Thursday, February 3, 2011

Cropping Photos

Shooting the blossom:
Now to find a neutral background.

I was playing with my camera's macro setting trying to get a good shot of the Christmas cactus bloom. Looking for a spot not in direct light, I carried it into the bathroom and shot it with flash. I thought the result was more interesting but knew it needed cropping:

It's fun playing with images...remember the old days when you had to chop up the photo paper!

Homesick?

This is a snippet of weather for all you who are homesick for Petersburg!



Wish I could have captured all the rain on film...

Hanging

Walking to town on a blustery day: when I carry a camera my eye seems to see! I thought this hanging stop sign was something...