Category: Color Pictures
Recently I had an excellent opportunity to reconnect with an old friend/coworker and take pictures of her gorgeous children. They were wonderful subjects and so cooperative. They didn’t even mind sitting in the wet leaves the day after a big rain. Of course I had to lay down in the wet leaves to get shots like this, but it was worth the extra visit to the dry cleaners.
I was just going through some of my older pictures on my flickr account and came across this butterfly picture. It’s been one of my favorites since I took it last year at the Cleveland Zoo in the butterfly house. I always loved the effects and the colors in the background but didn’t even realize that effect had a name until I started to learn more about photography. That is called bokeh and it’s something I’ve always admired in pictures by other photographers but I never even considered trying to achieve because I didn’t realize it was an actual thing. Now that I’ve learned more about it, I’m going to attempt more pictures that employ this effect. I’d love to examples of how you have employed bokeh in your own photography. Feel free to link to your shots in the comments.
Before the sickness of ‘09 hit our house this week, Riley, my mom and I went on a hike at Buffalo Rock State Park. My plan was to get fall color shots and enjoy the beautiful day. The park didn’t have as much color change as I had been hoping for but we were still able to enjoy the walk and our time together. This little fellow (or lady. I didn’t get that close!) was crossing our path as we walked back to the car.
I took this while driving up to Milwaukee last weekend. I was drawn to this farm and the color of the fields so I made my husband quickly pull over the car so I could get in a couple of shots.
I’ve always been fascinated by the water tower in Hebron. I wonder how many times the water tower has been repainted to reflect what is now a 57 year old high school basketball championship.
We had a fun-filled family day that included a road trip to my Mother-in-Law’s house in Wisconsin. We decided to take the scenic route, which ended up to be the incredibly long route, but we still enjoyed the drive. One stop was in Harvard, IL to visit the giant fiberglass Milk Days cow and while there I snapped this photo of some wildflowers blowing in the breeze. I love the dreaminess in this picture.
I took this picture last summer of my neighbor’s dog, Bella. She is just the cutest and I love the color in this shot.
They were just playing around at the time, but the frustration is all too real.
