Komatsu Quarter Tire

While out and about in greater DC suburbia, I happened across a Komatsu wheel loader sitting in the parking lot of a shopping center. It was bright yellow and thought that it looked interesting. So I pulled up alongside and began to look at it to see what I could see. Industrial abstracts are interesting to me (George Barr has been doing a great series from a local machine shop). I liked this image because the eye naturally wants to complete the circle, which gives it some internal motion. The white line is another important element that helps fill an otherwise empty space in the image and provides a bit more of a kick. Thanks for stopping by.

Spider on Tulip

I caught this little guy on a neighbor's tulip one spring day. The wind was blowing so I took a number of shots in rapid succession and only this one really came out.

What I love most about the image, even more than the spider itself, are the shadows of its legs on the petal. It took me some time before I realized what they were, and I feel it really adds to the overall depth of the image.