Mike Hoff Photo

On Wednesday I got in my car and drove along the road that follows the Tulpehocken River, along the way I spotted a heron hanging out on the banks. I quickly turned my car around, pulled off the road, and grabbed my camera. I spent the next half hour sneaking closer and closer to the bird. By the end of it I was standing on a rock in the water with the bird across the river from me. This all lead to 139/365:

I have taken to bribing my friends to let me take their portraits using beer. The first one was a few days ago when I took my roommate’s picture. Thursday I bribed my friend Shane into letting me take his picture for my 365. I’m trying to go 20 days without taking a picture of myself, Shane was day 8.

A few weeks ago my Photography professor informed the class that our admissions office was looking for photographs of the campus to display in their office. Three images would be selected, framed, and displayed. About two weeks before he told us about this I had taken a photo that I thought would work for the contest, so I submitted it and waited to see what would happen.

Last week sometime my professor informed me that my photo had been selected and printed rather large, 20×30 inches. The photos were hung late last week and I went to see it today. I can now say that I have art on display somewhere and that I actually contributed something to my campus during my four years. I think it is really cool, and I’m probably tooting my own horn but this is a first for me.

Took some pictures of some friend’s cars today. HDR done to the max, but you gotta give the people what they want.

I like this picture so much it deserves its own post. To take this I simply put a sheet up on my wall, arranged my 5 bulb lamp directly in front of me with the camera just below that. Few snaps and some photoshop work later this is what I got. 131/365