Thanks Missa!

Missa By Design made me a tote. She does all sorts of cool things. Check out her site: www.missabydesign.com.

Fireworks (Saturday and Sunday) {Patriotic}

What a way to end a great theme week. But with fireworks to celebrate a very Patriotic holiday.

ISO 1600
SS 1/80
Fstop 2.8
Canon 100mm Macro 2.8
Shot on P mode and hand held.



ISO 1600
SS 1/800
Fstop 5.6
Canon 85mm 1.8
Star Filter
Shot on P mode and hand held.

Mr. & Mrs. King {Patriotic}

Today I had the pleasure of shooting my first wedding. Although it was small it was a bit stressful during the ceremony. At least for me. I'm not sure I'll do weddings in the future but it was good practice. I wish we had more time for detail shots and reception photos. I had Eliana's Vacation Bible School program this evening therefore could not photograph the reception. This young couple was lovely and great to work with. Thank you for letting me share your special day with you. Congratulations Tiffany and Dominic!!! So, I proudly bring you Mr. & Mrs. King...

ISO 100
SS 3200
Fstop 1.8
Canon 85mm 1.8

I could not decide which processing I liked either. I have only done this photo. Let me know which one you like.

1 - Color


2 - Pioneer Woman's B&W @ 69% Opacity Gradient Map


3 - My B&W

And A Few Animals..

We went to the zoo a couple of days ago, and it was overcast and perfect weather for taking pictures! These were some of my favorites. I'm going back next week, so I'll have more then.

Flowers

I've been getting a lot of flower pictures lately. Everything's been in bloom the last week.

Home {Patriotic}

Eliana's sitter Sarah decorates for every holiday. And as usual there is one hanging on the front door. Sarah made this as well. She's pretty crafty and Eliana likes to do them when she is there too. Sarah definitely decorates for the Fourth of July as her husband served in the military. Can't remember right now if it was the Air Force or the Marines.

ISO 640 - And YES I actually used something other then ISO 100. Can you believe it?
SS 1/125
Fstop 1.8
Canon 85mm 1.8
Pioneer Woman's Boost
Pioneer Woman's Vintage @ 69% Opacity
Pioneer Woman's Lovely and Ethereal

Lechner, Flag, Pinata {Patriotic}

This week's theme is Patriotic. These are photos from Monday, Tuesday and today. It's been 11 days since I've posted photos here on the blog. Things have been busy and now Eliana is back home from visiting Oma and Opa {my mom and dad}.

James R L. Lechner served in the military and was young when he died. Being in the military is the most Patriotic thing someone can do at least in my book. Although I grew up as an army brat and this is how I feel.

ISO 100
SS 1/40
Fstop 5.6
Canon 85mm 1.8



The American Flag - a patriotic symbol as known by all.

ISO 100
SS 1/1000
Fstop 5.6
Canon 85mm 1.8



And as we near the Fourth of July the stores are carrying products in red, white and blue. This one being a star pinata. Does this seem noisy to you at all?

ISO 640
SS 1/200
Fstop 1.8
Canon 85mm 1.8