Week 3-Day at the Beach

Yesterday I decided to take advantage of both my unemployment and beautiful day, and spent some time at the beach. I was particularly inspired by the line in this week's assignment that talked about looking at things through the eyes of a child. I decided to use that as my "theme" when shooting photos and kept the focus on "what did I love to do at the beach as a child?" The short answer was play with the sand and seashells! I loved to wiggle my toes in the sand, examine seashells, sift through sand, etc. When I shot these pictures, I wasn't initially in love with them. It wasn't until I converted the images to a sepia tone and adjusted the shadows and highlights that I was wowed by what I saw. To me, the sepia tone mimicked the sand tones perfectly. My absolute favorite picture is my handful of seashells. (I may end up framing it and hanging it up in my bathroom when we redo it to a nautical theme!!) Enjoy!