Pic a day...

I have come to the conclusion, that if I had to count on my photographic skills to make a living, I would starve to death.

I went out this morning and wandered around for quite awhile with my camera in tow, snapping away with abandon. It's amazing the amount of pics one can take and still not end up with quite what they were hoping or expecting to capture.

I was inspired with Mr.Oz's plant pic from yesterday and thought I would get a few close-ups of a couple of plants just outside the front door. I had forgotten all about my dilemma yesterday of change in temp and humidity on first walking outside and the first few pics I took again were getting that ghostly, foggy look about them.

So I moved on and just sat a bit at the picnic table and waited a few minutes for the camera to adjust and watched a few birds visiting the bird bath. Nothing too exciting, just a few robins and a morning dove. I snapped a few after awhile and moved on.

Landscapes were out, who wants to look at a landscape of brown? So I took Goofygreeneyes advice and went for more close-ups of textures and intimacy and came up with today's pic.

I chose this as my favorite, as I love the coloring of the bits of moss against the greyness of the tree trunk. Clicking to enlarge the pic will give you a better view of the texture and detail.

For those who are scratching your heads on this challenge, the premise is to just pick up your camera and snap one pic a day to post on your blog for the next 30 days. Thirty pics, thirty days, easy peasy right? Hmmm, maybe not quite that easy for some of us, so don't worry if you are not totally happy with your pic for a day. It's practice for all of us, and to help us get more inspired with our cameras.