Don't look away.

I was inspired by the fall this week, decided to try out a couple macro shots. I'm always paying attention to what I see around me when I'm walking to and from class, but I hardly ever take the time to photograph, especially when I get absorbed into school mode. I love the look of the crushed acorns contrasted with the pavement. It's kinda the cliche, nature versus humanity theme. But I was more interested in capturing the little details; the insides of the acorn strewn about, individual cracks and grains, the veins in the leaf, the color (especially working on accuracy of the translation of color), and all the imperfections and wear and tear of the weather and time.





Traina Center....outside Razzo hall at night. It's a long exposure, and the creepy looking shadow/ghostlike outline in the bottom right corner is me, as I left the frame. I promise. haha. And I have to be honest, I didn't even notice it before.

The beginning of a series of night pictures. Originally, because of the light, the photo was extremely orange. So, I worked with trying to make the colors more realistic. I was interested in the way the shadows of the trees were overlapping each other in different shades of grays against the lighter grey of the pavement. I especially like the way the shadow of a tree branch curves at the bottom right of the photo. It works to break up the lines a bit.

I love portraits, and the way these two look so natural next to each other.