Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Lunar Eclipse: October 8, 2014
I got up this morning around 4:40a.m. to photograph the eclipse, accompanied by my doggie. :D Fact: Photographing at night/wee hours of the morning is still spooky even if you are in your own yard.
I did a few multiple exposure series so that I could have a background for the moon. This image is a composite of three images above.
As I waited for the eclipse to advance and the moon to cross the sky, I worked with a second camera. I have a Lensbaby fisheye lens that I don't often use. It makes some interesting images.
I hope that the rest of you got to observe the Blood Moon eclipse at some point this morning!! I was glad for clear skies. And, it wasn't as cold as the eclipse was back in March. Have a great day. I need to boogie and get to work!!
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
March is in the Books
Can you believe that we are a quarter of the way through 2014? When I started a new 365 project, the task before me seemed crazy. And there are still days where I'm driving home from work without a photo in the bag yet. It's still a monumental project. But I'm 80+ photos in!! That's absurd. It makes time fly very quickly.
I try to explore some different ideas. It helps that I'm also doing Lens Pro to Go's photo per week project. They assign a theme each week.
"Indoors"
"Self-Portrait"
There are many 'Just Because' images.
"Bowties Are Cool"
I've gotten to document some joyous occasions.
And, I've commemorated some of my own fond memories.
March 31 was the 13th anniversary of my father's passing (I just noticed that the numbers are flipped this year). That's a long time. I miss him every day and worry that I might forget some details of the man he was. Crazy, but real. I remember music we both enjoyed, and running jokes that we shared.
For whatever reason we got on a kick out of threatening each other with 'knuckle sandwiches'. We'd put up our dukes and tell the other person, "You're gonna get one of these... and then one of these..." I couldn't think of anything to photograph that day. Then I thought it'd be fun to make an actual knuckle sandwich. My husband asked me, "How's that going to go?" I say as I retrieve a plate from the cupboard, "Well.... I'm going to put a slice of bread down. Then my fist... then I'll put a slice on top of it all. How do you think it would work?" My husband responds with a laugh, "I'm sorry I asked." :D They obviously never knew each other, but that's pretty much how I
imagine the conversation might have gone with my dad too.
My dad was gone too soon. I thankful that we had such a great relationship. I'm so grateful that people will still bother to take a moment once in awhile to share the memories that they have of him with me too. The least that I can do is to share some of things that I remember fondly about the man too.
And that's how the first quarter of 2014 ends.
Here's the full gallery.
I try to explore some different ideas. It helps that I'm also doing Lens Pro to Go's photo per week project. They assign a theme each week.
"Indoors"
"Self-Portrait"
There are many 'Just Because' images.
"Bowties Are Cool"
I've gotten to document some joyous occasions.
And, I've commemorated some of my own fond memories.
March 31 was the 13th anniversary of my father's passing (I just noticed that the numbers are flipped this year). That's a long time. I miss him every day and worry that I might forget some details of the man he was. Crazy, but real. I remember music we both enjoyed, and running jokes that we shared.
For whatever reason we got on a kick out of threatening each other with 'knuckle sandwiches'. We'd put up our dukes and tell the other person, "You're gonna get one of these... and then one of these..." I couldn't think of anything to photograph that day. Then I thought it'd be fun to make an actual knuckle sandwich. My husband asked me, "How's that going to go?" I say as I retrieve a plate from the cupboard, "Well.... I'm going to put a slice of bread down. Then my fist... then I'll put a slice on top of it all. How do you think it would work?" My husband responds with a laugh, "I'm sorry I asked." :D They obviously never knew each other, but that's pretty much how I
imagine the conversation might have gone with my dad too.
My dad was gone too soon. I thankful that we had such a great relationship. I'm so grateful that people will still bother to take a moment once in awhile to share the memories that they have of him with me too. The least that I can do is to share some of things that I remember fondly about the man too.
And that's how the first quarter of 2014 ends.
Here's the full gallery.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
January 2014 365 Project
The first month is in the books!! You can follow my 365 photo progress on my flickr stream: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjQbgVcZ I include captions for a few images there.
I've had a lot of fun so far. Do you have a suggestion for a theme? Feel free to comment! I try to mix up my subjects. I also go to dictionary.com on occasion to check out their word of the day.
I've had a lot of fun so far. Do you have a suggestion for a theme? Feel free to comment! I try to mix up my subjects. I also go to dictionary.com on occasion to check out their word of the day.
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