My very belated photo week

Sara is the host...I am so late in posting that I should say "was" the host for Photo Week. She drew her inspiration from a postcard that sits on her desk titled "Think Peaceful Thoughts".

Monday: Acceptance

Empty ice cream bowl. All good things come to an end.

Tuesday: Exploration My new winter hobby. I need a lot of practice, but I know that will come with time.
Wednesday: Gratitude Afternoon coffee with my sister. These are the moments I am thankful for.
Thursday: Community



Friday: Happiness Ha-ha..the self timer works. It only took me a 100 tries to get it.

I Am The Walrus

Shutter Sisters challenge for the day was called, Show Me Yours.

Never take yourself too seriously.

Monday: Of Angels and Angles, The Decemberists

When I think of angels I think of faith and hope. It’s the calming light that lets you know everything is going to be okay.
I could not have picked a better time to read 1984, by George Orwell. The characteristics are just a mirror image of the politics today. The McCain campaign is gaining power that is fueled by fear. They have instilled fear into people to believe that the world is going to end if Obama becomes President of the United States. Whereas, if you look at the people who support Obama you see hope; hope for a better country (or just to get us out of this pile of shit accumulated in the past 8 years). I do not want to sound like those extreme religious conservatives who might say something like, “he is sent here from God.” All I am saying that I have faith and hope that this man is best for this job. So here, from different angel is an angel, in my opinion.

Tuesday: Torn and Frayed, The Rolling Stones

Not too much creativity here, at least not on my part. I’ll give that credit to the son of a bitch that tore down my door and robbed me.

Wednesday: Slippery People, Talking Heads

Thursday: Too Much of Nothing, Bob Dylan

It seems like no matter what I always have a ton of pennies, in my wallet, the cup holder in my car, and in my change bowl at home. I am not saving them for a particular reason; I just can’t spend them fast enough. As our government continues to inject money into our economy it just diminishes the worth of the penny. And so back into the change bowl it goes.

Friday: Photographers choice. What song title comes to mind?

Check out everyone's photos for the theme:

Sara

Steph

Amy

Colleran

Photo Week: Song Titles

Two things I love: Music and Photography. I looked down to my I-pod to get the inspiration for this week’s Photo Week. The rules are, there a no rules. Each title is open to the interpretation of the photographer. This photo week will run until Oct 31st...that's right, two weeks.

Monday: Of Angels and Angles, The Decemberists
Tuesday: Torn and Frayed, The Rolling Stones
Wednesday: Slippery People, Talking Heads
Thursday: Too Much of Nothing, Bob Dylan
Friday: Photographers choice. What song title comes to mind?

Let me know if you are in and I will link to your page.

Sara
Steph
Amy

Colleran

Bueaty in the Beast

I took this picture with my phone on the way to the grocery. It is not an exciting picture, but I love how the colors stand out. Who knew a big ugly red thing could make a photo look good.

26/26 = 1 Damn Good Life

So here it is..another year older and lots to do.

1. Run another marathon
2. Go surfing in Costa Rica
3. Make a spreadsheet to track my expenses and savings
4. Go to more music shows
5. Break 2 hrs in my half marathon time
6. Complete an international distance triathlon
7. Go on a hiking trip
8. Improve my spanish
9. Host a dinner party
10. Join a running, tri, or swim training club
11. Go to the Museum of Science and Industry and Art Museum
12. Take a ceramics or jewelry art class
13.Go to an IU alumni association event
14. Keep up with my blog
15. Continue to take photos, and print them
16. Go to at least one 1st Friday at the Museum of Contemporay Art
17. Make a couple decorative pillows for my place
18. Attempt a homemade soup cook-off with my mom
19. Learn to keep my room clean and put away my clothes
20. Spend more time with my parents
21. Visit Kennie more often
22. Go on more dates
23. Weekend trip to D.C.
24. Watch a marathon of classic scary movies
25. Have my photos made into post cards- and send them to someone!
26. TBD..

Photo Week: The Five Senses

This week's challenge is hosted by Jen

Monday (10/6) - Sight

My sister has the longest lashes.

Tuesday (10/7) - Taste

Soup Season! I love fall.

Wednesday (10/8) - Sound

I know, not very orignal, but this is all I could come up with.

Thursday (10/9) - Smell

I was trying to eat a sandwich and this ol' sniffer was just underneath...and yes, I shared.

Friday (10/10) - Touch

Diptych: The Result

So here is my first try. It is definitely an amateur’s work. I don’t have Photoshop so it took me a while to realize that I needed to edit the individual pictures in Photo Manager and then toggle them together using PAINT. It was a busy weekend, so I didn’t get to play around with this as much as I had hoped, but I will try to do some others. I am thinking about incorporating a few into my pictures for photo week.

My Weekend Project: Diptych

I have just become inspired! So here is another attempt to be creative.
Recently I discovered a number of Diptychs photos. With film cameras this can be achieved with double exposure planking half the frame and then shooting the other half. For digital cameras you can achieve with Photoshop or photo editing software. I found these Diptychs instructions that I am going to attempt this weekend. Stay tuned....

Better Late Than Never

Monday - Landscape

Tuesday – Macro

Wednesday – Portrait

Thursday – Action

Friday – Nighttime

Picture Week Is BACK!

For those of you whose hearts stopped beating when Color Week came to an end, Good News! Picture week is back.
Auto-inspiration Week
Monday – Landscape
Tuesday – Macro
Wednesday – Portrait
Thursday – Action
Friday – Nighttime

Follow the link Picture Week Challenge to check out everyone's photos. Enjoy!

Color Week: BLUE

A quick walk on the lake.

Again please look very closely.

Color Week: GREEN

1. Straight Shot

Look very closely.

2. Hey Monkey!

3. Into The Abyss

Color Week: YELLOW

Color Week: ORANGE

Who said you would never see a cow in the city?

City Garden

I am excited to have Nicole join us in color week!

Color Week: RED

1. Classic

I went for a walk around my neighborhood and foud this 1960's Schwinn parked outside of a bar called The Closet. The owner of the bike noticed I was taking pictures of his bike, and came outside to talk. The next picture is posted in his honor.

2. American Boy Gone Bad

Meet Lauren, he is the proud owner of this classic bike who was more than willing to pose for my project. I realize that he is not red, but he added to my experience of taking photos for the night.

Also, Lauren works at the chineese bar called Wayne's just down the street. He told us that if we ever stop by he will buy us a round of drinks. Let me know if you are interested.

Please ignore the creepy man who jumped in the photo.

3. Burning Fence

A schoolyard just down the street. As you can see it was a pretty windy night.

Cheers!

I am now a proud owner of a blog. Sara invited me to participate in Color Week with Amy and Stephanie, who I have met through Sara. A few weeks ago the four of us rocked the Cicero Triathlon. I am excited to try these new waters with you all and see if I can absorb some of your creativity, because I believe I have none. So here is to trying new things and meeting new friends…I hope you enjoy my blog and what is to come.