Desert Weyr Blog
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Colorado Sky
Typical Colorado: clear and sunny, with not a cloud in the sky. Prompt: Look up today and make a photograph of the sky. Is it cloudy, clear, or somewhere in between? Tell the story of your sky today. Continue reading
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iPod or Treo
I no longer wear a watch. I always have these two devices with me. I use them at random in place of a watch. Prompt: Clocks are omnipresent in modern life. Make a photo of the clock, watch, or other device you use most to tell time. Continue reading
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Reflections on Backups
I’m backing up my pictures onto CDs. Prompt: Shiny things attract attention. Make a photograph of a shiny object and post it today. Focus in on the reflections. Continue reading
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Square Mountain
Here’s some early morning light on Mt. Lamborn in a square frame. Prompt: Lose the rectangle today. Make a photograph with a square (1:1) aspect ratio and post it. Crop if needed. Continue reading
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Spring Egg
Here’s a simple shape and a plain background. Prompt: Focus the viewer’s attention. Make a photo of a single subject with as plain a background as you can. Continue reading
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Culinary School Visitors
We had students from the Culinary School of the Rockies here again this year. I didn’t get pictures of both groups, though. We had two sets of students, and each group stayed for two days. We evaluated sheep, trimmed toes, built fences, and sorted sheep. It was a great way for all of them to Continue reading
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Royal Purple
It got to the end of the day, and I hadn’t seen anything purple. Then, I remembered that I had a purple t-shirt. Purple was the color of royalty because it was so rare and hard to get. What a change now that anyone can own a simple purple shirt. Prompt: Today’s color is purple. Continue reading
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Lambscape, Continued
This is early morning on Garvin Mesa. Some of our lambs are playing on the rock wall. Prompt: Sunday challenge time! Make a landscape photo (natural or urban). Create something that you’d want to put on your wall. Continue reading
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Lambscape
Here’s an early morning Lambscape picture! The lambs are learning how to play on the rock walls. It’s great fun! I always worry they’ll fall or get hurt, but so far, they’ve all done just fine. Continue reading
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Lamb Bag
This is the bag I carry outside when we’re lambing. It has everything I need to handle a difficult birth, plus tagging and weighing the lambs. Prompt: Baskets, bags, and boxes: containers often go unnoticed. Make a photo focused on the container rather than the contents. Continue reading