The Response: Falling for Wolfie — Cheryl When I got out one of Dennis’s guitars for a still life setup, I had no idea that I’d shoot it with leaves and trees reflected through the window, but the shot turns out to be exactly what I was looking for.

The Response: Close Enough to Touch — Cheryl A month or two ago, I bought an extension tube for my camera. The reviewers on Amazon recommended a protective filter to go along with the tube, since it lets you get so near your subject, your lens might end up with a scratch or two. I […]

The Call: Dark and Light — Cheryl The leaves on the trees in my yard are predominantly yellow, which might seem a bit boring, but when the sun hits them in the afternoon, I almost always grab my camera.

The Call: Crunching Through Autumn — Cheryl Stella and I love the sound of dry leaves under our feet.

The Response: Tranquil Scene — Cheryl Looking at a scene like this makes me think that I could be indolent there.

The Response: Leaves of Light — Cheryl Subtle signs of autumn are all around, and while I love the season, I don’t know that I’m quite ready.

Second Call: October Leaves — Cheryl Autumn Attire It’s October: Keep your ghouls, ghosts and goblins; They don’t frighten me. Save your black, And just let me be. It’s October: That Halloween foolishness Is a distraction. Can’t you see The real attraction? It’s October: The best costumes are not seen Outside your front door. Just […]

First Call: Ghostly Graveyard — Cheryl Poem in October It was my thirtieth year to heaven Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbor wood And the mussel pooled and the heron Priested shore The morning beckon With water praying and call of seagull and rook And the knock of sailing boats on the net […]

Second Response: Beauty and Power — Cheryl In every age the Church has called upon the arts to give expression to the beauty of her faith and to proclaim the Gospel message of the grandeur of God’s creation, the dignity of human beings made in his image and likeness, and the power of Christ’s death […]

First Response: Beauty at the End of Earthly Life — Cheryl In every age the Church has called upon the arts to give expression to the beauty of her faith and to proclaim the Gospel message of the grandeur of God’s creation, the dignity of human beings made in his image and likeness, and the […]

Third Call: Colors of the Sun I love capturing color in lens flare.

First Call: Autumn Leaves — Cheryl I chose Depth as this week’s Call, because I’m desperately trying to find some in my work. When you know you can spend a mere five minutes underwater, though, you don’t put on the diving suit, strap on the air tank and head down 30 meters. I know it’s […]

The Call: Sunshine in Autumn — Cheryl November Night by Adelaide Crapsey Listen … With faint dry sound, Likes steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees And fall. The Response: Thin Edge — Jessica l(a le af fa ll s) one l iness — e.e. cummings

The Call: On the Run — Cheryl Very often photographers strive for perfect stillness in a shot. Sometimes, though, movement makes it better. The Response: Raking & Bagging — Jessica The movement of the seasons happens without any help from us. If my kids had their way, though, there would be no Fall. Raking and […]