Day Forty One: Shape and Color

As many of you may have noticed, I had a bit of a dip in motivation yesterday.  It was a long day and really the first time since the project began that I had to make myself go take a picture.  If my motivation dips only once every 40 days I'll be happy.

Today I wanted to atone for yesterday.  So I went out looking for abstracts that blended line and color.  Here, the weathered top of a red fire hydrant is set against a an out of focus background.  The distinctive circles you see in the background are known as "bokeh" and gets it shape from the diaphram in the lens.  Different lenses have different diaphrams (comprised of 5 to 9 blades) which give differnt bokehs.  Some lenses are prized for their bokeh,  The lens I used for thsi shot is not one them.  But it's not bad either.

Tomorrow I am giving a tutorial on portrait photography for my local photo group.  So I am set for tomorrow's shoot already.  It's nice to have a day off from trying to figure out what to shoot.  Til tomorrow...


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