WW: Precious

Zombie Apocalypse

Wow, what a wild ride. At least I wasn't attacked by zombies! 

It is so good to be back, I can't wait to get around to see all the great photo blogs I have missed in the last three months. 

Although I have a few posts in draft from before my disappearance I am going to start back with more current shots from last weeks Zombie Apocalypse (well maybe that's stretching it a bit). They may have looked dangerous but they were pretty friendly.

Some didn't even look like zombies, even if they were a bit scary looking.

One was just so cute, I think he came out to give all the small children something nice to think about. 

I can't for the life of me understand why parents would take their small children to a Zombie Parade. I can only guess at the number of children who were plagued with horrific nightmares, especially when I remember how many kids were crying and hiding behind their parents. What are your thoughts, is this type of thing appropriate for all ages?

Littlest Pet Shop

While photographing her Littlest Pet Shop creations, my eleven year old granddaughter decided to try for a shadow shot and a reflection shot. Here are my two favorites of her attempts. 

She decided to do her photo shoot with the pets on the toilet because of the mirror and the lighting. While that is an odd place for a photo shoot I do think the use of the mirror and the camera flash did create a great shadow.

And the reflective surface of the toilet seat cover was very good for her reflection shots. 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your week and have a wonderful weekend.

 

WW: Snow Boots?

Sure Signs of Spring

Just a few sure signs that spring has come to the area.

Strollers on parade!

Babies in swings!

Sweet Songs in Sweet Trees!

Vibrant color all around!

Tones on Tuesday Submission

Today I am linking up with Tones on Tuesday, please click the button below and check out some of the beautiful photography at Scattered Horizons Photography blog and the many great participants of Tones on Tuesday:

P.S. I want to give a big thanks to Emily at Scattered Horizons for showcasing one of my recent submissions. 

Action Photo Session

Action photo sessions are probably my favorite to shoot. Here is a peek at yesterdays session with my granddaughter and grandson.

 This next photograph is actually a multiplicity photo, which combines two photographs taken only moments apart from the same angle. The rest of the photos in this post are SOOC shots.

M & K - Father's Day Photo Session

Yesterday I had the honor of photographing these two lovely children. Their mom is planning a very special Father's Day present for their father which will include photos from the session.
 







Three locations were chosen for our session. First we headed to Falls Park to take a few fishing shots and some fun photos on the rocks and near the falls.

Next it was off to the library. I learned a very important lesson at the library....always have your tripod with you! I had left the tripod in the car because when I spoke to the librarian a few days ago to make sure it would be alright to do a photo session inside the library she seemed reluctant until I said I would not be bringing a lot of extra equipment, just me the kids and one camera. At times I have a mild tremor in my hands and of course this turned out to be one of those times. Due to this most of the library shots are a bit on the blurry side. I am so glad this was not their main location or we would be shooting this all over again.

blurry shot w/brush effect added click for better view

Then we were off to Tut Hill for a shot or two the the flowers and trees. One thing about this time of year is the over abundance of gnats. Little K was not very happy with all the gnats near the flowers so we were not able to convince her to get too close.  We did finally find a few flowers that were not swarming with gnats and got some flower shots.

This last shot with the halo effect is one of my favorites. I only wish there had not been so many gnats around the trees as I would have loved to get a shot of K in this same location.