Be an original

As I was getting ready to leave work tonight, I used my phone to take a picture of my ride.

The image was very small on my phone, so I didn't get a really good look at it until I got home.  A friend pointed out that all the cars around my trike were neutral colors except for a couple.  So I cropped them out to show what you see here: an awesome trike in a sea of neutral density boringness.

I thought about cropping down to just vehicles, but I like the Richfield skyline in the background.   I also think it makes the subject a little more subtle.  I see the water tower first, and then my eyes pan down and...wait?  What?

Sunny Sunday

Last Sunday afternoon I went on a photo safari at the Sculpture Garden with friends.  It was a gorgeous day--blue skies, poofy clouds, and plenty of sun. 

But even the bright sun couldn't melt this huge metal snowman.

I also decided to work in a portrait of one of my friends.

The last time I was at the Sculpture Garden on a Sunday afternoon, I had no problems finding a place to park.  But this time it seemed like everyone and their brother was there, so I had to park up in the bluffs.  Which turned out to be a good thing, because I never would have found this lovely little park otherwise.  I stopped to rest on my hike back up to the bluffs to enjoy its beauty.