An Odd Collection

Today I was thinking that I hadn’t been posting any of my pictures from my most recent trip to the zoo. I do have some good ones, but it was not a very good day for taking pictures, so I was kind of disappointed with my shots for the day. The light was extremely harsh and it was so hot. The animals were all just lying around doing nothing. I have some shots that I’ll do in “Theme” posts, such as the zebra which I was finally able to get some pictures of, and I got some shots in the Desert Dome as well. They say you’re your own worst critic, and I suppose that could be the case here. I do have some good shots and I’ll post them once I get over myself. :)
Today I decided that I’d do things a little different. Instead of posting all my photographic triumphs, I decided to post some pictures that were a little off. None of them are bad pictures, they’re just ones that I normally would just stick in a folder and not show off. Some are better than others, some you might really like, some might make you say, “Yeah, you probably should have just stuck that one out of sight.” But all of them have something that is a little quirky, and I thought some of you might want to see them. If you like them let me know. Maybe I’ll do more odd posts in the future. If it’s a horrible idea, also let me know and I’ll stick to just posting animal glamor shots.

My County Fair Entries

Our county fair has a photography exhibit and contest with small monetary prizes for the winners. This will be my first year entering, and I’m pretty excited! Here are my 10 Entries and the categories they are to be entered in.

 

Things/Still Life

 

Scenic & Landscape

 

Action Pictures

 

Life In Iowa

 

People

 

Animals & Birds

 

Flowers, Plants, & Insects

 

Structures

 

Contemporary/Creative Photography

 

Miscellaneous

Botanical Beauty

The animals aren’t the only things to photograph when one visits a zoo. I also love taking pictures of all the different plants they have there as well. And if you look closely, maybe a little creepy crawly or two.