day 12

i have a 30 day challenge happening.

i started Oct. 1 with day 1.

rule 1. i do have to stay in order.

rule 2. i will not skip a day just to skip it. 

i cannot move onto the next day's challenge without completing the one i missed.

all that to say:

Oct 12, day 12:  challenge was  SUNSET.

while the sun was setting on saturday i was inside the windowless reception hall.

at 6pm i reminded myself to check outside in an hour. 

and to capture the sunset whatever it looked like.

around 8pm i remembered and, sadly, asked my husband...   

"then sun has already set hasn't it?"

he answered in the affirmative.

he had just been outside in the dark as he and our little boy were taking a break from the noisy reception.

Oct 13, day 12:  challenge was SUNSET.

Thanksgiving dinner.

we were at my parents' apartment.

all day i reminded myself about the challenge.

dinner happened.

next thing i knew i looked out the window at the dark sky.

grrrrrr.

needless to say, i was a little frustrated.

(not that the sunset on sunday would have been spectacular as the sky was completely cloud covered and it was pouring.)

i had now missed 2 days.

Monday October 14th.

we drove home.

day 12: 

SUNSET

my husband tidied up the living-room with the kids as i grabbed Gertie and the dog, and went for a walk.

**initially, if i missed a day i was going to make myself start over at day 1 again.

then my wonderful husband reminded me that the purpose of the challenge was to improve on my photography and to have my eyes open for photograph opportunities... to be creative.

so instead of penalizing myself i should just get back onto the challenge and continue where i left off.**

*all photos taken with Gertie.

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it is spring...?

the first day of spring has come and gone.

winter, however, has decided it's not going out without a fight.

it. is. spring.

no matter what the weather is.

here's some pictures for you to enjoy.

enjoy the colors of the flowers, the greens of the grass..

it's spring.

         

 

 

Winter walk: blue

on the weekend i had a chance to take a walk out back.

just me, the dog and my camera.

what a great walk it was.

i got to play with my camera settings.

my goals:

1. to capture the sparkle of the sun off the snow.

2. to capture the bold shadows.

my christmas gift from my husband.

loved these troopers.  hanging on for dear life.

i took this purely because it was a white and a yellow birch.  i'm a geek.

look at the stars on the snow.

"See ya later."

**these are not edited.** 

(except for adding my name)

 i just feel like showing you what i had originally

taken with my Canon T2i

1st Anniversary - (J&F) *location 1*

i took some fun photos for a wedding i was in in June 2011 

(see HERE & HERE) 

for their first anniversary the couple asked if i could do a photo-shoot with them.

hmmm..let me think on it..uh..yeah!

i was so excited.
i was actually nervous.
my first, ever, photo-shoot.
i wanted the photos to be perfect.

we were going to have fun.

it was a beautiful..hot..day, and such a blast.

we went to a couple locations.
location one: trail & tracks in town

i love the white of the birch tree.

the rings

aren't they cute 

Stay tuned for location 2: the old building

all photos taken with my Canon T2i