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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

First 100 posts of Year 3!

Can you believe I forgot to mark the 100th-post milestone? I know, it's shameful!

Well, let's give the milestone its due fanfare! Here's a roundup of my ten favorite posts from the past 100:

1/365 Year 3 - Redbud Trees: The first post of this round, and I love this photo. Budding redbud trees are one of my favorite signs of spring, and I especially like the lines in this photo.

12/365 Azaleia: You can tell I like the color pink just by the fact that these first two posts I'm listing feature shades of it! This azaleia at Mom and Dad's is so vibrant it almost doesn't look real.

14/365 Lone tree standing: This photo conveys a tangible feeling -- loneliness, independence, foreboding... Seeing it in black and white helps to focus the eye on the composition, too.

19/365 A city in North Yorkshire: My first-ever trip to the United Kingdom! How could I not include at least one post from this trip in this list? The trip was great, and I'd love to go back and see more of England. I really liked York itself, if only for the fact that you can easily walk from one side of the small city to the other.

23/365 One day in London: You have one day to see London -- what do you do? Since this trip, I've become hooked on The Tudors, a Showtime series on DVD, and I'm completely enthralled by it. Seeing scenes of London and North Yorkshire in the show, and learning more about a particularly defining time in England's history, is so much more real to me now that I've seen some of it for myself.

29/365 Heavy poppies: You'd think poppies would develop a stronger stem to keep themselves upright, wouldn't you?

52/365 Road trip!: Mom and I took a week-long vacation together this summer, and we began our road trip in Asheville, NC. We both loved it and definitely want to go back.

54/365 Blue Ridge Parkway: You must drive at least a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in your lifetime. The scenery is completely worth it, and it won't be there forever, I'm sure.

63/365 Acidic soil and blue hydrangeas: You know I love flowers, and this has become one of my all-time favorites!

90/365 They don't make bridges like they used to: An old bridge, on a secluded road, in rural Indiana. How often do you see bridges like this anymore?

How about you? What was your favorite post? Is it one that didn't make this list?

What's next for posts 101 through 200? Fall, the holiday season, the first snowfall... get cozy!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

200th Post of Year 2

I realized last night that I got so wrapped up in writing about chocolate and biceps that I forgot to mark a milestone! SightSalad is now 200 posts into Year 2.

As is my custom, I'll share with you my favorite posts of the last 100 days.

117/365 Kelly & Matt's second engagement shoot -- The weather played nicely, and we had a great time wandering all over Butler's campus for these photos.

119/365 Stunning zinnias -- It's no secret that I love photographing flowers. The color and complexity of this zinnia just blows me away.

129/365 An easy dinner at the IMA -- I really love the crisp architectural lines and repeating patterns in this photo. Converting it to black and white during post-processing really focuses the eye on the shape and form instead of just subject.

146/365 The amazing Keith Urban -- Awesome opportunity. Fantastic concert. Amazing performer. Wonderful singer. Excellent evening at the Indiana State Fair!

152/365 Exotic animals and butterflies -- Zoos and gardens always offer a wide range and new mix of subject matter. After all, I don't live in a region where meerkats run wild and chill out on my porch.

166/365 Camera + Dog -- My darling Buster. I just want to squeeze him when I see this photo.

185/365 Love is in the air -- Light painting experiment gone right. Definitely a fun thing to try.

191/365 The gift of flowers -- Being fall, that means it's mum season, our last bit of colorful flowers before we head into the monochromatic late fall and winter seasons. This mum is a great finale.

195/365 Near-harvest soybeans -- I consider soybeans to be just as iconic in Indiana as corn, so I wanted to try to do them some artistic justice.

197/365 Gorgeous sunrise -- And finally, from just last week, the most beautiful sunrise I've seen in a long time. I could have stood and kept photographing it for the duration of its progression, but alas, I have a job and had to get to work on time.

Do you have a favorite that I neglected to include in the list? I'd be happy to hear it!

Onward, toward 300 we go...