121/365 #EYELOVE

"Seeing Lens to Lens"

Apparently May is eye health month. The CY365 team has decided to gear many of this month's photography prompts toward our eyes.  Though certainly reasonable for a community of photographers, that is a tough way to go for someone who is legally blind!  Many people posted  pictures today on the CY365 community page talking about how grateful they are for good eyesight that allows them to be photographers.  

This photo shows an article that I had published in which I talked about my experience as a legally blind photographer.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my story and I love the fact that it may inspire someone to try something that they once thought my be impossible for them.

120/365 Harsh Light

Sorry!  I fell asleep and forgot to post this yesterday.

"The Light of His World"

"Frisbee Fiend"

Harsh light and white balance issues may make a black lab look blue, but better lighting would not have made this picture any more flattering.  When you have grass and slobber hanging out of your mouth, the aesthetic is what it is!

119/365 Price

"The Price of Marriage"

We are going to England this summer.  Though we have been married almost three years, I have yet to change my name on my passport.  Now that I need it sooner rather than later, I'm afraid not to pay for the expedited service.  That turned out to be a pricey endeavor.  

118/365 On the Floor

"Pedals"

Today's prompt was intended to help consider shooting from different vantage points.  The prompt, on the floor, meant I was on the floor.  The problem with shooting anything around here that involves the floor is that dog and cat hair will dominate the picture no matter how recently I have swept or vacuumed. 

 I struggled with something interesting for this one.  I finally settled on the pedals on the piano, an often overlooked feature of the piano.

Before I decided on the above image, Weber and Brooke helped with a first attempt - the ever-present Mac power bricks.

There is always at least one on the floor somewhere!

117/365 Fresh

"Saturday in the Park"

Getting a little fresh air during a family picnic in the park this afternoon.  We also had quite a bit of fresh food.  I have more pictures to post, but I am too tired to do it tonight; hopefully I can get it done tomorrow.  For now, here is one more . . .doesn't everyone go on a picnic so that they can sit in the park and do the NY Times crossword puzzle?

"Picnic Puzzle"

116/365 Fence

"Other Side of the Track"

I like the lines in this photo - the tracks, the stripes on the train and, yes, the fence.  The fact that DART trains are bright yellow makes them nice to photograph, an added bonus.  Though today's prompt was fences, this is not a beautiful or really even an interesting fence,  I did have fun creating lines from various perspectives.

"Middle of the Road"

This is the same fence shown above.  I like the implied symmetry here.  However, the differing views beyond the platforms on each side keep it from being absolutely or perfectly symmetrical.  That is a good thing.  Igor Stravinsky said, "To be perfectly symmetrical is to be perfectly dead."  

I hope that there are no incidents on the Dallas trains anytime soon.  I'm sure that I am on all kinds of surveillance videos as I am photographing the trains.  I'll make sure I hold on to today's email outlining the prompt of the day just in case!

115/365 Spotlight

"A Lite Conversation"

"So, which came first . . .the chicken or the egg?"

Or, a spotlight on a warped sense of humor.