Colorado Trip

I took a somewhat impromptu road-trip to Denver to see a good friend of mine back in October. I was amazed by all of the color, such gorgeous yellow leaves! It seems North Dakota goes from green to brown most of the time. Anyway, I stopped at Mount Rushmore and Devils Tower along the way. I tried for the Jewel Cave in South Dakota, but it was all booked up. *sad face* I tried for the Teton Parks, but snow came early, so I high-tailed it out of there!

Time for inspiration.

I recently got a job working at Olive Garden doing food prep. I absolutely love the job, even though it is not what I was expecting, graduating with a BA in General Art. Alas, student loans are only gracious for so long. I want to try to come up with a project soon. I have plenty of thinking time, so hopefully something will come. Maybe I'll read my collections of Emerson book for some inspiration. I don't think anyone can read something of his and not be inspired.

England!

I finally edited all of my England pictures. 

Click to see progression.

I couldn't sleep so I kept taking pictures of the sunrise.

Click here to see the rest of the pictures!

photographie du soir

These pictures were taken around 11:30p - past midnight in my backyard. Living on a farm rocks. Shutter: 30 seconds | Aperture: f 3.5 (smallest) | ISO 800. I used a tripod (I'm not completely crazy).

My first gif. (Click image to make it move) Honestly, I'm kind of disappointed. Not only did I bump my tripod (fail!), but this was five straight minutes in 31º weather. I guess I need to have more time for pictures like this.

Notes from Night Photography

1. Wear a scarf
2. Buy cable release
3. Research more about star trails
4. Bring watch

Smalltown USA

This is the first real project I've done since my senior show. Eventually I want to use it to gain more funding for small towns after I shoot more towns.

How spiffy my jiffy is!

I got this amazing camera at a flea market in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. I came out to Bemidji with my mom for a mini-vacation. Stayed at a Bed and Breakfast. I highly recommend Villa Calma if you are in the area. 
Anyway. . . I love this camera! Took me too long to figure out how to open it. (blonde roots) The bellows are in great condition, but looking through the lens is near impossible. You can see different colors, but everything is very, um, shall we shall abstract? I plan on buying 120 film, since 616 is no longer manufactured. There is a little bit of a zoom. One side is 5-10 feet and the other is beyond 10ft.


I'm still figuring out this gorgeous thing. I know it was made in the 30s, which makes me wonder who could afford to buy a camera during the Depression. A film addict. 


Jiffy Kodak six-16

Pretties

Some of my extended family was able to come to our house this weekend. The only bad part about the weekend was that I didn't actually have a bed. I thought that since I used to sleep on the floor when I was ten, I would be okay. Well I've got news for you. I'm old now. That doesn't work so well anymore. But I digress.

My cousin's 4 year-old daughter brought these five things to me while a bunch of us were sitting on the porch. She asked if I wanted to hold her "pretties." It's interesting spending time with toddlers. They have such a different perspective than we so-called adults do. You see that kind of whispy looking thing? That's what she wanted me to protect. When I first looked at it, I considered it a weed of sorts. However, as I had no choice but to keep it in my custody, I inspected it a bit more closely. 


She was right. It was beautiful. This whimsical thing reminded me of something that Uta Barth would have been inspired by.


I need to spend more time with toddlers.