Sailing In Seattle

One of Russ' favorite part of our trip was when we went sailing in Puget Sound. It was so amazing. It was the longest day of the year when we went out for our night sail.  Because of that, it was toward the end of the night when the sun started to set.

I took quite a few pictures while we were out there, but this is one of my favorite shots.  The sun was just starting to go down when on our way back from being out on the water.  This is one of my favorite scenes from the night; besides the ones I took of the kids steering the boat.

Summer Daisies

I planted daisies in the flower garden this year. They were awesome. I worked on depth of field when taking pictures of the flower beds.

I love how the rest of the flower bed and the bricks on the house are out of focus and leave the daisies as the only thing that catches your eye.

Oregon Coast at Sunset

We had a great time in Oregon this summer. I spent a lot of time on Canon Beach with my camera as the sun was setting. While I was taking pictures my kids hunted for hermit crabs and looked through the tide pools.

It was such a great place to take pictures. The rocks along the coast line made the scenery so much more interesting.

Blue Heron

We walked through Stanley Park when we were in Vancouver. It was such an amazing place. It was hard to believe that we were in a city while we were there.

On or walk through the park, we saw this heron in an area that was a wetland. It was amazing. The bird looks like it's posing for me. The lens I used softened the images as well.

Unique Iris

My Iris bloomed for the first time this summer right before we went on vacation. I went out and got a few photos before we left because I knew it would be gone by the time we got home.

It turned out to be an amazing bloom, and I really love how this photo turned out. I love the white pedals with a touch of purple around the edges. I sweat I bought pink irises, but I'm okay with these.

Yellow Roses

I had fun taking photos in a rose garden this summer. I loved this photo with the bright yellow bloom above the other blooms.

I used a fish eye lens on these which distorted the outer edges but left this bloom in focus. I think I could have spent hours going through photography the flowers, but the kids were ready to move on long before I was ready to go.

Exciting Summer Vacations

It's been an amazing summer for my photography. We took a two week vacation up to the Pacific Northwest, and I got to really focus on taking some amazing photos. We went to this waterfall near Portland because the front desk clerk at our hotel said it was a must see. It was absolutely amazing and a great day trip. The lush greens or Oregon again the waterfall is just refreshing. I played around with the shutter speed, and this is one of my favorite shots.