Scavenger Hunt...Monday

It was a busy week and weekend.  Then because of the snow I have two photography classes this week instead of one and the homework is brutal.  Okay, maybe not brutal, but I am really struggling with it--Take a picture of something you haven't taken a picture of before and Black and White.

The black and white can be easy, but I always overthink it.  But something I've never taken before?

A.  Because of photo memes, particularly Scavenger Hunt Sunday, I have taken pictures of many, many different things.  Many I would not have tried without the challenge.  I LOVE that and it definitely stretches my photography (hence the homework).

B.  If I haven't tried to take a picture of it yet, it is because it does not interest me as a subject at all.

So I spent all week trying to take pictures of something different instead of focusing on the Scavenger Hunt this week, though I kept the prompts in the back of my head.

This morning I sat down to look at all my different photos, and really there is nothing I want to submit to class.  (By the way, my class is called Art of Photography.  We each submit a few photos and then talk about what could make it better and what did or didn't work.  Usually he can find something good, but he really detested my submission for rule of thirds -- my Four shot from last week -- so I am feeling particularly leery of sending a photo in.  I really enjoy the class and getting honest feed back will help me become better so I will submit something.)

Anyway, while I don't think any work for class...it turns out they can work for Scavenger Hunt Sunday with only a little tweaking. 

Smile:

This photo makes me smile.  Partly because this is what you get when you ask me to take a picture of something I haven't photographed before and partly because I like how it makes the number ten.  I purposely scooted over while lying on the floor to get it lined up just so...photography with intent...even if the intentions are a little lame.

Stand Alone:

I know the world represents many different religions, so I won't go into why this photo fits Stands Alone for me though it does in many, many ways that I love, but I know this is NOT what my teacher meant when he said "Black and White" since the focus of class is going to be on converting to black and white.

Rusty or Something Old:

This is the fence between my dad's house and his neighbors.  I remember when it was strong and red and tall, when the trees were on the other side.  I guess I might be old, too.  I don't shoot fences often, but I submitted a fence, snow shot last week, so it won't fit my homework.

Artificial:

Okay, this one is a stretch.  I did take some pictures of artificial flowers, but I just like kids better.  Do you note the artificial coloring?  (I'm pretty sure as long as I submit a photo that is not a person my teacher will accept it.)

Repeating Patterns:

I spent a lot of time taking pictures of the brick because I thought "oh, something I haven't taken before AND repeating patterns."  But you know what, I've taken a picture of almost every brick I see...they just aren't very good pictures.

So anyway...feel free to skip the words and just comment on the photos.  Feel free to give me actual criticism.  I have reached a plateau in my learning and need some aha moments.

Have a happy Monday! I'll be shooting some other things I haven't shot before...if I can think of any. Sunflower, when asked, said, "Me?" No. But you can be my Black and White subject!