First Days of Summer

Black and White Summer Hike

In the middle of the summer when visiting our family's cottage, the "kids" of the family decided to head out and go on a hike. It was supposed to be a light hike, but it ended up being an intensive, wading through knee-deep water and making a detour to find a geocache, kind of hike. Luckily, the camera and I survived. These photos are the result of that summer afternoon.

Same Ruins, Different Day

After shooting at these ruins a few weeks ago, I really wanted to go back and explore some more. This time it was green which gives the place a totally different feel, and I had some more friends willing to be my models. Even though we were rushing under the threat of rain, I think this was a successful shoot.

Tree Fungus

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I recently bought a new computer and while I was transferring pictures over to my new hard drive I found this little series of photos. At the time, I had just bought a Lensbaby fisheye lens and was testing it out on everything and anything. These picture (and a hundred others that I deleted) are the results of the test drive. I thought it was a shame that I never shared them, so here they are, rescued from the depths of my hard drive.

Ruins

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After some internet digging, my sister (always a willing model) and I found these ruins in our region. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon then a photo shoot at a cool location?

You'll notice in shots one and five, I played around with intention blurring of the subject. I'm beginning to learn that the subject doesn't always need to be pin sharp to make a good image. 

My Grandmother's Floral

 This past Easter I realized the abundance of floral patterns in my grandparents house. It needed to be photographed.

 Happy Spring!