Photo Shoot :: My Violin

I always thought my violin was very photogenic.  As a photographer, I'm constantly seeing photo opportunities every where I look, and with my violin it was no different.  Sadly, my Canon Power-Shot wasn't very cooperative in capturing the look that I wanted...it had trouble focusing properly so I wasn't very successful. One of very first things I did with my Rebel, therefore, was to try it out out on my violin.  Ahhhh, achieving the effect that I wanted was suddenly so, so easy;-)

Here are a few of my favorite captures from the little "photo-shoot" that my violin and I had.  There's something so beautifully simple about these - and I just love them.  Which is your favorite?

Embracing the Unexpected...

My lovely friend Guin is having a photography contest at here photo blog, and I couldn't help but enter:)  Here's how Guin describes the theme:

The subjects must be something out of the ordinary, something unnoticed but beautiful once you see it. Something different. I know this sounds like a lot to ask, but I mean, a flower stuck in the rook of a tree, an interesting crowd of people,a small single clover, something in an odd position.

Wow - out-of-place but beautiful.  I love capturing that kind of thing.

I quickly picked out the four pictures in my head that I wanted to enter - you'll notice that most of them are kind of relating to the examples above:-)

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Well, this one is actually a bit of a joke. It's not exactly a "good" photo and I'm not sure if it quite fits the theme, but it's just about my favorite thing ever.  As you might have guessed, I took this on my trip to Rome.  Dad and I were just exiting the Colosseum when we saw this dude texting and decided that I NEEDED to get a picture of it=)  He looks so tough, so serious, so fierce, I wondering what he was texting about?  ;-)

Well, that's that, my lovelies!  Be sure to check out Guin's blog to learn more about her contest!

Which entry is your favorite?
Love and Blessings,
~Hannah~