Native America

How come the Western license plates are so much cooler?

Missing This

Climb the beanstalk...

 

Got a little impatient with the blue...just a night project for fun (and a card for a friend).

Beauty (Should Be) All Around

Beautiful street art.  Why can't the whole world look like this?

Chickpea

I found a new yummy recipe for roasted chickpeas with a Moroccan spice mix (some of my favorite flavors).  It was quick, easy, yummy, and *bonus: healthy!  The recipe is here.

Nikkor 85

I got a new lens :)  It's a rainy day, but I had to try it out!

Feel The Love

I found an article with a collection of beautiful images of people around the world commemorating September 11.  Naturally, some of the photos display an overwhelming tone of sadness and heartbreak.

But many of the photos radiate warmth, love, and peace.  They're beautiful images that remind us that love is ALL around us despite constantly being told what is wrong with the world.  Focus on what is right with the world.

You can find the article and other images HERE.

Reynolds Tower

Scavenger Hunt

Our first assignment consisted of us receiving a clue from our mentor (a second year in the DFP) to a specific location here in Winston Salem.  We researched, read about, and interpreted the clue, and then went out to shoot our location.  The trick was, there would be no editing allowed after shooting, so the shot sequence through which you wanted to show the location had to also be the sequence in which you filmed.  This meant a lot of planning. 

"That tall one there in the Empire State, that's my baby."

This was my clue...which ended up being the Reynolds Building in downtown Winston Salem, which is the building that the Empire State Building is modeled after.  It's a beautiful building, but is no longer accessible to the public, so I was only able to shoot the exterior. Since it was just a building with little activity surrounding it, I was able to go the day before and plan my shot selection and sequence.  It's nothing award-winning...but here is my first experience with a camera.  I loved it :)

Natural/Urban