*Project 52* weeks #11 & 12 / Austin, Texas Photographic Art

Oops. I am on the day of the week that transitions from one week to the next in my *Project 52* series (2014 began on a Wednesday). And I've been absent from here for almost three weeks. Time to get caught back up!

Actually, it worked out really well to combine weeks 11 & 12 because they go hand-in-hand. Check it out.....'K is for Key' and 'L is for Lock'.....and together they're a solid problem-solving pair.

Pretty straightforward as far as images go. I used my 60mm 2.8 macro lens again (which I cannot seem to remove from my camera, as it's my favorite these days!), employing natural light on an overcast day. I love the soft shadows in contrast with the lightly gritty surfaces of the lock & key. My favorite of these three is the lock by itself, whose background I embellished a scoche with some texture. This set belongs to my younger son, who was into locking up his private stuff for awhile.

Onto week #13....

In the meantime,
Enjoy!

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*Project 52* week #10 / Austin, Texas Photographic Art

Keeping it simple this week....
'J is for Jar of Jellybeans'

I may skip next week due to spring break and double up the following week.....or I may try to do something creative using my iPhone....
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*Project 52* week #9 / Austin, Texas Photographic Art

The letter 'I' had me stumped before I finally googled photos of words starting with I for inspiration. Well, let me tell ya, there were some good ideas. Which led me to this week's image:
'I is for Idea'.

It was either that, or 'incense' or 'illusion' or 'ignite' (all of which I will probably do at some point).

To illustrate 'idea' as a photograph, I recruited Zach, who agreed to help me, albeit begrudgingly. Matthew flat-out refused. I'm not sure why.....what tween-aged boy wouldn't jump at the chance to dress up all dapper, with slicked hair, bow tie and 'smart' specs?  ;-)

Clearly this is not a single photograph. Matthew helped me by holding the light bulb so I could capture it for this composite. Then Zach did his part, and I spent the afternoon putting it all together. I think it looks more like he is surprised than receiving an idea, but maybe it's a surprising idea. Those are fun, too.

So here ya go!
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