Minimalist Photography

This week's photography challenge: Minimalism (Click the link to see the other entries.)

(Hint: for a little help check out what this guy had to say.)

No rules, just do your thing and tweak if you'd like! And post as many or few photos as you'd like!

Here are my submissions:

This picture was supposed to be horizontal, but blogger uploaded it vertically. I guess it works that way, too.

I really like how this one turned out.

Near Silhouette

This week's weekly photo challenge:

• A self-portrait featuring a physical attribute that you find endearing or beautiful about yourself - something that you feel makes you uniquely "you".


• Submit one photo.


• This photo can be color or black and white.


• Go ahead and "tweak" it if you feel like it!

How ironic after I'd already posted 2 self-portraits already this week due to my new haircut!

Anyway, here's my entry for the photo challenge:

I purposely backlit my profile against the window, then lightened the pic, bumped the contrast way up, and converted it to black and white to bring out the contrast even more.

I debated about what feature to highlight as I think my best feature and the one that makes me uniquely me are two different things, but I think they both come out in the photo.

• My best feature? my hair (dark in the pic, but you can still see how thick it is and how much I have)


• The feature that makes me uniquely me (or that I'm "known for")? my big, high cheekbones aka chipmunk cheeks

Click HERE to see the other entries.

Window Painting

-by God

Frost on our bathroom window. I lightened the pictures and bumped up the contrast quite a bit so that the patterns were much more obvious. Beautiful!

Hope

(Day 350 of 365)

I received this ornament last year from a friend. Our family was grieving, and this simple silver ornament was a beautiful reminder of the hope of heaven. The hope we cling to. The hope we have because of a tiny babe born in Bethlehem.

Metaphor

Clothed in Righteousness

(Day 348 of 365)

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Isaiah 1:18 (NIV)

New Photo Challenge

I recently met Emily, a very talented photographer and artist. She invited me to participate in a weekly photography challenge that she co-hosts. Since I'm almost done with my Project 365, I thought this weekly challenge sounded fun. Those of you who enjoy photography may enjoy participating in some of the weekly photography challenges, too!

This week's challenge is shoes. (Click the link to see the original post and the submissions.)

Here's my contribution:

(Day 340 of 365)

I know I'm not nearly as talented (yet!) as many of the other photographers who participate in the challenge, but I'm hoping to learn more about photography, practice photographic techniques, and get feedback on my pictures.

If you enjoy photography, please consider joining the weekly challenges!

SNOW!!!

We woke this morning to the first measurable snowfall of the year. It looks like we got 2-3".

(Day 339 of 365)

Raspberry Canes

(Day 322 of 365)

More Fall Foliage

Leaf carpet

(Days 283-285 of 365)

God's Paint Palette

(Day 282 of 365)

Ripe for Harvest

(Day 279 of 365)

Catching Up on Project 365

I've been a bit remiss lately in posting my pics for Project 365, so I'll just get them done in this post.

Attempt at a vintage-y look

Big pot of homemade applesauce Josh made out of apples from our trees

G snuggling under a blanket

E now has her own email address and has been having fun emailing one of her best friends

Our Seattle rain-globe, a reminder of Josh's roots

S after a hard afternoon of grocery shopping

Flowers from Josh

Monkey eating a banana ;)

(Days 268-275)

Garden Collage

These are all pictures I took of what we're growing in our yard and garden.

Apples (I don't know what kind.)

Golden delicious apples

Pears

Tomatoes

Pumpkins

Sunflowers

We've still got zucchini coming, but I didn't take any pictures of that. It is slowing down though.

(Days 256-261)

Not Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Sometimes the lining is gold.

(Day 255 of 365)

Grasses

(Day 244 of 365)

Black-Eyed Susans

(Day 243 of 365)