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52 Fridays: Close-Up

This week's topic for our Project 52 group is "Close-Up."

This image is from our 2010 county stock show. Payne's pig won Grand Champion. The Grand Champion steer goes first, and is sale #1. Payne and his pig had lot #2. We were in the animal barn, waiting to be called to the auction ring. What else does the photographer-mom do but pass the time taking pictures! Many technical issues with this one, but it captures a momentous time in Payne's life perfectly.

Here is a fun close-up out-take from this past summer, when the boys obliged me in the cotton. We actually ended up using one from this day as our Christmas card. But this out-take? At least it was just the cotton being thrown at me. It quickly digressed until they both were pelting me with closed bolls of cotton - ouch!

Ready for more images of "close-up?" Check out the talented Seattle WA, Child and Family Photographer | Sarah Bunch and continue clicking through the entire group.

52 Fridays: Vintage

Welcome to another Project 52 post! Not up to speed? Here's a quick re-cap: I am in a group of photographers participating in a year-long project. Each week we shoot an assigned theme, post our image(s), then include a link to the next photographer's blog.

This week's them is Vintage. I immediately thought of Sarge. Sarge is not the official mascot of Texas A&M University, but he has been around a long time. A&M has its roots in the military so Sarge was a natural emblem of the school. You don't see him around today as much as in the "Old Army" days. This is vintage replica of Sarge.

Jon and I both graduated from A&M and have deep, deep maroon blood in our veins.

Keep working through the circle by checking out the talented San Francisco, Bay Area photographer Jayme Franklin. I am excited to see Jayme's vintage image this week!

52 Fridays: Texture

Welcome to another post for my Project 52 - already to week 9. This week's assignment is "texture." Talk about out of my comfort zone! Can I go back to the books, please?

I first thought about adding a texture to a photograph, similar to this one. Some photographers do it nicely, but it is not my usual style. I started looking around and brainstorming. I figured the best place to find some texture would be around the barn.

My walk around the barns did not disappoint. There were all sorts of surfaces - rust, peeling paint, weathered things - all sorts of textures.

Wondering what else we came up with? Go check out San Francisco, Bay Area photographer Jayme Franklin and keep clicking through the links to see the other interpretations of texture.

52 Fridays: Books

Another Friday, another weekly theme for my Project 52 group. If you have not been playing along at home, I am participating in a year-long photography project with a group of talented and creative women. Each week has a designated theme. Each photographer posts an image on her blog of her interpretation of that theme, plus a link to the next photographer in the project.

This week's assignment is "books." How perfect for me, the book-lover!

This is my ambitious March to-be-read stack:

 

Taken with the Lensbaby Composer.

I know you will want to see what San Francisco, Bay Area photographer Jayme Franklin has done with books this week. Don't forget to click on through!

 

*Jack was readmitted to the hospital Tuesday after a CT scan showed enlarged ventricles again. Dr. Burke re-did the third ventriculostomy and we were home Wednesday night. He was back at school Thursday and is doing well.