I think we jumped straight from winter to summer in the last few days. I absolutely loved spending so much time outside this weekend. We rode bikes, grilled, enjoyed a couple meals on the patio, and hung out with friends – all outdoors!
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/4.5, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), natural light
Canon 60d
1/250 sec., f/4.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (35 mm)
Friday night Jerod and I went to see the 10:30 showing of Cabaret at the KC Repetory Theatre. The show started so late because they had their annual gala that evening. We didn’t realize the gala would be in the atrium of the theatre until we squeezed our way past the guests, feeling severely underdressed. It was my first time at a gala, even if I didn’t belong. They definitely go all out with decorations!
Canon 60d
1/30 sec., f/3.5, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), ambient light
This week I hosted a Scentsy party at work as a Relay For Life fundraiser, with 20% of the sales going to cancer. Scentsy products are scented wax warmers (a safer alternative to candles). And do they smell fantastic! These little circles are testers – only a handful of the 88 scents available. And here’s my plug – if you’d like to support the American Cancer Society and place an order, just go here and click on Relay For Life fundraiser on the left. Thank you!
Canon 60d
1/40 sec. f/4.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (35 mm)
Sometimes your plans don’t always turn out how you’d hoped. I got up early with the intent of driving downtown for a nighttime skyline photo. I guess 5:45 a.m. wasn’t early enough with the days getting longer, because the sun was already rising when I arrived. My skyline photos were gray and dull. But when I looked in the other direction, I saw this beautiful, tranquil morning scene.
Canon 60d
1/125 sec., f/9.0, ISO 400
18-200 mm lens (24 mm), natural light
Have you ever seen the movie Iron Jawed Angels? It’s a documentary about the women’s suffrage movement, and the risks these women took to fight for our right to vote. They sacrificed their health, marriages, freedom, and lives for us. After seeing that movie, I never want to take that right for granted. So I did my research and got up extra early to cast my ballot yesterday morning.
Canon 60d
1/60 sec., f/5.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (140 mm), ambient light
Two days ago I posted a photo of some pretty pink buds on a tree. Within 24 hours, those buds turned into this! Even though it looks like a beautiful spring day, it was really only 40 degrees outside yesterday.
Canon 60d
1/640 sec., f/8.0, ISO 200
18-200 mm lens (18 mm), natural light
Yesterday was a first for me – I shot body paint portraits. I don’t want to reveal her identity and ruin the surprise, so here’s just one sneak peek.
Canon 60d
1/25 sec, f/5.0, ISO 1000
18-200 mm lens (60 mm), ambient light
Yesterday was such a great spring day! We went for a long walk and noticed lots of budding flowers on the trees. Today many of those buds blossomed – a sure sign that my favorite season has finally arrived!
Canon 60d
1/800 sec., f/5.0, ISO 100
18-200 mm lens (80 mm), natural light
I think this photo tells how much fun we had at our spring party at work on Friday. We had an egg relay, egg dying, and an egg hunt. The winners of the egg relay walked away with a package of Peeps, but the best prize was a half-day off work in the egg hunt, which was never found!
Canon 60d
1/500, f/6.3, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (60 mm), natural light
I spent about 3 hours last night boiling 54 eggs for our spring party at work. Then I had to test the dye to make sure our egg dying would be a success. It looks like it will be!
Canon 60d
1/20 sec., f/5.0, ISO 800
18-200 mm lens (50 mm), ambient light
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