Thursday, January 28, 2010

Friday Shoot-Out: Look Up Look Down

I love this week's topic.  I love taking pictures of the sky and also the ground.  I love the colors of the sky.  As many of the great photographers of FSO have shown, the sky turns so many different kinds of colors, from violet to red to the deepest blues.  I am also always trying to get great shots of the moon--although I do not think my current camera is up to the task.  I also like taking pictures of the ground because of all the textures and designs that nature provides.  Also, looking up and down is not something we do often so by photographing them, we are bringing attention to an unattended beauty, which, to me, is one of the goals of photography.  I could have totally "archived" this post as I tend to take a lot of sky and ground shots.  However, all of these shots were taken today. 
The greenery are bushes near my house and they had some morning frost on them.  The sky shot was taken from my car.  I just liked the particular shade of blue of the sky at that moment.  Then, below that, is my attempt at a moon shot.  Then, the last shot is water melting from a big pile of snow nearby.  It is a pile of snow left from a December storm.  I predicted that the pile of snow would still be there in February.  If it is still there in a few days, my prediction will have come true!  I took this picture because I liked the pattern that the water made. 

Hope you enjoy!!

13 comments:

  1. Lena, the elements have never been more in focus. It is good to photograph something new.

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  2. The welcome mat is great! That is an essential part of visiting, and how many times do we look up at the sky when we leave too!

    Great post!

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  3. I love the second shot! like you I too love taking photographs of the sky!

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  4. Oh oh oh the color of that second shot is stunning..the shot is stunning!! Wow!!

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  5. Great shot of the welcome mat. I love the photo of the sky and telephone lines. It has great color and an air of mystery.

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  6. The welcome mat is, indeed, a perfect starting place for the theme. And your moon shot was fine! Love the the water patterns on the gray stone.

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  7. your door mat makes me feel very welcomed.

    The electric lines are very interesting.

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  8. Nice to start with the Welcome Mat, the power lines make interesting graphics as do the lines in the last shot.

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  9. I also like your warm welcome :)

    Great shots...

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  10. I like the way the sky changes color, too!

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  11. Even though I didn't get any good pictures, I found myself looking at floors this week. do you know how many times you walk over a surface without seeing it - we are so focused on eyelevel impressions we really do forget to look up and down.

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  12. Your welcome mat was great fun and wonderful idea.

    A great look up and down at the elements.

    Barry & Linda

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  13. I can appreciate your fascination with snow. Those of us who have cold, snowy winters pay very close attention to how much we have and how much has melted.

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Comments very welcome and appreciated!!