Trails

Found this while exploring the thousands of pictures on my computer.

Who knew that a cupcake decorating party with a bunch of ten year olds would be so much fun?

Detail

My photography teacher assigns us breadth assignments for our AP portfolio. One was 'red.' On Valentine's day, this is what I saw. I also want to declare that I LOVE my camera's macro setting. It is so choice.

Sparkler Swing

Sparkler Spiral

I just can't get enough light painting. And yes, this was harder than it looks.

Light Painting

Woah... It's been a while since I posted. In all honesty I forgot that I even had a blog. Since I don't have a kick-butt camera like my dad, I just haven't felt motivated to post, because I haven't felt motivated to take pictures in the first place.

And then my photography teacher introduced a new unit: Light Painting.

To make a light painting, you will need:

• a tripod
• at least one flashlight / glowstick / sparkler / high power phone screen
• a dark room / nighttime backyards with little light
• the ability to adjust the shutter s
  peed on you camera.
• space to jump around like a moron as you paint.

1. Set the camera on the tripod after adjusting the shutter speed.
2. Snap the photo. You can also put on a timer, so you can have some time to set up.
3. After you click the button (for lack of technical terms), turn your flashlight around and, essentially, do interpretive dance around your backyard.
4. While you are dancing, hope that the neighbors don't decide to look out a window and see you pirouetting around your backyard, alone, with a flashlight in one hand.
5. After a reasonable amount of time, shuffle over to your camera and check the picture.
6. Exclaim in excitement.
7. Repeat.

You will end up with something like this.

Partners

Generous

Cruise

One of the members of the Jellies exhibit at the Baltimore Aquarium.

Earth III

Earth II

This is how God looks at the world.

Skyscape

Another view from the Bahamas.

Jackson

Another installment in my collection of North Carolina Strays.

Visitor

In the Bahamas, there aren't very many animals. I guess there are wild pigs, but we didn't see any. On the last day of Andros Bible Camp, when we were taking down tents, this frog leaped from one of the tent poled to my elbow. He seemed content just to rest there until I showed him a tree that he could call home instead.

Earth I

While we look up to see Heaven, maybe the angels are looking down to see Earth.

Heaven III

Heaven II

Heaven I

I spent the last week on Andros Island, in the Bahamas!
But expel the thoughts of luxury resorts and water slides and exotic drinks. All of those things are in Nassau, or Paradise Island. Andros island is the largest of all 700-odd islands, but it is also the most underdeveloped. I went there on a mission trip with my church's youth group, to teach young people the good character qualities of Daniel. I spent most of the week in Nicholl's Town, teaching the teenage girls at the local high school.
I found myself looking up with my camera, because the clouds were so beautiful. I kept thinking that it was like seeing the doorstep of Heaven.

The Visitor

The Lady

I figurine I found in Old Town Ellicott City.