Desert Weyr Blog
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North Fork Valley
This is a view of the North Fork Valley from up on Wakefield Mesa Road. Mt. Lamborn is on the right, then Mt. Gunnison. Paonia is in the middle left, below the white barns you see in the midground. Prompt: Make a photograph from a high point of view. Get on top of a building,… Continue reading
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Bindweed!
Bindweed is the bane of gardeners, but it’s high-protein, and the sheep love it. Prompt: Make a photograph with a shallow depth of field today. Get in close if you need to force it with the lens you have. Continue reading
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Local Fruit
The first of the cantaloupes have come in, vine-ripened and very sweet. Prompt: Make a photograph of something you eat today. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack – make it look tasty. Continue reading
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Shepherds
This is the portrait of Ken and me taken by JT. He’s doing a series on the farmers who grow food in this valley. He hopes to make these into a book. I had no idea how to do the picture-of-a-picture until I saw us hanging from the trees at the Harvest Festival today. Prompt:… Continue reading
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Common Here
We have a number of elk ranches here. These signs are all over their fences. I tried to get the big bull in the background, but he wouldn’t cooperate. Prompt: Make a photograph that features a sign of some sort today – maybe a stop sign, maybe an information sign, or maybe an advert. Continue reading
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Willow Tree
This is a grand old tree in the front yard of our guest house. Prompt: Make a photograph of a plant today. It can be a small one in a pot, a big one in the park, or a tree in a forest. Continue reading
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Collecting Eggs
Here, I’m getting ready to collect the eggs. The Welsummer hens seem to be ignoring me. Prompt: Make a photograph using hard light today. Feature the crisp and strong shadows as a major element of your photograph. Continue reading
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Fast Countryside
I cheated on this one. I tried several motion blur shots but didn’t get anything good – I can’t set shutter speed with my camera. Then, as I was sorting pictures from my UK trip, I found this. The blur was from the car moving. I liked it so much that I decided to use… Continue reading
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Wide Pasture
This is our view out the back pasture. Sheep are grazing in the background, but they’re hard to see. All the recent rains have really helped the grass. Prompt: Make a photograph using a wide focal length. Zoom, prime, and iPhone cameras all qualify for going wide today. Continue reading
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Off to Wales!
While Ken stayed home to care for the farm, I headed off to Wales again to continue my judge training. The goal is to become an approved judge for Black Welsh Mountain sheep eventually. My journey started with an uneventful flight from Grand Junction to Dallas. Next, I flew overnight from Dallas to London Heathrow,… Continue reading