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These straight-out-of-camera shots remind me: leave well enough alone. Some things - many things - are pretty and perfect just the way they are.
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Project 52 Week 13 {Nature}
Playing catch-up here...last week's theme for my Project 52 was nature. The green is so pretty and vibrant. This shot is SOOC and reminds me of some spring shots I took last year that I really loved.
This week:
This week:
Linked 52 {Spring}
This week started off grey. Dull. Dreary.
And we're ending the week with sunshine and blue skies. Spring is here.
Check out some of my other pals who may be Linking Up this week to share spring.
Michelle, Heather, Jenn, Heather. Rhonda, Tracey, Stacey, Andrea, Jessica, Amanda, Sarah, Janet, Lesli, Carla, Lena, Rose, Naomi, Tracy, Heidi, Kristin, Veronica,
Amy,
Liza, and
Jean
And we're ending the week with sunshine and blue skies. Spring is here.
Check out some of my other pals who may be Linking Up this week to share spring.
Michelle, Heather, Jenn, Heather. Rhonda, Tracey, Stacey, Andrea, Jessica, Amanda, Sarah, Janet, Lesli, Carla, Lena, Rose, Naomi, Tracy, Heidi, Kristin, Veronica,
Amy,
Liza, and
Jean
this & that
I have a little bit of this and a little bit of that to share today. Been taking lots and lots o' photos lately...really proud of my effort! Haha!
My goal is 30 photos - 3 times per week. Just to practice, to play and to really take in what's around me. I find that when I'm taking photos I really pay attention to the details. When I'm snapping photos of my kids, I notice how long and beautiful their eyelashes are. I notice how dark their hair has gotten and I know that soon it will be streaked with sun-kissed blonde. I really focus on the dimples in between Jack's knuckles and the way Caroline runs her tongue along her top gum, checking for the millionth time to see if her other front tooth has finally decided to join its partner. These are things that I see everyday but from behind my lens I really focus on them and, I think, become even more appreciative and aware of how blessed I truly am. Bonus.
When I'm searching for something or have an idea in my head of what I want to shoot, it rarely happens. It seems that something else unexpected always turns up and almost always makes for a more interesting photo or subject. I suppose there is a lot to be said for this - for the organic nature of photography. I like that, in the words of Pinkalicious, "You get what you get and you don't get upset." Because, in the case of my photos, what I end up getting is almost always better than what I would have set up or sought out myself. Love, love, love this. Take the first two photos for example. After I dropped Izzie off at dance, I quickly ran to a little park nearby. Everything was grey, cold, flat. Nothing colorful or interesting. A bit depressing, in fact. So I hop back in my car and head back to the studio. I drove past our little small town greenhouse and found flats and flats of pansies lined up along the windows outside. Cue screeching brakes and a quick leftie into the parking lot. Left to my own devices that day, I found ugly, grey, uninteresting. But...open my eyes and be led and look what I found.
My goal is 30 photos - 3 times per week. Just to practice, to play and to really take in what's around me. I find that when I'm taking photos I really pay attention to the details. When I'm snapping photos of my kids, I notice how long and beautiful their eyelashes are. I notice how dark their hair has gotten and I know that soon it will be streaked with sun-kissed blonde. I really focus on the dimples in between Jack's knuckles and the way Caroline runs her tongue along her top gum, checking for the millionth time to see if her other front tooth has finally decided to join its partner. These are things that I see everyday but from behind my lens I really focus on them and, I think, become even more appreciative and aware of how blessed I truly am. Bonus.
When I'm searching for something or have an idea in my head of what I want to shoot, it rarely happens. It seems that something else unexpected always turns up and almost always makes for a more interesting photo or subject. I suppose there is a lot to be said for this - for the organic nature of photography. I like that, in the words of Pinkalicious, "You get what you get and you don't get upset." Because, in the case of my photos, what I end up getting is almost always better than what I would have set up or sought out myself. Love, love, love this. Take the first two photos for example. After I dropped Izzie off at dance, I quickly ran to a little park nearby. Everything was grey, cold, flat. Nothing colorful or interesting. A bit depressing, in fact. So I hop back in my car and head back to the studio. I drove past our little small town greenhouse and found flats and flats of pansies lined up along the windows outside. Cue screeching brakes and a quick leftie into the parking lot. Left to my own devices that day, I found ugly, grey, uninteresting. But...open my eyes and be led and look what I found.
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Since the weather turned this week, we have been spending lots of time outdoors. John Boy loves the backyard, loves the pink Little Tykes car and puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Sometimes funny, sometimes really, really gross. I won't go into details but you can just imagine, can't you?
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Enjoy your weekend, friends.
spring
The weather here is finally (hopefully) taking a turn toward spring. We have had beautiful, warm, sunshine-y days this week and we are jumping for joy. It is truly amazing what the sunshine and a warm breeze on your face can do for your spirits, isn't it?
I love watching my kids experience the world. Jack had his first taste, literally, of sidewalk chalk. He splashed and sloshed his way through his first giant puddles on the sidewalk and in the little trough between the end of the driveway and the street. He took his first walk down the sidewalk, jabbering away to the girls who were biking ahead of him and stopping to stare at the folks walking their dogs. He is experiencing his first spring and he's loving every minute of it. And so am I.
I love watching my kids experience the world. Jack had his first taste, literally, of sidewalk chalk. He splashed and sloshed his way through his first giant puddles on the sidewalk and in the little trough between the end of the driveway and the street. He took his first walk down the sidewalk, jabbering away to the girls who were biking ahead of him and stopping to stare at the folks walking their dogs. He is experiencing his first spring and he's loving every minute of it. And so am I.
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
~Bern Williams
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