tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45596725653749453912024-02-19T08:24:53.023-08:00Melissa's Photo BlogMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-29368613219238884632010-08-23T10:30:00.000-07:002010-08-23T10:40:44.317-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjonfJruhHUfkAZW0uAVbtJR04R8HA_ZZhFf6Nz-Fm94dKvwDUfq3uLQS5zOOH4Mhxxi0l4mMPGdFxJRzqU48AImmzkCFPk6Z7puKh47thWUY9wzj_b_tkzQ53HephTmv0BRGBazoxzrJ/s1600/rollthreeneg10dresserhillnight2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjonfJruhHUfkAZW0uAVbtJR04R8HA_ZZhFf6Nz-Fm94dKvwDUfq3uLQS5zOOH4Mhxxi0l4mMPGdFxJRzqU48AImmzkCFPk6Z7puKh47thWUY9wzj_b_tkzQ53HephTmv0BRGBazoxzrJ/s400/rollthreeneg10dresserhillnight2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508659091831054594" border="0" /></a><br />Dresser Hill, Charlton, MA Spring 2008<br /><br />I created this and never understood how it came from me. It's taken me two years, but now I know where this image came from.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-91639850000610772542010-04-01T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-01T07:12:30.199-07:00I have been absent from the blog for a really long time, and let's face it, I'm just not a blogger. But I tried, am trying, and will continue to try. I'm posting this to let you know that I haven't stopped shooting. I have stopped developing, scanning, and sharing images. And the longer I wait, the harder it is to start again. But the rolls of film laying around is getting rather annoying, so the time is coming. They're squirreled away in various corners of my room. And hopefully they're all in my room. So in short, something is coming soon.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-30968028559439588842009-10-05T06:54:00.000-07:002009-10-05T07:08:59.234-07:00Uncle Henry Alternative<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeJ6JaehaSSZO0PZud-PdCq3sDo0VQa4mWTCf3qd0wGYDc6IS2Q3J_n7qQnObCC2k0wHfvMkmJeLe9Hfu37WUTyI2vpgZMMln8igTWjzsDN__Nqif3xlWbkRwZ-PR7C_pZK3eFqkcvI_R/s1600-h/Untitled-4worked.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389114875511594642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeJ6JaehaSSZO0PZud-PdCq3sDo0VQa4mWTCf3qd0wGYDc6IS2Q3J_n7qQnObCC2k0wHfvMkmJeLe9Hfu37WUTyI2vpgZMMln8igTWjzsDN__Nqif3xlWbkRwZ-PR7C_pZK3eFqkcvI_R/s400/Untitled-4worked.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>I was looking through my hard drive at all the pictures I had gathered to make a website with(what happened to that??) and found an alternative photo to the <a href="http://prendredephoto.blogspot.com/2007/12/with-switch-to-color-film-i-decided-to.html">first photo</a> I ever posted on this blog. I can see pieces of where I am now photographically in this photo. The first one I posted was so much more this is my Uncle Henry on the couch with a dog, what a nice portrait! This second one is natural. I also find this image to be sad and dark. The way he is in the frame is related more to how he feels in day to day life. "Whatever you do, don't get old."</div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-6205215201599803582009-05-11T15:48:00.001-07:002009-05-11T16:20:48.548-07:00show photos!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW90T6Syii9fY5eujDLSHGCsbBvijvgj9bfwKhGJojxNyS9OYHhb1XfGsamkmRuBkpbIQmLCTvrQlTvZKG7Hg1DDW49LOHT4JMa81gFdhFAOLLExIATyfRmFUd7NeY4bEw6gjVKjorJ5FH/s1600-h/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW90T6Syii9fY5eujDLSHGCsbBvijvgj9bfwKhGJojxNyS9OYHhb1XfGsamkmRuBkpbIQmLCTvrQlTvZKG7Hg1DDW49LOHT4JMa81gFdhFAOLLExIATyfRmFUd7NeY4bEw6gjVKjorJ5FH/s400/IMG_0174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334703120638827810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJK1LBHJz23hc6VtwqF60C9hOFqgOjxcv0lY2zFIKXQUhySx0MZbXt1G72bqG_uWG3VzYTQEpuy0YoIH88UxWwJcHt_aZ1F97YBkZ5JWmfbVRT50hMaChbmEwyniB6pS3K33rpaNu4X_y/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJK1LBHJz23hc6VtwqF60C9hOFqgOjxcv0lY2zFIKXQUhySx0MZbXt1G72bqG_uWG3VzYTQEpuy0YoIH88UxWwJcHt_aZ1F97YBkZ5JWmfbVRT50hMaChbmEwyniB6pS3K33rpaNu4X_y/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334706525684135730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtjR-KXoVNjfnipmMnv_Jd_sLhozBBV22j-Y99zwhOdiHsQJkDghBhyN29G17tENjoUSJ-puGV6a6VziAvrKZxHEnw3sFDMCpK0p4N54aixWz_YqsFQ5sLy7o9q0h-MavW1Fskhv90gFM/s1600-h/IMG_0178.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtjR-KXoVNjfnipmMnv_Jd_sLhozBBV22j-Y99zwhOdiHsQJkDghBhyN29G17tENjoUSJ-puGV6a6VziAvrKZxHEnw3sFDMCpK0p4N54aixWz_YqsFQ5sLy7o9q0h-MavW1Fskhv90gFM/s400/IMG_0178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334707122523582642" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />As promised, here are some photos from Thesis! I was very happy with how it all came out. Here are some photos of that little book you see on the table there. It was all hand printed and hand bound by yours truly. It was a learning experience, and now I will forever make good books. I am in LOVE with the material I covered it with. It's so nice and professional looking. The book contains 18 images, including the 6 that are on the wall. It'll be up in traina until the 17th, so you should check it out. :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp4hAbGsXyQVULxdjsA6u7XD8B7wbhGoXdB7zAwrUo8ESzVDSrVo6U7jSK5a_E7uVuM91mIBIL46Ko8E8lv3eibbX3PwbOIqZxm8UEuWonAAIvjraguFTelIMT7Dmvl5eGE5cy9hNkSAZ/s1600-h/IMG_0183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp4hAbGsXyQVULxdjsA6u7XD8B7wbhGoXdB7zAwrUo8ESzVDSrVo6U7jSK5a_E7uVuM91mIBIL46Ko8E8lv3eibbX3PwbOIqZxm8UEuWonAAIvjraguFTelIMT7Dmvl5eGE5cy9hNkSAZ/s400/IMG_0183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334708796284498978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIn8QsHYwV_2VBz0UssgqeAV0Doep-YbaVbNG0u4aKcGRUUeZWDE-6cYg4V32TbntOS-zKQNtSNOm9FHg0ObLF_83RN4LGss9wKGazue_r30zEIwolFoDXr3RKdHYGuLXEYvunrv0riA6/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIn8QsHYwV_2VBz0UssgqeAV0Doep-YbaVbNG0u4aKcGRUUeZWDE-6cYg4V32TbntOS-zKQNtSNOm9FHg0ObLF_83RN4LGss9wKGazue_r30zEIwolFoDXr3RKdHYGuLXEYvunrv0riA6/s400/IMG_0182.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334709943031768482" border="0" /></a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-55543112276648480992009-04-29T10:50:00.001-07:002009-04-29T10:56:45.918-07:00End of the semester.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmewodeDJOVw_ww96U2mYjj0sAxx8V0O-StiT4NQ2cMJXc6nxsfQInCkl8vGzHwlNTvTf4_WaFXJC4kddyTzwCsncUebu01uWR6p65bIsocxOkIlHonrHE_9E1_zub8CEFAp-X-6dJ2Gek/s1600-h/roll7-11-doorway.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmewodeDJOVw_ww96U2mYjj0sAxx8V0O-StiT4NQ2cMJXc6nxsfQInCkl8vGzHwlNTvTf4_WaFXJC4kddyTzwCsncUebu01uWR6p65bIsocxOkIlHonrHE_9E1_zub8CEFAp-X-6dJ2Gek/s400/roll7-11-doorway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330173648154905346" border="0" /></a>Doorway, Fall 2008<br /><br /><br /></div>I do have photos of the thesis show to put up. The opening was really great, and my review went well. For the show I made a book as well, and I thought it was really successful to my project. Now I am going to start moving on, entering shows, shooting wildly, and sometime scanning and making prints. A year ago, I would have liked to think that I was going to continue shooting, but I honestly didn't think after college I would. I didn't have it in me then. Now, what else could I see myself doing? I'm working on jpging my images, in order to create a website, woo! I'm genuinely excited for the near future. Maybe it's that having only one more thing to do, and about to graduate thing. :)Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-49131884397522130022009-04-03T11:19:00.001-07:002009-04-03T11:24:55.292-07:00Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAaxxaWfkJhw-n4IzfU4ajDZQ9Ft2DbRq1LGVYYi9pK5o8B8_0XKpaGIHhqVjKRqDf-A_mCIwuzTRTiVrL6wnyMuToxICl6RHIDYNnBjiOBJZOkOruVDDWou3izRGCLt2m2_PlFM6wMdZ/s1600-h/IMG_1337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAaxxaWfkJhw-n4IzfU4ajDZQ9Ft2DbRq1LGVYYi9pK5o8B8_0XKpaGIHhqVjKRqDf-A_mCIwuzTRTiVrL6wnyMuToxICl6RHIDYNnBjiOBJZOkOruVDDWou3izRGCLt2m2_PlFM6wMdZ/s400/IMG_1337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320532040863904050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7SY2J2ESb572T2MgxRcf05Qzw9FQHuQ0p2_R_nDmIkCBuNNOnAhnUwscEyZkEshpMYMKX13slRPy7YEdk5qPhEMwcn25lhweKYPP30uOO10IGE4F5QCXKChGmbq693PU2tByRUdbi5tr/s1600-h/IMG_1333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7SY2J2ESb572T2MgxRcf05Qzw9FQHuQ0p2_R_nDmIkCBuNNOnAhnUwscEyZkEshpMYMKX13slRPy7YEdk5qPhEMwcn25lhweKYPP30uOO10IGE4F5QCXKChGmbq693PU2tByRUdbi5tr/s400/IMG_1333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320531865322606306" border="0" /></a><br />I want to let you all know that I have a show up at Annie's Clark Brunch, on the corner of Downing St and Main St. They're all printed on transparencies in customized wood frames. It looks awesome so you should all go check it out :) She even wants three more! Hopefully she doesn't mind waiting until I get all my papers out of the way...Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-65131224839450777682009-03-19T13:39:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:46:13.340-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwnAK8QykJ26G0eIdFRnTeSdw5ch9feGuTXjF2rYniVytFGXS7hRgLBUgi8IVgMOaYkI33znKsTVhpyBAsj_I8m56WGHGnAoWDOcWBE6hPkaszj5MfvWcqo005SDEPpUAXM2L3GQVkEzu/s1600-h/roll10-9-smokey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwnAK8QykJ26G0eIdFRnTeSdw5ch9feGuTXjF2rYniVytFGXS7hRgLBUgi8IVgMOaYkI33znKsTVhpyBAsj_I8m56WGHGnAoWDOcWBE6hPkaszj5MfvWcqo005SDEPpUAXM2L3GQVkEzu/s400/roll10-9-smokey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315002779314663186" border="0" /></a>Smokey Fall 2008<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dudley, MA<br /><br /><br />I'm just going through all my images from last semester to chose images for the book I'm going to make about this whole series. It'll be nice to see it all together. I'm at a point where it feels like I've hardly made any photos for this series, I'll be glad when it's in book form. At first I didn't really want to make one, but now it feels like I absolutely have to.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-30361860330462259762009-03-13T08:29:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:51:50.101-07:00The Thursday before spring break (2/27) we had a special critique with some clark alum. They liked what I did last semester much better than this semester, because it was photographs of things they would possibly see, but overlook. So over break I shot a roll with that in mind, and voila! got great feedback. That critique made me realize I was searching for photos, not taking advantage of what was just happening. Not that I dislike the photos I made earlier this semester, but these are more... something. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdleb4Py2PeDqDhnd7lT7uhcnmk0DHpYvnCorrpT2BKLuqv4gC0Ib9WJcQF1cgNEzksd_H4ShdtG1WH4cF_mCuqOuxdEZuOLgmLbyhDcRsZpVeAt58Ci8dKfB0Rk-9UD9zMq6wTQV0Kxks/s1600-h/roll16-11-cars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdleb4Py2PeDqDhnd7lT7uhcnmk0DHpYvnCorrpT2BKLuqv4gC0Ib9WJcQF1cgNEzksd_H4ShdtG1WH4cF_mCuqOuxdEZuOLgmLbyhDcRsZpVeAt58Ci8dKfB0Rk-9UD9zMq6wTQV0Kxks/s400/roll16-11-cars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312698660476518626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGw_aPOlsxMzesFQZypphKuAdrHxy0jL53QzJeNwRy69YhI-pny0I05jPnCzMN9E1qc4gaQ9Cc_4dePAfEgL0GV0HnLWHEbTDqnQUN5RcXgUm1FK4JxkgwXOo3SxyR69TPxGUtVBf-s_M/s1600-h/roll16-8-momandD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGw_aPOlsxMzesFQZypphKuAdrHxy0jL53QzJeNwRy69YhI-pny0I05jPnCzMN9E1qc4gaQ9Cc_4dePAfEgL0GV0HnLWHEbTDqnQUN5RcXgUm1FK4JxkgwXOo3SxyR69TPxGUtVBf-s_M/s400/roll16-8-momandD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312699239073315186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-McoHqwQz631VuJ68XeO-YbYfQ78Woy_RnaRwOrTppdAWnwDUV1J14JZpIgMlLikgARLHo9590gYkNBy73b4ZuPjkwHgAoliIU0Hir96Wt4imhJ-8z0e_tS6sZT7LAhVYKw0NfM-kV-p/s1600-h/roll16-10-donovanandfirepiletakingoutwindow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-McoHqwQz631VuJ68XeO-YbYfQ78Woy_RnaRwOrTppdAWnwDUV1J14JZpIgMlLikgARLHo9590gYkNBy73b4ZuPjkwHgAoliIU0Hir96Wt4imhJ-8z0e_tS6sZT7LAhVYKw0NfM-kV-p/s400/roll16-10-donovanandfirepiletakingoutwindow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312699393637330338" border="0" /></a><br />In this last one, I'm in the process of taking out a window on the left, so hence black mess. I'm also considering taking out some of the yellow in it, and in the middle one.<br />Anymore additional feedback is always awesome and appreciated!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-90769160022978887962009-03-13T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-13T07:29:21.314-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOfhajXOBm0Cny-LYCXN4-e3p9kIAxCvIeyLT5SRQrTS7HWTpMcmYxOrBBTgWi3m9bRWtiISMubUta1uwg7cggX7pEma0q_FfZEF_fYh1YWA76fK5ruP_JeCFwZvcgL-BS8TzQbAQhbdl/s1600-h/roll43-doormom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOfhajXOBm0Cny-LYCXN4-e3p9kIAxCvIeyLT5SRQrTS7HWTpMcmYxOrBBTgWi3m9bRWtiISMubUta1uwg7cggX7pEma0q_FfZEF_fYh1YWA76fK5ruP_JeCFwZvcgL-BS8TzQbAQhbdl/s400/roll43-doormom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312677566600309042" border="0" /></a><br />At the Door, Dudley, MA<br />Summer 2008<br /><br />I'm in the process of scanning in everything from last summer, and I found this image. There's something off still to me in the colors. I think it's got a little too much orangeyness in it. But I'm more concentrated on getting everything into digital form right now. More to come!<br /><br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-7426448457562812382009-02-26T07:37:00.001-08:002009-02-26T07:47:21.614-08:00Bathroom<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a1ty2hGmHNBZ2Q9g1SDoZzEFFUKyq9nDewPC1w_i8tWJ3ic4j8Ci6U2WRqqWZK8vBQB1QVt_nD3t_Q23BIO8ZhHht16ErtVb4RsHh0lwFrQF4PwXMi-kxvklqXP9xQJem8dqgsw2udXq/s1600-h/roll15-7-toilet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a1ty2hGmHNBZ2Q9g1SDoZzEFFUKyq9nDewPC1w_i8tWJ3ic4j8Ci6U2WRqqWZK8vBQB1QVt_nD3t_Q23BIO8ZhHht16ErtVb4RsHh0lwFrQF4PwXMi-kxvklqXP9xQJem8dqgsw2udXq/s400/roll15-7-toilet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307132464256467202" border="0" /></a><br />My Toilet<br />Dudley, MA 2008<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I shot 1/2 of my film on 1/60th of a second instead of bulb(I was holding open for 10-15 seconds), so I had to reshoot some. I only reshot the ones I really liked, this was one of them. Actually, the original didn't have the toilet in it so I'm glad that happened. This photo makes me feel kind of weird because it reminds me of throwing up and that tunnel vision you have going towards the toilet.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-83706873161918473252009-02-24T06:45:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:50:50.715-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAx61EC526-BzsawmIVL9waF_lw2WvUYZ3NdlII0o7Q5AJoP7YYicjzOnxjM3TFFO5J0rjswhcgcjnUTUrnZQVZRY03NutqR970QYr40buFvwVQtLz4Y5Q84A3gdawnrKRZcvuBfgyPKi/s1600-h/roll11-6-ashtray.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAx61EC526-BzsawmIVL9waF_lw2WvUYZ3NdlII0o7Q5AJoP7YYicjzOnxjM3TFFO5J0rjswhcgcjnUTUrnZQVZRY03NutqR970QYr40buFvwVQtLz4Y5Q84A3gdawnrKRZcvuBfgyPKi/s320/roll11-6-ashtray.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306375126913700610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Living Room Ash Tray<br /> Dudley, MA February 2009<br /><br />I know, I know, I suck at updating blogs. Reason: I feel I must present a finished, final edit of a photo. I've gotten over that, so you'll start getting them as I do. I'm pretty confident this one will make it to the thesis show. I like it, and it's gotten great feedback. These kinds of photos come after I've been sitting around in the living room for too long, and the tv has long become uninteresting.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-19112993374834916102009-01-22T07:43:00.000-08:002009-01-22T07:47:46.091-08:00woods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbqMqS6AGIEK84cXmvY0Pu5mj6amrYdkLpMMUHcgBWd2dWRRozINTxliex1CnG5PJtS5xClMP1JSTcsqWSp3UbQ88Q-wiWQpl_m4JcqOZui-neWAxoZEgZB6OJ0JogzOPNTYjO2wBZH7x/s1600-h/roll3-11-woodsyay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbqMqS6AGIEK84cXmvY0Pu5mj6amrYdkLpMMUHcgBWd2dWRRozINTxliex1CnG5PJtS5xClMP1JSTcsqWSp3UbQ88Q-wiWQpl_m4JcqOZui-neWAxoZEgZB6OJ0JogzOPNTYjO2wBZH7x/s400/roll3-11-woodsyay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294144422092690354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Woods<br />Dudley, MA Jan 09<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Last semester I was recommended to look at Jitka Hanzlova's work. She does a series on trees that I fell in love with (too bad the book is 300 bucks :( It'll be a while until I've saved up money for that.). So I'm interested in doing a series through the seasons on my own woods.<br /></div></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-32930040731252071952008-12-10T12:05:00.000-08:002008-12-10T12:32:13.369-08:00Huggin'<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvAi-2_5uKWWA882AZjI7HxJNQF6A5csFRcoOIUrSTIBw6WRC6ADBu6R1MrtHRls1r8kRfULhICiE5aV7MIzTofiDwNbGFGDovLpxypwrlr_FzjKIKvJCM3qUOK55SfW5R75u_u8wo0ao/s1600-h/roll16-10-mande.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvAi-2_5uKWWA882AZjI7HxJNQF6A5csFRcoOIUrSTIBw6WRC6ADBu6R1MrtHRls1r8kRfULhICiE5aV7MIzTofiDwNbGFGDovLpxypwrlr_FzjKIKvJCM3qUOK55SfW5R75u_u8wo0ao/s400/roll16-10-mande.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278260843918524146" border="0" /></a><br />Mom and Eric, Dec 2008<br />Dudley, MA<br /></div><br />I always feel I should write more about my images, but I never know how much to say about them. This is my mom and her boyfriend, hugging. They've been together since I was 10/11ish, I'm now 21. So it's been awhile and they love each other a lot. I feel my edges aren't as resolved as they could be, so I'll reshoot this sometime.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-49348341822468487422008-11-25T09:51:00.000-08:002008-11-25T10:06:03.644-08:00Ghosts<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zEZpiQx8LH8kFjM1yDvSXS79H1LtHgCRx_HJ9XmyRZ_Vs1SGYtiJyUyvRzhxSYyYOAVl0K6n4LbCxqHJlNTmTZ60K6_dcs1v7lbRx3XX9mGRWJzhtJU9vP3aXFEsJRHvokVs5uJcWZ_i/s1600-h/roll8-9ghosts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zEZpiQx8LH8kFjM1yDvSXS79H1LtHgCRx_HJ9XmyRZ_Vs1SGYtiJyUyvRzhxSYyYOAVl0K6n4LbCxqHJlNTmTZ60K6_dcs1v7lbRx3XX9mGRWJzhtJU9vP3aXFEsJRHvokVs5uJcWZ_i/s400/roll8-9ghosts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272654385780015874" border="0" /></a>Ghosts, Oct 2008<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dudley, MA<br /><br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-40290923875364121132008-11-18T10:00:00.000-08:002008-11-18T10:32:46.766-08:00Stanley II<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCdI6IYZPwuOzLCVT5KEDpnthi85_klsJ_mLns4vM3AlaLWpg4wLQxtWzQtWrtftNy033_MtecBbrxXPW7r4BnaV3dnMzpOdrh7RYsWy25Jr8fanaKvaMwO-jrx9sfXOUx56lnlYH3n9d/s1600-h/roll9-3-stanghostlypeas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCdI6IYZPwuOzLCVT5KEDpnthi85_klsJ_mLns4vM3AlaLWpg4wLQxtWzQtWrtftNy033_MtecBbrxXPW7r4BnaV3dnMzpOdrh7RYsWy25Jr8fanaKvaMwO-jrx9sfXOUx56lnlYH3n9d/s400/roll9-3-stanghostlypeas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270062331037690210" border="0" /></a>Stanley<br />Dudley, MA October 2008<br /></div><br /><br />Alright, I know I haven't been posting much. Most of my time is spent working on stuff, I never wind up with that five minutes to make it a jpg and post. But this time I have! Enjoy.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-87855645337321792872008-10-28T06:50:00.000-07:002008-10-28T07:55:36.557-07:00Baby Stanley<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSt6h2Qc8Y6ukycOgbmyWvsdADduKRQtBc33Vpl5Rhins26qlpQZD_zjm42eWHd7tmjK_qBLgvg-EDdhx_8HZxPBto6Eo82TigkbH2fxw2qmR_JBghgzYIVql82TKpvRqe4hOOx7siL7x/s1600-h/roll8-7-babystanlooking.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSt6h2Qc8Y6ukycOgbmyWvsdADduKRQtBc33Vpl5Rhins26qlpQZD_zjm42eWHd7tmjK_qBLgvg-EDdhx_8HZxPBto6Eo82TigkbH2fxw2qmR_JBghgzYIVql82TKpvRqe4hOOx7siL7x/s400/roll8-7-babystanlooking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262218409360870514" border="0" /></a>Baby Stanley<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dudley, MA October 26th, 2008<br /><br /><br />I'd like you all to meet my nephew, now almost 9 months old. He never gets out of Worcester, so my mom, my sister, and I kidnapped him (with permission, of course), and brought him to the house. In this photo he was playing with leaves, and he happens to be very intrigued by the rake and was on his way to go check it out.<br /><br />Also, please note that I tried VERY hard to avoid making it too blue, I have a tendency of doing that.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-3996760567078378572008-10-08T17:42:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:50:36.243-07:00'bout time for a new post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNr-WQamGLwS_jks-hRkZo6AcYE3MqrLCh3YiXrJax7VNQnpmxL4ADAeUL98hDpZKpffCRMv-TmTi_cxSOA8Ubg_hAx01FvXDPuql0C0vcFg7EyZ57gu4HkYkHRvJ7mYg1tnXKfp1HBWs/s1600-h/roll3-3-chairfort.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNr-WQamGLwS_jks-hRkZo6AcYE3MqrLCh3YiXrJax7VNQnpmxL4ADAeUL98hDpZKpffCRMv-TmTi_cxSOA8Ubg_hAx01FvXDPuql0C0vcFg7EyZ57gu4HkYkHRvJ7mYg1tnXKfp1HBWs/s400/roll3-3-chairfort.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254949864450205954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dudley's Abandoned Fort<br />Dudley, MA Summer 2008<br /><br />School's back, so that means you'll be getting more images. I notice I keep making my jpgs bigger and bigger. I think it's necessary here, there's so many little bits and pieces, it hurts to have it too small. So click it to make it bigger! </div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-88682049619672905362008-04-30T09:57:00.001-07:002008-04-30T10:01:35.160-07:00Radiator<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoNNqSbAjIFfQNjkMdXnA5b806D8Gt9vgsUrXtWJ892No4BmaKAr8WnIMSmQpjb4H00JynC__OBst95R-hasBduDGLUFadjDBVNpmeu9B1niVahC-0yD3XtPHQuUOM0IAjSw-vEADAwjw/s1600-h/famradiator2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoNNqSbAjIFfQNjkMdXnA5b806D8Gt9vgsUrXtWJ892No4BmaKAr8WnIMSmQpjb4H00JynC__OBst95R-hasBduDGLUFadjDBVNpmeu9B1niVahC-0yD3XtPHQuUOM0IAjSw-vEADAwjw/s400/famradiator2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195083936441136098" border="0" /></a>Kenny's Radiator<br />Dudley, MA. April 2008<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-8968173919864262072008-04-11T07:30:00.000-07:002008-04-11T07:35:03.971-07:00Kenneth<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFq3WqiC1rogWOxLPW-GF9el0O8sSX8MFM7oUYNrvm_g9D27KM4Bply-fnaP8FZ_PpMNX-sLO626ybtLPCYF74c_enZnz0K1ngHyEi0mKHMzIp2_AW6hwVLw3mEEe4OaR1QfYE-oH-nZdn/s1600-h/kennethsmoking2final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFq3WqiC1rogWOxLPW-GF9el0O8sSX8MFM7oUYNrvm_g9D27KM4Bply-fnaP8FZ_PpMNX-sLO626ybtLPCYF74c_enZnz0K1ngHyEi0mKHMzIp2_AW6hwVLw3mEEe4OaR1QfYE-oH-nZdn/s400/kennethsmoking2final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187995281740483698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ken Smoking, Big Lots, Dudley, MA<br /><br />I've been photographing my family every week for the past 3 months now. I'm beginning to start on something solid.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-32264989950201759862008-04-04T10:16:00.001-07:002008-04-04T10:22:26.400-07:00Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgLLjMheDCWu7sFG4LWAOrwwhOk8iSXc5JWbujQM5yYtPIWKd7ytVkQ6grQFBk5u0YEGqQpForO462ALOpIEEHj-5_B7ur7v4jvN4lMf7-fCQE-Sh0hBqTfOpizZGkOVoddwkOupubmCG/s1600-h/joshathenadoublemovement2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgLLjMheDCWu7sFG4LWAOrwwhOk8iSXc5JWbujQM5yYtPIWKd7ytVkQ6grQFBk5u0YEGqQpForO462ALOpIEEHj-5_B7ur7v4jvN4lMf7-fCQE-Sh0hBqTfOpizZGkOVoddwkOupubmCG/s400/joshathenadoublemovement2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185440344643852978" border="0" /></a>This was taken on Easter, at my cousin Josh's house. This is the only photo like this, the double exposure. I had forgotten I had even done it until I saw this. I really enjoy how it's capturing movement, without the blur. It's not sharp because doing this with the Rolleicord is a little difficult, and honestly I didn't try my hardest to keep it still when.. recocking it? (such bad terminology). Anyways, who knows where I'll go with this.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-64763738029669105622008-03-14T09:47:00.000-07:002008-03-14T09:49:50.432-07:00fort<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5q9530yTyw3XV8iBKL_QiioHu2XCx8vrEei3AUbBCilzwbNLRSoqkt4CFq7k_8lDBaOMd3equsQ60NJmNVe0PNcjzRXWd8BlhNio6sMr_O1NE8AAafHhv0VIlC9WLqil04wJzwNyj4Kq/s1600-h/rolltwofort2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5q9530yTyw3XV8iBKL_QiioHu2XCx8vrEei3AUbBCilzwbNLRSoqkt4CFq7k_8lDBaOMd3equsQ60NJmNVe0PNcjzRXWd8BlhNio6sMr_O1NE8AAafHhv0VIlC9WLqil04wJzwNyj4Kq/s400/rolltwofort2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177640287960127586" border="0" /></a><br />Dudley's Best Fort.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-67111365561134101662008-03-11T09:18:00.000-07:002008-03-11T09:28:22.769-07:00Snow in Dudley<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJEL5_HZ7KC6npqliRFr1J6eeGnbjlW8OVCUJOBq4RAaP4WrmUoTpvDr1j20ncxUY0OXXxK4EicKQCdUU4YSIoelnFuRBaTlEDIo4TIUnpuq6VdjzrcrhgKXLTnTom875FP6-QUxzhuUn/s1600-h/rollthreewavesofbrancheshidetracks2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJEL5_HZ7KC6npqliRFr1J6eeGnbjlW8OVCUJOBq4RAaP4WrmUoTpvDr1j20ncxUY0OXXxK4EicKQCdUU4YSIoelnFuRBaTlEDIo4TIUnpuq6VdjzrcrhgKXLTnTom875FP6-QUxzhuUn/s400/rollthreewavesofbrancheshidetracks2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176520117539657794" border="0" /></a><br />I got my wish, more snow! I stayed in Dudley this time. Maybe more later. I'm so iffy on my snows, so if they look wrong, please tell me. 3/4 of my waking hours I'm convinced my eyes are shot, not good.<br /></div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-14867045656133526632008-02-25T13:12:00.001-08:002008-02-25T13:16:41.952-08:00ClarkU Rooftops<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-kBR4CryKoBlMwGg65iJBW9s-GwKguXxCPn575k5wyrB6eZjrfbIyZG0VmkCP0qFoEfyEG1-4wxuGrn2FoFa6axmvAEixNjFpXCtLXrzJ-SyQOP0_utCi-le150IyhecnzEBQhOkEP6y/s1600-h/rolloneneg12ClarkUgaragetop2trouble.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-kBR4CryKoBlMwGg65iJBW9s-GwKguXxCPn575k5wyrB6eZjrfbIyZG0VmkCP0qFoEfyEG1-4wxuGrn2FoFa6axmvAEixNjFpXCtLXrzJ-SyQOP0_utCi-le150IyhecnzEBQhOkEP6y/s400/rolloneneg12ClarkUgaragetop2trouble.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171028766869802946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoPuUDeOq3WUn9wPVmsTRLokWp9VTRZYyNw-M9fdlDDStAILmHHi_RvSgZFq0_MerbCzbzO-2YgpwAXFI5CPvsypMNQFop85Gw5b6acvaAX1fK5yDqHyI1ow1XkSc60TQsE5SB096CihM/s1600-h/parkinggaragegreenlight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoPuUDeOq3WUn9wPVmsTRLokWp9VTRZYyNw-M9fdlDDStAILmHHi_RvSgZFq0_MerbCzbzO-2YgpwAXFI5CPvsypMNQFop85Gw5b6acvaAX1fK5yDqHyI1ow1XkSc60TQsE5SB096CihM/s400/parkinggaragegreenlight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171028771164770258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So, sometimes I really suck. Like when I include the railing of what I'm on in my photos. I feel like I got across what it was like to be out on this night, but the edges really offset everything for me. It's not cropable without losing a good amount of what I like the most about it, so I'm just going to wait until this happens again so hopefully I can retake these photos.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-20339627152509691172008-02-14T12:42:00.001-08:002008-02-14T12:54:37.331-08:00Brit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrZ8uKHMos5rSiVOwuQOdOeNdzaGgDgoU4qjM3Zu6K97_jVRtiO7u7BCB1CLR0s_682SSa3PmC2vCYHQLL3wxFy9GHNw_onUWmykpCMxJ0OEiXtXAPxtoE1bZW0L3lym3WNlrFGEXN8e9/s1600-h/britandfaithhmwkdd3-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrZ8uKHMos5rSiVOwuQOdOeNdzaGgDgoU4qjM3Zu6K97_jVRtiO7u7BCB1CLR0s_682SSa3PmC2vCYHQLL3wxFy9GHNw_onUWmykpCMxJ0OEiXtXAPxtoE1bZW0L3lym3WNlrFGEXN8e9/s400/britandfaithhmwkdd3-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166939305168981938" border="0" /></a><br />I've started using 35mm color film as it's much easier to bring in my bag with me when I go out with Brit(she's the one in the pink, the other is her best friend). I noticed she's no longer a part of my photos, and I felt I needed to change that. I keep vowing to go home every weekend(only a 25min trip) and photograph my family, but that was a failed project before it even began. (Why'd I take 5 classes?) Well, I'm resurrecting it, now. I feel a big need to photograph the people I know and the things I know, that have been in my life forever. It's getting back to the reason why I had any interest in photography. Anyways, it's honestly more important than the towers of school work I have.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559672565374945391.post-36890007671355176682008-02-08T06:15:00.001-08:002008-02-08T06:36:52.180-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD4J2BQaVafMQ8DP0liyZiuBzOtYnfDupU7x4VdHo17C2U6ANo0W46XBgXEtl5jLC-Q68dLqqv5BSGPb01b9_86l2o2bN6v1Hkas6IsJKUD3BbFnfJdYqc60o6rryZYDx6NwWVGnkIi8i/s1600-h/nejerrysbackyard2-2crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiD4J2BQaVafMQ8DP0liyZiuBzOtYnfDupU7x4VdHo17C2U6ANo0W46XBgXEtl5jLC-Q68dLqqv5BSGPb01b9_86l2o2bN6v1Hkas6IsJKUD3BbFnfJdYqc60o6rryZYDx6NwWVGnkIi8i/s400/nejerrysbackyard2-2crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164613022790224562" border="0" /></a>One night I decided to conquer a fear. That is, being afraid of how long to expose a night photo. So I played around with different times, for this shot I did a 5,10, and 15 minutes exposure. This one is the 15 minute one. I think what I gained the most from this photo is learning the amount that stars move in 15 minutes. So that sort of thing really fascinates me, I just haven't gone out on a clear night yet. And I'm not sure what anyone really thinks of this photo. I really love it. I like the blue and spurts of red and yellow. That sort of thing gets me too. Another thing is that it's very nostalgic. This is looking from my backyard into my neighbors backyard. And that big tree thing closest to the foreground is one of the trees my dad had planted when we moved in. And this night was a night that reminds me of being little and playing in the snow late at night with my brother and sisters. So I don't know if that skews my judgment more than it should. I'd like to think I know enough to know if it's a good photo or not. I'm entering it into arts worcester anyways.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01861712115992784862noreply@blogger.com1