Photo Project Two: Family, Warmth and Togetherness

Well, it's been a few weeks since I've updated my blog as a recent business trip to Europe and the holidays have sort of kept me preoccupied.

That said, you may recall Stephen and I conducted a poll to gain some insight from family and friends about what the consensus might be concerning our next photo project. It was neck and neck for a little while, but ultimately the theme "Family, Warmth and Togetherness" won by unanimous vote. So, our next round of photos will contain images that in some fashion fall into this category. We've set a deadline of January 31, but I will do my best to post some photos from Europe in the meantime.

Happy Holidays everyone!

J

The first snow

Well, better late than never. Winter is finally here.

Today marks the first measurable snowfall we've seen this season. At 7:15 p.m., Johnston is nearing 10 inches of snow with a few hours left to go yet. I've been in all day today working on a team project for school, but still managed to take a quick break to get the mail - thus the image from my brief trek. It's really cool that the flash not only picks up, but seems to also blow up the snowflakes as they're falling.

So what's in store for tomorrow?

45 degrees and considerable melting.

Though I'll never understand the mystery behind New England weather, I'll take today over "hazy, hot and humid" anyday.

Talking About the Bees?

Too Much on Your Plate?

Cliche Grande

A Shoulder to Shine On

An Unusual Wine Label

"Project Orange"

So, the Pine and me decided, that with the hustle and bustle of life—work, school and the like—it’s been increasingly difficult for us to plan photo field trips, a thought we originally had after I finally went to the darkside and purchased my very first digital SLR camera. Surrendering to the constant scheduling conflicts, but not to our passions for capturing a great shot, we decided to create a photo project whereby we could both focus on one, common theme, though in our personal time—complete with set guidelines and non-negotiable deadlines. We figured this would be a more productive way to exercise our photo prowess and maybe learn some things along the way, too!

December 1st, our first deadline. The aptly named “Project Orange” held us accountable to capturing the vibrant fall color during a time—deep into November—when the once-dominant orange quickly began losing its luster to deader yellows and browns. The rules were simple: portray orange in a direct, abstract or otherwise representative way in five separate images during the course of two weeks.

As this is certainly not a competition, we welcome any comments about our images, as well as any recommendations for the next project’s theme. Mine are posted on this blog and Stephen's photos can be seen by visiting "Stephen Pine's Blog" to the right of this screen. Please enjoy our first ever showing!

JJP

Just when you thought fire hydrants were only red

I saw this oddly-colored fire hydrant off of Simmonsville Avenue in Johnston and had to snap one off. I know fire hydrants are usually red and can be other colors, too - but this one particularly stuck out - partly because of its uniqueness, but also becasue of how it seems to contrast nicely against the dominant yet dwindling fall-yellow background.

Is it time for din-dins yet?

Well, Skeeter isn't the most photogenic dog on the planet, but he sure has his moments. Here he is making it crystal clear that he's ready to eat.