I photographed a friend last Sunday and even though it rained that morning we were able to take a few shots outdoors behind my home, where there is a mini forest. In my last post I mentioned that I prefer taking photos in natural light, so I took advantage of it that day. Again, a…
Hi! It’s been a little while! I’ve been extremely busy with LIFE! However, I’ve been capturing many of those life moments and I will try to slow down a bit so that I can post about them more contemporaneously. Because I’m busy I often don’t have time to complete my photo post-editing prior to engaging…
I participated in a photo tour last night to photograph four of our national monuments; the Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the World War II Memorial. Although I photographed the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument at night last November (see November 6th post), I wanted to see how much my…
Last weekend I went to Detroit to visit with Diane, the youngest of my mother’s 10 siblings. Although we are two months apart in age, she is my aunt! We have had a unique bond since we were little girls. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Diane and her husband Al. They were fantastic hosts! While visiting, we made a…
My parents left yesterday heading back home to Seattle, after visiting me and my sister over the past week. So just before departing to the airport we had a mini photo shoot. Prior to my parent’s visit, it occurred to me that my father and I had never taken photos together. We’d always taken family pictures…
My last post featured the Wings of Fancy butterfly exhibit, which was a Meet-Up event. The next day there was another scheduled Meet-Up event at the sunflower fields in northern Montgomery County Maryland. I’d been to the fields two years prior and really enjoyed the experience, so I thought I’d go again and see how…
Yesterday I joined fellow shutterbugs for a Meetup at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD to photograph beautiful butterflies. I also photographed caterpillars, and these caterpillars were pretty, considering they were caterpillars! Growing up I was used to seeing very fuzzy caterpillars, and these were not. I really enjoyed this event because I just love…
The weather in the DMV has been unusual to say the least! It seems like summer actually began in early May, which brought high temperatures and thunderstorms. Over the past few weeks temperatures have fluctuated and we have experienced a considerable amount of rain. I was able to get in a day at the beach a…
I’ve always looked younger than my age! Currently, when I’m asked my age and I respond, most people are amazed that I am in my mid-fifties! Truthfully, sometimes I’m amazed that I am in my mid-fifties, although my body often reminds me! My family genes are definitely a factor, as my mother looks 10-15 years younger…
Last month I had the opportunity to photograph a couple’s wedding day. For various reasons I’d stayed away from photographing weddings; however, I made an exception this time because the couple’s photographer canceled a few days before the ceremony; it would be a small intimate ceremony with a few family and friends, and it was…
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