Portriats of the kids

Children in general are pretty easy to photograph, my kids are definately no exception. They change expressions every moment, find something new to do, or just absolutely surprise you.

I love the expression on Annie's face, kind of a smirk frown. The detail I like most aside from Annie is the little sun spot peeking through the tree, it looks better in the original.

Then the next face is something else altogether.

This was just too cute to pass up.
So like I said one expression one moment then...

POW! You get something quite unexpected. I have this one posted on my tool box at work, a lot of people have made comments on it. With these two I've learned the biggest key is to just keep taking photos and be fast on the trigger 'cause ya might miss that special moment. I didn't change anything on these pictures other than a couple of parameters like exposure and how much blue filter was added, I accidently left my camera set for a lot of blue filter. Normally I zero out the settings. No harm done because the pictures can be processed after the fact. However the two of Mathias were obviously taken some time ago, I don't remember what settings I was using but I was trying for a halo around his head. It kind of worked.

Black & White

Rogue River bridge Look at the size of those
Those of you who were wondering if I actually did anything last Sunday when I slept in, well here is your answer. I tried out a little B&W on a subject not so inspiring as the sun. Looking at the bridge in detail is what got me started on it. All the large fastenings to hold it up and then when you look at it from far away it seems to be more normal. Okay so this bridge is "tiny" in comparison to other bridges, but when does one actually get out of the car and inspect what is there? Usually I just see the whole bridge without even looking at anything else. Interest is found in the details. One thing that is missing from these pictures and is not by photoshop is all the cobwebs everywhere. For some reason those are not so visible. By the way how many triangles are in the first photo?

First Post

Well you can see the very first photo I've posted on this blog. I got up early enough, or so I thought, to get this one. Fact is I almost missed it, I needed at least another half hour to set up. Sari didn't think I'd actually get up on a saturday just to take some pictures of a sunrise. This is one I've been wanting for sometime, every day while going to work during the summer this is the view cresting the hill. Admittedly the extra light hurts the eyes for a bit but worthwhile. Now as for the final product I ended up photoshopping the image to get the desired result. I actually got so involved with it that I forgot to go to Pat and Randy's to hang out. I was on a mission and wasn't about to quit. So from here on out I will be posting at least one photo a week that I enjoy that's been filed away and every now and again I'll post one more recent.