Category: The Daily Shoot

  • Yellow Chicks

    Yellow Chicks

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    The dinner chickens are growing well. They are all sorts of shades of yellow now! Prompt: Today’s color is yellow. Find something that’s yellow in color and make a photograph of it. Continue reading

  • Dippy Diver

    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

  • Differences – Cooked & Raw

    Differences – Cooked & Raw

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    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

  • Cleaning Shadow

    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

  • Inside Out

    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

  • Dinner Time

    Dinner Time

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    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

  • Evening Sheep Check

    Evening Sheep Check

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    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

  • Framed

    Framed

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    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

  • Leading Lines

    Leading Lines

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    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

  • Open Wide

    Open Wide

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    I can’t seem to get a wide open shot, so I settled for open wide. Prompt: Shoot wide open today. Make a creative photo that uses a shallow depth of field to good effect. Continue reading