Off Autopilot

This week for Stuff Portrait Friday, Kristine's decided to make us "think and work" for it this week. This week's assignment involves using our digital cameras in a "new" way as follows:

1. Point and Shoot Close Up (Macro - i.e. don't use auto).
2. No Flash.
3. A new Angle (or new perspective - you pick!)

Now, I don't have a digital camera - hence the reason I don't tend to play. But, I decided to interpret this to include my normal, unprogrammable camera. I will admit, these were taken in the mid 80s.

1. Point and Shoot Close Up:



This is from a trip to the Botanical Gardens in Washington DC the Christmas I received may camera - a Pentax K1000 (I still use this).


2. No Flash.



For many years, I never used a flash on my camera. This is a outdoor shot, but one of my favorites from my years of taking football pics at our college games. My senior year, I could not afford film, so I worked out a deal with 2 football players - one offense, one defense. They bought my film, paid developing, they got a copy, I kept the negatives. Unfortunately, I didn't learn until after the yearbook had been published that they didn't understand what it meant that *I* owned the negatives. I should have made a deal about it.

3. A new Angle (or new perspective - you pick!)



This is a building in Boston. I loved how the buildings behind me reflected in some, but not all, of the windows.