Sunday's work

This October I have Photography class each Monday night (including Halloween), so Sunday ends up being photo catch-up and get-them-printed-for-class day.

All our assignments have been for outdoor photos, and I find I am not all that creative.  I should probably go to a park or sculpture garden or something.  Honestly, on Sunday I just want to stay home. (Please let me stay one this one day of the week!)

So I limit my subjects to what is around my own yard.

This week's assignment included getting a "panned" shot.  That means something moving which is in focus because you also move and the background is blurred.  I thought I might be able to get my Joey to move on queue and in a predictable direction.  Ah shucks, aren't I the naive one?

After squatting (think really deep plie') in the yard with a camera steadied between my knees trying to rotate in the same direction as his spurts of motion AND have the shutter and f-stops correct for the light AND remember to pre-focus where I think the little booger will run, I decided that real photography is real hard work.

That's the best shot I got.

I am too old for stressing about homework.

It is what it is.

(I like my other shots of the little fur balls. I think Joey and Kitten like to be outdoors, but hubby freaks out thinking they will get hurt or fleas or lost or something horrible will happen to them. Sheesh, for a man who wanted no "damn" cats, he sure has gotten possessive of them.)

I have to have some dental stuff done on Tuesday.  They told me I will be in the chair 3-4 hours.  YIKES! Not looking forward to that. Then I am going to Kansas City next weekend to see my folks.  I need to witness for myself my mother's recovery from her knee replacement, and give dad a break, if he needs one.

I will be back soon!