Project 365 - Day 29 (A Mixed bag)

Oops, I Did It Again...in B&W

I promised myself it would be different this time.  This time, I would make time and try to find, capture, and share something different.  I didn't know what, exactly...just something. And then...I saw the picture you see above.  Purty, ain't it?

I carved out just a little time to tromp around the back of an old cemetery adjacent to what passes for some sort of exotic animal ranch-like substance.  (Yes, I know I used that trick in yesterday's post, but I likes it, so I uses it when I wants to.)  I started by shooting a large, curious bird, but as I was shooting through a fence, I couldn't quite get what I wanted.  I did, however, like the framing of this next shot:

Home on the Range has Changed

I almost made that my Shot o' the Day, but the sky was a little bland.  I know...I guess the weather didn't get my request memo.

But then...on the drive home...the runway lights at the local, teeny-tiny airport concern were back.  I consider these "test shots" since I only had my 50mm mounted, having quite stupidly left the 18-70 at home.  Still, considering Betty really hates low light, I thought these turned out rather well.  I do plan to return when the moonlight and weather align with the image I have in my head.

But, for now:

Taken from the vantage point of...the frozen ditch.  Yes, I will suffer for my test shots. Love the starburst effect and the way the reeds on the right of the image were lit.  (Shot @ f/4 with a tripod.)

The shot to the right was taken nearly wide open, so the lights are softer, but you get more detail in the sky.









So today's subjects were a bit all over the place, but so what?  Matches the photographer.