Meta Photographer

I was meandering through a forest preserve, snapping away. I figured I would make a few shots for various profile icons. Since I didn't need huge pictures or lots of resolution, I just grabbed my phone since it's a lot easier to compose than turning the ol' DSLR on myself. So as I was clicking, I got the crazy--and admittedly slightly cliched--idea of making a picture of me making a picture of me. I thought it would be highly cheesy, but when I looked at it I kind of liked it. So here it is.

No Kidding

Sometimes, a scene just jumps right out of life and into your brain. This was one of those scenes. On a whim, I pulled over in a forest preserve and walked around a bit to see if there was anything interesting to photograph. After a few minutes, I came across this sign. Ostensibly, it was there to warn people not to swim in a nearby lake. However, the placement of the sign way off to the edge coupled with the dense growth all around it gave it a context that was just too funny. (And how about that drowning guy?)

There was no way I was going to walk away from this without making an exposure...so I made one.

Forest Fence

I was wrapping up a photo walk and began heading to my car. On the way there, I happened to notice this scene on the other side of a little water way. I knew I couldn't pass it up so I made the photo. As it turned out, it was one of the ones I particularly liked from that afternoon.

Forest Fence

Rock Path

Some days, you photograph the house. Other days, it's the path. This day was one of those "other days."

I tried photographing this scene from a variety of angles with a variety of lenses. I finally settled on emphasizing the cool rock path...and what better way to emphasize something in the foreground than going ultra-wide. In this case, it was fisheye-wide.

Rock Path