What I Learned

Yesterday, during the varsity show for MONDO, I played around with taking pictures of the performers and that was a total bomb. Not the show or the performers. It was the pictures. I was using my phone.  One of the things, I learned is that burst mode did not work for capturing movement the way I wanted to capture it.

Other than the show, I did not take many pictures. I was too busy with other things (smile).  This one is my favorite. 

I like how it turned out.  In addition from an experiential perspective, I like the stillness and concentration it evokes in the midst of a lot of joy, noise and chaos happening close by.

Morning Quiet Before MONDO

I am taking in a little quiet this morning.  The rest of the day I will be at MONDO, which is also so very, very good after a 2 year hiatus from juggling festivals.  

These are Hammett  in silhouette.

Earlier this week, I also got a fun picture of Chandler using my new camera tripod. 

March Precipitation

The pine tree had these beautiful tiny little drops at the end of its needles after it rained, sleeted, and snowed over night. 

This morning, there was a cat in a bag.

Yesterday, we went to the Minnesota Marine Museum in Winona, so we also stopped by the bank so I could get a long-needed fix of Louis Sullivan architecture. 

Action Photo

When I saw that one of my cats was getting ready to yawn, I decided to take a picture.  While it would have been a good time to use burst mode, I did not. 

It was surprising to see how much a cat can open it’s mouth. 

Bridal Veil Falls Mississippi River

 Yesterday, we went for a walk from campus past the Franklin Avenue bridge on the east bank of the river.  We stopped and saw an ice climber at Bridal Veil Falls.

We also saw a flock of winter robins.  It was too hard to get more than one bird in a picture. 

Side Light In The Morning

I took another photography class from Eric Mueller yesterday about understanding light.  One of the reminders was that I need to take more pictures.  This morning, I decided to take some with the beautiful morning light and to explore some textures.  

This photo is the only one which was not edited and for that reason I almost like it best.  I am going to take Eric's  editing class, but I have a voice inside, which I've named "the Puritan" which says things like "editing is cheating".  At the same time, I'm also interested in what it can offer, since I am not a journalist. 

Basket from Bishop Hill 

The rest of these have been edited, but not heavily.  I have always enjoyed the textures on the radiators.  I can't say that I got the shot that I wanted, but I also wanted to remember my first attempt.

Art Shanty Project 2022

Today was my first time to go to the Art Shanty Project.  M and I ventured out today.  It was cold, but not as cold as it's been the last few days.  

In the Tick-Tock Shanty, this guy leaned to down, so that his face was framed nicely for my pic.  I gave him a big thumbs up when I was done.  This is probably my favorite pic because of that.  

I didn't take a lot of pictures and it was hard to see what I had taken until I got home.