Beauty through Photography: Day 10

Today, I was thinking of ideas about what to shoot for the next few days. I realized that I was really worn out! I had a few ideas, but was less than motivated about going through with them. After all, consider these statistics:

Pictures taken: 1210

Pictures posted: 247

I don't take this many pictures in one month! No wonder I'm worn out! I've decided to do the following for the next few days:

1) Acknowledge that there can be too much of a good thing, so no more new shots for now.

2) Evaluate my new shots.

3) Cover my lessons learned.

4) Determine what to do about my portfolio.

So, item 1) is accomplished. :) I have to say that I'm a bit relieved. My kind of photography is very labor-intensive. On to 2) - my new shots!

I'm really pleased with my output, as well as the quality of my new pictures. If you compare my new pictures to my older work, there's a huge difference. Specifically:

1) I have better control over my lighting. My older shots have all sorts of harsh shadows that took away from their beauty.

2) My nighttime (twilight) pictures need work, but they're FAR better than my older nighttime shots - less blurry, better quality.

3) My abstract and macro work is better composed and more artistic than my older shots of similar subjects - with a few exceptions.

4) I'm much more willing to try new things, even if they don't pan out.

So, here are my six favorite shots of the last nine days:

Is it any surprise that each one of these shots is a macro shot? Let's face it, macro photography is what I do best. This confirms it.

What about my Flickr stats? Which of my new pictures was viewed the most? Here are the top three: