An Awesome View of Life

Today was a day of getting outside at least for a short while.  This morning I realized that my leg muscles were getting a tad out of shape since my surgery so I went walking in my backyard.  I'm too chicken to walk on the street with the snow and ice.  I can't afford to fall and hurt anything right now. I found so many fun things to photograph while walking in circles. This is the inside of this weird glass birdfeeder that is hanging close to the fence.  You can actually see the lattice fencing.  And a great amount of dirt and such inside the feeder.

Black and white. I like doing this photography thing in black and white. This might be prettier in color but I like how abstract it looks in black and white.  But I am bit weird.  ha! Can you tell what this is?

This is one of the things I find myself drawn to photograph.  Wood.   Maybe it is because I grew up with a father and a grandfather who were carpenters.  We never seemed to live in a "completed" house ever during my childhood.  There always seemed to be some kind of remodeling project going on.  And once the project was done we moved to a different house and a new project.  But there was always the smell of new wood.  And that is one of the best smells to be around.   Life was good.  Life is good.  Remember the simple things.

Beverages This is Sunday, September 6th's photo.

Framed While travelling to South Dakota last week I shot most of my photos in black and white.  It was a good challenge which I actually enjoyed.  And sitting in the back seat made it even more challenging. This is Thursday, September 3rd's photo.

Staging. It truly must be time to go on an adventure.  This is a very poorly staged photo shoot.  And an even worse subject matter.  ha!  But I'm okay with it.  Hey, I'd love to be a bit more creative but its just not there right now.  I'm sure all of you are hoping I get my groove back very soon.  (:  

Can you hear... the ocean waves?  This is a black and white shot of one of my many bowls of sea shells.  I love the lighting/shadowing in this photo. I seriously need to get out of this house even for an hour or two to get some outdoor photos.  I don't think I've left the house since Sunday!  Hmmm...

We're off to see... Fun adventure today along the Mississippi River.  The lack of sunshine creates dull pictures but I did find some wonderful bits and pieces of color.  However, I chose this black and white shot for my photo today.   There is a color version of this photo but I liked the contrasts in this version the best.

Threads Today I shot mostly in black and white.  Some photos were shot in color as well, more to learn what differences my eye saw while shooting in black and white. Several versions were shot of this to get as much of the different light aspects -- the windows in the background, the holes on the edge of the top of the table, the reflections on a few of the surfaces in the room and the half light, half dark of these threads.

  Winter seclusion...   Back on October 8th I took a photo of this same bench.  There are leaves on the trees and fallen leaves cover the path.  This photo is not cropped and was taken in black and white so the perspective is a tad different.  But the serenity and beauty of this spot is still captured.   Life has a bit of a different view when you are looking through a camera that is not "seeing" any color.  There is definitely a challenge to find and capture the true beauty in what you are photographing.

  Black and white arch...

  Black and White photo...   or   The Colors of Our House...   or   Two old hands... My plan was to voice my opinion on a few negative and derogatory comments made on Facebook.  But I'm not going to waste my energy.  For the past 38 years I have dealt with other people's ignorance.  No matter what I have to say it will not change how people think and act.  My photo -- is comment enough.