Water Conservation

So I decided to start collecting rain water, and the first thing everyone asks is, "what are you going to do with all the water?" My response is to water the few herbs that we planted, which might take 5 gallons every couple days and the rest of the water in the 55 gallon barrel............any ideas?

weed-b-gone

The grass in my yard is a mess, but the dandelions and other rogue elements are doing very well. My motivation to dumps bags of money into the yard has left, seeing as how I have done this in the past with no apparent results. Our lawn might be the only one on the block that has those wonderful yellow thriving flowers. So, instead of grabbing the weed-b-gone, I grabbed the camera and went to work. I took this image using the Lensbaby (f4 ring) hand held with the macro kit, the +10 and +4 rings attached, needless to say it was a fairly still day. Enjoy.

3 silos

A new image from a drive into northwest Iowa. As usual, I am paying more attention to what is along the road or clouds in the sky than my driving on the highway. These three silos caught my attention pretty much right away. I am not sure of the attraction, if its because I grew up in an small agricultural community, the simplicity of form and function, their iconic nature. I really like the scale, relationship of the silos to the the field behind them and convenience to the highway - you can call me a "photography poacher"! I was thinking black and white right away because I knew the silos contrast in relationship to the rest of the image would highlight the subject matter.

My friend has a nice video tutorial regarding black and white images similar to this, http://acjphotoworkshops.com/after-the-shoot-episode-2-singh-ray-bluegold-polarizer

Enjoy.