Desert Weyr Blog
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Sky-Land Edges
This is the hill behind Garvin Mesa. Prompt: Whenever there’s an edge, there’s energy. Make a photo where two things meet: land-water, land-sky, etc. Continue reading
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Stairs
This is our stair railing. Prompt: Get up close and personal with a building today. Make a photo of an architectural detail. Continue reading
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Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice
This is the lovely dessert we had tonight. It was vanilla ice cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, some Hershey’s dark chocolate, and a nice single malt scotch. YUM! Prompt: Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Make a photo of something sweet today. Continue reading
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Nickels and Dimes
Sometimes, I feel like we’re on a knife’s edge, looking at nickel-and-dime fixes to hundred-dollar problems. Prompt: The economy is in the news all the time. Make a photo that illustrates the economy or its impact on you in some way. Continue reading
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Spoons
Some abstraction for today. Prompt: Take something common – an object, building, or landscape – and compose an abstract composition with it. Continue reading
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Bird’s Eye View
This is the view of Paonia from our road. Prompt: Change your perspective today. Make a photo from a bird’s eye view. Get out the chairs and ladders if you need to! Continue reading
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Right Angle Jail
Caridwen is behind bars. There aren’t many right angles on our farm that are not fences, so I just picked a good fence to use. Prompt: Right (90-degree) angles can help define a composition. Make a photograph involving intersecting lines. Continue reading
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Vast Wasteland
This was a long exposure shot, but there’s still nothing on. Prompt: Experiment with shutter speed today by making a photo with a long exposure. Continue reading
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It’s Called a Stash
This is my entry for today’s Daily Shoot. It’s not exactly a collection, but this is only one of roughly 12 bins of yarn that I have. Prompt: We’re all collectors of something. Find an interesting way to display and make a photo of a collection today. Continue reading
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
From Wren Ross: “Baa baa black sheepHave you any wool?Yes ma’am, yes ma’amThree bags full One for my sweaterOne for my shawlOne for the blanket for the babe down the hall Baa baa black sheepHave you any wool?Yes ma’am, yes ma’amThree bags full Baa baa black sheepThree is not enough I am compulsive I want… Continue reading