Met Mr. Pickton

So, saw Mr. Pickton today. He lives in such a beautiful area, I'm jealous. :)

We went over a list of things; what my goals are, planning out the time, discussing possibilities for my photographs and etc. I feel better about getting up to full speed. I know this will be more difficult than my mind is letting me understand. Maybe it's because I enjoy taking photographs more than I realize ? I'm sure I'll find that out by the end of the project. Mr. Pickton gave me a little binder, with blank scratch paper and an exposer sheet inside. I'm supose to document my photographs when I'm out in the field. I think that will come in handy when I make captions for my book.

Mr. Pickton drove me around Bodega Bay a little bit to show me some areas that he has taken pictures of himself. I did take a few photographs, with Mr. Pickton's suggestions, of the church from 'The Birds.' It's also the same church Ansel Adams took a famous photograph of. I also got a couple pictures of the bay with it's boats along with the beach area where a big group of people were whale watching. I didn't see any, sadly, but there were apparently a few sightings.

I'm actually really happy about a couple of the pictures I took of the church. I have two choices for what to put in the book (the picture posted is probably the one I'm going to use). The sky is that blue on it's own, and it's my favorite part. I didn't really have anything in mind when I was taking it, I just put the camera on the ground and shot, not really paying attention. I hope Ansel would be proud!

And I have a great idea for the 'people' section. I'm really excited about that one. Every so often ideas just flow through my head that I get excited about. I can't wait for it all to be over, just so I can see how my book turns out. Mr. Pickton is right when he says I'm going to be very proud of myself when it's finished, and I can't wait.