definitely been a chill in the air for the last couple of days. Makes me think of camping and using a campfire to keep warm. I thought I would revisit the picture of a mesmerizing campfire.

Focal Point

This week our assignment is focal point. Basically we can shoot whatever we want as long as the focal point (the subject we are focusing on) is easily discerned. I went to the park and took pictures of wildlife and insects and a couple fisherman. One fisherman was pretty lucky and caught several small bass while I was there. I think I will include a picture of him today.

Depth of Field

This is the latest assignment and it is called Depth of Field. Basically it is the area around the focal point that has acceptable focus.  We had to take pictures of the foreground in focus, the middleground in focus, the background in focus, and everything in focus. It teaches us how we can change where we focus by changing which part of the object we are pointing at. It also shows us how aperture can make depth of field more shallow or more deep. This picture is part of a sculpture that is located on campus. I thought it had interesting shape and texture. This is an example of the foreground being in focus.