I was lucky to spend some time outside enjoying the beautiful weather yesterday while I met my friend Lindsey for lunch. We met at the Farmhouse in the Rivermarket area of downtown Kansas City. I absolutely love the Rivermarket. It was still hard to find food without high fructose corn syrup, which I gave up for Lent, even though they buy their food from local farmers. Hopefully I succeeded.
1/125, F9.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), no flash fired
A few nights ago I noticed our bathroom nightlight hitting my jewelry tree and forming cool shadows on the wall. Last night I experimented with a very low shutter speed until I captured the image I wanted. I’m happy with the results; what do you think?
6 sec., F5.6, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (43 mm), no flash fired (nightlight only)
I don’t know anyone who was hoping for snow yesterday morning, but that’s exactly what we got. The sleet and snow, along with the dark morning after Daylight Savings Time, made my Monday morning feel a little … ok, a lot … dreary. Luckily the skies cleared, it warmed up, and the snow melted. I can’t wait for the 70 degree weather later this week!
1/45 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (55 mm), no flash fired
I had another blog post prepared for today, but late last night after feeding my turtles and letting them explore for a bit, I found Michelangelo pressed up against a mirror, clearly checking himself out. As much as I try not to post the same subject repeatedly, this was too cute to pass up.
1/125 sec., F11, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (35 mm), flash fired
Yesterday Jerod and I helped out with Habitat for Humanity. We started out a little lost and confused, but after several hours of measuring, cutting, nailing, bending over and reaching up, we’d helped put up studs for several walls in the basement. There were quite a few guys sheeting the roof too. It’s so great to see how far you can come with lots of volunteers and a day’s hard work.
1/750, F16, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (18 mm), no flash fired
Can you see the long line of cars behind us in the rear view mirror? Rush hour in downtown Kansas City was a little busier than normal this week with the Big 12 Tournament at the Sprint Center. I can’t complain though, because it was estimated to bring $14 million to the city. Plus – what a beautiful day to have the window down!
1/250 sec. F8.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (38 mm), no flash fired
Right after I gave up high fructose corn syrup for Lent, I came to work to find a huge bowl of gooey, chocolatey popcorn. One of the ladies at work has made it several times, and I have to admit that it’s pretty tasty. I’m sure there’s HFCS in it somewhere. I kind of felt like I was part of a Biggest Loser temptation challenge as I was smelling the chocolate and taking photos. I was the winner … this time.
1/30 sec., F5.6, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (55 mm), no flash fired
Although I’ve given up things for Lent before, yesterday was actually my first Ash Wednesday service. But I’m so glad I went, because I feel I can truly embrace the meaning of it now. Giving up something I enjoy is the very least I can do to honor our Lord.
1/4 sec., F5.6, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (43 mm), no flash fired
It rained most of the day yesterday, which resulted in a lot of puddles around the apartment. Sometimes a stream builds near our patio, but luckily we didn’t have enough rain for that.
1.5 sec., F4.0, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (31 mm), no flash fired
We used to look for the first robins each year as a sign of spring, but this year, I saw them all winter long. I’m not sure what that means, but it can’t be good for them. I found this guy near my office yesterday.
1/350 sec., F2.8, ISO 200
300 mm zoom lens, no flash fired
Photographic Rhodes 