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Doglegs

Posted on June 14, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

I was reading some photography tips yesterday to get some inspiration and something stuck with me which caused me to capture this image. One of the tips was to think about what attracted you to photograph a particular scene. Is it the light? The colors? The shapes or flow? I was doing pushups on the porch stairs and it amused me that I could just see Steelie’s legs under the gate. When I went to take the photo I realized that it wasn’t Steelie’s legs that attracted me as much as it was the framing of his legs under the gate bottom (otherwise I would have cut it out of the photo). Using that information I was able to create this fun image.

Black and White Rabbit

Posted on June 11, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

My rabbit sitting on his shelf by my desk. When I took the photo I had plans to call it “Whiskers” but most of his whiskers disappeared when I blew out the whites (despite my best efforts to bring them back with Clarity and Contrast). And well, “Eye of the Rabbit” sounded a little too cheesy.

Dramatic Moth

Posted on June 8, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Another interesting little moth on our back door screen. I liked his color (rich browns) but preferred this image as a black and white.

Considering the Shot

Posted on June 7, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

During filming today, considering how to set up the shot. I love this entrance into the field as it’s a great place for dramatic shots. This is my first successful silhouette. And aside from the good contrast, I like the physical expressions of everyone in their hats!

Unicorn Shadow

Posted on June 1, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Again with the slanting afternoon light (my favorite kind!).

Hard Day of Play

Posted on May 25, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

He seems to have this otherworldly sense of when I’m about to take a picture of him because he will move just as the shutter clicks and most photos I take of him are blurry, goofy faces or a body part I wasn’t originally photographing! I finally got to take my time making this image when he fell asleep with his paw still on the soda bottle he had been playing with earlier.

Blades of Grass

Posted on May 14, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

This is a fistfull of grass I gathered for my rabbit’s evening snack tonight. Again I waited until later in the day to use my camera and I couldn’t decide what to photograph, but I liked the texture of the grass and I think it lent itself well to black and white.

Rabbit in Profile

Posted on May 9, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

I caught my rabbit playing on his new box tower this evening (made from Priority Mail boxes glued together, because he likes to practice parkour). Luckily he stayed still long enough for the relatively slow shutter click to capture this profile.

Spathiphyllum

Posted on May 6, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Wilted and withered bloom on my Peace Lily plant.

Afternoon Ferns

Posted on May 5, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

New fern fronds growing at the base of Moss (the maple tree) caught in the afternoon sunlight.

Textured Silhouette

Posted on May 2, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Cactus in a plastic-covered, streaky window in the late afternoon. Lots of textures and light-play.

Antique Begonias

Posted on April 24, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

I got a second chance to take photos today. I wasn’t ready with my camera when we left the house and we wound up going to a greenhouse down the road that had loads of beautiful flowers in bloom (I have been wanting to photograph flowers for a very long time!). We went back after I got my camera and I shot the dahlias I was so enamored with and then a bunch of others as well. Surprised to find that my top picks were not even of the flowers I returned to photograph!

Some other images from today:

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Rings of Platern

Posted on April 23, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

It’s funny how an image will just jump out at you: We bought masks for a birthday yesterday and I thought I would make an image of the ostrich plume on the top of mine. I took a few shots and was suddenly struck by the lines and textures of my dirty plate on the table. The resulting image reminds me of a planet.

Ring of Shadows

Posted on April 19, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Key ring on my windowsill. It took an idiotic amount of time to make this image. First my angles were off and I had to re-shoot. Then the sun disappeared (leaving me contorted in a very uncomfortable position for a long time until it came back). When I finally got the shot I couldn’t come to a decision on how I wanted to process it! There are a lot of directions I could have gone with, but ultimately I am pleased with the final image.

Sometimes you just need to commit to a decision to get the project finished.

Rock Shadows

Posted on April 17, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Large piece of mica in the corner caught in the slanting light of late morning (I seem to be starting with 2-day themes here; first hydrangea flowers and now slanting light…). Again, I thought the textures and shadows lent themselves better to black and white (and it makes my makeshift ant trap in the front less glaringly obvious).

Behind Bars

Posted on April 16, 2014July 4, 2019 by Pegasene

Love the slanting light of afternoon in my office. The textures and lines lend themselves well to black and white (I also love the boots!).