Flash Play

August 09, 2009

The humidity was intense today so the night was beautiful, finally! I threw my new Speedlight 430 EX II on my camera tonight and took a few test shots around the yard. Most were goofy, but here are my two favs:

I have to laugh on this first shot because I don’t think the flash even fired, but I told my husband to pose so he whipped out his gun and pulled a James Bond move. Worked for me cause I think he looks sexy!

By this time it was getting pretty dark, so why not head to the waterfalls? Makes total sense. The "rapids" were crazy tonight from all the rain so I couldn't believe Pirate was such a rebel and tried to climb the falls, but it made for a cool photo of my cute little Welshie.

I’m having a blast with this flash! More to come if this awesome weather keeps up!

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Sneak Peek: Nick & Kristen

July 29, 2009

Boy we sure soaked up the sun today…it finally came out to heat things up! More to come…

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dogs - fall - ny - warsaw

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10 years! It’s been 10 years!

July 07, 2009

What a weekend. The 4th of July is crazy enough for everyone, but throw into the mix that my birthday was Sunday and so was my 10-year high school reunion. I still can’t believe I’m old enough to say that phrase! I really went back and forth as to whether I wanted to attend, not because I didn’t want to see my friends, but because sometimes seeing people you haven’t talked to in 10 years can be awkward and the conversations can be quite repetitive, but thanks to marrying my high school sweetheart who graduated in the same class, I didn’t have a choice.

Well….we got there at 12:30pm for lunch in the park. We left at 6:30pm. Six hours of catching up with old friends and it was fantastic! We even took a group walk down to the falls and tried to work off 5 hours of eating. I’m pleasantly surprised to say I really look forward to our 20-year (gasp!) reunion and suggest to anyone who is toying around with the idea of whether to go their reunion or not, JUST GO! You’ll be happy you did. :)

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I miss those dandelion days…

July 02, 2009

It was May and I loved driving down my driveway just to admire my lawn filled with dandelions and sweet purple violets. Bill couldn’t wait to cut the grass, but I kept insisting that I take photos of our pooch before the big chop. Truth be told, I knew the lawn wouldn’t look like this again, so I took my “dandy” old time. Armed with my new camera and lens, I snapped some shots of my most unpredictable subject, Pirate.

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dogs - spring

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Another new lens, Another glimpse of a Pirate

April 15, 2009

Per a friend’s suggestion, I bought a new Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens recently and as is tradition, snapped my first shot of my pooch, Pirate. Yes I know the photo isn’t the greatest thanks to my excitement and forgetting to lower the ISO from 800, but I still love this grainy photo after all. You would think these boys were enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, but it was a quick Wednesday cat nap after work.

Problem was, Pirate couldn’t get much sleep thanks to the sound of the autofocus on the lens. It’s incredibly loud and quite a disappointment. I can’t really complain due to its cheap price, but I find myself leaving it on manual focus, which drives me nuts as well because I’m not a fan of the placement of the focusing ring. Well beggers can’t be choosers and I have to say I was much more impressed with the images and their sharpness when I viewed them on my computer, so maybe I’ll hold on to it after all.

Phew, 3 new lens in 6 months? This wedding season is going to be awesome!

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canon - dogs - lenes

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