Category: The Daily Shoot

  • Spoons

    Spoons

    Some abstraction for today. Prompt: Take something common – an object, building, or landscape – and compose an abstract composition with it. Continue reading

  • Bird’s Eye View

    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

  • Right Angle Jail

    Right Angle Jail

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    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

  • Vast Wasteland

    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

  • It’s Called a Stash

    It’s Called a Stash

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    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

  • Baa Baa Black Sheep

    Baa Baa Black Sheep

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    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

  • Quirky Things

    Quirky Things

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    This picture depicts an unusual floor repair at Revolution Brewing. Prompt: Quirky things often catch your eye and make for interesting art. Make a photo of something that makes you go “Hmmm” today. Continue reading

  • My New Camera

    My New Camera

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    This is a picture of my Macintosh screen, taking a picture using the built-in camera, of me using my camera. Prompt: Make your camera the star of the show today. Use another camera or a mirror to put your camera in a photo of its own. Continue reading

  • Transportation

    Transportation

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    Farms use trucks for most transportation. This is our truck. Prompt: Make an interesting photo of a mode of transportation today. It can be a car, plane, bicycle, subway, or whatever you like! Continue reading

  • Simplicity

    Simplicity

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    Dinner tonight was plain roast chicken, with no spices, salt, or anything. Just plain roast chicken. We paired it with local wine from the winery up the street, plus plain lettuce. It was wonderful, filling, and simple local food! Prompt: Practice the art of simplicity today by making an interesting photo from a minimalist perspective. Continue reading