Category: The Daily Shoot

  • Sunlight Geese

    Sunlight Geese

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    I get lens flare all the time – except when I’m trying to get it! These Canadian geese were flying overhead today. Not very creative, but it was the only lens flare shot I managed today. Prompt: Lens flare is typically avoided, but it can be used deliberately to good effect. Make a photo with… Continue reading

  • Blue & White

    Blue & White

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    This is a lovely Colorado sky, bright blue and full of fluffy clouds. Summer is here. We didn’t have any spring – we went straight from winter to summer. Prompt: Using contrast in your photography can give you very artistic shots. Make a color photo with high contrast today. Continue reading

  • Comfort Food

    Comfort Food

    This is our dinner after a long day of building fences, trying to learn how to knit lace, running errands in town, etc. Comfort food, beer, brats, bread, and beans are all I’m up for. Prompt: Make an interpretive photo of a subject or scene that sums up your mood today. Continue reading

  • Code Breaker

    Code Breaker

    My grandfather was a cryptographer. He used to send me letters in code that I had to break before I could read them. I recently found his old notebook, plus some newsletters and info from the ACA. I’ve had his basic cryptanalysis book for years. His code name was The Squire. My favorite activity was… Continue reading

  • Weeds

    Weeds

    The sheep won’t eat these, unfortunately. Prompt: Get down and get your knees dirty today. Find some plant life, get close to its level (close and wide), and make a photo. Continue reading

  • Farm Truck

    Farm Truck

    What else would a sheep farmer have but a Dodge Ram truck? 🙂 Prompt: How do you get around – car, train, bicycle, plane, feet? Make a photo that represents your mode of transportation today. Continue reading

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

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    I wanted to get a picture of the bridge on the main road into town. They line the bridge with flags donated by families of service men and women from our area. Unfortunately, farm work has kept us up the hill today, so I had to find my own flag. Prompt: It’s Memorial Day in… Continue reading

  • Magpie

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    There’s not much visible wildlife on the farm today. I managed to catch this magpie on a branch, though. This was as close as I could get to it. Prompt: Sunday challenge time! Find any sort of wildlife today and make a photo. Get in close if you can, and focus on the eyes. Continue reading

  • Colorado Sky

    Colorado Sky

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    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

  • iPod or Treo

    iPod or Treo

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    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