Todays photo comes to you from my trip to the park on Sunday. As I was getting ready to leave I noticed a group of trees that were highlighted by the setting sun. I liked the way they reflected in the water as well. So needless to say I’ll check this spot out as the leaves come out and throughout the summer and fall.
For those of you that follow my blog you know that I photograph just about anything and todays post is no different. I shot this while taking a walk in the woods, as I took the picture I started thinking. How many people would look at me weird if they sam me crawling around in the mud taking a picture of something most would avoid. I’m sure I’ve gotten many of those looks and comments over the years but frankly I don’t give a hoot. Photography has led me in many directions over the years, weddings, professional sports, racing, but there is nothing like hanging out in the woods, not thinking about life, and taking photos of whatever little thing you think might look interesting.
I guess the moral of the story is: Do more of what makes you happy.
Oh and by the way that weird thing I was taking pictures of was none other than a fungus.
What are some of the weird comments made to you while out taking photos?
So today on my way home from work I took a quick trip to Cedar Creek Park in Westmoreland County. The park has several walking trails and is a great place to clear your mind and enjoy the weather.
Today as I started on the Gorge Trail I noticed a duck in the stream, so I changed lenses on my camera to get a few shots of him but the duck disappeared. At first I thought he had just flown away but then I noticed him up-stream about 20 feet. As I was taking some photos the duck went under water and disappeared once again. I watched up-stream and he reappeared in the same location as before. I watched him do this several times floating down stream and swimming back up-stream under the water. I was amazed that he would disappear and reappear in the same place every time.
So anyhow here is a picture of the disappearing duck that I encountered on my walk today in Cedar Creek Park.
Tonight we head back to the streets of Pittsburgh. This was another shot that I struggled with between color and b&w, but ultimately decided to do a little of both.
I had noticed this woman walking down the street and obviously it was the red coat that caught my eye. I took a few shots and thought that it would make a good color street shot as the awning above her is a bright yellow. But, once I got it on the computer I felt that the full color version was just a little too busy and detracted from the Lady in Red.
How do you make the decision to go from color to b&w?
Todays photo takes us back to the streets of Pittsburgh. As it rained all day today I had to go back a couple of days for this shot. As I was walking down the street the bright yellow jacket that this girls was wearing caught my attention. So I took a couple of shots of her and moved on. As I was preparing the photo for this post I noticed that she was wearing two different socks. Both of which are bright and stand out like her jacket. What amazes me as that she was perfectly fine with the fact that she had two neon colored socks and the bright yellow jacket. Personally I don’t think I would be able to allow my inner color shine as loud as hers, but maybe we all need to let our inner color out a little more often.
How do you let your inner color shine????
And now for your second dose of my vision of the world. Tonights photo is a reflection of the PPG building in Pittsburgh, but it really reminded of something you might see at a renaissance festival or in a movie set during the times of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Wouldn’t it be fun to be a photographer in those times?
Once again I missed publishing my post do tonight your getting another double dose.
This one was from my trip to Mt. Washington. I really like the light steams that are made from the cars on the roadways. They just seem to give the city a little more life.
What do you think?
Tonight’s photo is a shot from atop Mt. Washington overlooking the beautiful city of Pittsburgh, Pa. I’ve shot from here dozens of times but every time I am amazed at the view of the city. It’s really an amazing place to watch the city transform from daylight, to evening, and then night. It’s as if the city takes on a completely different personality when the sun drops and the lights come on.
I call this photo Night Helicopter as the streak of light on the right side was a helicopter flying by headed towards Oakland.
Yesterday I came home and started to upload the photos that I took for my 365 project, sat down on the couch and woke up this morning at 6:38am. Needles to say I missed adding my photo for yesterday. So tonight I’m going to post both yesterday and todays photos.
This photo was shot just as the sun was going down over the city. What caught my eye was the way the sunset reflected off of the building.
As a rule I don’t talk about religion and politics. I have found that these two subjects often lead to the end of a friendship or at least one person going away mad. So tonight’s photo does not express my thoughts on the subject it is merely something I saw on the street.
Choice?
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