September 24, 2011

Randomness

Just a few random photo's from this week!  Everyone in my household was sick, except me, Thank God!!!  So I decided to take some time to edit :)  I can see in my own photo's that my editing skills are improving (and so are my photography skills).  Practice makes perfect, right!?

I think this is my favorite butterfly photo that I've taken so far.  I'm learning how to play with natural light and then highlight it in PSE.  I'm slowly getting the hang of it :)  I seriously think this photo was just an accident HA!  But a good accident.

Can you feel that?  Feels like Autumn :)

Summer is over!  Getting ready for winter (and I have a feeling it's going to be a hard one)

Just another butterfly pic

This one is a little fuzzy simply because our road is surrounded by trees.  I was able to highlight what tiny bit of sun was shining through the woods. I've said before, I'll say it again, I need a better lens for low light photo's!  Workin' on that ;)

Will post more pics soon!

August 28, 2011

Zoo animals and other random things,,,

Autumn is right around the corner -- whether you like it or not!  Me?  Well, I'm pretty flippin' ecstatic about it!

I can't wait to go to fall festivals, eat caramel apples, bake pies and pumpkin cookies, and then....the holidays....oh the holidays with a toddler :)  I just can't wait.

Took a quick snap shot of these deep red mums outside in my yard the other day.  They are just starting to get blossoms on them and that usually means that fall will be making it's appearance in about another 3 to 4 weeks.  We've already had some cooler weather, but I'm not sure if that's a good sign or not!  Early cool weather can mean a big and bad winter!

My husband and I took some time off on Friday to take our son to the zoo -- thought I'd share a couple pics from that.  They aren't anything spectacular as I was trying to enjoy my time with hubby and son!  However, I did learn a LOT about photography on Friday -- lighting, movement etc.  It was a fun experience in many ways!

Entrance sign at the Luray Zoo (if you're near Luray and you have a toddler or child, this is a GREAT place to take them)

This crazy deer -- he about came over the fence trying to get some corn from our hands!

He also wouldn't come around until he smelled corn haha

Water Buffalo....or something like that

I haven't had a ton of time to take photo's recently.  I'm also still in the process of trying to save up for a decent DSLR.  Hoping I have one by December or at least the beginning on January.  Here are some of my most recent pics.

Autumn Beauty -- getting ready to bloom!  (right beside my mums outside)

Orange Butterfly (edited)

Another butterfly sitting on my beautiful butterfly bush outside

This is Max, the neighborhood dog.  He is such a sweet little guy....had to get a pic of him.  

That's about it for now.  Hope everyone survived the Earthquake and the Hurricane!  The east coast is just crazy this week.  Maybe I should move to CA? ;)

--Amy

August 10, 2011

Butterflies and Wine

Yeah, weird title, I know.  But here are a few recent pics from this week :)  Enjoy

I have a butterfly bush outside near my shed that I didn't even know existed!  Of course, it was decorated so beautifully with, well, Butterflies!


A friend of mine and myself had a business meeting at Narmada Winery this week.  Here are a few pics.  Again, just with my point and click....but they turned out alright :)


The tasting room at Narmada Winery.

The barrel room at Narmada -- unedited

Barrel room -- edited.  The only reason I edited it with sepia was because I was entering it into a photo pool on flickr haha.  Don't mind me!

Wish I had more time to take pictures, but full time work is top priority right now!  Hope everyone is doing well :)
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