Spring Bubble Fun

We went to see some of my husband's family this weekend. My sister-in-law is a super sweet aunt and bought the kids these bubble makes that would make hundreds in seconds. With three of the kids hard at work the bubble were everywhere.

My daughter, being the budding photographer, asked me to take pictures of it with her camera. This one turned on neat. I might have spent more time working on reflections that they were making or setting up a different shot had it not been so cold. I spent more time enjoying the bubbles through the window than outside.

Roses

When my husband bought the roses this weekend, he also picked up a nice full orange one. I put up a white back drop and started taking pictures of the flower.

I had fun setting this one up to photograph. Once I was done, I opened it on the computer and did a little editing. I put a little more orange in a background layer in paint.net as to add some depth to the flower.

Inspired

I went out and took pictures yesterday. My husband bought some roses from the store for me. It was kind of dreary outside, so I decided to do some still life photos with them. They turned out really well, and I had a lot of fun.

We went out to dinner and after we got home, the rain just started pouring. It was somewhat hard to convince myself to go outside, but I had a great idea for one of the roses. I laid it out on the bench in the front yard. They turned out amazing. I turned the background black and white to leave the focus on the rose.

I finally feel inspired again. I had so much fun taking photos again. Even out in the rain and it was pouring down, I remembered how much I love taking photos.

Easter

Happy Easter! I got these flowers from church. One of my friends is a florist and will bring in flowers to decorate with and let us take them home. I had so much fun taking pictures of these flowers. They are so elegant.

My goal is to get out and take pictures this weekend. The big question is whether they will be great spring pictures or more winter scenes. I may just opt to do still life Easter eggs.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Promises

As it snows a little more outside, I find the need to see the promise of spring through this rainbow photo. This picture was actually kind of a surprise to me. I was trying to capture the raging water of the river and notice the rainbow coming off the water to perfectly.

Finding rainbows to photograph has always been really fun for me. Most of the time for me, the rainbow looks so more more magnificent in real life that I can't take the right shot to bring out the right color or size of the arch. This picture turned out really well.

So, I will continue to look through my rainbow pictures hoping for the promise of brighter days.

More Fun with Paint.net

I think this is one of my favorite photos that I've altered graphically yet. I turned the green parts of the peacock feathers black and white and left the eyes of the feathers bright and colorful.

The lack of color on the background creates more texture and leaves the eyes of the feathers to really stand out. I'm having so much fun experimenting with paint.net

The snow has started to melt. I was even outside without a coat on today. After talking with my husband, I think we're going to go to Yellowstone right after school gets out. I'm so excited. There's going to be so many photo opportunities with my camera.

No More Snow!

I have lived here long enough to know that it still snows in April, but I really need it to snow, warm up for a week, snow again, warm up for a month, etc. It's been cold and gloomy for far too long. We went to a friends house for dinner last night, and she had a picnic despite the weather. (We did not eat outside in the snow though.) I also realize that we've gotten much less snow that a lot of places so I will count my blessings on that one. I'm also getting some extra housework done since we're stuck inside instead of playing outside.

So after shoveling the sidewalk this morning, I looked through my summer photos to warm up. I think snap dragons are my favorite flowers to have in my garden. I love this picture with the purple flowers in the back ground out of focus.

I can not wait to go back out and take pictures in my gardens again this year.