Day 60 - ebony and ivory......

One of my favorite trees is the birch tree. I have always loved the simple black and white colors of it's bark and they look especially great in the setting sun. This is a shot taken in Attleboro, not far from the busy Route 1. It's a small park area and this pond which is still nicely frozen from the winter freeze. People drive by this constantly and I wonder how many of them take the time to appreciate the simple, serene setting so close to the urban chaos. I always notice it and this time I stopped to take a breather.

What can I say, I really like this shot. The raw format of the image is even better, I especially like the way the sunlight hits the bark and creates the subtle shadows. I opted for this shot out of my many because of the great lighting I got and the full frame of tree trunk as opposed to getting in the less full branches and more of the background scenery. My goals was to have the tree fill the frame and it occurs with these 3. I've heard things are better in 3s ?

...live together in perfect harmony.....

Day 58 - turning japanese, i think i'm turning japanese....

Well the brother made it in here so it's Shadow's turn. He never sits still enough while he's awake to get a good shot so I have to wait until moments like this to get him at his finest. Sleeping! Shadow is a Japanese Manx that Michelle got when he was a few weeks old. Manx are cats that normally don't have tails and the rest of the litter he was in didn't. He was the only one with the tail. A full tail too. Well it's nice to have somebody a bit different. He is such a great cat when he's not getting into things he shouldn't. I suppose that is with all cats, him and Leo get into things they aren't supposed to often, but we love them anyway. Give Shadow a good cardboard box and he is in heaven...

I love the shot I snapped here for the simple fact of the great lighting, the simplicity of having only the cat and the green blanket for colors in the frame as well. Nothing special done here for the shot just the tripod to keep it still and a few tries at the right angle and height that I desired. Let peaceful cats lay!!!

...I really think so.....

Day 57 - I keep the ends out for the tie that binds....

Geometric shapes in architecture always catch my eye. I was heading around the backside of the Emerald Square mall in Attleboro, MA and notices the sunlight hitting some structure and I had to check it out. What it was was one of the parking garages. I drove up and into the garage. I felt a little awkward trying to snap some pictures on the ramps which are clearly not for walkers, but I did anyway. When I was on the top of the garage and walking back up the ramp I noticed the security vehicle approaching, so I casually walked back to my car and drove away. On the way down I snapped this shot

I liked this shot better because of the great lighting created by the setting sun. It's very clean and straight. The metal wires and concrete are such a great industrial look that I enjoy. Those two materials together go so well. It is a simple picture but that's all it takes sometimes..

....Because you're mine, I walk the line....

Day 46 - ooo,rock me amadeus....

Wow, the temperature outside these past couple days got very nice and all the snow is melting. I am happy to see the sun and feel this warm weather. This is a bit of the rocks that flanks the stairs that head to the backyard on the side of our house. I placed these there sometime in the fall because it was mostly just dirt and everytime it rained the dirt ran down the driveway. Some of these rocks were very heavy! Now it creates a nicer cleaner look when the heavy rains come into town.

I like the way the shadows came together in this shot with the sunlight hitting the rocks and creating a unique effect. I contrasting dark and whites is also something that I think looks good in this photo. I was trying to show a little bit of nature popping through the otherwise cold winter we have been having.

...amadeus, amadeus.....