Class Submissions

My composition submissions for this week. We'll discuss them tonight in class.

Framing

Thirds; close ups; focusing

Thirds; close-ups; color; focusing

Framing

Our State Capitol

The Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock has been fashioned to look like our nation's capitol building. It provides a great place for practicing photography skills, and since I was in Little Rock last week I made time to go by and see what I could get.

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers, and they were blooming all around the Capitol building. So pretty!

This butterfly was kind enough to pose for me.

The Little Rock Nine were nine African-Americans who marched up the steps of Central High School to support civil rights in education. These statues have been erected at the Capitol building as a monument. One of the members of the Little Rock Nine passed away just last week.

National Cemetery & The Old Mill

I stopped by the National Cemetery in Little Rock to get some photos. Unfortunately, most of the photos were lost. Here's one I still have that I liked.

I also went by the Old Mill — a popular tourist spot in Little Rock due to the fact that it was built as a set for the classic movie Gone With the Wind. 

I had to get pictures of the flowers blooming around the Mill.

A duck was pretty interested in what I was doing. :)

Flowers

I love flowers, so I took some macros recently.

A bright pink Zinnia blooming in my flower bed.

A lilly covered with pollen from a vase on my kitchen table.