I'd finished all my work, and a chunk of a school project when I set out from my office to my car. The sun was setting behind me, and before me was a tree just FULL of birds. Behind the tree was the loveliest blending of pinks and purples, and I just couldn't resist.
This was taken from the ground and the only editing I did was to crop out a little leaf from another tree that was intruding on the upper left corner. From this spot, I traipsed up to the top of my parking garage to see what else I could see. I had some fun metering at and below the sunset to play with different lighting. I played with a couple different settings too. No amazing results, but I have to get over that. I'm going to shoot and I'm going to post, even if I'm not wowed by the final product. Wow will come later.
Bonus! Another of the photos from yesterday evening that about which someone else said "Wow!" This is the same tree from a different angle. Before, I was practically under the tree looking up and north-ish. Now, I'm east of the tree looking west and two floors higher, so we get the more dramatic sunset colors.
These are the reasons new photographers are told to take their camera with them everywhere. Now if I'd only had it with me at lunch today, I could have caught that cute little lady in the boots and frilly mini-skirt. I'm pretty sure she's significantly older than me, but she sure was rockin' the teenage look!
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