Monday, January 30, 2012

Photo Non-Contest #181 -- Screens

This was a tough one.  Written Inc has suggested techy screens, but I couldn't think of a single interesting thing to do with a snapshot of a computer or TV screen -- or even my iPod.  I guess I could've shot a photo of a photo on my iPod.......   Uh, maybe later in the week.
But then I remembered screens on the crypts that Max and I visited the last time we went to the cemetery together, and I thought of this shot of light hitting a tomb through the heavily screened ventilation window in the crypt:

It's odd, but it's kind of pretty.  And it sort of fits the theme.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Photo Non-Contest #180 -- Movement

The best I can do this week is to use a take off on Written Inc's bird in flight for these theme.
Here are some snow geese flying over Delta, Utah in late winter.

They don't look like much unless you enlarge the picture by clicking on it.  Just trust me that they were truly spectacular in real life.  :)

Monday, January 16, 2012

Photo Non-Contest #179-- Glow

Written Inc's theme this week suits me better than the last few have.  Or at least I think I found a decent pic this time, anyway!

Here 'tis:


It's the early stages of sunset tinging some autumn leaves near my home.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Photo Non-Contest #178 -- After Dark

I own a point-and-shoot only.  For this week's theme, this is the best I could do: snow falling last winter.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Photo Non-Contest #177- Favorites

So this week, Written Inc. has requested our favorite photos we've taken this year.  This would have to be mine:

This was taken early last summer at Old Deseret Village, a living history museum in Salt Lake.  It's a row of replica handcarts used every year in the 24th of July Pioneer Day parade.  
Personally, I've always thought it was stupid that Utah chronically glamorizes the handcarts, as they were the stupidest thing every dreamed up for crossing the Plains, and many, many lives were lost because of their encouraged use (my ancestors came in covered wagons, thank you very much).  But that doesn't stop me from thinking these make a pretty cool snapshot.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Photo Non-Contest #175 -- The One

"One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do......"


This is my lonely rock at Oswald State Park in Oregon for Written Inc's weekly theme.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Photo Non-Contest #172 -- Muted

Click on Written Inc to see this week's photo theme.

I've used most of my really good overcast sky photos before, but here's a new one wherein the tree's autumn leaves have their colors muted by the covering of snow.  (This was taken last year in an early storm.)


If you click on the pic to enlarge it, you can see the interesting patterns of the twigs beneath the snow.  That's my favorite part of the picture.