Breaking the Rules!

This weekend I went to the zoo.  Knowing I had an assignment on breaking the rules of photography, I decided to try to take some pictures down the Bamboo Trail along with some regular photos of the cute giraffes and other animals, of course.  After reviewing my pictures on the way home on my little camera screen, I thought I had failed at breaking the rules.  How sad is that?  Consequently, I was worried all week about getting two good photographs for my assignment; and with my little Canon point and shoot, it was harder than it sounds to break a rule and do it right.  Disappointed and worried, I uploaded the pictures off my memory card onto my computer to get a better look at my photographs I took at the zoo.  To my pleasant surprise, I found a couple photos that I actually liked.  Both photos were taken by not keeping my camera still while taking them.  (Whether that is because I accidently tripped over my own feet or not will remain a secret.)  I really like the first one because the left half is in focus and the right half is not.  However, the second one is my favorite because it almost looks as if it was painted on a canvas rather than taken with a camera.