Exercises for Photographers http://passionforphotos.com A new challenge is normally posted on Mondays Sat, 19 May 2012 04:20:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Street Lamp 05 http://passionforphotos.com/2012/05/18/street-lamp-05/ http://passionforphotos.com/2012/05/18/street-lamp-05/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 04:20:05 +0000 Friedhelm http://passionforphotos.com/2012/05/18/street-lamp-05/ street-lamp-05.jpg

I photographed this street lamp in downtown Merced. I like how the trees frame the subject.

Enjoy and have a great week-end!

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I thought this might be a little bit different. The shadow of this lamp looks like the shadow of an inside desk lamp.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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I could have photographed this lamp just by itself but I decided to include parts of the blooming bush. In addition I put the street lamp into the upper right corner. Both the blooming bush and positioning into the upper right corner adds to the appeal of the image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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I photographed this lamp and sign at the Mexican Restaurant in San Juan Bautista, a great place to eat and relax. This is a pretty balanced image meaning it gives the viewer the feeling of stability and maybe trust.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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I discovered a lot of great lamps in Carmel, CA, like this one. It was outside a store for inside decorations. I loved the reflection in the window.

Enjoy and find some great images!

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Mud can be formed or you can create a footprint like this dog.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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Mud - made by nature! I photographed in Yellowstone NP and I brought this image home.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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The water inside the pie pan cooked out rather quickly. I turned the stove off and let it cool down a little bit. It looked like a moon landscape was forming. I changed the image into a black and white photo to bring out the structure better.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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If you have ever visited Yellowstone National Park you will never forget the impressions of the “mud-pots.” I tried to create something similar by simply putting soil from my yard and water into a pie pan and heat it up. When it started to cook I used my 180mm macro lens and a fill in flash to shoot several images.

Enjoy and keep on creating interesting images!

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When I saw the mud I was looking for a stick and I put it into the ground. I thought I would call this image “stick in the mud!”

Enjoy and come up with some great ideas!

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