If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times. ~ Saint Augustine of Hippo
Last week was a pretty nice week for taking pictures! It just flew by and I missed a couple of days, but oh well!
I found this huge clover in a patch of weeds in my yard. It was like a gaint compared to the rest of them! Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4; 1/640 sec.; ISO-100.
Some of my beautiful lilacs. I wish you could smell them… their fragrance is heavenly! Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4; 1/125 sec.; ISO-100.
This is in the parking lot of Albertson’s! I was in the car waiting for Aaron when I noticed the gorgeous sunset. One of the lucky few times I had my camera with me! (No, I don’t carry my camera with me wherever I go! I wish I was one of those people, but seriously… life, with two little girls, happens and I don’t always remember to bring it!)
Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4; 1/400 sec.; ISO-100.
Saturday my sister, Misti, and I went to the park to shoot a new photography video for our website, OpenScrapbook. (It will be coming very soon! Keep your eyes out for it! 
) There were geese everywhere! We saw this momma and her babies coming out of the pond. I caught this little guy shaking off the water!
Taken with my 50mm lens: f/2; 1/4000 sec.; ISO-100.
Sunday we drove out to Aaron’s parents house for Mother’s Day. On the way I noticed the beautiful sunset and the gorgeous light it was throwing everywhere! All the plants were just glowing! I asked Aaron if would mind stopping so I could snap a few pictures. (To many of you, that would be no big deal! But for me, it is! I never ask to stop anywhere to take pictures…I always plan trips to go shoot. But I’m trying to be more spontaneous so I don’t miss anymore great photos!)
Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4; 1/500 sec.; ISO-100.
Iris blossoms are one of my favorite flowers. They hold a lot of memories for me from when I was growing up. When I was twelve, we moved from our trailer house in a tiny truck-stop/mining town to a real house in a real city. A real house! I was so excited! One of the first things I noticed about our new house was there were three huge bushes full of iris blossoms. They were so beautiful! I loved to pick flowers for my mom when I was little (and still do actually! May Day brought a nice little bouquet of lilacs and irises to my mom ).
Every spring we lived in that house, I’d pick bunches of iris blossoms for my mom! I’ve always wanted to plant my own iris bushes, so a couple years ago I finally got some. They turned out to be dwarf ones so they don’t grow very big. That was a bit of a disappointment, but I got over it! I love them now and I love that now my girls love them and pick them for me!
This photo was taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4, 1/320 sec., ISO 100. I processed it in Photoshop CS3, scroll down to see a before & after!
The 365 Project is still going strong! Well, trying to at least! This has been such a fun thing to do this year, and I have to admit, it’s been a little tough. I’ve missed some days here and there but it’s ok. I went back and looked at my photos from the beginning of the year and I was amazed! I think I have already come so far in my photography! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings!
I am going to be posting my 365 photos on Mondays now. I think it will be a lot easier to keep up with, for posting on my blog. So, here are last week’s photos!
April 26, 2010 – 116 { 365 } … Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4, 1/640 sec., ISO 100.
April 27, 2010 – 117 { 365 } … Taken with my 50mm lens with 2 extension tubes attached (36mm and 20mm): f/4.5, 1/40 sec., ISO 200.
April 28, 2010 – 118 { 365 } … Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4, 1/2500 sec., ISO 100.
May 1, 2010 – 121 { 365} … Taken with my 50mm lens: f/1.4, 1/1000 sec., ISO 100.
It’s Tuesday again and time for another Sweet Shot Tuesday hosted by Life with My 3 Boybarians! I absolutely love this weekly blog party! There’s no theme, so you only have to post your favorite shot for the week! Darcy also hosts a giveaway each Sweet Shot Tuesday, and… this week she is giving away a set of my Photo Veils! Go over and check it out.
Seriously… go there now! You’ll be glad you did!
