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Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

Carefree

Footloose and fancy free

This weeks photo challenge topic is Carefree.

I have always felt carefree during summer.

When I was little I would start the day in my swimsuit and wouldn’t take it off till bed time, if then.  We would spend all day outside, swimming, playing in the sprinkler or in the tree house.  We would go to the park and camping.

We would consume massive amounts of Popsicles.

As I got older the summers turned into me and my future hubby taking off to go camping or a drive to the beach for some surfing.  Well, surfing for him, not me, our coastal waters are too cold for me to get into.

Now that I have children I still love summer time and all that comes with it.

Eating Popsicles for lunch

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Or teaching Ian to swim ‘all-my-by-self’ in his life jacket

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And the fact that Baby Sid is so happy in the water

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My mom has always had the perfect yard for a slip n’ slide

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And nothing says Carefree like taking a bath outside in a wash tub that has seen every baby bottom in our family

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For me Carefree = Summer

 

Happy Shooting

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Photo Challenge: One Shot, Two Ways

This is for last week’s challenge, which ended today as there is a new challenge.

But…you know, better late then never

It is supposed to be one shot taken at two different directions.  One horizontal and one vertical.

This challenge is two force photographers to think before they shoot.

Back when I used film, you know a gazillion years ago.  My nieces say “film? what is film?” I would have to think a lot about composition.  Wasted film is wasted money.   And wasted time in the dark room.

Now of course I can take a million pictures then pick and choose between the ones I like at a later time.  Of course the down side is less thinking about the shot ahead of time.

I knew I wanted to shoot this building, I just kept not having enough time in the day.  So it took me a little long.

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Which one is better?  That would depend on what you want the image to represent…

 

Happy Shooting

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow

The topic of last week’s photography challenge is foreshadowimage

When your little guy’s normal temperature is 97.6 a reading of 100.3 is not good.

I foresee a long night ahead for this Mama and her ten-month old boy.

Happy Shooting

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

This weeks photography challenge is the Golden Hour.

The golden hour is defined as the first and last hours of the day.  This is because of the quality of light, and its effects on what you are photographing.

I have lots and lots of sunset pictures.  When we lived in central Oregon we would see glorious sunsets on a daily basis.  The Oregon Coast offers magnificent sunsets.

But I didn’t want to go that route.  I wanted a new picture.

On Saturday we went to a friend’s house, they live on a Christmas tree farm, so there are lots and lots of land around them and I made sure to bring my camera.  The big boys were paying with our friend’s bow and arrows, so of course Ian wanted to play too.

I love Ian’s expression after shooting the arrow.  He was so excited!

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They were shot at 7:38pm (sunset was 8:57 pm, so they were a little outside the golden hour, but close enough for me):
1/100 sec
f 5.7
400 ISO
55.0 mm focal length

I did not do anything to the pictures in Photoshop, but I think they could use a little adjustment.  The pictures needed a little more light.  But that’s how it is with kids, they decide to do something and you have no time to test the light before they are done.

I also had to include one of some plant life.

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It was shot at 7:40 pm at 1/85 sec, f 5.7, 200 ISO, 55.0 mm focal length

Happy Shooting

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