Explorations in Beginning Photography LOADING ZONE: Signage in an alley.A photo of a 30 Minute Loading Zone sign taken in a alley with a shallow depth of field to obscure the location. A funny sticker is on the crooked sign and there is a lot of texture on the pole from peeling paint.SHE WAS A FAIRY: A magical image of a girl with light drawn wings.Using the technique of light painting, this magical, fairy image was captured in a dark room with a slow shutter speed.EMPTY BUDDY BENCH: Long shadows and a playground with no children creates a sense of loneliness.Playing with shadows on a playground to emphasize the subjects and space.SUNSET ON A FACTORY: Golden light falling on an abandoned factory along the river.An abandoned factory photographed at golden hour. Once a place of bustling activity, it now stands quiet and forgotten.QUIET AFTERNOON: A mother and son share a quiet moment at the lake on an autumn afternoon.A landscape photo of a lake in the autumn, with a stairway and trees framing a mother and son sitting together on a dock.LEAVE THE LIGHT ON: Under the bright moon, a single home is lit up for the evening, welcoming its inhabitants home.A dark landscape photo of a single home taken at night under a full moon with the porch light on and light gleaming in the windows.OLD SCHOOL HOUSE: A peekaboo effect of viewing an old school house through the framing of a gazebo.A carefully framed landscape photo of an old school house in a park, taken through the framing of an old gazebo. This photo was taken in a series of landscapes featuring man-made objects.BEYOND THE FENCE: The natural world as can be seen extending beyond the confines of a fence.A landscape photo of a lake, framed by a man-made fence.