Cliff-Side View -- Day 361 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Today we took a hike with the family. Abbie was in charge of our Niece as we walked along the cliffs. They were lagging behind as we were nearing the end of our walk and I got some good shots of them. Abbie was pointing out something she saw across the river below. I love how this shot turned out. It was somewhat posed (meaning I had them recreate the look, since I wasn't ready with the camera when she first pointed. :))

Deer Dinner -- Day 358 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Well, today's photo was going to be a family photo that I took, but I posted it ahead of its time. Mom didn't want it online yet, so those of you who got to see it count yourself blessed. :) Here is another photo I took today. We went out to my grandparents house and got to watch two deer come up close to the house for a little snack. I was so thankful for my 300mm zoom lens. :)

Candy Jars -- Day 350 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

What's Christmas without candy? We took another trip to the Chocolate Factory today. I posted another photo from there last month. We had over night guests who spent the day with us and we older "kids" headed over to drool over all the candies. We got some samples too, if only chocolate wasn't so expensive!

Christmas Scrabble -- Day 338 --Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

It started with "Jesus" and went on from there. :) I know there isn't much chance of this happening in a real game, but I was having fun with the letters. :) I was amazed that I got as many Christmas related words as I did.

Dripping Faucet -- Day 333 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

I never knew freezing water mid fall was so easy, until I ran across this tutorial http://photos.soboring.org/High_speed_photography/. I got out my tripod and had a great time capturing water. :)

Bokeh Lights -- Day 328 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....." Thanksgiving Day is over and now it's time to get into the Christmas spirit. :) When I got home from work today (part of the Christmas spirit around here includes working with Dad in the warehouse shipping die-cast models all over the world) Hannah had Christmas music playing and across the street the neighbors had decorated their outside Christmas tree. So I decided to feature the lights on the tree on my blog. I liked how this bokeh shot turned out.

Fence Post -- Day 323 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

I shot this fence post after work today. My Dad works in a shipping warehouse and I'll be working there part time through the Christmas season. The warehouses are located on the owner's land in the country. Makes for some pretty places to take photos. :D

Pumpkin -- Day 317 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

I'm trying to take photos of all the fall colors and decorations, before they get put away and replaced with Christmas things. I love fall and thanksgiving and all the colors that come with them. :)

I put three kernels of corn on this pumpkin to remember the tradition of the pilgrims when they served a few kernels of corn with their meal to remember the long winters with only a small amount of food.

Fall Colors -- Day 310 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

The colors are so pretty! I can't get over how much I love fall. I noticed this scene on my way home from work. I cross this railroad track every day, but today the sun was just right and caught my attention (probably has to do with the time change, normally the sun wouldn't have been so  low in the sky). In this shot the sun had gone behind a cloud, but I liked how it turned out better than the ones I got with the full sun. I love the combination of colors. Red, Yellow and Green.

Stars and Stripes -- Day 298 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Yesterday, I mentioned a window, today I decided to revisit it. :) It's not cheating to take a photo over again is it? :D I took a look at yesterday's photos and really liked the window shot I got, but I had taken it yesterday. I couldn't post it for today. I thought about my problem. I checked the time, I took yesterday's window photo at 5:58pm it was now 6:01pm. If I was going to take the window picture again, I'd have to get to it or the sun would be gone. I grabbed the camera and went to the neighbor's house. I took a few shots like the one I got yesterday, then I noticed the flag on top of the light post. :) Yay, something new that I hadn't noticed yesterday! So, the flag became the subject of my "window" picture and I didn't have to feel guilty about recreating the same image. :) Yesterday's shot of the window alone was better than today's anyway. :D

Red Maple -- Day 290 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Today I revisited the red maple down the road (We used to have two of these in our yard, but they got taken out by the electric company the summer before last). Yesterday the sky was overcast so I didn't get any good shots of the tree, which is the reason I went back today. The sun was perfect and I got lots of good shots. I took some more close-ups of the leaves that I wanted to post, but I chose this one since I posted a leaf yesterday.

Maple Leaf -- Day 289 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

The trees are changing! I love Red Maple trees. I wouldn't mind having a driveway lined with them some day. :)

Three Friends -- Day 280 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

This is Gracie, Gideon and Luke. This conference definitely wasn't short on cute kiddos. :) Amber had these three outside on Sunday afternoon as most people were packing up and leaving. I went out with my camera and had to get a shot of the three of them. 

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.

Daniel Portrait -- Day 265 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Today we went to a Bluegrass Festival that included a car show. Daniel had the idea to take his picture with one of the cars for today's photo. This truck may not have been his favorite, but it was the only one that worked well for a photo without a lot of distracting background people and other cars. :)

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.

Bokeh Smarties -- Day 260 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

I decided to try my hand at some bokeh lighting. Instead of just using the normal aperture, I cut a heart out of construction paper and put it over my lens to create heart shapes in the background. The bokeh hearts are a string of Christmas lights piled on the floor in background. I didn't want to just do a boring picture of lights so I added Smarties into the foreground. I ♥ Smarties!

Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.

Sisters in Stripes -- Day 246 -- Winner of Viewer's Choice Poll

Our friend Rebecca bought us these shirts for our "birthday." Random birthday's are fun when you want to get something random for someone. Rebecca spent labor day with us and then just before she left we took pictures out in front of the house. I wanted  to take a photo of the four of us for today's photo, but I didn't want to go get my tripod, so I used Rebecca as my human duopod. I set up the shot and used the timer. All she did was hold the camera for me. I had to crop it a little because it was off center, but it turned out amazingly good. :) Thanks Reb!


Photo details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel, Exposure time 1/ sec, Aperture f/, ISO , Focal Length .0 mm.