It was during my travels when I realized my passion for photography. I originally started this blog as a way to share my past travels, but blogging has also pushed me to get out and photograph more. As part of The Daily Post’s current Blogging U. course, “Photography: 101”, I have snapped some new shots as well as delved into my archives. Here are the assignments from weeks 1 & 2.

HOME: To kick off this course, let’s share an image that means home. What does home look like to you?

From my garden. Some scholars now suggest that it was a pomegranate, and not apple, that led to Adam and Eve’s exodus from the biblical Garden of Eden. It’s only fitting that a girl named Eden would have a forbidden fruit in her garden.

STREET: Today, capture an establishing shot of a street scene in your neighborhood — or someplace new.

Cows freely roam the streets. (Kerala, India.)

WATER: A source of life. A place of recreation. A calming presence, but also a destructive force.

Sitting on the dock of the bay. (San Pedro, Belize.)

BLISS: complete happiness, great joy, paradise, or heaven.
I could never get tired of watching sunsets. As beautiful as they are, I have yet to capture the perfect sunset. (Newport Beach, California.)

SOLITUDE: Capture a snapshot that conveys the state of being alone.

Lone guy fishing along the Mississippi River. (Vacherie, Louisiana.)

CONNECT: In the age of social media, we’re more connected than ever. (But how often do we connect with nature?)
Got my ducks in a row! One doesn’t always get to connect with ducks, especially in the suburbs. It just so happens that I used to live by the lake where these ducks called home.

LANDMARK: Landmarks are everywhere: iconic places, meeting points, markers on a map. Today, consider a unique point of view as you photograph a landmark.

Walk Disney Concert Hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, designed by architect Frank Gehry. Since it was completely overcast that day, it seemed ideal for black & white photography. (Los Angeles, California.)

THE NATURAL WORLD: Capture a moment, big or small, and pay attention to the lines and curves produced by nature.

Along the path on a Mammoth Mountain hike. This tree has seen its better days.

WARMTH: Today, capture an image of warmth, ideally using the sun as your source.

Sun shining against a wall of the Alhambra palace/fortress. (Granada, Spain.)

MYSTERY: Show us something uncertain, and manipulate light around you to enhance the mood of your image.

Manoa Falls Trail. (Honolulu, Hawaii.)