photography
dog park
Originally uploaded by mo pieOne of the things on my "carpe diem" list is to take a photography class this year. Not that I'm going to start calling myself an artiste or anything like that. It's just a hobby that I really enjoy, and that I'd like to get better at!
I got a book on composition for my birthday, and I flipped through it yesterday. Then I went to run an errand and all I could see were triangles and diagonals and balanced compositions and I was like, awesome! WHERE IS MY CAMERA! Especially when I saw a dejected fiftysomething woman dressed in giant fairy wings. Damn!
I also discovered that there's a place where you can put in your screen name and see if any of your photos have made it to Flickr Explore. One of mine has, this one of Ian and Goulash at the dog park! I do love that whole series. There have been a few photos I've taken over the years that I've really liked, like one of a crowd in Prague, or a tunnel in Germany, or a flower with dew on it, or condors, or my nephew.
My friend Lauren is moving to Paris, and we've been talking about taking a trip before she leaves, just to take pictures. (I'm thinking Hearst Castle, where she's never been, and the whole coastal area down there, would be fun.) Anyway, I'm excited! And I'm excited to take a photography class too. Hopefully before we go to Europe this summer...