Day 232 - As the sun sets

So, I wanted to post this photo from December, because it was striking to me how much the sun in this shot, which is at sunset, to the colours in yesterday's post.  I really am drawn to these colours and these silhouettes.

Day 231 - Before the sun rises

I had forgotten I still had a few pictures unedited from a morning walk in early November.  I know the picture is grainy, but I think that lends to the feel of the photo.

Day 181 - You can find love everywhere...

If you are a Facebook friend, you may have seen this one.  I took this about 2 years ago when I was at the airport seeing a friend off.  We were waiting for boarding time, and I started playing with the paper sleeve from my coffee cup. Yup, I made a heart and took a million pictures of it.  This was one of my favourites.

Day 177 - Sunset in the Park

This is from 2009, on my sister's birthday.  We had a mini picnic in the park and then wandered around taking pictures in the incredible light.

Day 131 - Koutoubia at night

From last night, Mosquée de la Koutoubia.  It was nice to see the mosque as the sunset and then at night with the moon in the night sky. Love the minaret.... I just wish we could have gone up the minaret to see the view from up there -- what a view it would be!

Day 121 - The perfect shot, maybe?

Also from Mausoleum of Mohammed V, by Tour Hassan.  I saw this perfect shot.  I actually took the time to figure out the vantage point for this shot... I was ready to take it, and then... tourists walk into the shot.  I guess that comes with the territory of being at a tourist site.  I did not have the opportunity to take the shot I wanted, since we were leaving at the time.

I'm not sure whether I think the tourist add to the shot or take away from my vision. I'm still learning to accept that not every shot will be what I had envisioned, and that the one I got may be better.

Day 119 - ... in black and white...

I kept looking at the fountain from yesterday, and wondered how it would look in black and white.  Don't get me wrong, I love the coloured version, but I wondered if turning it into black and white would highlight the patterns and the carvings differently.  The only thing I don't really like is the shadow on the right.

Day 115 - Doors

Today, we were at my friend's extended family's home for a late lunch today.  They had a really nice place with a lot of amazing details in the walls, ceiling, woodwork, and even the doors.

Since I've been in Morocco, I've been really fascinated with doors.  I've always loved the idea of doors and the association with opportunities, and there were so many interesting doors to look at here.

Day 72 - Sun Setting in 2.0 megapixels

Last night, I wanted to see if my phone camera would be a good alternative to carrying my camera, or at least I can use it when I don't have my camera on me.  This was the result of the setting sun.  I really dislike the quality of the phone pictures.... but it's better than not having the ability to take pics at all.

This picture is decent.  Not great, but decent. You can see that it's a little pixelated, but the rest of them are very pixelated.

Driving into the sun and trying to take a better picture.  This is a pretty good silhouette though!

Day 33 - Colours of night fall

All I wanted to do was capture the colours of the sky.... I know there are power lines in the shot, but when you turned, just slightly, the colours where different, ie not as pretty.

Day 26 - Silhouette by candle light

This picture is out of focus, but it is another attempt at a silhouette. Wish it was more in focus.  Will try again!

Day 21 - Silhouette

I wanted to work on trying to capture a proper silhouette for some time, this was the first chance I got to try.  I have to admit, I cheated, I had to darken it in post.  Will try again!