New Puppy

Now this post has little to do with photography other than the fact that I took pictures of the puppy to show everyone. We got a new beagle puppy. Her name is Izabelle, Izzy for short. She is super cute but sure is a HANDFULL. We are working on housebreaking her and her nipping fetish. Wish us luck!

The Dad and the Bubbies

While this blog is not about my family, of course as a proud mother I am bound to take pictures of my gorgeous and amazing child. "And there's nuttin' you girls can do about it." I thought that the facial expressions of dad looking at the bubbies was priceless, though the picture isn't tack sharp. And I think it is really cute for them both to be lounging on the grass together. Also the two of the bubbies trying to pull dad up are fun. I was just experimenting with the color filters on my camera and these both happen to be black and white. I also wanted to try a unique orientation. It looked a lot better when I was shooting it. I think the orientation tends to detract from the photo in this case.

Bark Chips

The title is pretty self explanatory. These are some bark chips at the playground we frequent. While not necessarily a masterpiece, this photo is important in that it shows the camera's natural focal lenght. The foregound is slightly out of focus, as is the background. With this photo and others like it I can learn the ideal distance for my subject.

Blue Sky

I keep a close eye on the sunsets on our back deck. In case no one knew Idaho has some extremely unusual clouds. Once in a while the unusual clouds and the sunset combine into a breath taking view and my goal is to capture that with my camera. This is the same sunset with different camera filters on it or different orientation. Let me know which is your favorite. The bluer one at the bottom is my favorite

Lighting

We had this wicked thunderstorm on Sunday night (7/12/09). I have never seen so much lighting at once in my life. The pictures don't really do it justice. Just keep in mind I was hand holding the camera and the ISO was about 400. If I had had a tripod and my camera were able to use a shutter release I would have had more turn out. I took 339 photos. Only about 30 of them even had lighting in them (I just put it on continuous shoot) and of those 30 only 10 were even usable. Hey everyone, I submitted some of these photos to KPVI News Channel 6 and they used them in their broadcast. You can view the one they used on their website at www.kpvi.com under the weather tab at weathpics.

Mom's Roses

My mom had surgery on Monday, so I took a few days off to help her out. While I was out at her place, I decided to take some photos of the roses my dad got her. These are the best.

Run Down Bridge

I seriously almost died taking this photo. This is a bridge right under the peak of the Rockford Hill on Hwy 39. I made Trevor stop so I could take a picture. I had to run across two lanes of traffic and once I got to the otherside realized there wasn't enough room to stand between the bridge and the road. I had to balance on the cement embankment that the guard rail is on while cars drove past behind me. So, I don't know if I am posting this because it is a strong photo or more because of the tramatic experience of taking it. Overall, not a poor photo. A UV filter or a polarized filter would've helped a lot to lessen the reflections from the water. Also, I should've left more space between the bridge and the top of the photo. Still, it is a learning process.