October 6, 2009

October 5, 2009

This week at i ♥ faces, there is not a photo contest. However, this was the suggested blog post category:

We’d love for you to still share photos this week, so we will be having our "My Story In Photos" feature…with the theme of “My Favorite Things.” This post is all about YOU...we'd like to learn more about you. A fun way to do that will be for us all to post about our favorites things.

I don't write much on this blog, that's what my personal blog is for, to gush about my kids and family. It did occur to me that some of you may not know much about me other than the obvious fact that I have kids and enjoy eating cheesecake (see my side profile, "About Me").

Below: This is my profile icon. It's a picture of my running shoes and some weights. One of my favorite ways to spend my own personal time (what little I have) is exercising. My favorite activity is lifting weights. I lift heavy and I love how it makes me feel and look. I also run, but there is really no love there. I do it because, as stated earlier, I love cheesecake (and ice cream, and pie, and cake, and brownies, and pumpkin bread). I also enjoy yoga; it keeps me bendy.

Below: Another favorite activity is photography. For three years I pushed the limits on my little point and shoot Canon S2IS. How many people actually shoot in aperture or shutter priority with a point and shoot? Well, I did. I didn't have a fancy camera and while saving my money I decided to really use what I had. I took a photography class, read and practiced. This past January I bought a Nikon D80 and a couple of really nice lenses. I love using my new camera and I have improved and learned so much in the past year. My favorite things include beautiful evening light that makes a photo perfect and frees me up from doing much post processing.

Obviously, like most of you, I like shooting faces.


I also like shooting faces of wildlife, other than my own children.


And flowers and bugs.


I also really love where I live. It is peaceful and beautiful. I am blessed.



So that is me and now here is me. My self portrait. Wrinkles and all.


Leave a comment, say "hello". Introduce yourself and tell me one of YOUR favorite things.

October 4, 2009

October 3, 2009

These three beautiful sisters came over Friday night. I couldn't let such lovely faces pass by without taking their photos. Thanks, I had a great time taking your picture! Hope you had fun too.

October 2, 2009

Early evening after a very full day of school, play, errands and more.

October 1, 2009

Some more zooming at night. Shampoo and hair cut anyone? Just a note, we looked everywhere for neon signs. The most common sign we saw was the word "OPEN" with a half circle around it. The other popular neon signs were all brands of beer.

September 30, 2009

Do you know what this is? It is the helicopter landing pad that I posted yesterday. In these photos, while the shutter was open, I used the zoom on my lens. In the first photo, the camera is still sitting on the tripod, so the lines of light are straight. As you can tell from the second, I was hand holding, but trying to be still. Cool, huh?

September 29, 2009

This is the helicopter landing pad at the Children's Hospital. I am on the top level of the park aid looking out. My camera and tripod are balanced on a ledge (I'm safely on the ground, thank you very much). Although it was wide enough to fit the tripod, it was not large enough to take away that forbidding feeling of "what if" they fell! Ah, nerve racking.

September 28, 2009

This is my entry for i ♥ faces category: Blue

I took this picture Saturday at the soccer fields. My, it gets hot out there in the heat with no shade. My little one likes to sit under an umbrella and drink her water to stay cool while we watch the older kids play. Perhaps by December it will cool down a bit.

Go check out the other entries at i ♥ faces.

September 27, 2009

September 26, 2009

Kimber, these butterflies are for you. I thought of you the entire time as I initially attempted to chase down a butterfly. After a few unsuccessful tries, I sat still and waited. It didn't take long for this black friend to come flattering along. I'll post a couple more of him later. Again, the photos look better in large format.

September 25, 2009

September 24, 2009

Once again, they look better as a larger file. Click the photo to enlarge.

September 23, 2009

These look even better at a larger size. Click on the photo to enlarge it.

September 22, 2009

This is my entry for i ♥ faces, category: Completely Candid

I use my 70-300 mm a lot for taking pictures of my kids. It allows me to be far away so they don't know I am taking their picture.

Check out the other photos entries at i ♥ faces.

September 21, 2009

September 20, 2009