Desert Weyr Blog

  • Black and White

    Black and White

    Today’s assignment forced me to figure out how to put my camera into B&W mode. I had fun, but couldn’t find a really good contrasty thing to photograph, so I settled for the Mount Lamborn standard shot. Prompt: Time to revisit a traditional photographic look. Make a black and white photo with high contrast today. Continue reading

  • Beer Is Food – Product Shot

    Beer Is Food – Product Shot

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    This stack of beers is my entry for today’s challenge. Prompt: Imagine you’ve been commissioned to photograph a product for a company’s marketing department. Give us your best product shot. Continue reading

  • Staircase Angles

    Staircase Angles

    This picture shows several angles in and around the staircase in our house. Prompt: Look for angles today: 90s, 45s, or any other combination of angles that make an interesting composition. Continue reading

  • Getting Ready for Shearing

    Getting Ready for Shearing

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    We got the shearing setup built yesterday. We rebuild the catch pen and shearing floor each year under the hay barn. As always, it looks like we’ll have snow and rain for shearing. I am, yet again, scrambling to see if I can keep all the sheep dry. We will shear 137 sheep this year… Continue reading

  • Shearing Floor Setup

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    We’re getting ready to shear the sheep this Saturday. This is the sweep and floor for the shearer. The alarm was set for 12:35 PM. Prompt: Set an alarm for a random time today – any time you choose. When it goes off, pick up your camera and find a photo near where you are. Continue reading

  • Outside Chess

    Outside Chess

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    Outside chess. You know it’s spring when the chess games at Revolution Brewing move outside. Prompt: It’s a new season (spring up north, fall down south). Make a photograph that illustrates the change. Continue reading

  • Root Beer Float

    Root Beer Float

    Here’s some liquid inspiration at Scrapbook Retreat. Prompt: Liquids can be still and reflective or in motion and chaotic. Make a photograph of something liquid today. Continue reading

  • Low Angle Path

    Low Angle Path

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    I went to the Scrapbook Spring Retreat in Cedaredge. This is the path to the dorm rooms. Prompt: Change your angle today. Make a photo from 1′ (30 cm) off the ground and post it. Continue reading

  • Almost a Trophy Rock

    Almost a Trophy Rock

    It’s scarred by backhoes, but still here. Prompt: Find something that’s so old, it’s almost timeless, and make a photograph of it. Continue reading

  • 2 Minutes

    2 Minutes

    Our mailbox is a two-minute walk from the house. Prompt: Grab your camera and walk two minutes in any direction. Stop, find a photo worth making from where you stopped, and post it. Continue reading