Sunday Stills - Landscapes

This is out at Germantown MetroPark. A storm was coming in on one side and the sun had just appeared to light up the whole area on the other side.

You can see the dark clouds starting to roll in, but the sun was making everything else illuminated. Very neat looking to me.

This is still in the Germantown MetroPark, this is the Germantown Dam.

Here's the blurb for this weeks challenge:

"Time to go back outside, this will be fun. Cameras wide open, no use for a zoom on this challenge, have fun and see ya next week…Ed"

Sorry I haven't been around the last two challenges but I have been busy with finals and new jobs. So I am back now.

Sunday Stills - Self Portrait

Well this weeks challenge was to do a self portrait and here are the two that I liked best. I took the first one by putting the camera in the v of our tree trunk out back and the second one is me leaning on our deck.

Here's the blurb:

"O.K. If I’m willing to take a pic of my ugly mug….. The challenge, no cameras in front of the face, and no archive pics. If you choose not to participate this week its O.K. But it will be fun.
Later…Ed"

Sunday Stills - Motion

I did post this picture earlier in my blog, but not for the Sunday Stills. Its Daniel throwing a snowball at me.

This was taken a while back at my Dad's, Shadow catching his Frisbee.

John in Florida acting crazy!

This one was taken on Christmas weekend down at my Dad's house, using my Grandma's camera. I love how the camera caught Lucy's tongue licking at Grandma's face.

Here's the blurb for this weeks challenge:

"No more slacking, time for a real challenge…MOTION. This can be anything that conveys motion. I did a post here awhile back on shooting action, this may help if you need any. From what I have seen on your blogs you should’nt have too much trouble with this one."

Sunday Stills - Architecture

This is nature's own Architecture, this is off the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. My sister and I dubbed this the Mermaid's Chair. This is my favorite picture.

This is turrets off of Blarney Castle in Ireland.

Riding a double-decker bus in Dublin Ireland we kept passing all of these buildings and they all had flowers in the windows. It was very beautiful.

Ballyseede Castle in Ireland. We meet two of the most comical dogs here. They also said that this castle was haunted, but after much looking I never found her!

Most of the houses in Ireland are like this with the thatch roofs.

I had to throw this one in! It is from Disney World Florida.


Well this weeks challenge was architecture and I knew right away that I would look at the photos from our trip to Ireland last year! I also had to do Mickey's hat from Disney World.

Sunday Stills - Moon...

Here's our task this week:

"I figure ya’ll needed a tough challenge for next week and since there is a full moon or mostly full the next few days this could be the biggest challenge to date. Now don’t despair, you don’t have to have a crystal clear moon to be interesting. I have found out the last few weeks we have some very creative folks who participate here and I can’t wait to see the results next week.
Good luck and happy shooting….Ed
Hint: The best times to take the pic is at moonrise or moonset, this is when the moon is at its closest to the earth and not so washed out by the sun during its highest zenith.
I put up some examples of moon pics I shot, two were with my trusty point and shoot.."

Well I have to say that my point and shoot Kodak Easy Share is not very good at taking moon pictures. I tried my best and here are the ones that I like the best. Maybe one day I will actually go out and buy a battery for my 35mm SLR camera. :)

Sunday Stills - Reflections...

Here is the trees on the side of a melting river reflecting on the ice.

The sign reflecting in the street from a closed down Bar.

Bicycle sign reflecting.

And of course the tree's shadow reflecting off the snow!

Here's the blurb for this weeks task!

"Once again I’m drawing ideas from the posters, I like the input. So this weeks subject is reflections, it should be interesting to say the least. Good turnout this week and got all kinds of angle pics, good job everyone and see ya next week….Ed"

Well with everything being covered in ice, snow, and salt dredge its been one hard task to complete, but I did it!!! So here our my week's reflections!

Sunday Stills - Go High,Go Low

Looking down at CheyChey

Looking up at the ice

If you look closely you can see the ice

I thought this one looked more dramatic with it in black and white than color

Here's the blurb on what we had to do this week:

"There were some great suggestions for this week and thanks for all of them. But I like the concept of the perspective of the shooter. So with that in mind, try a pic that is’nt dead on to put mildly, go high, go low is the mantra for this week. It should be interesting to see the results. Just keep one thing in mind when shooting from a low angle, watch the sky, during midday the sky tends to get washed out and white. The only remedy for this is a polarizer filter and point and shoot cameras cannot be fitted with one. So, good luck.
Till next time, have fun and keep snappin’"

I took a lot of photos and this is what I ended up liking the best out of all of them. So let me know what you think!!!