Category: The Daily Shoot
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Foliage
It’s fall. This is the Honey Locust tree by the house, and it’s turned color almost overnight. Prompt: Showcase the beauty of living foliage! Make a photo of a single leaf or an entire “greenscape” today. (@DeForestRanger) Continue reading
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Sheep Food
I’m tired of food assignments! This hay is for the sheep. I’ve got a bunch of sold sheep that are going to be in the corral until the transporter arrives. This was the only different meal I prepared today. Prompt: Preparing or eating food is a rhythmic part of life. Make a photo of a… Continue reading
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Hard Shadows
These ram feeders are all set up for when we run out of grass. Prompt: Hard shadows can emphasize texture and edges. Find a scene lit with hard shadows today and make a photo. Continue reading
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Window Shot
This shot is from upstairs out the shop window. Prompt: Use a door or window as a framing device to contain a smaller scene today. Continue reading
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On the Trail Again
Two of our horses are enjoying one of the back cedars pasture trails. Prompt: Make a photograph of a path, sidewalk, trail, or road today and post it. Lead our eye through the scene. Continue reading
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First Five
When we restored our 1927 kit house on the farm, we found these bottles of wine in the basement. They were some of the very first commercial wines made in Colorado. We had a wine party with our winery neighbors and opened them. Surprisingly, the red wines were not very good, but the whites had… Continue reading
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Horizontal Lines
Not my garden, but these are nice lines of winter crops. Prompt: Find a strong series of horizontal lines or elements and make a photograph of it today. Continue reading
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Typical Barn
This is the front of the Red Barn. It was built sometime after October 9th, 1908, and before 1927. We restored it in 2004 and 2005. We keep the chickens here. Laying hens are on the left, and broilers are on the right. The broilers are in the freezer at the moment. Prompt: Make a… Continue reading
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Shanks Mare
I mostly walked around today. Prompt: How did you get around today? Make a photograph of your transportation and post it. Continue reading
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Nine
These are some lovely lettuces in a friend’s garden. I have a black thumb, but we trade sheep manure for veggies. Prompt: Make a photograph with either 9 or 6 (components of today’s date) represented in some way and post it today. Continue reading