"Prom"

My son had his Jr. Prom this weekend.  He had a great time hanging out with all of his buddies.  I was fortunate to be able to go and take lots of pictures of him and his friends.  They were so so goofy.  This is one of my favorite shots.  Here the guys are all re-enacting a "move" for Naruto.  Below is a more serious shot of Mr. Man all dressed up.

Spring Fling Rock Climbing

Tonight was Itty Bitty's "Spring Fling" at school.  They had all kinds of cool things to do there, but Itty Bitty was all about doing the rock climbing wall.  She tried this once before at the Bass Pro Shop and did not do so well.  Tonight though was a different story.  She made it all the way to the top of the wall and then repealed down!  She was so proud of herself and we were proud of her.  On a separate note I have been reading on working on focus and lighting.  I think that today my pictures were sharper and the lighting was luckily better.  Overall I am happy with the photos that I got.  Hopefully I will continue to improve.

"The End of March the Beginning of April"

These last few weeks have been very busy.  We just had spring break and are now on the down-hill slide to summer vacation!  Only a month or so left now!  I have been continuing my photo challenges this month but they are both hosted on flickr so sometimes I forget to post here but I will be better due to the fact that the "Edit Me Challenges" are beginning again : )  

For the theme Pride and Joy I couldn't decide between the color or the B&W version of this pic of the kiddos.  KK liked the B&W because she said her shirt was too distracting.

The next two pictures were taken on the same day.  We were at the park playing and this stream was too pretty to pass up.  So instead I used it for the theme narrow and then put Itty Bitty in front of it for warmth.  Her smile and the warm glow from the sunlight were perfect for the theme.

Theme: Pride and Joy

B and W Version

Theme: Narrow

Theme: Warmth

"Mini"

Tonight my sweet husband was nice enough to pose for me with his iPad while he read.  I participate in a couple of 52 week projects on Flickr.  One of the themes for this week is "mini".  I thought that the iPad Mini was perfect for the photo and it allowed me to practice getting sharp pictures in low light conditions.  To get the lighting just right we turned off all the lights in the room except the front porch light.  Then we had our son hold a flashlight far off to the side so the "apple" logo is lit up and you can tell what he is holding.

Beautiful Girls

This weekend was beautiful.  Kk and Mia got some picture time together and I caught Itty Bitty watching My Little Pony on Saturday morning.  I love my family. : )

Sunny Warm Weekend : )

Today was a beautiful, sunny, warm weekend!  While MR. Man was at Youth Symphony rehearsal we decided to go to the park and the Riverwalk.  Itty Bitty enjoyed her time swinging, laughing and running around.

At the riverwalk we found a few gazebos and some cool cannons.  The sunlight was so pretty, bouncing off of Itty's head.  She enjoyed posing on the neat cannons.

This Week's Challenges

This week's photo challenges were "fleeting" and "light".  The first photo was taken around town after eating frozen yogurt.  There was a tire swing that Itty Bitty was excited to swing on.  She quickly made some new friends and played before it got to cold and late to play anymore.  These moments go by fast are are certainly fleeting.  The bottom photo is one that I happened on just walking out my garage door on my way to work.  I was already running late but just couldn't pass up this gorgeous photo.

Sweet Shot Tuesday Feb #1

Endless power lines cut through the countryside. Endless beauty found in a freezing, early morning sunrise with the fog rolling in.  

Flip Flop Edit - #5

I'm very excited to be posting a new edit!  Amy from Flip Flop Edits provided the picture of this beautiful lady that is expecting.  For my edit I first cropped to highlight baby bump.  Next, I ran a sharpen layer and a layer adjustment.  I then added a vignette and enhanced her eyes.  Finally I added a layer and painted on softness around this mom-to-be.

Before

After

First Sign of Spring?

I was in my backyard and saw this flower in bloom.  I had to pull out my phone and double check my calendar... yep it's still January.  I decided to take a photo and then crop it down to showcase the ruffle in the center and the sparkles in the leaves.