I Capture, You Capture
June 10, 2009 by Jen
Filed under Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of..., Photography
I’ve been meaning to participate in the You Capture challenges/carnival Beth’s got going over at I Should Be Folding Laundry for a while now. I mean well. I just never have managed to do it! [My self-talk is now taunting me thank-you-very-much.]
This week the challenge was “nature” and I was mulling it around and around for much of the end of last week and the weekend. I thought I’d go for something cerebral and try to capture something of human nature. Good, right? Unique and thought provoking … and lives up to the word challenge!
But, then, the aforementioned human nature reared it’s ugly head and all of the best creative intentions got sucked up in work, the book I’m enjoying, and my family. So, it was looking like another week of NGH. [For those of you playing at home, that's Not Gonna Happen.]
Enter serendipity. Saturday, Little Man decided we needed to go on an adventure to the zoo. [... and friends, I'd be lying to you if I told you that I immediately hatched a plan to save my You Capture intentions. Yeh ... didn't happen that way. Never even crossed my mind as I was trying to figure out what we needed to take for our big day out ... we don't pack light!]
We had a great time! The weather was darn near perfect and the kids were really well-behaved. [ I can't say the same for some of the other park visitors, by the way.] And … as we made our way through the zoo, several very natural things caught my eye and, of course, I snapped a few shots. [Although I still wasn't thinking about the challenge.]
So, here they are … my unplanned acceptance to a challenge.
in bloom
complicated
texture
dramatic
In the end, I’m happy with my shots here – especially the lily pad. They are better than my usual suspects – even before I edited them for the challenge. I still hope to take a crack at capturing the elements of human nature, but that’s a challenge for another time!
Your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for the comment on my page.
Thanks everyone!!! This has been such fun!! I’m working my way through everyone’s pictures – so many good shots – and trying to decide what to do for next week’s challenge.
I’m so glad you decided to join in the fun! Your captures are amazing. The hibiscus flower is so bright, and the lily pads are so glossy!!
Great job!!!
Ooh, those are fantastic!!! The colors are so vibrant & beautiful!
Love those lilly pads too. Nice captures!
great captures all. i really like the trunk of the palm tree – it’s different and it stands out!
i have my nature shots posted now, also. feel free to come on over and visit for awhile. there’s always room for you in The Shadow of the Cross.
I love the lily pad too, good job!
Beautiful captures!
Wow. That second flower is incredible, I have never seen anything like it. Beautifully captured as well!
These images are stunning!My favorites are the second and the last one
Love the shots!! The palm tree especially!!
I absolutely love the yellow flowers. I just adore the colors in it. Of course that Lily pad is pretty amazing too.
Great job!
Awesome shots! I love hibiscuses!
I love the last shot!
Lovely. I like the yellow flowers and the lilypad best
Gorgeous! These look like postcards.