Yoda the Sheep

Yoda the Sheep
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

This is Yoda, a pet wether. He is now an elderly sheep at 9 years of age. He was a bottle baby and destined to be someone's pet but they never came to get him and by then he was too much a part of our lives to put him in the freezer. Now he spends his days asking for scratches when I am in the pasture (you won't believe how hard it was to get this shot!) and teaching the lambs where the fences are and how to move around to fresh grass and go through the sweep and other things sheep have to do on our farm. He is a wise master and loves teaching the "younglings".

Make a portrait of somebody today. It can be somebody you know or a stranger. Maybe even yourself.

Porch

Porch
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

We don't have any pavement up here. Closest is the concrete on the porch and the pier holding up the roof that covers it.

Pavement comes in many flavors. Asphalt. Concrete. Bricks. Stones. Make a photo of some pavement you see today.

Hall Light

Hall Light
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Not very creative today.

Turn the tables and make a photograph of a light source today. Light bulb, window, or even the sun (be careful!).

Garvin Mesa Road

Garvin Mesa Road
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Moving up the road.

The world is always in motion. Make a photo that conveys a bit of your own motion to your viewer.

6

6
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

OK So this is late. But when I saw the assignment I knew the photo I wanted to take but life intervened and we didn't get down to town until 29 July. This is one of the posters on the wall at our local pub, Revolution Brewing.

Today's theme is the number 6. Make a photograph of the number six, six objects, or express six in an alternate way.

Pink Irrigation

Pink Irrigation
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Like Cogdog we don't have pink things here, then I remembered the pipes that are on the irrigation system, one for the valve & one for the airlock relief.

Today's theme is the color pink. Find something that's pink and make a creative photo.

Muddy Perspective

Muddy Perspective
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

After the big thunderstorm dumped about an inch of rain in less than an hour on our farm. With open trenches no less. Taken a couple days late but was better than the ones I had taken on the proper day.

Challenge: The real world is in 3D. Make a photo that uses perspective or side light to create the illusion of depth.

Negative Chicken

Negative Chicken
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

I tried a bunch of things but I liked this one the best.

Make a photo that uses negative space to good effect. Give your subject room to breathe, and balance it within the frame.

Handspun Yarn

Handspun Yarn
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

This happens to be the latest spinning project. I'm working on a Lincoln fleece.

Double your art today. Make a photo of something you've created or crafted.

Off Angle Stairs

Off Angle Stairs
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Back Porch stair railing.

Rotate your camera today a bit and make a slightly off-angle photograph. Use the angle to emphasize your subject.

Black Cherry

Black Cherry
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Cherry soda & stout. Tasty treat for a hot day.

It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Make a photo of a cool, refreshing drink. Go for something creative.

Soft Wool & Hard Bark

Soft Wool & Hard Bark
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Rambo the bottle lamb is sleeping and his buddy Rambutt is watching me.

Make a photograph that emphasizes a change in texture: smooth/rough, soft/hard, shiny/dull, etc.

Wrinkled Donkey Nose

Wrinkled Donkey Nose
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

AssTech doing camel face.

Ads promote removing wrinkles, but they often add character. Make a photo of something wrinkled, crinkled, or folded.

Soft & Dreamy

Soft & Dreamy
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

We don't get things that look soft and dreamy so I had ignored this assignment until day before yesterday. When we got rain, lots of rain. I was in the hay barn and got this shot before the emergency backhoe work & ditch digging to protect the hay.

Sunday Challenge: Compose an image that has a soft and dreamy look today, and make a photograph.

Monmouth Cap

Monmouth Cap
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Knitting with heavy wool in nearly 100 degree heat. Most definitely out of context. I'm going to full this cap to fit, was checking size for when to start knitting the double brim. Thanks to my husband for being a model.

Find something that's out of context today, natural or staged, and make a photograph.

Beer is Liquid Bread

Beer is Liquid Bread
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Beer is food. It was a way to store calories when bread would rot away.

Everyone loves food photos! Make a close-up photograph of food you're enjoying on a Friday. Arrange for good lighting.

Snow Fence

Snow Fence
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

This is a part of a coil of snow fence stashed outside.

Get creative with abstraction today. Make a photograph of patterns and/or shapes that aren't recognizable objects.

Ground Level View

Ground Level View
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Make a photo from a low point of view. Go for a dramatic effect by changing the appearance of the size of your subject.

Corner Fence

Corner Fence
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

I initially waited until today because I knew we'd be going in to the city and I thought I'd find some nice building corners. But nothing looked as interesting as the fence corner so it's rural again for me.

Corners are everywhere. Make a photo of an interesting corner today, capturing its light and angles. (@melhutch)

Ram Horn

Ram Horn
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

One of our rams. I was not as happy with the focus on this as my other shots but I liked the composition best. He's giving me the evil sheep eye, we gave them wormer today and it tastes bad.

Focus on a fragment of an object today. Make a photograph that only shows part of an object, not the whole thing.

Green Tree

Green Tree
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Old Apple Tree in our yard.

Find a scene that's dominated by one color and make a photograph of it. Use light and shadow to accentuate detail.

Windblown & Sunburned

Windblown & Sunburned
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Self Portrait on our front porch.

Who are you? Make a self portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like.

Cut Glass

Cut Glass
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

I really liked the colored lights in these glasses.

Glass is a material that's used in so many different ways. Make a photograph of a glass subject today.

4 hens foraging

4 hens foraging
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Happy free range chickens. I managed to get 4 of the 22 in a single frame.


Make a photo with the number 4 in it one way or another. Maybe 4 items. Maybe a written number. Maybe more abstract.

Bright Donkey Face

Bright Donkey Face
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

This was not as isolated as I wanted but the expression was too good to pass up.

Look for an area with a big differential in light. Make a photo exposed for the brightest area, isolating a subject.

Blue Buckets

Blue Buckets
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Typical farm buckets.

Today's theme is the color blue. Blue sky. Blue plate. Blue M&Ms. Make a photo of something blue and post it today.

Pushing Hay

Pushing Hay
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

I didn't like any of my attempts at this exercise.

Create an optical illusion using "forced perspective" today. Make a distant object appear closer than it actually is.

Cherry Days @ the Museum

Cherry Days @ the Museum
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

These are the American Legion flags on the bridge into town/ Our museum park is next to the road. We held an ice cream social selling root beer floats & cookies as a fundraiser yesterday & today.

It's Independence Day in the U.S (fireworks!). Make a photo with celebration as the theme, wherever you are.

Becky

Becky
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Sheep Guardian. We put this sign up when we expect to be doing lot of farm tours.

Find a sign in front of a vista that tells a story. (Don't walk on the grass.) Make a photograph and post it.

Pond Reflections

Pond Reflections
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

Small pond by our house.

Refresh from the summer heat today. Make a photo of water in motion. Freeze it or let it blur!

Proto-Fence

Proto-Fence
Originally uploaded by Oogie McGuire

... soon to be constructed.

Construction seems to be perpetual: streets, sidewalks, buildings. Make a photo of something under construction today.