Maybe once a week works better...

Seems like I can realistically only get to this once per week. That doesn't mean that I'm changing my goal of "an image a day"..but perhaps adding in a touch of realism wouldn't hurt. It's been a busy week...so for those of you who actually do read my blog and check for updates, I'm sorry to have disappointed. I will do better next week!

Hope that you all have a lovely weekend...its Thursday here, which is my Friday, so here's a picture to leave you with...

I took this picture last year on a desert safari and have since truly fallen in love with taking photos of the sand. I took it quickly as our tour guide was shoo-ing us back into the car, so I had to turn it into a black and white one because it was too blurry to be used in color. Once I turned it into black and white, it was so obvious where to highlight the shadows...the sand is just so photogenic...like the most perfect model with the most perfect skin and body. You just can't mess it up.

Better Late than Never...

I'm still lagging a bit on the "everyday" thing...

Here's an oldie but a goodie....shot in a friends garden in Paris. I love how the little tip of the petal is turned up...like its waving to me...hello, my little friend!

First Studio Session

I never thought of myself as interested in studio photography...I love being outdoors, I love architecture...which you mostly have to shoot outdoors, I love landscapes and traveling...all which require that you are not secluded in a black box with hot studio lights surrounding you, blinding your eyes with "fake" light..

But I was wrong.

This weekend I met my "studio" self....and here are some of my first attempts with studio lighting...

Oops...doubling up today..

I got a little busy at work yesterday and didn't have time to post a picture, so I'll post two for today...

These were taken at the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi...it literally doesn't look like a real building. You feel like you've landed in a scene from Aladdin when you walk in. That is, until you get escorted out by security for wearing shorts into a mosque (what was I thinking?).

Its such a beautiful building to me...I could almost convert to being a Muslim just to be in it everyday for prayer. Ok, maybe not, but...it is quite the sight to behold.

Life at the End of the Tunnel

I took this picture in Prague. I was walking through this very dim tunnel and at the end of it was an enormous in-pouring of light...but not only that, this vibrantly green tree that was framed perfectly by the arch of the tunnel...and so, I like to call it, "Life at the End of the Tunnel".

An Image a Day...

Recently, I attended a photography seminar, and as many of you know...Photography, like Writing, is one of my favorite hobbies. Photography, however, goes a little deeper for me, than a hobby...it feels more like an extension of me than anything else. Like if I ever were to lose my hand for some reason, and they tried to put a claw on me or something, I'd just as soon have them make it a tripod rather than anything else. Even if I could trade it for a perma-pen. Yes, I would definitely choose a tripod....I digress...

The gentleman leading one of the classes I was taking said that when he was trying to become a better photographer, he started a photography blog and committed to posting one image per day on it. After being introduced to my favorite new photographer, Joey L (www.joeyl.com) and becoming completely and utterly awe-inspired, I've decided to attempt the same thing. I might not post on the weekends....so it likely won't be an image per day exactly, but I want to try it out and see just how many new photos I can take, edit and share. Perhaps, where my words have been lacking lately, my photos can make up.

This picture was taken at the Dhow Wharfage area of Dubai...and in broad daylight. But for me, there was something particularly sad about this boat...it was off to the side away from the other boats..a "loner" boat, you might say....but in all of its "sadness" over there being alone....its face was covered with the light of the sun, and really...what on earth is better than the sun shining on your face? I like to think the boat agrees...