blue

The other day, I was at a friend's house, by the pool.  I took lots of pictures and I realized how much I love the color blue!  Even though pink is still my favorite! :)

But I also got a slap in the face by something pretty disappointing.  Overwhelmingly so.  It really bummed me out.  I'll just add it to the list I guess.

When I look at the photos now, they feel kinda sad and empty, which isn't what I was intending when I shot them.  But fitting I guess, after the day.

To go with the pictures, I thought I'd add the definition of "blue" to the post...  The first (obvious!) and third definitions seem to fit the best.

From merriam-webster.com:

Definition of Blue   adj  \ˈblü\

1 : of the color blue

3 a: low in spirits: melancholy

   b: marked by low spirits: depressing  < a blue funk> < things looked blue>

fun with digital in the dark

Last night, I started playing around with my point and shoot.  The orangey yellow color of the light from the street lamp against the blue of the sky is what caught my eye at first.  And those shots didn't even make the final cut... Here's what I ended up with:

(A couple are a little soft... I did them all handheld.  A few were 8 second exposures...)

Just have to say something about this one. "Starbursts" are totally cheesy, and I wasn't trying for them, BUT, I kinda like the way they cris-cross with the power lines here...

night

A couple weeks ago, I scanned over 100 images.
These were shot back in 1999 for Tom Petit's Color Projects class.  I had only ever printed a handful of night images (and only one of the ones below) before I switched projects.

I'm digging these, especially since even though I shot them 11 years ago, they seem new to me since I had only ever seen them on a 35mm contact sheet before I scanned them.

Anyway, I'd love to know what you think! :)