The sunrise was just too nice to pass up this morning.  I hesitated for all of 2 seconds once I saw the color of the sky and the clouds.  I threw the cinnamon rolls I was making into the oven and ran outside with my camera.  I had about 15 minutes to grab some pictures.  I didn’t really have a defined plan like I did yesterday but I was able to get quite few nice pictures.

I really like this old lamp post in the back yard at my mother-in-law’s house.  I have tried taking pictures of it before but I never had a sunrise like this before.  I liked the idea of getting the sun directly behind the post while silhouetting the ornate top against the sky.  I actually have another picture from this same perspective but the background is in focus and the post is not.  Of the two I think this one is a better picture.  Maybe I’ll process the other one and post it as well.

There was just something about the clouds and sun that made everything look so much better.  The silhouettes just had great definition and the color of the sky played well with the darker subjects.  It was a brief slice of time but well worth it.

I know, I’m really late with this post.  I have a good excuse though, really!  OK, so it isn’t that great but we did go out of town to a place with no internet connection so I at least have that.

I did go out on Saturday morning and get some nice pictures with the snow still on the ground.  I had an idea and I think it turned out OK.  Ever since I started this 365 project I have had this thought in the back of my mind and it finally made it out to a place I could find it.  It was a part of a quote that I eventually had to look up on the internet, but I feel it sums up my philosophy for my project.

“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

My idea for the picture to accompany this quote was to photograph my foot steps in the snow.  Luckily for me the snow we received on Thursday/Friday had not melted yet.  It took quite a few tries to get the picture I wanted.

The difficulty for me in taking this picture was keeping my own shadow out of the frame. Now that I think about it I should have brought out the tripod and placed it farther away while using a little zoom.  Next time I’ll know better.

I also made it around to all the ice and icicles still fighting for survival in the rising temperatures.  Some turned out pretty nice but I really liked this one I found on the fence post.  There is just a lot of interior texture to catch the morning sun.

I did try to go out in the evening once we were settled in at the family’s farm but the sunset was uninteresting and   my attempts just didn’t cut it.