The Summit Beast

  Last class period, we were told to go shoot photos of the jaguar sculpture that stands at the entrance of Summit. 

  In all honesty, I'm not a big fan of my photo. The glare on his (or her??) face drives me crazy and I wish that I'd had the presence of mind at the time to use my polarizing filter to reduce that horrific glare. Oh well, better luck next time. 

   However, I do like the angle from which I shot the picture. He (or she??) reminds me of Chester Cheetah and that alone makes the glare a little less irritating, but I still don't like it. So, to sum it all up, pull out your sunglasses, cause this photo is going to blind you. 

Let It Snow In Texas?

  On February 11th, 2010, North Texas found itself buried under 12.5 inches of snow and I found myself trudging through it all just to take pictures. In the end, I think my efforts yielded some halfway decent results in the form of this photo. 

  I took this photo while walking around in the alley behind my friend's house. I was supposed to be helping her build an igloo, but of course, I had to take a little photo detour. It took about an hour of walking around in the freezing cold to finally snap a picture I liked. The colors and overall composition are what I like most about this picture. 

  There's another picture I took that is almost exactly the same as this one, except the pine cone isn't in focus. Hence the reason it's a good idea to snap at least three of the same picture if you can. Had I not done that, you wouldn't be looking at this picture right now, so naturally, I'm really glad I took the time to get several shots. 

  The snow day was beautiful and gave me a unique photo opportunity that I probably won't have for quite some time. I hope you enjoyed the snow and the photo. 

Something You Might Enjoy

Meet Mr. Squirrel.

  He is one of my grandma's many eccentric little lawn ornaments. I took this photo of him back in November 2009. I was walking around outside with my camera when I spotted him sitting on the porch holding his little acorn and I knew I had to take pictures of him. His photo shoot consisted of well over 100 pictures, but this one was my favorite because, when I first saw him, he appeared to have a lot of personality (for a lawn ornament) and I felt that this photo captured it best. 
  Another thing I like about this photo are the fall colors in the background because they give it an overall warm and inviting tone. Whenever I go through my photos on the computer and come across this one, I can't help but smile at Mr. Squirrel. Hopefully he makes you smile, too.

Aloha (Which Means "Hello" AND "Goodbye")

I would like to welcome you to my photo blog with warm cookies and a loving hug, but I can't because it's a blog. So, instead of welcoming you in that manner, I will welcome you with this post. 

I am a sophomore in Mrs. Ellman's 6th period photo class. I love photography and am excited to share my work with you. Hopefully you enjoy looking at my photos as much as I enjoy taking them.

Aloha (this time, it means "goodbye".)