Downtown Stillwater by Cam

So last week I decided to take some photos of downtown Stillwater.

 

Just a close up of the traffic light on 7th and Main downtown.

A shot of Summit Co. Downtown.

A closed sidewalk under construction. I chose this picture because I like the tone of it. Very closed off and it looks kind of ugly and depressing which in my opinion was a kind of art.

The 7th block of downtown stillwater. I took this from a lower angle so that the left side of the picture leads you into the clock in the middle of the block.

A photo of a cool looking statue in downtown Stillwater.

Another statue. I took this from many different angles, but I like this one best because it feels like you are observing her while she reads.

A photo of a mural in downtown stillwater. I had trouble with angles on this one, but eventually chose this picture because it fills most of the shot without too much white sky or other distraction.

Location Essay

I took these photos at the San Diego Zoo during Spring Break. I thought it was interesting because the zoo is usually rated as the top in our country and one of the best in the world, so there were a lot of people. I included the elephant photo just so everyone would understand it was the zoo, but I selected photos that represented the different people that enjoyed, or in some cases didn't enjoy, the zoo.

Location essay

I spent two days at the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City.

Assignment 9

These photos were taken at the Belvidere Mansion in Claremore. I have lived in Claremore my whole life and have only been here once for a wedding. It's sort of a historical landmark in Claremore and is now open to the public. I went on a Saturday and took photos of a few people dining in the tea room. I also followed some people who were looking at all of the photos and artifacts hanging up.

Assignment 9 - Beaver's Bend - Colton Clason

A young boy looked up as he disembarked from a canoe ride.
His parents paddled right into the middle of the clean background.

I chose to focus on the trees and leave the kayaks slightly obscured
and out of focus in a nice piece of light. 

I thought this was a neat macro shot of the spillway with an old
fishing line. I hoped this picture would contrast with the rest.

This fly fisherman didn't catch anything while I was shooting,
but he waded ashore and talked sports with me. He's from Kansas.

These fishermen seemed placed perfectly in my shot of the creek.
I like how they pull your eye back through the bend.

It wasn't the nicest day out, but I tried to compensate by
exposing so the clouds would add to this shot of Broken Bow Lake.
I wanted to frame the island and shore between the foreground trees.
Bonus: Large bird flying above the island.

 I spent a couple days at Beaver's Bend near Broken Bow in South-East Oklahoma. The scenic, mountainous spot is popular for canoeing, kayaking, and trout fishing. I tried to capture early spring life around an area South of Broken Bow Lake called "Lost Creek." Many of the other visitors I spoke with came from Oklahoma, Texas, and even Kansas to fish, camp, and enjoy the scenery.

Between slaving at my job and dealing with my sitter's surgery I came up short. 

This is Clinton Fields, a server at Eskimo Joe's.

Portrait 2