Goodbye!

I have been meaning all year to go take a picture of this sculpture in the plaza. So, on my last day, I finally drove my butt down there to photograph it. I can't believe I actually am done with this 365 project. I have spent the last few months (ok, the last seven to eight months) cursing myself for deciding to do this, but I am so glad I did. I think the blog was the best part, since it kept me from just silently quitting when it started to become tedious. My photography skills have improved exponentially, but the biggest change has been how I see the world as full of cool things worthy of recording. Thank you to everyone who took the time to look at my photos and for occasionally prodding me to post when I fell behind. If nothing else, it is cool to look back and see what was going on everyday of my life for an entire year.

Long exposure

I took this photo on my back porch at night. It was very dark outside, but I set the camera to take a 30 second exposure, and I like the light it picked up, along with the rich colors. I am almost done, so I am messing around trying to make my last photos count.

Wheel

I took this photo from the old Pacific Union train engine in the park. Its a cool piece of history, and I'm surprised I haven't done much photographing of it before.

Fall

A year really has gone by! The leaves are beginning to turn. Matt and I are trying to schedule our engagement photos soon to take advantage of the fall foliage.

Sketch

Even when I'm in the middle of big art projects, I like to sketch in the evening to keep my skills sharp and come up with new ideas. The foreshortening on this elk wasn't easy, so I was glad with how well it came out.

Difficult

Since my blog is almost over, I tried to take another "things on my cat" photo. I tried to put my lens cap on Stash's head like a little hat. She, however, would have none of it. After biting the lens cap a few times, she went for my hand. So, this is the closest I could get.

Depot

Rachel and I went to the Farmer's Market, and I took this photo of the new bronze statue outside the Depot.  I like that Cheyenne is putting some money into public arts projects. This evokes the cool history of the Depot and I like that the statue is female. I tried to make it look a little antique-y for that reason.