tricks of the trade

i didn't even realize this until after i had taken this first photo. see how it looks like i so perfectly captured the setting sun in the background? i thought it was pretty cool, too, until i discovered that it was not the sun at all, but a street lamp in the distance. when i changed my focal point, standing in the same spot...

i got this photo. the weeds (though i hate calling them that, because aren't they pretty?) are creating that blurry effect as i photograph the street lamp through them. i just thought that was interesting.