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Here are some of my images from this year...
Much of the Photo Walk offered opportunities to photograph some of the beautiful, character rich architecture available in the historic district. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE looking at gorgeous and unique old homes and buildings...I'm just not very good at photographing them. I never know what angle I should be using or quite how to compose the shot to make it interesting. This spiderweb was on the front porch of one such home. The house was beautiful...almost every other photographer on the walk has an awe inspiring shot of the house itself...but I'm the only one with a photo of the dirty spiderweb on the front porch..ha!
These were taken at a groovy little record shop where the window display was filled with old Beatles albums.
This gentleman was sitting outside of an assisted living facility and was one of the very few people who would allow me to take their picture. One sweet old woman sitting on her front porch was very kind and inquistive about all the folks lurking about with cameras until another photographer and I asked if we could snap her photo. She curtly told us no and then added in not to touch her cat either..lol! I thought this man's face had so much character and was such a drastic contrast from the young, fresh faces of children that I'm accustomed to photographing.
Here is the one other person who agreed to a photo..
I found this at a garage sale along the way. I really wanted to buy it too, but unfortunately had no way to carry it along with me. Sigh..I'll just have to treasure the memory.
As we walked along we stumbled upon this cozy little street lined with the most beautiful cottage homes. Each one was different and unique and they all had the most gorgeous gardens. This is where I found this neat little mailbox. I just love the colors and textures in this!
No story for this one..I saw it in the window of an antique shop and thought it was interesting.
Some obligatory botanical shots...yaaaaawwwwwwwnnnnnnnn
I hesitate to post this one. Let me just preface this photo by saying that I once swore I would never, ever, ever (and I meant NEVER) use selective coloring on a photo. Creatively it goes against my deepest core beliefs. However..as I was editing this image it seemed it needed something to separate and add contrast to the wall and reflection. I'm still not sure how I feel about it though....
We ended our walk at the Bidwell Park Farmer's Market where I purchased a $7.00 jar of maple pumpkin butter. All in all the day was awesome! We had beautiful weather and made lots of new friends....oh, and the photography part was fun too!
~Jenn~
Jenn,
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome! Thank you for sharing. I love taking pictures as well and would really like to learn more from you someday. Your commentary was enjoyable to read and made each picture more meaningful. My 2 favorite pictures....the vase and the old man.