Jan 28, 2007

OK-I cheated a little. This picture is not one I took today. Once again it is cold and snowy so I am including a picture I took last year around the same time. It is the Lake Michigan shoreline with what else?...snow! HHCC please.

Jan 26, 2007

I had my nephews over today and took a few pictures with my girls for Valentines Day. HHCC appreciated.

Jan 22, 2007

Unfortunately, we received some snow yesterday. I was really hoping it would stay in the 40's through the winter. LOL! I decided to go out while it was snowing yesterday to see what kind of photo opportunities I might run into. Well, I ended up getting stuck in the snow and it took me a little while to get out. So I decided to just go home. These are the pictures I got. Please tell me what you think. They didn't exactly turn out the way I had envisioned them. I've got to get better at that. The tree and sun settings are with my 28/200 mm lens, iso 200, f11, ss1/320. The swing shot is iso 200, f6.3, ss 1/640. The guy running is iso 200, f3.2, ss 1/3200. HHCC appreciated.

Jan 21, 2007

I saw this on someone else's blog and thought I would try it. What do you think? Does it look too orange? HHCC appreciated on all my pics.

Jan 20, 2007

I've been away too long! I work 3rd shift (both 8 and 12 hours) and the days surrounding me working are usually spent sleeping or being so tired I could fall asleep at any time. LOL! This is a picture of a paper mache fish Sydney made when she was in 1st grade. I liked the colors.

Jan 16, 2007

The Domes

One of the neat things about my city are the domes. They are three round solar spheres. One houses regular summer plants, the second is the desert and the third is the rainforest. Many people hold weddings or have their pictures taken in the domes. The outside doesn't look too fantastic (especially with gray skys LOL) but the inside takes you to another place. :) They usually have something neat set up in the main section. Right now it is a train station with an entire city set in the garden. I tried to get some close ups of it-but they didn't turn out as I had envisioned. I am not used to shooting this type of scene-any tips? HHCC appreciated.

Jan 15, 2007

We had a little bit of snowfall last night. I drove around the city today trying to find pictures of my hometown. Unfortunately, the sky was not too agreeable. LOL! It was about the same color as Lake Michigan. Here is a picture of the Calatrava-our new art museum that goes out over the lake. The other picture is showing some of our buildings downtown with Lake Michigan in the forefront.