You've gotta love a baby....

The world just seems like a better place when you watch a precious little baby sleeping..... Thank-you to our friends Ila and Ryan for letting me "play" with their adorable little baby Henry yesterday. He is not quite a month old and was such a sweet little model! :) I can't wait to take more pics of him as he gets older - maybe next time we can get his big brothers in there with him too!

The Conservatory at the Mendel

 Flowers, greenery, humidity.... Oh my.... I  cannot wait for summer, or spring.... Or just a lot less snow!! I was informed by a very wise 6-year-old this morning that Spring doesn't start until March 20th, so I guess I have a few days to go. :) In the meantime, my little Lily-bean and I took a trip to the Mendel Art Gallery and Conservatory and took pictures of their lovely flowers and plants. Being in the conservatory was like being in a tiny little piece of summer heaven... :)

Some people don't like lens flares.... I am not one of them!

I gave Lily her own camera, so she took some great pics as well. After about half an hour, so was bored though.... :)

Fun times... I think I am going to have some future photographers on my hands (Owen loves it too)! :) Thanks for looking!

Love, Marriage, Baby

I saw this idea on Pinterest and just had to do it! I took my pics, then in Picasa added text. I think this is such a sweet idea.

The Biology Building @ the U of S

 Last week at my class, our prof had a few stations set up in class so that we could play with lighting, etc., but the building that our class is in is connected to the Biology Building on the U of S campus and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to photograph the subjects down there. It was evening, so there were nice shadows to work with. Here are some of  my results.

I LOVE waterfalls! Even teeny-weenie ones. :) I didn't have my tripod with me, so for this shot, I leaned up against a pillar and stayed as still as possible with my shutter open for 1sec. I will try it again with a tripod, but all-in-all, nit bad for a handheld shot.

I like the looks of the bones, but to give them some artistic edge, in Picasa, I added the "Cinamascope" effect. Makes them look even older than they are (and yellows the pic a bit).

 

The most fun part of this evening was playing with perspectives. Taking pictures from different angles, or focusing on something that may not have been considered the focal point of an object was my goal.

Playing with a 1second shutter speed, I zoomed back after pressing the shutter which left these cool light lines.

Blooming Tea

Mmmmm.... I love tea. I am especially fond of David's Tea at the moment. With the unique flavors that they offer (such as Root Beer Float, Birthday Cake, my absolute favorite - Midsummer Night's Dream), there is a taste for everyone. The last time I was in there, I noticed that they have blooming tea, and (more for the photo op!) I just had to try it. The tea itself was quite tasty, but I would say that the pictures (for me) were more enjoyable. ;)

This is the bloom before infusing it.

 The whole blooming/infusing process only took about 2 minutes. The next time I do this (and I will do it again - there is a peach and strawberry flavor as well), I will manually focus more in the bloom - it is not as sharp as I would like it to be - and of course, will play more with lighting. Learning experience.