Week 12: 2015

This week the guys built a potato gun, we set things on fire, and we visited the niece whose appendix burst over the weekend. There was also a hoof trimmer appointment for Shuga, a vet appointment for all the horses at the farm, and other stuff that I'm not thinking of at the moment. Busy, busy.

One of the medications appears to have a side effect of turning little girls into Care Bears

Catching Up: Week 10 and 11

Week 10

Week 11

Week 9: 2015

Late again! Oops. But at least I'm remembering to post, right?

My focus in March is side light. This doesn't necessarily mean the subject is lit from the side, but that the light comes from the side of the camera. I've never consciously used this kind of light, but I've been finding it a lot easier than low light. 3 out of 4 pictures in this post follow this light study, which I'm excited about.

The last week and a half-ish has been a little bit busy. Shuga got sick and needed a little extra care, I got food poisoning shortly after, and normal life just kept going on regardless. The good news is that both I and my horse appear to have recovered at this point. I hope that we'll be able to be back in the saddle again soon.

Shuga's vet exam

Cinnamon continues her progress toward becoming a "dog", as puppies don't really count. We still have some big training issues to work through, but I feel like she's starting to make sense of what's expected of her. She's definitely growing on me as she sheds more and more of that annoying puppy thing.

I'm still very surprised that pictures of my wiggliest child are the ones that turn out the best every week. This one I fell in love with, though:

This last picture is my absolute favorite of the week. She was screeching like a pterodactyl for no reason that I could discern. Though, honestly, do you really need a reason when you're 3?

Week 8: 2015

Oops, this post is a day late. I have a better selection of pictures this week, I think. A couple even qualify for the low light theme of the month, finally. (The last two in this post.) I wonder how much of my difficulty with low light pictures came from trying to capture things that I don't have the skill or equipment necessary for.

I need to remember these limitations and creatively use what I have instead of what I wish I had.

All of these were taken with my SG4.

Week 7: 2015

Didn't get a whole lot of low light study in this week. It's impossibly challenging to do with phone photography, and my old DSLR's auto-focus is crap in low light settings. I can't really blame it, though; my manual focus is crap in low light settings. Haha.

And of course, I must admit that my favorite picture of the week was not taken by myself. Selfies using a phone while posing with a unicorn are not the easiest thing in the world. But look it, Shuga is totally snuggling with me. *swoon*

That picture was taken before we rode in our third NWWJS ground poles class. We were 25 seconds slow with 4 faults, but we finished without any falling. That was my real goal this time. No ribbons, but Shuga and I did win the popularity contest of the day. Funny how unicorns do that.

Week 6: 2015

All taken with my SG4. Phone photography does not handle low light situations very well. I think I need to get out the DSLR to work on this month's light focus.

Week 5: 2015

I have SO many pictures I want to share from Comic Con, you guys. But since my favorites weren't taken by me, that's for another post.

I do have a relatively nice picture with my DSLR for this week, but I forgot about posting until I got into bed tonight. So I might include that one in next week's post. In the meantime, enjoy the phone photography.

Week 4: 2015

All taken with my SG4 this week.

Week 3: 2015

I got quite a few awesome pictures in this last week, all of them with my SG4. There hasn't been a whole lot of reflective light for me to use since it's been so gloomy foggy, but I have definitely had more awareness of the light around me, and I feel like I'm getting better at using it to improve the quality of my pictures.

These are my absolute favorites of the bunch: 

To understand why this picture of Lila and Cinnamon is so special to my heart, we must backtrack to last month:

Cinnamon has big, big shoes to fill. Not just Lucy's, but Tardis' and good ol' Scamp's, too. (Because any dog I ever have has to live up to Scamp's legacy.) The pup isn't there yet, but she's getting closer.

As much as I love the previous pictures, this one has to be my favorite of the entire year so far:

Week 2: 2015

I also got to play with my DSLR a little this week:

Week 1: 2015

Yet another 52 Week photography challenge that I am hoping to succeed with. I completed NaNoWriMo last year, so I feel more confident about actually seeing this challenge through to the end.

My focus is to become more aware of light this year and more creative in utilizing it. At the end of the 7 day period, I will evaluate the picture(s) I've taken that week and post my favorite(s).

So far all of my pictures have been taken with my SG4. I am debating whether or not to officially associate this challenge with phone photography. Either way, most of my pictures will likely be taken with my phone camera, as it is what is most readily available. Both of my favorite pictures this week are phone photography. (Very notable in the first, less so in the second.)

During the month of January I am attempting a study of reflective light, though not all my pictures will fit into this category.

Week 21: Free

Once again, last week's post is late.

And also the pictures were taken by iPhone and not the camera.

My camera battery is dead, and we have not been able to find either the backup battery or the charger since moving. This angers me.

Project 52

Free

52 Weeks

I was tempted to climb up on the gazebo for a better shot, but decided I had better be a good example for the kids.

Week 20: Bright

In memory of a dear friend:

Project 52

Bright

52 Weeks

Thank you for letting me love you.