Ally's Angles... 2012

If you were around here about a year ago, you might recall a little post called Ally's Angles.  It's all about the unique viewpoint my 9 almost 10 going on 16 year old daughter has thru a camera lens.  When I was that age it was all about taking pictures of cats.  Cats sitting... cats standing... cats playing... cats sleeping... you get the idea.  Nothing too exciting.  But this little girl seems to have an eye for the old, the abandoned, the unique, and the antique.  I spend a lot of time telling her to straighten up the camera and just when I think she's lost her mind, she comes up with some pretty cool stuff.  The hardest thing is deciding which one to exhibit when it comes time for the fair.  Below are some of the favorites from this summer...

If you can't read the print, this is an old antique seeding machine made in Richmond, IN.   Considering we found it in the middle of Nebraska, it makes me smile and think of my Hoosier roots!!

Leave a comment and let us know your favorite!!  She ended up picking the shot of the railroad tracks for her 4-H exhibit and won Grand Champion in her division!!  We were sooooo excited about it!  I have to admit my favorite part is just taking an afternoon to road trip with my daughter and seeing where the dirt roads take us.  We can't wait to do it all again next year!  

Ally's Angles... the finalists

I know I've been promising to post some of Ally's photography work for a while now so here are some of the pictures that made the final list for fair exhibit selection. She ended up with one in the 4-H photography project and two in the open class exhibit. We had a hard time making a decision, but the first three are the ones that we enlarged and framed for the fair. I think she has a knack for it.... she can hardly wait to start taking more for next year!!



Open Class Exhibit in a black and white version - purple ribbon!



Open Class exhibit - purple ribbon & selected for special display!

4-H Exhibit - blue ribbon! The judge "loved the unique angle & perspective!"

Ally's Angles....

With the county fair just around the corner, Ally has been busy trying to get all her projects lined out. One of her favorites has defintely been the photography project. A few weeks ago, we spent a wonderful afternoon with Lyndi over at Rustic Lens Photography traveling the countryside looking for photo ops. I won't spoil the fair exhibit just yet, but I will tell you that my little 8 year old has quite an eye for this new found love. We've dubbed her hobby with the name "Ally's Angles" because of all the unique positions and views she gets thru the camera lens! We had so much fun on our little adventure that we might make it a regular occurence. Now if I could just figure out how to get Lyndi to come back and see us more often so she can join in! All of the photos below were taken by her and we miss her dearly since she has moved back to Southwest Kansas!!!

You'll have to check back in to get a sneak preview of her fair display.  There were way too many good ones to choose just one so we might need to take a vote!