Roses in November

Description:   This is a lovely Red Rosebush I found on my school's campus. I thought I had taken photos of most of the flowers on campus already but I realized while wondering around (like I do nearly everyday ) that I had missed one, this beautiful little rose bush in particular. I knew I just had to get a shot of it simply because the lighting was perfect that day. so I stood back, adjust myself slightly, focused on one rose, and snapped this shot. 

Location:       John A. Logan College

Photo taken:  11-19-15

Photographer: Aaliyah Muhammad 

Day 1 on campus: A Squirrel's Chronicles

Description:       This is a Eastern Gray squirrel I found the other day just strolling through the beautiful campus of Southern Illinois University of Carbondale. I absolutely love this campus. After living most of my life just 5 minutes from campus, and consisting seeing it's beauty, I knew that I had to catch some wildlife shots here. Most of the year, there is usually an abundances of birds and squirrels, especially during the fall, and this day was no different.

I, myself, do not attend SIUC (although I will be transferring there sometime in 2016). So, to prevent myself from wondering around in circles, I had an undergrad friend of mine show me how to get to all of the pretty places on campus.

As we were walking from place to place, this little guy ran right at us (most likely because most squirrels on campus are use to being ignored and not bothered by being so close to people) but he honestly startled me when he ran towards me so I froze, which I suppose startled him in return lol. Not enough for him to leave the area but enough for him to stroll away from me, dig up a nut of his and climb this tree just a few meters away. This then left me the opportunity to take this shot of him.


REMINDER: If you are interested in owning your own copy of this image visit this site:
http://pixels.com/profiles/aaliyah-muhammad/shop


Date taken: November 17, 2015


Photographer: Aaliyah Muhammad (Me)

Grasses Point of View (A Rainy Fall Day)

Description:     I woke up this morning to the sound of slightly heavy rain. which probably started sometime early that morning. I was so happy because I have a very strong love for all things rain and simply couldn't wait to got out and get some nice water droplet shots.

So after arriving at school and taking my first 2 classes, I went outside in the rain to find a subject, with water droplets on it, to take photos of. After walking around for a minute a patch of long grass caught my eye. I kneed down, trying not to soak my jeans (I did though, but I didn't really mind), and took this shot. This is actually one of my first times attempting this kind of shot. I mostly never tried taking shots like this before because of how common they are, especially with beginning photographers. but in the end, I just couldn't resist.


Date taken:   November 16, 2015


Photographer:    Aaliyah muhammad (me)

A Bug's World

Description:   I believe this is a Common Male Field Grasshopper. Ironically enough, I found this little guy hoping in some pine needles on my college campus; atleast 3 miles for the nearest field. but this little grasshopper did not like me anywhere near him. normally the grasshoppers I run across are somewhere in the later part of their life and usually don't care if I get into their personal space as long as I'm not approaching them head on but this jumpy fellow would jump as soon as I made one move towards him. but in the end I was able to get close enough to get this shot.


Date taken:  October 21, 2015


Photographer:  Aaliyah Muhammad (me)

Among Cardinals

Description:             This is one of my favorite photos that I took at the beginning of my fall semester. I was looking to kill time before my next class so I went walking around campus. but community colleges tend to be very small and mine was and is no exception. so I decided instead to just sat in one spot and waited for an opportunity to take a shot to arise.

Then, I noticed there was a small flock of birds around a berry tree. I really wanted to get a nice bird shot but I was afraid of scaring them off. The camera I had (and current still have), which is the Canon EOS Rebel T3i, makes a pretty loud noise when taking photos. so I ruled out a close range shots, grabbed my 50-250mm lens, and started trying to get a perfect shot of any of these birds. I originally was looking at the birds perched in the tree but then this beautiful little male cardinal flew onto a broken piece of concrete close to where I was standing and the rest is history.

Date taken:              August, 2015


photographer:         Aaliyah Muhammad (Me)

A Butterfly's Disguise

Here's my first photo I'm posting. I call it a butterfly's disguise 

description:           I captured this picture while just out and about one afternoon. I was walking in a little patch of grass near my yard and noticed, what I first thought, was a moth. After closer inspection, I realized this wasn't a moth but a beautiful butterfly with a very interesting wing pattern, which was probably used to detour different predators.

After noticing this, I then hurried, grabbed my Canon, and took this picture and was very pleased with the outcome. At the time of this shot, I still didn't know too much about basic photography and how to bring certain elements together to create unique pictures but somehow I was able to take this very nice shot.


REMINDER: If you are interested in owning your own copy of this image visit this site:
http://pixels.com/profiles/aaliyah-muhammad/shop


Date taken:          July 18, 2015


Photographer:      Aaliyah Muhammad