Travel Photos

Here are my three favorite photos from my travels last summer:
This is a photo of me strolling through the historic streets of York, England
It was taken by my younger sister by mistake, but I think it may be one of the better photos that has ever been taken of me. It certainly conveys a sense of motion with it's blurriness, which is fitting, given the fact that I was on the move. the fact that it's from behind makes it so I don't feel self-conscious about it:

The next photo is also from York. It is a shot taken through a"snickleway" (a term used in York, meaning alleyway). I actually shot this photo:                                                                                                                                                                                                  

And finally, here is another photo of myself that I actually like. I am perched in Badlands NP South Dakota. This picture was also not taken by me, but rather by a crew-leader. I was in South Dakota for a month last summer, working on trails at Wind Cave NP. The Bad Lands was a recreational trip:                               

My First Shot

Yesterday, I had the delight of buying a new digital camera. Needless to say I've been experimenting with it quite a bit over the last 24 hours.

It can be hard though, to find subjects for good pictures when you’re alone in your house on a hum-drum day, especially when you're still a beginner.

After a number of miserable failures, I managed to snap the photo below:

Its subject has been shot time and time again. Colored autumn leaves.

So this photo gets no award for creativity or originality, but I suppose it is decent shot....for me anyway.

Introduction

Hello. I am Matthew Pegan, currently a student at 'The Center For Performing And Fine Arts' (CPFA).
This blog was created specifically for my photography class, and so I'll be posting Photographs.
Photography, like art in general, is something I've always been very interested in, but do not have very much experience with. I will of course, do my absolute best this year, and I hope my inexperience will not be obvious.
I plan on posting photographs on this blog quite regularly. Hopefully, I will be able to look back on the whole blog in it's entirety next year and see a steady improvment in my work. Or at least see something I'm proud of in general.
Cheers-