7/30/07

This week I went two places: an abandoned service station in Nixa, and the Nature Center. First stop was the service station, where I got some shots of some broken windows that didn’t quite come out, as well as this picture of the roof, which is my second favorite shot this week, I think because I’ve always liked the Dr Pepper logo…

And while I was there, I went inside and found a bird’s nest on top of an old power box.

I also got a picture of an old desk, but in retrospect I wish I had put something on the bottom shelf. It feels like there’s something missing in the bottom of the shot.

The next stop was the Nature center, where I once again failed to get all kinds of interesting wildlife shots because I don’t have a telephoto lens. I’m saving some money to get one, though, so next time you see anything from the Nature Center, it’ll be cardinals and squirrels and frogs, oh my! Anyway, the first thing that came out there was this tree stump, which had some really interesting wood grain.

Then, I went to the bridge, and got this wonderful picture which shows it winding into the background. I deliberately tried to make one side over-exposed and the other under-exposed with the bridge in the middle correctly exposed. I didn’t accomplish this as well as I would have liked, but I still like this picture.

And, while walking on that bridge, I happened to notice a frog sitting in the water, and I decided to try something I’ve seen before in other photographers’ work: the “Where’s Waldo?” shot. I need to work on the technique some more, but for some reason I still like the way the frog is hidden in plain sight right in the center of the photograph.

And, finally, my favorite shot this week. There is a big red and white reflective sign on the road in front of the Nature Center, and although I have absolutely no idea why it needs one, you can’t possibly miss this sign! And because it is so big, I was able to get this great abstract shot!