Impromptu Fall Photos
The weather has been so nice and the leaves are starting to change colors. I had been wanting to get out for a walk and get some photos of the leaves, but instead ended up taking pictures of the girls. I was really happy with out these impromptu photos of the girls came out!
Labels: Megan, Molly, Photography
Solstice ~ 11 pm
On a forum I visit, someone shared a
link about the solstice and the "big" moon that we'd be able to see tonight. At 9:30, I checked and our moonrise was supposed to be at 9:53 pm. At 10:30, I remembered that I'd wanted to see it and ran to the back door to check out the moon. It still looked kind of neat, but there was a weird blur underneath it. I wanted to try to take a picture of it, so Scott set up the tripod for me on the back porch and this was what I got. I took several and this was my favorite. It was the last I took, right around 11. And now I'm blogging about it instead of going to bed like I should have. I'm going to be tired at work. Again. Tomorrow. Good night!
Labels: Photography
Happy Mother's Day to Me!
Scott was quite good to me this year for Mother's Day! He got me a new lens for my camera - a 50mm F1.4. All of today's photos were taken with it and I can see this one quickly becoming my favorite. It is so clear an sharp, even to look through the camera with it on. I took the photo above with no flash, and the aperture set to 1.4 - I love how the center of the markers is in focus and everything else is blurry. Very cool!
Megan in jammies after eating donuts for breakfast. Again, no flash, and just window light, I think. It just looks so clear and crisp compared to no-flash photos with my other lens!
It does well outside too. Before lunch, we went to the park to burn off the sugar high from the donuts. It was overcast and chilly, and the jungle gym is in the shade. Molly played on the "little playground" while Megan played on the big one. Molly loved sliding and sliding and sliding. On the "big playground" Megan met a boy who will be starting Kindergarten with her in the fall. Maybe they'll be in the same class - they seemed to get along pretty well!
Labels: Megan, Molly, Photography
Megan's Perspective
The other night, we took a walk around the block with the camera. My plan was to get some cute photos of the girls on our walk. Megan had a different idea. She commandeered the camera for herself, and took some of her own pictures. I've included a few of them here - I think we have a budding photographer on our hands!
Dandelions & Violets. We see a lot of these on our walks. And usually come home with a fistful of them to put into a glass of water!
I like the composition on this one. It's a little blurry, because she doesn't hold still long enough to take the photo, but I like how the tulips are on the one side.
Dogwood blooms, I think?
More tulips. I think these are her favorites - she took a LOT of photos of tulips!
Labels: Megan, Photography
