Something other than Blue Skies

No more Africa, I promise. I noticed way too many of my pictures included blue skies. I thought I would try to find some vibrant pictures of things without it being a sunny day. All these pictures come from the last academic year. So I am back to using the Nikon D-60.

I am fully aware that I already lied, this one obviously has blue sky. Since most of the sky is covered by a vibrant green, I cheated a little. Also the contrast of the green, blue, and gray I think really brings out Mr. Squirrel. His firey red belly and graying brown top stick out distinctly. Also his dark brown nose gives a focal point.

I am sure that poor freezing Mbali didn't think that she would be featured in a blog when we stopped in whatever dinky small Northern Illinois town this old Walmart was in. At the same time, I have never met someone so eager to have their picture taken at a Walmart. The gray sky in this picture and the tan of the building really bring out Mbali's complexion. While the lights in the background bring a nice horizontal pattern to the picture, making Mbali almost look superimposed onto the surface. I would rate this picture as a 9 on the facebook profile picture scale.

The framing on this picture is odd. I don't know if I care for it. The concentric circles of the different levels of the Iowa Capitol Building give this picture its uniqueness. Also each level is a different color. Thank the lord I didn't drop my camera while leaning over to get this shot!

I really could have called this blog post "a study of shape and pattern". Or maybe I could have called "owning a Nikon D-60 makes any doofus a good photographer". Probably it should have been called "cheap easy 'art' makes schmuck look cultured".