Month: March 2020

Ah, who can’t relate to the feeling of abandonment?  But it was harder than I thought to really capture that in an image, as I learned with the latest weekly challenge from 52 Frames. For starters, I was sort of in love with the top photo in this post (you may have to scroll up to see it by now…). Something about the games I grew up with being tossed aside, faded and weathered by time, tugged at my heartstrings. But, unsure it was really the best I could do, I kept walking around the neighborhood. This little house, almost…

Last week’s challenge in the 52 Frames community was “Extreme Contrast,” which could kind of mean whatever you wanted (as most of the challenges are, if you think about it!). I went with the traditional view, amping up the contrast between black and white. And what better subject than the amazingly beautiful trees of Gainesville, Florida? I took my Sony A7 on a walk around the neighborhood, my first since arriving home late Friday. The last two years, I left before Spring had really gotten underway, and the difference is amazing: flower bushes in full bloom, smells of wisteria and…