Melissa- Nighttime Capitol Fountain

Andrea- 10 feet from house

I guess I'm drawn to patterns. I liked the symmetry of it and the texture/shadows. Maybe I should have cropped out the dark areas at the top? Although I liked the rounded shape of the top.

Melissa- Gas Station 1910-2010

I've been obsessed with getting a good photo of this old gas station ever since seeing the hand painted sign on the carport, which reads "1910 built for cars 2010 torn down for cars". It's scheduled for demolition next week for a road-widening project, and I thought it would make a great black and white. I was hoping to take a photo in sunny weather this weekend, but the side got torn off the building today, so I'm not sure if it will last until the weekend. If it does, I'm going to try to get a higher contrast photo and I'll post it along side this one.

Bill Reynolds - 10 Feet From Door

This pet greets people at my front door. I didn't have my extension tubes yet so I just did a close up.

Breaking the Rules- Andrea

The thick, bright green moss is what first caught my attention for this image. I tried taking pics of just the mossy fencepost, but I decided to include the old, red barn in the background to give some sense of place and for the complementary colors. The fence is more prominent and the background more blurred than I would normally make it for a landscape photo. Also, the fence leads off to the left rather than the right. I would have liked some more dramatic lighting for the scene, but the day I had to shoot was overcast and gray.

Parking Lot Photo

Shelley - Forest walk

This was on my way for the big landscape view. I liked the feeling of walking towards the light. I seemed like a promise of a good view. I like that I was able to capture the sky in the reflection. Might have been better if blue.

Landscape - Black Lake

This was taken the day before Easter at Black Lake. It was a very dark and rainy day but it was the only day I had free to take the landscape shots.

I think this shows how gloomy the day really was.

Melissa- parking lot landscape