CM Monthly Challenge- Shooting Through Glass

This month’s Clickin Moms blog link up challenges us to shoot through glass. Off and on during the month, I would think of the topic, but never seemed to be anywhere where an idea just jumped out at me.  I did a few lame attempts at home, and finally settled for some shots at my church this week.  But I do offer up these photos from LAST month’s trip to San Diego where I took a few shots of the spectacular view of downtown San Diego from my son’s apartment.  I did not use a tripod (tsk, tsk) and shot at a very high ISO (6400!) so yes, there is digital noise! And what did I learn from taking these photos? Use a tripod! Check for reflections (they are almost impossible to edit out). Do it right the first time- our son has since moved to a new apartment, and I will never have the opportunity to retake these photos.

To keep myself honest, here are a few photos I did take this week.  They are through glass, but not quite with the dramatic view. . .

Flowers as shot through the sliding glass door of the sanctuary at church:

This is almost the same view- but with the focus on the door.  Hmmm, the glass isn’t quite clean!

And here is the stained glass over the door, shot from inside:

There are some wonderful creative photographers in our blog circle.  If you click on each link in each photographer’s blog, you will be able to make the complete circle and end up back here.  Start with Jennifer Bantle’s blog!