Monday, July 13, 2009

July 13, 2009



This is my entry for i ♥ faces "Sports in Action"

I like this category, sports in action. With such active kids and parents, I had lots to choose from.

Oh, he really does love baseball. Wants me to play catch with him or pitch him balls to hit. What a fun kid. WHACK!

This is my entry for i ♥ faces "Pets, anything goes"

This is also one of my favorite categories. Other than my kids, I love to take pictures of wildlife. Gators, herons, egrets are some of my favorites. This is a beautiful blue heron. He was so close to me. I was able to get a bunch of great shots.


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38 comments:

Frogmum said...

these are both amazing - Love the bird - love the baseball. I have TRIED to take those 'ball in the air' shots and fail miserably!!

Emily said...

Wow, your heron pic is beautiful. Looks like it's posing so perfectly for you:)

The Right Time said...

Cool action shot and LOVE the Heron photo!!
Jen H

Alicia W. said...

Great action shot! I rocked the b.ball pic this week too. ;)

Dot O said...

Both are beautiful entries. Love the action on the first! This week was easy for those of us with kids and with access to animals, wasn't it?

angie {the arthur clan} said...

Wowza!!! Absolutely fantastic entries. The pets one is so very pretty.

~Angie
co-founder of iHeartFaces

Amy said...

GREAT photos~as usual!! Have a Wonderful Monday!

Amy said...

Incredible captures! I love both entries!!!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic Pix!!!

Aprille - The Muddled said...

oh the color and blur on the heron - so pretty.

Tammy said...

Both of these shots are wonderful!!! LOVE that egret shot!!!! Fantastic!
Thanks for dropping by my blog.

Sonya said...

great shots. I love the look on the little boys face.

Rosina said...

Wow--these are AWESOME shots. I love the action one!! You caught it right in time!!

datFoto said...

BEAUTIFUL bird, just gorgeous!
And great job on the baseball capture!

Dana-from chaos to Grace said...

Great shots!! Catching that first picture in MOTION was not easy! Good work! The heron is INCREDIBLE! Beautiful!

Taylor said...

Great shots! The heron picture is just stunning! I love the action in the sports shot.

Mandi said...

I love that you can see the slight blur of the bat and the ball. Looks like it was a great hit. I love the clarity of you pets picture. Beautiful!

Justin said...

i would say that your heron shot is amazing... Thanks for stopping by... It wasn't rain in my picture. I think it was fish or something like that. That picture was taken in a cemetery and I couldn't get to the other side of the large pond in order to investigate.

Dea said...

Thanks for the comment on my blog, your pictures are stunning! What do you shoot with?

Rebecca said...

man oh man! super great shots! what great captures. love them both.

christina grandstaff said...

Love the baseball shot...it's hard to choose just one, isn't it?

Lori said...

Wow both are stunning. What a great capture with the sports action shot!!

Marilyn said...

Ahhh... love the heron picture! How amazing is that!

Christie Archer

Jessi said...

Wow. I don't usually get too excited about bird shots but this Heron photo is gorgeous. Very well done! How close were you?

Alice said...

i love your sports shot but that bird shot is sure to get you first place! it's incredible!

and, thanks for visiting my page and leaving a comment, i appreciate it :O)

Adrienne Zwart said...

Annette, I love your baseball pic. You can tell he was giving it everything he's got! :)

You're blue heron photo is amazing and so close! They are such beautiful birds. I love the curve of their necks.

Unknown said...

Both of your photos are gorgeous. Love the colours on the heron shot!

Dea said...

Hello, thanks for commenting back! i am not sure why my email is disabled but i did get your comment =]
And yes, I am loving it! I am so excited to get more stuff for it but am not sure what to get,lol.
And i know i should probably know this but what does Nikkor 70-300 mm 4.5 AF-S mean? Nikkor is the brand i am guessing 70-300 is the zoom, could i ask what the 4.5 and AF-S is? I am new to this typ so i was just wonderin,lol. And would you mind if i added you?

Unknown said...

Very well done! I especially love the heron picture.

way outnumbered said...

Wow! the baseball pic is such an eye-catching shot! Love that intensity:)

The Animator's Wife said...

Just amazing shots! Loving that bird pose!

algreig said...

both very cool shots!

Dea said...

Ok, I must have the auto focusing because the lense i have on is AF-S. The focal length is the same as the zoom, correct? And i just have the standard lense it came with: Nikkor DX AF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G

kimber said...

I was so excited to see what you were going to post for these contests. I knew you'd rock them both and I was RIGHT!! Great job!

Florida4x4chick said...

Well I'll just add my comment to your other 5 million comments. Those are AWESOME pictures, the baseball one is spectacular too!

Anonymous said...

What I'm number 39, I guess you will never read this....hee hee
but his neck is a perfect "S" in our letter quest
love,
ms :)

Amy said...

Both shots are amazing! I'd say you are already a wonderful photographer!

Julie Rivera said...

You were at teh perfect angle to get the perfect baseball shot! I am always staring at the batter's back. :) I can only imagine how many frames it took to get one as great as this, but it was worth the effort, for sure. And you heron is magnificent. I love the details which can be seen on his head.

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