Day 41: Welcome!

My cousin Shawn and his wife Angela had their baby boy yesterday, Feb. 10. Ironically his twin cousins have the same birthday! I waited until the end of the day to post this, because I wanted to make sure Angela had the first opportunity to post a photo of him. I have to admit, I’ve been dying to show him off. Welcome to the world, Blake!

Day 38: Twilight

I recently learned about the different phases of twilight. This photo was taken during what is called nautical twilight, when the sun is between 6-12 degrees below the horizon, or about 30 minutes to an hour after sunset. You can still see some color off in the distance, which can generate some beautiful photos. Especially when the moon is so bright!


1/6 sec., F4.0, ISO 800
18-55mm lens (18 mm), no flash fired and no tripod used

Day 37: My Super Bowl flub

Yesterday we attended a Super Bowl party with some friends from church. I should have been snapping photos left and right, considering there were about 30 adults and 15 high-strung children crammed into one house. There were certainly plenty of photo opportunities. But instead, I was enjoying the Super Bowl commercials (and the game). So when I finally drug my camera out at the end of the night, I resorted to another TV photo. I apologize for the lack of creativity – it (hopefully) won’t happen again.

P.S. If you haven’t seen yesterday’s photo, take a look. It’s better than this one. 🙂


1/20 sec., F4.5, ISO 800
18-55mm lens (18 mm), no flash fired

Day 35: Da Bears

I love my job; yesterday we had a Super Bowl party & chili cook-off for lunch. One of the craftiest ladies at work, Christy, showed us up once again. She made this extravagant cake, complete with frosted Packers, Steelers, and referees.


1/30 sec., F5.6, ISO 400
18-55mm lens (55 mm), no flash fired

Day 32: Blizzard 2011, Part 2

Yesterday was definitely a blizzard, just as the meteorologists predicted. The snow was blowing so hard it drifted a couple feet tall into the hallways between apartment buildings, and by the time it was over, it practically buried some of the parked cars.


Both photos:
1/125 sec., F4.5, ISO 200
18-55mm lens (45 mm), no flash fired