Sunday Stills: Back to Basics, the rule of thirds
Finally back in Texas which means I may be posting regularly. I am somewhat restricted in the confines of my house, but when I head into San Antonio I will make sure to do my best to complete the challenges to the best of my ability if need be. For now, sorry for my lack of posting and hopefully I can gain a rhythm again.
Thanks for stopping by. Cheers,
Uri
PS. I think this counts for rule of thirds…I couldn’t pull out my ruler to measure.
Sunday Stills: Landscapes
Sorry for my absence;I have been trying to work out a huge photo project for my Building a studio course and trying to figure my summer plans. I have been drained by trying to get permission to travel to Cuba, which I don’t think will happen in the present time.
For my Building a Studio Practice Course I am taking on a topic that responds to an audience larger than that of the classroom and it has taken lot of planning thinking and energy on my part. I am thinking big; thinking of the issues that involve man people like and unlike me.
I am trying to protest what is going on in Arizona through a cohesive body of work. What makes it difficult is my location; I am too far from home, too far from the problem. So everything becomes more symbolic and everything means something. I also have to represent the issue correctly and not preach a solution or push the issue too much, I also can’t make things too ambiguous. I am trying to find that balance between everything.
I have also neglected my camera, Vasia, over the past couple of months on the grounds that I haven’t felt inspired. I had lost something that I am trying to get back. I have not been inspired by what around me. But this past weekend, i gained a little of what I lost when I traveled around the Maine Coast. I needed that fresh air. It was one of the best weekends I have had here at Bates, yet I feel like I am still missing something.
But these were my weekend shots:
Sunday Stills: Hands
I recommend taking a look at an earlier photo-project done this semester which included hands for this post.
I semi worked with this subject matter for my final project in Photography which will/was due this Thursday the 8th of April. It was the human figure in general, but you can’t miss working with hands.
I took photos in the Imaging Center at Bates College (I have to give them credit for that). I have these images you can enjoy ( I hope).
Sunday Stills: Sunsets
These are Russian Sunsets. I am usually busy during the time the sunsets at school so I had to go through my archives…I’m sorry.
But here is my go at sunsets:
Sunday Stills: Fruits
Here are my Sunday stills even if somewhat late.
I used photoshop to make the images interesting. Here is my take:
Sunday Stills: The letter “G”
Sorry for my absence, college has made the days busier. Despite having a photo class, I don’t think I have been as dedicated in taking photos.
I am also getting ready to start two new photo projects based on the human figure, something I find intimidated. But because it is an assignment, I have to do it!
Anyway, for Sunday Stills I chose green and graffiti for the letter G:
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Sunday Stills: Moods and Emotions
I had very much trouble on this one. So I decided to go through the archives and see what photos brought out moods and emotions in me. Nothing Came to mind at first, but I found these:
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Sunday Stills:Best (2) shots of 2009 from Sundays Stills
My first choice for this Sunday Stills challenge was easy. You guys were the reason for it; your comments seemed to point me straight to electing this photo. I realized in a photography class last year, that my choices for my best photos, are not always the “popular” choice. So I am trusting you with this one! Thank you for those comments!
The second choice however, proved much more difficult. I also realized I haven’t been a good contributor to Sunday Stills, by the amounts of posts I have done. Anyhow, I think my choice for this would be this:
I made the choice to use this photo because of its sharpness, contrast, and the balance of the photo. The subject matter was odd enough to make this photo intriguing. Oddly enough, I am not much of a fan of central compositions, possibly because I had trouble deviating from such compositions in drawing.
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Sunday Stills: Food
Because I spent the holidays in Mexico and the fact that I am Mexican, I thought it would be appropriate to have Mexican food goodness.
This is the reason why I miss this stuff whenever I am in college:
Enchiladas
Tortillas in the making:
Deliciousness all over!
Sunday Stills: Odds and Ends
I really had no Idea where to go with this one. So I just walked around my backyard to look around and find something “odd.” It is a hard challenge, because what is odd to me may not be odd to you.
So I ended up taking a photo of these two things:
Saddle up a tire?
I think the last one is a small chandelier but its on the ground, lighting up nothing.
For more odds and ends, better than mine, click here
Sunday Stills: Technology
The thrill of Sunday Stills. This was a hard one for me. Especially after a long week of finals, traveling, and now Jet-lag!
Thanks Russia!! I missed the fact that my challenge wasn’t done there. But I am glad to be back in Texas!
Getting off track there.
Well here is my tech for today, enjoy!
Sunday Stills: Pets
So this is the 1 year anniversary of Sunday Stills, amazing huh?
Thanks Ed, for all the effort you put into bringing a beautiful community of photographers together in order to share their thoughts through photography.
This is also my first whole year of blogging. I remember my friend, Maggie, forcing me to make a blog and also keeping up with it. It has been a good system of checks and balances for the both of us., at one point I had to remind her that her blog existed, and that she should post because I misses seeing her photos!
Again, Congrats Sunday Stills!
As for the photos:
These are my current Home stay pets. We have 3 cats here in Russia, Murrzik (Moorrzeek), Yeva, and Manya. I am missing a photo of Manya, who is the youngest and craziest of the three.
My Nikon was uninvolved in this post, these photos here are with my Samsung point in shoot. I have not uploaded my Nikon photos yet due to the influx of papers and exams. But maybe that can be a later addition, or a later post.
Murzik and Yeva are in love, they have a morning ritual of licking each other, then suddenly Murrzik ends up biting or hitting her and they start play fighting for a bit. But neither one holds a grudge, and they are again as happy as newly weds!
It’s love!
Sunday Stills: The Letter “T”
Sorry I was a tiny bit late in posting this. I had a small photo adventure earlier today then went to a play that was amazing. No words to describe. I only wish I had my camera with me. but I would have not been able to capture anything under the limited light…
As for the Sunday stills…
If we had a point system for this, I would be scoring double points. Because the first photo is of a Tower in Tallinn, Estonia and the second, I used my Russian skills to name the second photo. It counts right?
The second I will call Темнота в Таллине (Darkness in Tallinn). Pronounced Tyemnotye va Tallinye.
Sunday Stills: Fur, Fins, and Feathers (two of three covered)
I had to go into the archives for this one.
This past week has been too busy to find furry things running around, plus here in St. Petersburg it is snowy and wet all the time.
Anyway, one photo had a peg-legged pigeon, it was a first for me. The next image is of a stray dog during one of my random photo adventures in Piter.
Enjoy!
Feathers
The fur
Sunday Stills: Halloween
I am in Russia, not much of a place for Halloween, but we did the best we could do spending money on candy and this pumpkin we carved. Halloweeny enough?
The second carving is a famous Russian cartoon character. Chyeburashka!
Sunday Stills: The Letter “C” (Russian Style)
Russian is a slavic language that uses the Cyrillic alphabet. There are few letters like our latin characters, but some sound differently.
In Russia’s alphabet, there is a letter “C” which sounds like an “S” in english. Because I am studying abroad in Saint Petersburg which in fact starts of with a “C”, Санкт Петербург, pronounced something like “Sankt Pyetyerboorg,” I am staying true to the Russian Language.
I think with this photo I cover pretty much the whole alphabet, but If you can find the “C” (located almos in the center under the “H” and to the right of the “P”) it has a picture of a dog. The word for dog in Russian is собака (pronounced Sobaka).
The next image illustrates the word “Скульптура” ( Skulptura) which means sculpture.
Please enjoy!
Sunday Stills: Signs of Fall
I am in a rather huge city at the moment, but my signs of fall as well as winter started on my trip to Большие Коты. Leaves were yellow, no reds yet. But it’s a sign. The snow fall was another story.
I have to say I am glad to be back on track with this. I still don’t have an internet connection at my homestay, but I will be doing my best to post earlier than the weekend, but that means I have to start early on photography. I will apologize for my slacking. Thanks for dropping a line!
Sunday Stills: Things with wings
Well I’m not sure if the things with wings had to actually have the wings spread. To make up for that I will post multiple pictures.
Enjoy!
Sunday Stills: Water Towers
These photos were taken on a road trip to Dallas from San Antonio. Most of photos were from a moving car and thats always hard because of the many distractions and moving things that surround you.
But here is my sunday stills challenge for this week.
"My light drawings" 