photo slideshow

The camera sees and records only a small isolated part of the larger scene, reduces it to only two dimensions, frames it, and freezes it. It does not discriminate as we do. 
unknown author (Public domain book (NAVY Training course)


As I was reading one of the websites on composition and aesthetics that Lisa provided us with, I found this quote above.  It is something that we know happens when a picture is taken, but rarely do you think about it in this depth.  I thought it was very eloquent and it made me think about how amazing cameras really are.  They are the only way a person can look through another's eyes and maybe even find new meaning in something they have looked at for years in their own eyes.  I also have one other quote that I found to be inquisitive.


Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
Octavio Paz

Ammanda's Garden

These are many pictures of my new garden from last summer. At first I wanted to learn about the flower symbol on my camera, so I started taking lots of macro photographs and found it is an awesome way to capture my flowers. My favorite one is the purple one in the center; Salvia. My second favorite is the one just above the Salvia in which you can see the trees in the background. That was taken from the flower box on my porch. And last but not least I really like the pansies in the bottom left corner. Enjoy!

I liked this photo the best.  It is a clementine in the snow at work.  I like that there is a third person perspective and that, although the focus is the clementine (because it stands out in color), there are other things happening in the photo.  I also like the fact that the trees in the background clearly depict a northern tree line even though it almost looks as though the clementine fell from one of these trees.

I also liked this photo of the clementine.  It almost looks like the clementine is alive and has a viewpoint of its own.  I know this sounds odd, but I think it is kind-of cool; a clementine in the snow, gazing at something in the distance.