Author: Oogie

  • Belinda

    Belinda

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    I was actually able to use the macro function on my camera for this because Belinda is a very friendly sheep. I like how you can see the red coats and the hay barn reflected in her eye. Prompt: Sometimes, the best advice is to get closer. Today, get really close to your subject. Use… Continue reading

  • Halloween Sheep

    Halloween Sheep

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    Yoda the sheep in his lovely blaze orange coat. Prompt: The color of the day is orange. Make a photograph that is full of orange today. Continue reading

  • Centered Bale

    Centered Bale

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    Center of the bale, plus centered in the frame. Prompt: Make a photograph today that has a strongly centered composition. Continue reading

  • Reaching for Dinner

    Reaching for Dinner

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    The ewes are on diets, so they’re eager to reach into the feeder when dinner is served. Prompt: Reaching up, reaching for, reaching out, or reaching in. Show the action of reaching in a photograph today. Continue reading

  • String Heddles

    String Heddles

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    I’m weaving again, so I’ve been spending more time in the shop. These are the heddles on the older floor loom. It’s currently not warped, but maybe soon. Prompt: Make a photograph today where vertical elements or lines dominate the scene. Continue reading

  • Gifford in Pink

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    Thursday is our regular day to deliver eggs to the brewery. Fortunately, there was a high school game going on, and everyone was asked to wear pink instead of the school colors. I don’t do pink, so I was glad to see Tom Gifford there to serve as our subject. Prompt: October is breast cancer… Continue reading

  • Partially Crafted

    Partially Crafted

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    The first weaving on the new big loom has been partially started. The strip is from when I remembered how to weave weft-faced rugs. Prompt: Double your art today. Make a photo of something you’ve created or crafted. Continue reading

  • Curved Lines

    Curved Lines

    I sell horns for making shepherd crooks, shofar, knife handles, and buttons. These are some of the curved horns from our butcher rams, waiting to be sold. Prompt: Make a photograph of a curved line or spherical surface today. Continue reading

  • Pond Edge

    Pond Edge

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    We had the cattails cleaned out of the pond. Now you can finally see the pond edge. Prompt: Make a photograph of an edge of something today. The edge of a knife, the water’s edge, or some other edge. Continue reading

  • Fiery Dragon

    Fiery Dragon

    I wanted to go over to a friend’s house and photograph some forge welding or blacksmithing, but never got the chance. So, this dragon is something that might have used fire at one time. It’s a stuffed knitted toy that a friend made for us. Prompt: Fire is dramatic, as is its effect. Make a… Continue reading