Monday, March 17, 2014
March
March is here, but at least where I am, spring is not... My 365 marches on! Another handful of my favorites:
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Our Life is Here: March
This post is part of a blog circle I am part of with some amazingly talented ladies I am fortunate enough to call friends. Click through the circle and enjoy!
I'm going to be honest here, I'm ready for spring. I like winter and all, but seriously, this winter has been record breaking cold. With two little ones, it really makes it hard to get out and enjoy. We had what felt like a heat wave of temperatures above zero which made me get outside! I had heard that at a local park there was a penguin sighting on the Lake Superior so I took my camera with me after work one day and went to check it out.
Sure enough, out on the lake was a group on penguins. Not to worry, these guys didn't get lost. Despite the fact they look extremely convincing, someone with a great sense of humor made them out of plywood and did a great job placing them out on the lake, just far enough out to really make them convincing, but not so far you couldn't walk out to see them. Whoever made them remains anonymous, but gave a good laugh to many people over them!
I also walked around and got some other shots of the frozen lake and surrounding area.
I promise next month won't be pictures of frozen things. Not because it won't be frozen (it will be!) but I promise to find something a bit more 'spring' like to write about!
Check out what my friend (and crazy talented) Lori has been up to at Lori Fredrick Photography.
I'm going to be honest here, I'm ready for spring. I like winter and all, but seriously, this winter has been record breaking cold. With two little ones, it really makes it hard to get out and enjoy. We had what felt like a heat wave of temperatures above zero which made me get outside! I had heard that at a local park there was a penguin sighting on the Lake Superior so I took my camera with me after work one day and went to check it out.
Sure enough, out on the lake was a group on penguins. Not to worry, these guys didn't get lost. Despite the fact they look extremely convincing, someone with a great sense of humor made them out of plywood and did a great job placing them out on the lake, just far enough out to really make them convincing, but not so far you couldn't walk out to see them. Whoever made them remains anonymous, but gave a good laugh to many people over them!
I also walked around and got some other shots of the frozen lake and surrounding area.
I promise next month won't be pictures of frozen things. Not because it won't be frozen (it will be!) but I promise to find something a bit more 'spring' like to write about!
Check out what my friend (and crazy talented) Lori has been up to at Lori Fredrick Photography.
Friday, February 21, 2014
One third
I realized today that I am about 1/3 the way through this 365 project. One-third! That's crazy! Although there have been days I'm less than proud of my final image, I am proud to say I havn't missed a day. And really, if I do, I don't care too much. The growth and enjoyment I've got out of the first third of this project outweighs any stress it adds (which it does!) but I woudl still strongly reccomend it to anyone interested in trying one. If a full year is a little to big to bite off, why not try a 30 day challenge. Or 7 day. Or a month of black and white. Something, anything, to keep you shooting! Here are a few of my latest 365, however I've updated the page on the top of this blog which links to the flickr album where all of my 365 are posted if your interested in browsing them all.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Our Life is Here: February 2014
This post is part of a monthly blog circle with some fantastic women who I am lucky enough to call friends. Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a seat, read through the circle, and enjoy!
February in my neck of the woods can really be a rough month. Winters are long. The cold feels like it will never let up. Cabin fever starts to set in. Seed catalogs arrive in the mail and spring wardrobes arrive in stores and it leaves us wondering if winter will ever end.
I had the opportunity to head down to Lake Superior on a morning off from work. I work full time, day shift, so I rarely get the opportunity to be outside in the morning sunlight during the week. When the opportunity presents itself, I had to jump on it.
It was cold. Very cold. In fact, there was a wind chill advisory with expected wind chills of -20 to -30F. I should have warmer clothes on, but I decided a cup of hot coffee would have to do. After a few minutes of being out in the cold, it was back in the car to warm up. I honestly didn't mind, I was having too much fun.
It was fantastic to get out with my camera. By myself. Watching the sun rise. It made me realize I need to make it a point to do it more frequently.
It also reminded me how beautiful winter is. It doesn't have to feel so long, if you can get out and enjoy it. I would however recommend warmer clothes and listening to the forecast before heading out for the sunrise.
We made a conscious decision to life here. Our life is here. And I love it.
Click along our circle to see what my friend Carla has been up to at Carla Thompson Photography
February in my neck of the woods can really be a rough month. Winters are long. The cold feels like it will never let up. Cabin fever starts to set in. Seed catalogs arrive in the mail and spring wardrobes arrive in stores and it leaves us wondering if winter will ever end.
I had the opportunity to head down to Lake Superior on a morning off from work. I work full time, day shift, so I rarely get the opportunity to be outside in the morning sunlight during the week. When the opportunity presents itself, I had to jump on it.
It was cold. Very cold. In fact, there was a wind chill advisory with expected wind chills of -20 to -30F. I should have warmer clothes on, but I decided a cup of hot coffee would have to do. After a few minutes of being out in the cold, it was back in the car to warm up. I honestly didn't mind, I was having too much fun.
It was fantastic to get out with my camera. By myself. Watching the sun rise. It made me realize I need to make it a point to do it more frequently.
It also reminded me how beautiful winter is. It doesn't have to feel so long, if you can get out and enjoy it. I would however recommend warmer clothes and listening to the forecast before heading out for the sunrise.
We made a conscious decision to life here. Our life is here. And I love it.
Click along our circle to see what my friend Carla has been up to at Carla Thompson Photography
Monday, February 10, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Frozen bubbles
It's been cold here. Super cold. It's not late enough in the winter season so be saying this, but it needs to warm up. Despite the sub zero temperatures, I decided I'd try to enjoy the frigid temperatures by trying some frozen bubbles. This by no means was an original idea, I've seen many many people take very great pictures much more impressive than mine, but it sure was fun!
The bubbles are just regular bubble solution we nabbed from the summer toys. The trick to getting them to freeze is to catch one on the wand, (or anything else you can get it to stick to, but our only success was the wand) and then just hold them there. These were taken at night, and it was quite windy, so that was the biggest challenge.
Like all photography, great pictures comes from great light. It was dark, but I used a good ol' flashlight to light these. Back lighting them by far produced the best looking images, having the bubbles between myself with the camera and the light source (flashlight) really allowed for the ice patterns to be visible. I also took these with macro filters on my lens, because I don't have a devoted macro lens.
We ended up poking a few to break them, which created a whole new look.
The bubbles are just regular bubble solution we nabbed from the summer toys. The trick to getting them to freeze is to catch one on the wand, (or anything else you can get it to stick to, but our only success was the wand) and then just hold them there. These were taken at night, and it was quite windy, so that was the biggest challenge.
Like all photography, great pictures comes from great light. It was dark, but I used a good ol' flashlight to light these. Back lighting them by far produced the best looking images, having the bubbles between myself with the camera and the light source (flashlight) really allowed for the ice patterns to be visible. I also took these with macro filters on my lens, because I don't have a devoted macro lens.
We ended up poking a few to break them, which created a whole new look.
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