{11/365} Sour face

This is the look I get from Harry when he sees me approaching with the camera. Part of the "things they do" series this week:)

Harry up-close {3/365}

I had big plans to do a photo shoot with Will  today but he was being uncooperative. So I stepped outside while Harry was riding his new electric scooter and caught his genuine joy!  I love how his helmet is crooked and wisps of hair are sticking out and illuminated by the sun. I used my neighbor's 135 mm lens.

They all wanted in

We did not have baseball or Judo or anything today after school.  So, we were hanging out in the living room and Will was reading. I wanted to get a shot for the 365 but they all got silly and wanted a picture.....

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Kate was so jealous...that she did this to get in the way...

and then this...

I am not using those photos for the 365 but I wanted to remember what a little camera ham she was being!

Meanwhile, Harry wanted his picture taken too...

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Kate saw her big brother leave for school with a backpack..so she NEEDED a backpack to wear to pre-school. Contents: pretend food from her play kitchen, lipgloss and her lovey (which I promptly removed).

Silly peanuts!

Dailies

The 365 is hanging by thread. I need to get back on track and take a shot each day. The days have been so busy with baseball games and practices nearly everyday, school decisions for Will, summer camp registrations, visitors etc.

I use my camera every single day but I am not really focusing on this project on the last week or 2. I am going to get MUCH better. Anyway, here is what I have for the last several days.

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Kate smelling the roses at a local park.

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My new Nikon arrives!

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Kate and Miss Cathy read the paper.

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Our good friends...

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A little light reading

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Easter Loot

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Easter Day

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YIKES!

Somehow...I have fallen woefully behind in posting my 365 photos.  I take them everyday and post them to flickr but I have been forgetting to get over here.

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The men I love...

two of them anyway....

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He rarely lets me take his photo. This was after he cooked us a great Sunday breakfast. I am so lucky to have him. He is an amazing husband and father! Taken with my 85 mm on manual.

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Since he is allergic to wheat, gluten, dairy and soy...he does not often have cookies. We found these GFCF cookies and he loves them.

More 365 (catching up and racing ahead)

Will, Kate and I went to the famer's market.  I got some really fun shots that I will post but I am using this one for my 365 project....

Purple Kohlrabi {52/365}

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Will loved these carrots.  He was such a charmer at the market.  He chatted up the sellers and even picked out some flowers for me.  It was such a nice hour with him.

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A friendly game of chutes and ladders with Harry and Kate.  Kate just moves anywhere she wants with total disregard for the rules.  I see trouble ahead.

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I realized we bear a striking resemblance to our games pieces (me, harry and kate). 

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Took this on a walk and realized it looked exactly  as I felt by the end of this week. I call is "too tired to stand." It is one of my favorite shots.  I wish I had a macro lens so I could have capture more detail on the rose.

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Harry is doing so well with baseball this season.  He loves it.  He has awesome coaches and a great attitude.

Sorry, I did not include all the photo stats.  I am pressed for time. If you are interested in that.... you can click on any photo (it will go to flickr) and the stats are listed under "more properties" on each individual photo.

Playing catch~up!

Good thing that I got ahead last week because I had no idea that this week, I would get behind in my 365.  Please understand that these are rushed shots due to my complete lack of time this week.  I was afraid I might have to abandon the project. Then I realized that I have a shot for each day and it is fine if they are not good shots....that is how life is....sometimes up and sometimes down:)

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Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/2.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Focal Length: 50.4 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Taken March 19th Aperture Priority

This next one is COMPLETELY out of focus...but it reflects the day...

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This is Harry.

Harry and Will both won gold medals in a Judo tournament.  They are SO hard to photograph because the lighting is terrible, you are very far away and people are in your way AND the action is fast!  I need to work on this.

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This is not the best shot of my sweet Kate.  It is the day she was diagnosed with mono.  She wanted to dress like Mommy (a white tee, green skirt and pearls).  I was sitting in the rocking chair next to her with my arms flooded.  I saw her watching me and imitating me.

Camera: Nikon D80

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)

Aperture: f/2.0

Focal Length: 50 mm

Focal Length: 50.4 mm

ISO Speed: 500

Exposure Bias: 0 EV

 No Flash

Aperture Priority

In the next one, I was trying to take a shot of just the smoothie (our meals this week) but Kate walked into my shot:)

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Camera: Nikon D80

Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)

Aperture: f/2.5

Focal Length: 50 mm

ISO Speed: 800

Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Flash: No Flash

Manual Mode!

Even though this is technically the same day, I am using it for the next day (I'll get back on track next week)

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I gave Kate this little laptop that I had been saving for Easter or her birthday because we were so bored at home.  She really likes it:)

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Aperture Priority

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Took this one day recently after a rain. It is straight out of the camera except for a tiny crop.  The bokeh is blades of ornamental grass.

Camera: Nikon D80

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)

Aperture: f/2.8

Focal Length: 85 mm

Focal Length: 84.8 mm

ISO Speed: 100

Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Flash: No Flash

I snuck out to the local farmer's market yesterday and got some GREAT shots...I plan to use them next.

The Aquarium

Will on the Carousel {43/365}

LUCY asked how I got Will in focus and not the pole.  I used to do this one way but I recently learned a new way...my camera has a selective focus option where I can tell it (by moving a blinking rectangle in the view finder) what to focus on.  I have had mixed results with it but perhaps I just need more practice.  Check your manual (In the focus section) to learn more about your camera...Cannon, Sony, Olympus, and Nikon all have a similar feature.

Contemplative Harry sucking on a Lollipop {44/365}

My 3 peanuts @ the Aquarium {45/365}

Woohoo~ I am like 3 or 4 days ahead.  I can hide my camera for a day:)

The Rodeo

{41/365} Tuesday

At the rodeo...I got all teary eyed and proud that they chose to ride together...then they told me it was only because Harry could not reach the pedals:) They LOVED the bumper cars!

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All Kate wanted to do at the Rodeo is ride a pony!  And even though she looks very serious here...she was having a BLAST!

Since all 3 kids are home and we are doing fun things, I have decided to get a little ahead in my 365 and post more than one photo a day to it...that way, I will have little wiggle room for those days I am uninspired or don't get any shots:)

Crush {31/365}

I realized I needed more of Harry for my 365. He was sipping his juice box after school and the light coming in the kitchen window was really pretty. The photos were fine but then when I asked him about a girl he has a crush on ....his little eyes lit up! Seriously, there is no comparison to the before and after shots. Oh how I love him!

Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 360
Aperture Priority

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 85 mm
Focal Length: 84.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Aperture Priority

Hanging out {17/365}

Today, Bagel and I spent the day packing, running around town shopping, eating and driving to Austin so I did not get photos. So, here is one from Thursday afternoon at the park.

Camera: Nikon D300 (I took with my friend's camera)
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 56 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Aperture Priority

Harrison {12/365}

It is Harry's turn. He is so darned cute BUT he avoids the camera (just like Dave).  Today I got a few of him outside....

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I love his face in this one but the "bike bokeh" in the background is just too distracting for me!

This is the shot of the day though....

He was so sick of me taking photos and he started getting goofy. I love it! He moved too close to the lens. I did not crop his chin out.