Entries in I take pictures (47)

Tuesday
Oct112011

another important detail

1011_secondgame7 He got a game ball.

Photo info:
Camera: Canon Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 28-135 mm (Big Daddy)
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal length: 100
ISO: 100

Monday
Oct032011

fall surprises

Hydrangeas Surprise #1: The hydrangea is offering up one last bloom.


0911_fall surprises1 Surprise #2 (that's not me): We were asked to help film a political commercial.


0911_fall surprises6 Surprise #3 (not): It stormed again this weekend. That's Neel standing there watching the clouds.


Patio Surprise #4: The patio is almost, almost done. The dogs like it.


1011_fall surprises3 Surprise #5: Well, I'll have more to say about that tomorrow.

Tuesday
Aug232011

little man

0711_LandonThomson62 This little man. Little tera-dactyl. Super-chill little brother.


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Landon_collar_duoI was lucky enough to get to take some pictures of him last month.


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Landon_blue_four I was lucky enough to get to see him take his first breath on this earth. His older brother too, but that's a story for another day.


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Landon_hands_duo Isn't he gorgeous?


0711_LandonThomson75 Did I mention that he's my godson? Biased much? You bet.

Monday
Aug222011

I am not a street photographer

Asheville (1 of 13) We stopped in Asheville, NC on our way to visit Neel's family in Atlanta earlier this month. Callum calls it Hippy-town. He's probably right, but he should have seen our college campus!


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Dogsasheville One night in this fun and funky town is not nearly enough. I was reminded as we walked down town looking at hippies for a place for dinner, that site-seeing and street photography are two entirely different things.


Asheville (5 of 13) my feet, reflected


Asheville (6 of 13) true sign of the south


Asheville (7 of 13) I imagine that to do street photography right, you need to not have a hungry husband and 11 year old tagging along. I saw so much I wanted to stop and savor with my camera. I wanted to take time.


Asheville (4 of 13) We were hungry. Not just Callum and Neel, but me too. So! Many! Choices! After passing The Southern (pictured above) and heading down the street to read menus outside Indian restaurants, American cafes and French Bistros (Bon Appetite, y'all!), we ended up right back here. When in Rome, y'all.


Asheville (9 of 13) Here we are from the inside/outside. After days and days of 90-100 degree heat, it was dreamy to sit outside in coolish air.


Funnyfaceasheville From street photography to portraiture, Callum and Neel practice their "camera-ready" smile.


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Asheville (11 of 13) French 75 and some awesome beer that Neel loved for us to drink. Homemade pretzels and chutneys to dip, but why oh why did I not take a picture of Neel's chicken and waffles? Hello. That was yum. Even though I had pimento cheese crostini, we all decided that his dinner won. If I can get the chicken sausage gravy figured out, we're totally adding that to the rotation. Even if not.


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Asheville (13 of 13) Callum and I went for ice cream after dinner. He had his usual: cookie dough. Mine, you ask? Brown sugar bacon maple. Yeah, it was good. After I had that puppy in my hands I was too busy eating to take more pictures. So it clearly is one or the other. I want to go back for more.

Wednesday
Aug032011

doldrums

Selma's_Shop-13-1 I'm in a bit of a funk this week, I think. Nothing terrible. But my head hurts, and we're in a parenting rough patch, and it seems like there's a lot to do. And it's hot. Death by 1,000 paper cuts. August is hard every year, and this year is no different.


I have two card's full of pictures to download and a ton of others to edit. I should get cracking.