A Taste of Spring

So Clayton and I agreed to do a photo assignment over our respective May long weekends. Theme for the assignment was "Spring", with one shot of each of the following:

• macro/close-up of plant(s)


• landscape/scenery


• wildlife


• action


• "emotion" of spring (happy, new, fresh)

I figured that during one of the two weekends, we'd be able to get away into the mountains for a hike somewhere which would present me with ample photo opportunities in general, not to mention for just this assignment. But, with a combination of family/personal commitments and general suspect weather both weekends, the trip to the mountains didn't happen and the only hike was a short one just outside Boulder this past Sunday.
But I think that despite the more limited environments in which to shoot, the choice of shots for this assignment ended up requiring a few moments of deliberation, fortunately choosing from good shots rather than other. 2 of the 5 shots came from that Sunday hike, while the other shots came from the home front (including shots taken a few feet from the house).

Without further delay, here are the final shots selected for this assignment:


Macro/Close-Up



Landscape/Scenery



Wildlife



Action



Spring "Emotion"




We've been discussing some more ideas for the next assignment which likely will be much bigger in terms of scale (i.e. topics) and time. Stay tuned.