Desert Weyr Blog
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Dippy Diver
I remember this toy from decades ago. My mother and father were both scuba divers. I Googled for info and discovered that this is a Louis Marx Nutty Mad toy from Series 1, made in 1963 or 1964. I wonder what possessed the artist to create this? 🙂 Prompt: Make a photograph of something that… Continue reading
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Differences – Cooked & Raw
It’s amazing how eggs go from shelled to a wonderful breakfast. Prompt: Make a photo of elements that are strikingly different from one another to add tension and interest to your composition. Continue reading
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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
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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
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Dinner Time
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
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Evening Sheep Check
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
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The Lambs
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
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Framed
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
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The Current Lamb Scoreboard
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
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Leading Lines
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