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Flower and Grass

Christine — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:04 +0000

Hubby really liked this shot. He said he thought it looked like a flower over grass.

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Sun Setting Over a Palm Tree

Christine — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:47:48 +0000

At least that’s what it looks like to me.

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Fireworks

Christine — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:37:27 +0000

My 1st attempt at taking fireworks. The Digital Photography School article on shooting fireworks was extremely helpful. Shooting at ISO 100, f/8, and long shutter speeds were recommended. They gave tips when using a DSLR but I found them to be helpful with my point-and-shoot.

I did learn a few things…

1) If I thought my camera had a small lag time when trying to photograph active children, it is 100 times worse trying to shoot fireworks at night.

2) Timing is everything. And somehow I didn’t get it for most of the shots. I was trying to compensate for that lag time so instead of clicking when the fireworks were about to explode, I’d try when I heard the “pomf” of them being launched. But then depending on the launch time, I’d have all tail and no explosion. I just couldn’t get it quite right.

2) 15 second exposure time is too long for most of the fireworks I was trying to capture. 2 seconds too short.

3) Babies and toddlers love to mess with the tripod while you are trying to photograph fireworks. Something about steel objects on legs is just irresistible.

4) Must ensure extra batteries are in camera case. A no brainer but I packed everything yesterday (snacks, sweaters, toys, etc) BUT the batteries.

5) It is harder than you think to hold a baby to comfort him while trying to press the shutter button.

We had a great time, though, last night and great fun experimenting with photographing fireworks.

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Daddy’s Girl

Christine — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:21:32 +0000

I’m lame. Father’s Day came and went without a photo dedication to my husband.

This man came into my life a bit over 5 years ago, adopting my oldest daughter as his own. He loves her as if she was his own flesh and blood.

My soul mate sacrifices alot for us. He works hard and gives up the things he wants so I can stay home to raise and homeschool our children.

Happy (belated) Father’s Day to my husband!

"The godly [man] walk with integrity; blessed are their children after them."
(Proverbs 20:7 NLT)

A Vintage Easter

Christine — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:13:28 +0000

Jesus told her [Martha], “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die like everyone else, will live again. They are given eternal life for believing in me and will never perish…”

John 11:25-26 NLT

First Easter

Christine — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:16:54 +0000

Taken at our church on Easter morning, this is my joyful boy.

Merry Christmas part 2

Christine — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:10:39 +0000

Here was another shot I really liked as well. I’ll let you decide which is best. :D

Merry Christmas

Christine — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:56:01 +0000

For Christmas, I received a Quantaray QSX-Digipro tripod. A whole new world has opened up to me!

This photo was taken last night. The room was in darkness with only the Christmas lights on the the tree lit. I was playing around with my camera’s manual & macro modes, learning what happens when I adjust the aperture and shutter in various settings. I got several nice shots… I think this is my favorite.