Desert Weyr Blog
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Golden Ratio
I tried to put points of interest in the ratio, but it didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped. Prompt: The Golden Ratio has been used in art for millennia. Use or illustrate the Golden Ratio in a photograph today. Continue reading
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Clean Ditch
A pleasing vista is a ditch cleaned when I didn’t have to dig it. This is the back catch ditch, and we had a trackhoe in to clean it out. It hadn’t been cleaned for 20+ years. Prompt: The dictionary defines a vista as a pleasing view. Make a photo of a vista that pleases… Continue reading
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Containers
I am paranoid about wool moths, so I keep all of my yarns in plastic containers with mothballs. I try to keep the labels accurate, but they’re never perfect. Prompt: Containers, boxes, and packages. Make a photo with one or more as subjects, and illustrate what they mean to you. Continue reading
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Family
All of our parents have passed on, and my brother-in-law lives far away. But my stepdad came to help at this Farmers’ Market. He is our closest family member. Prompt: Make a photograph today that documents your family or conveys how you think of your family. Continue reading
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Baaaa!
Have you ever tried to catch a picture of the baa of a hungry sheep? Prompt: Make a photograph today that visually communicates a sound. Your choice of sound, but do your best to make us “hear” it. Continue reading
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One Peak
A single element, Mount Lamborn. I never get tired of the view, and this one had a lot of contrast with the new snow. Prompt: For the first assignment of @dailyshoot year two, create a photo with a single element, no distractions, and lots of contrast. Continue reading
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Weather Station
On a farm, one of the most important gauges is the weather station. Weather determines everything. This sits in the dining room, and we check it every morning. Data from the station is fed onto a web page with our local weather. Prompt: Gauges, meters, and turn signals are all indicators. Make a photograph of… Continue reading
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Belinda
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
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Moving Hay
Carefully balanced. Prompt: The word balance has many meanings, both literal and abstract. Pick one and make a photograph today. Continue reading
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Halloween Sheep
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