A bicyclist passed me while I was photographing a flower near the trail where my friends and I were meeting to walk today. After he crossed the street and I headed away from me I heard him shout Hey! and he gestured toward himself. I realized he had to mean me because nobody else was [...]

Today was Lego Club, but it turned into Chess Club after a while. 50mm Manual ISO1600 f/2.5 1/160sec I wish I’d stepped back; the head crop is a bit severe. I like the shallow depth of field though.

First, I want to say Happy 11th Mom birthday to me. My oldest turned 11 today. This is a picture of my third child though. Now 5 1/2, he has recently been opening the doors on his own and heading outside to play. Today he told me, “I’m going out to climb the tree, Mom.” [...]

Rhiannon wanted to pick strawberries so much and was so disappointed we almost missed the chance due to all the rainy days we’ve been having. And would you believe it? It began raining within minutes after we left the farm today! I like the repetition of the rows and I tried to place her with [...]

Busy organizing papers all day, I didn’t pick up my camera until the evening. Thank goodness for long daylight hours this time of year. We also finally got a break from the continuous light rain we’ve had for days and enjoyed some bright sunshine and huge fluffy clouds late in the day. One of the [...]

The ClickinMoms Project 52 theme recently was reflections. My daughter suggested I photograph my lens in the mirror. Here it is! 50mm Manual f/3.2 ISO400 1/30sec Not a great shot. I waited until late evening to take any pictures today.

I can see these leaves from my window near my desk and they lit up in some pretty light late this afternoon, inspiring me to go out in the yard and shoot them. 50mm f/5.6 ISO400 1/250sec

Jousting at the Virginia Renaissance Faire 29mm Manual ISO100 f/8 1/250sec I wasn’t doing so well taking pictures at the same time as enjoying the Ren Faire today, but this one came out much better than I thought it did. I was having trouble getting in a good position by the fence. I should have [...]

A big cookie at Panera | I think a slightly smaller aperture would have been better so I’d have had a bit wider focal plane. Nice catchlights though! And his expression in this shot is my favorite of the four I took. He preferred a shot that did not include his hands though. 50mm Manual [...]

Did this crab/lobster monster destroy Atlantis, or was it a sweet innocent-looking boy? (This is a set of Legos with which you can build Atlantis. Robert bought and built it Sunday for Ian.) 50mm Manual f/2.5 1/20sec ISO400