When the forsythia blooms, it is most definitely spring.
f/4.5, 1/125 sec., 56 mm, ISO-400
Monday, March 31, 2008
Extra: Blue
When the forsythia blooms, it is most definitely spring.
f/4.5, 1/125 sec., 56 mm, ISO-400
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Simple
This image is for my friend Sandie. I think of her each time I pass this church. It calls to me with its uncomplicated love and beauty.
I need to know people with this kind of unvarnished faith right now. And there are others of you in this 365 community that give me that glimpse and perspective. I thank you for that.
f/8, 1/500 sec., 137 mm, ISO-400
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Eclectic
Boogieman took pictures ... but left his camera at work! So, I'll post one of mine from earlier in the week, and we'll put his up when he retrieves the camera next week.
(I had been wanting to take this shot for a while...but the day I took it, it had to compete with "wet leaf on asphalt" which was an unexpected find when coming out of the post office. So, it's kind of nice that the charming telephone pole made the blog anyway.)
f/7.1, 1/50 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
Friday, March 28, 2008
wet leaf on asphalt
My camera seems to be gravitating to the vestiges of winter at least as much as the signs of spring. It makes for an interesting contrast.
f/7.1, 1/100 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Public Service Announcement:
Boogieman will be making regular photo postings on Saturdays. He has been duly coerced by my threats to remove his name from the blog. He finds it charming and romantic to have our names displayed together and does not want me to take such drastic action. I, in turn, want to see some photographs from him! She who has the most power wins -- that's how marriage works, right?
ETA: Why do I want to see more photos from him? Because I love him and the way he sees the world! And want to share this project with him (even if I do have to use coercive tactics).
ETA: Why do I want to see more photos from him? Because I love him and the way he sees the world! And want to share this project with him (even if I do have to use coercive tactics).
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Extra: Comfort in Pink
I'm totally into this pale pink color these days. It's an expression of my inner girl, but subtle, as I much prefer expressing my boy side.
f/5.6, 1/8 sec., 50 mm, ISO-800
A Secular Easter
When an ex-Christian and non-observant Jew go out to eat on Easter, they are happy that they have the whole restaurant, and practically the entire parking lot and shopping center to themselves.
Of course, we brought the camera and played around taking some shots. I had just read an article on negative space in photo composition, and I can tell it was already influencing me. And, with such compositional preoccupations, I forgot to adjust the aperture so as to avoid the blown out sky. :)
Boogieman
Ampersand
Ampersand
Taken by Ampersand, but directed by Boogieman, who suggested the shot as he waited for me in the car.
Of course, we brought the camera and played around taking some shots. I had just read an article on negative space in photo composition, and I can tell it was already influencing me. And, with such compositional preoccupations, I forgot to adjust the aperture so as to avoid the blown out sky. :)
Boogieman
Ampersand
Ampersand
Taken by Ampersand, but directed by Boogieman, who suggested the shot as he waited for me in the car.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
My Magnolia
This beauty is a little taste of my southern roots, right in my own little back yard. We don't have the right climate to grow those big evergreen magnolias (there are some but they are rare), so this is my substitute. She drops all her leaves in winter and then blooms these delicate flowers before she even leafs back out in the spring.
f/5.6, 1/160 sec., 135 mm, ISO-640
f/5.6, 1/125 sec., 135 mm, ISO-400
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come
Watching the
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah
f/3.2, 1/500 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
Friday, March 21, 2008
Through the looking glass
This creation belongs to the girl. I have been down with a stomach bug and the daffodil shot, taken two mornings ago, is the last I remember of my camera. I'm better, sipping ginger ale, and hope to be taking pictures again soon.
After being sick, I always feel so grateful when I finally feel better and life just returns to my own daily normal.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
He sits, he thinks,
he looks off into the distance.
I think I know just how he feels.
(This picture is a complete contrast to the way I spent my evening, at the Taste of Chaos tour with the girl. Photos here. We actually had a really fun time and are getting good at this concert going thing. I told her I might even let her crowd surf at The Bamboozle.)
Monday, March 17, 2008
extra: st. paddy's day
Someone left this little decoration on the counter at our store, which of course, could only mean one thing: a photo shoot!
Seneca State Park
After quite a few weeks of bad weather and busy schedules, Boogieman and I got out Sunday morning with our cameras. It was rainy and bleak, but we went ahead to check out a state park that we had not been to: Seneca State Park, a mere fifteen minutes from home.
I was grumpy and tired (those are kind words for how to describe me) and reluctant to get out of the car. I even took this first shot from the car...how unlike me! After Boogieman got out to investigate this old farm implement, I got out and snapped some shots of the tree buds.
It was not our best photo outing ever, but hopefully the return of our regular Sunday photos.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Bare
All I shot yesterday was the beginnings of this Amperdoodle. But I quite like this one in its early state, with only minimal post-processing.
f/5.6, 1/60 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Louisville Waterfront - in Black & White
f/5.6, 1/8000 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
f/10, 1/2000 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
f/9, 1/4000 sec., 550 mm, ISO-400
Monday, March 10, 2008
Rest Stop Series -- from dawn to dusk
The drive to Kentucky and back, as well as the visit, was a success. It did not produce the intended result -- as in, my son staying in Kentucky -- but it turned out to be quite the coming of age trip anyway and he made some good decisions for himself.
My time with Sandie was wonderful -- comfortable, funny, and sometimes serious. I definitely did not expect to travel to Kentucky to get buried in a foot and a half of snow, but that's what happened. Sandie sent us home yesterday with a batch of freshly baked, gluten free, chocolate chip, Kahlua brownies. Bless her.
I had decided, in advance, not to stop for pictures along the way, mostly because of time considerations (10 hour drive), but it turned out to be a good idea because we were in the mountains and hills and most people were going 75+ mph. No matter how pretty the barn or rocks or cows or rivers were, I was not going to get killed pulling off the road and getting out of my car. But I did manage to grab a quick shot at each rest stop.
There is one exception, the last shot, the sunset. It was too pretty and too fitting an end to our trip to pass up. I pulled over, rolled down the window, put the camera on auto and took two shots. The car rattled from the passing tractor trailers, only to add to the adventure. ;-)
Tomorrow I will post some shots Sandie's yard (before the snow), the snow, and the Louisville water front (with snow!).
(The contents of our road trip mixes -- for inquiring minds like Scrivener -- are revealed in a comment to this post!)
My time with Sandie was wonderful -- comfortable, funny, and sometimes serious. I definitely did not expect to travel to Kentucky to get buried in a foot and a half of snow, but that's what happened. Sandie sent us home yesterday with a batch of freshly baked, gluten free, chocolate chip, Kahlua brownies. Bless her.
I had decided, in advance, not to stop for pictures along the way, mostly because of time considerations (10 hour drive), but it turned out to be a good idea because we were in the mountains and hills and most people were going 75+ mph. No matter how pretty the barn or rocks or cows or rivers were, I was not going to get killed pulling off the road and getting out of my car. But I did manage to grab a quick shot at each rest stop.
There is one exception, the last shot, the sunset. It was too pretty and too fitting an end to our trip to pass up. I pulled over, rolled down the window, put the camera on auto and took two shots. The car rattled from the passing tractor trailers, only to add to the adventure. ;-)
Tomorrow I will post some shots Sandie's yard (before the snow), the snow, and the Louisville water front (with snow!).
(The contents of our road trip mixes -- for inquiring minds like Scrivener -- are revealed in a comment to this post!)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Road Trip
I'm heading out tomorrow to see my dear friend in Kentucky and leave my boy with her for some much-needed educating.
Seriously, I am so excited for the adventure that the boy is about to embark on by living and studying away from home.
So I won't be posting photos for a few days. But maybe Boogieman will actually post a photo before I have to remove his name from this here blog?!?
f/4.5, 1/100 sec, 35 mm, ISO-400
(I'm playing with my wide angle zoom, a lens I had with my Canon SLR, but have not tried out much with the DSLR.)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
"Don't move!"
"I want to capture that light across your face."
And so she indulged her Mom.
f/1.8, 1/1000 sec., 50 mm, ISO-400
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Another Manny Dance
I got nothing from yesterday, except this amperdoodle offering, so I'm giving you anther pimped out version of Manny which I took a couple of days ago.
It was either this or a sunset from the same day as Manny.
What? You'd rather the sunset? Ok, here it is.
It's not a great shot, but I do find the headlights peeking through a bit charming.
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