Week 8 - "Point"

"The Tallest Point" - Katie

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"The Point Of An Arrow" - Celeste

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"Meeting Point" - by Robert Miller

I tried to show how the lines all come together in one point... a fluid line with one meeting point. Taken of the sculptures on the Douglas Street Bridge, I like the architecture of this piece. I converted to black and white... and applied a half-tone filter in Photoshop.

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Week 7 - "Signs"

"The Sign Says!" - Celeste

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This plaque hangs in my kitchen...a definite quote to live by. -Katie

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This is a "sign" that is very important to the ones I love.....I hope they sell it soon :)

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"Hard Sign" - by Robert Miller

I liked the idea of signs and things we often don't notice... simply step over.

Week 6- "Match"

"The House That Pyro-Jack Built" - Celeste

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"Playing with fire"-Kelsey

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"Match Set" - by Robert Miller

Not much to say about this one... speaks for itself When Carlee came into our lives a year ago this February, she was a true match for our ChooWee… and to us. This theme comes just in time for us to celebrate her coming into our lives. Applied an Angled Strokes filter in Photoshop.

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My in-laws made this hot pot holder for Mike and I when we got married. I find myself trying to find all the matching corks at dinner time. It's such a fun addition to our meals.

Week 5 - "Life in Motion"

 Grandpa Jim:  Making Contrails at 35,000 Feet

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 "Game Set Match"- Kelsey

Danny is an extremely talented and highly motivated tennis player.  He played at the collegiate level, but after multiple injuries....he had to give it up.  A few summers ago, Danny had surgery to repair his shoulder and quickly made his debut back on the court.  He plays with passion and intensity....very fun to observe him "in motion" :)

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"Feet In Motion" - Celeste

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Timeless? – by Robert Miller

How fast life is moving is a uniquely human perception. Notice how the days and hours seem so long to a child. But as we get older there are never enough of those same days and hours. Have you said: “Where did the weekend go?” “Christmas is just around the corner?” “2011 went by so fast?”

My picture represents how life keeps moving even when we aren’t paying attention. It does not pause for us. Our paint starts to chip and our bricks start to fade. Before you know it you are an old building, each floor filled with the memories of what it was to grow up.

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Week 4 : "Inspiration"

Kelsey:

For as long as I can remember, I've been a bit of a "quote collector"........I find them to be very inspirational and grounding. Quotes are plastered all over my office...so I decided to use a few of them for this week's assignment. Forgive me for my rather literal interpretation :)

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The Keeper of the Plains (to the right of the bridge) was placed at the point where the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers join together and was "inspired" by the history of Wichita. Although it looks small in this picture, this is a 44' steel structure and is standing on a 30' stone base.

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T.M.B.

This is a picture of my baby brother. He was born with a heart condition that required him to have open heart sugery within four days of being born. In this picture he is holding a copy of a picture of him in the ICU post open heart surgery. Only a few of his many scars are visible in this picture, but he wears them well. I chose this picture because he inspires me everyday to live life to the fullest and take challenges head on. He was not allowed to participate in sports as a child because it would have put too much stress on his heart. As an adult he has competed and completed several sprint triathalons as well as two half marathons. Any excuse I have pales next to his. But he doesn't use it an excuse. He uses it as motivation. It's amazing what the human body can endure and overcome.

Jenn

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This is my inspiration to be a different person every day. Since having Caleb my priorities have changed so much and I've realized how important my actions are and that I have the responsibility to teach him all that I know. He inspires me to make a difference in his life and to make mine more meaningful. Love my little munchkin so much!

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Grandpa Jim:  Winter Morning

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 Julie:

What could inspire a grown man to pick up a violin for the first time... a child.  Children have a way of totally changing our lives, whether they are your own or have come into your life in one of many other ways.  My sons and the children in my life through family, church, and work, constantly challenge my way of thinking and open my mind to the possibility for change.

Week 3 - "I see through you"

"Tunnel Vision" - Robert Miller

I love a short-depth-of-field and how it forces the eye to ignore some parts of the subject while focusing in on others. I am not sure what piece of equipment this is, but it was old, rusted and laying in a field. Forgotten, discarded, and unnoticed. It was the little valve inside and through the hole that caught my eye. Not unlike other aspects of our lives, sometimes we have to filter out all the color, craziness, noise and chaos around us to see the simple beauty of something deep inside. Remembered, reclaimed, and noticed. Hope you enjoyed the challenge!

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Julie:

Okay, you knew Isaac would be showing up in my pictures soon. Here he is. I love this week's theme so I may try a couple of other things.

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Kelsey:

I had many ideas for this one....but I went with something that was sentimental and a good excuse to visit a dear friend :) My friend Mikala from Grad school is expecting a little baby girl on May 31st!

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"Back to Back"

Jenn

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Celeste:

I honestly can't remember who's been in my life longer: Jake or this little guy. I saw this middle-less man at an ESU student art sale with a sticker price of $16. This was way out of my $5.50 an hour budget. I was THRILLED to receive it as a gift from a dear friend. This clay figure had a big family of brothers, all of them with the genetic defect of a missing trunk. I've often wished I knew the name of the student artist so I could adopt more members of the family. I hope you enjoy this picture of the man you can see through.

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Gregg: Loves Lines, Angles and Rhymes-The Fifth Dimension

This is a shelf where packages are placed so that they can be picked up by delivery companies. I have been intrigued by the shadows cast by the shelves. On top is a grid of square wire that projects a diamond pattern on the wall. The lower shelf has a square pattern that projects square shadows onto the floor. Combine this with the fainter lines of mortar in the brick by looking through the shelves and you see what is, what isn't and maybe what could be.

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Grandma Arlene: ICU

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I know I'm a little late on this post, but this is a favorite picture of mine so I couldn't resist sharing! I was bored on one of our many trips back and forth from Carthage so I was playing around with my camera in the car. This is looking through my straw to my drink. I was impressed with the detail I got in a moving vehicle.

Katie

Week 2: "Which of These Things Is Not Like The Other?"

Grandpa Jim:  Trump Card

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Kelsey: Put a fork in it

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"Top Hat" - by Robert Miller

Contrast-ie and yet monochromatic, this picture reminds of me of a project I did in my high school photography class almost 20 years ago. I like collections of things photographed together. I used a fresco filter from Photoshop to add to the tension in contrast. It adds to the graininess of the picture which gives the image some age. Hope you like - RDM

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Celeste:

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An Engineer's Closet:

Jenn

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Heroes

Julie