Day 29--Low Angle Shot

This is my first attempt at low angle shots.  I will be practicing them this week.  It must be nearly spring--Kent is busy pruning everything in the yard.

Day 28--Still Life {Food}

This week's assignment from the Digital Photography School website is "Still Life:  Food."  This is my version taken at a vineyard just down the road from where I live.  

Day 27--Oak Reflection

No, I did NOT find my missing lens cap.  But, I did find this awesome picture of my current favorite oak tree!  I caught this image quite by accident.  I just happened to notice the reflection of the tree in the water.  I picked the exact right time of day to get this shot.  The second picture is a bonus picture of the same shot taken yesterday.  I saw the sun breaking through the clouds and thought it was an improvement over yesterday's picture.  

Day 26--The Mighty Oak

Gloomy--that's about all you can say about our weather these days.  The only thing of beauty is the stark outlines of the oak trees against the fog.  I hurried out to the fields and snapped this picture before the sun went down--not that you could tell it was out, but it did help a little bit!  I remembered Melanie told me that a picture was more interesting if the subject was off to the side and changed my focus point halfway through taking pictures.  (Rule of thirds.)  I took a ton more pictures of various scenes, but I didn't like any of them!  Oh well!  I'll try again another day.  I like this one.  (And I think my lens cap fell out of my pocket somewhere in the mud!  I'll go back and find it tomorrow!)

Day 25--Cupcakes!

LL's Triple Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Thank you Melanie for this most delicious cupcake recipe!  I will say it was quite labor intensive, but worth the effort!  I doubled the batch and made 30 of them.  I gave most of them away, but saved a few to eat.  I have to admit I burned the first batch of caramel, but that is sort of what this was all about for me--learning new techniques.  I'm already excited for February's cupcake creation! Click on the link above for the recipe if you think you want to try baking them!  Have fun! 

Day 24--Command Central

This is what my family room coffee table looks like most of the time.  I call it "Command Central."  I have everything I need within reach.  I sometimes think I am extremely lazy--or would you call me extremely efficient? 

Day 23--Aperture

Today's picture has been given to you by the letter 'A'...which stands for aperture. I decided to refresh my memory on aperture and try my hand at some fancy pictures. This is the only rose worth having its picture taken in our back yard. Most of the roses are long gone. I think my memory is coming back...