Once again I found myself having to get creative to take a picture near the end of the day.  I had even planned out a location to visit during lunch but it did not turn out as I had hoped.  There is a memorial next to a small pond with a fountain at the intersection of two main roads in New Hartford, NY.  My initial plan was to visit this little park, snap a few pictures using the fountain as a background and enjoy a little time away from work.  Little did I know that there is no parking near this memorial.  I am not even sure where the closest place to park would have been.  No problem, I needed to go to Rome, NY for a dentist appointment after work I’m sure I can find something new to photograph in the city.

Wrong!  I drove around Rome trying to find this garden area I had heard about (sad that I have lived in this area for 21 years and do not know it very well at all!) but the light and my free time ran out before I discovered its location.  That was OK.  On the drive home from the dentist I had an idea to go out in the dark to play with the camera and flash.  My initial attempts a few weeks ago were promising but there is still some concepts I think I need to figure out.  This is the picture I was most happy with.

I think there was the opportunity for some other interesting pictures but my execution was not that great once I saw them on the computer.  As an exercise in using the flash, I did come away with some new knowledge and an interest to learn more.  Which is really what this 365 Project is all about.  Here is the other picture in contention for the day.

Standing outside in the dark trying to review each picture on the back of the camera I thought having the barb wire fence in the image would be good.  In practice though, it didn’t work.  I’m thinking if I had it lower in the picture and was able to remove some of the flash highlights it would have been better.

Like I mentioned earlier, it was still a good learning experience and I definitely want to try again.  When I consider that into the equation, maybe the day worked out better than I initially thought.  Hopefully today will be a different story…