Desert Weyr Blog

  • Cleaning Shadow

    Cleaning Shadow

    My rule on the Daily Shoot is that I won’t post until I’ve finished the assignment. For several days now, I’ve struggled to try to get interesting shadows. I was taking the other Daily Shoot pictures as I went, but until I finished the shadow assignment, I wasn’t going to post any. I finally managed… Continue reading

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

    Not many people can get a pristine, unopened can top. I got this from our local brewery. Prompt: Look for abstract shapes and designs today. Make a photo of a subject everyone has seen that’s not easily recognizable. Continue reading

  • Dinner Time

    Dinner Time

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    One of the new lambs is getting a quick drink. Prompt: Leave something out today. Be visually brief. Shoot tight. Make a photo that’s direct and to the point. Continue reading

  • Evening Sheep Check

    Evening Sheep Check

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    This is the late evening ewes and lambs check. The hill behind is on the neighbor’s property, and the big one in the far back is BLM land. Prompt: Make a photo that creates depth. Draw the viewer in by choosing an interesting foreground, middle-ground, and background. Continue reading

  • The Lambs

    The Lambs

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    I do believe that we are now done lambing. There are still a bunch of ewes left to lamb, but none of them appear to have significant udders. The AI experiment seems to have really messed up their cycles, but if we knew how to make it all work, it wouldn’t be an experiment, would… Continue reading

  • Framed

    Framed

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    This is evening sheep grazing. Prompt: Frame within a frame. Make a photo that uses an element – a window, door, mirror, trees, etc – to frame your main subject. Continue reading

  • The Current Lamb Scoreboard

    The Current Lamb Scoreboard

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    We’re getting close to the end of our possible lambing dates. I sure hope that a few more of these girls produce lambs! Continue reading

  • Leading Lines

    Leading Lines

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    Here’s some electrical netting with a ewe and her lamb. Prompt: Your viewer’s eye will tend to follow a line. Make a photo that uses leading lines to direct the viewer to your subject. Continue reading

  • Lambs, Rambo, and a New Fence

    Lambs, Rambo, and a New Fence

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    The ewes and lambs are doing well. All of the lambs are of very good quality, but we still have a lot of ewes yet to lamb. Some of the lambs are learning about the electric fences, while others just look cute as they rest. This lamb is Rambo. He is now on mom number… Continue reading

  • Open Wide

    Open Wide

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    I can’t seem to get a wide open shot, so I settled for open wide. Prompt: Shoot wide open today. Make a creative photo that uses a shallow depth of field to good effect. Continue reading