{15/365} Will Swims

Will is on the swim team and today was the first meet.  He did very well in the relay and not so well in his backstroke.  Oh well.  He has another meet this week:)

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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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.

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:)

{36/365} Music to my ears?

{35/365}  After seeing a violin in an antique store a few years ago, Will decided he wanted to learn to play. He took lessons for a little over a year (in Virginia). But he has not played in a LONG time. He played Mary had a little lamb for Kate and she loved it, so now she asks him to play...


Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Aperture Priority

And then she needed a turn....

Will's Obsession {34/365}

Even though he is 11 and 1/2, Will still LOVES Legos.  He escapes into a world of imaginary battles and buildings.  Sometimes, I need to remind him they are not real. He can spend hours and hours constructing scenes on the window seat in his room.

I am not happy with this photo..it is out of focus.  I took it with the 50mm lens (while Kate was crying and crawling in my lap) trying to shoot on a wide aperture (for the natural light in late afternoon).  I am trying to be easier on myself and realize the 365 is about our life and about learning more about photography and NOT about capturing the perfect photo. Still, the better I get the more I see the flaws.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
Exposure: 0.00
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Aperture Priority

Sweet Will {21/365}

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 85 mm
Aperture Priority
85mm lens

Camping Out~ Day 4

Our house smelled so bad from the painting that is being done that my boys decided to camp in the backyard last night (with Scout). Kate, Dave and I opted for the comforts of our own beds. The boys lasted all night and really enjoyed it!

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Will is home from a school trip. He was gone almost all week and I missed him so.  He is tired and he missed our good cooking but he had a great time:)

Merry Christmas from 3 Peanuts!

I can get lost in those eyes

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 I love Will's eyes.  They are a million different colors and they catch the light really well.  He is growing up so fast....I am afraid he will not let me take his photo much longer.  Here he is reading a book instead of watching his brother who is playing an awesome soccer game.