Walk through the woods

I came across some images I shot 2 years ago that apparently never saw the light of day (light of the monitor?). Neal and I took a walk through the woods on a cool fall day:


Before we headed out there were cool light streaks coming in the window.


The same cool light streaks after playing with some actions.


I love the sun lighting up these leaves.


And shining through Neal's ear! He puts up with me so well.

Playing with actions

Another great find in the depths of my hard drive were photos from my aunt's baby shower when she was pregnant with my now-16-month-old cousin. I purchased some pretty darn cool actions from Boutwell Studio today, so I tried them out here.

An afternoon with the Roths

I've been going through various hard drives this week and came upon some photos I took at my friend Ron's parents' house last summer. I took more close-ups of the food than anything else.

Rudy, Corey, and Kelly

More time with animals! This time I was doing some digital work for a studio for a couple days. Rudy the fabulous dog was with us for one day. As you can tell, she's quite the fierce watch dog. The next days we had "the boys": Corey and Kelly, a pair of Norwegian Forest cat brothers.

Grandma's birthday

We celebrated grandma's birthday this past weekend; happy birthday to Grandma! This, of course, translates into more photos of my two little cousins.


But first, a lovely portrait of the birthday girl


Seamus


Seamus, through Neal


Seamus by window


Seamus walking! I believe these were first solo steps. Go Seamus!


Violet trying to hide from me


Violet in her usual joyful mood


Violet in the midst of partial-peek-a-boo


Somehow Violet convinced Neal that it was a good idea to hoist her up on his leg. If anyone's looking for a great workout, grab the nearest 5 year old and do leg lifts.

Shooting around the house

I bought a new camera and lens recently (yay!) and was playing around the house with it.


It was play time for the bunny.


Check out that select focus on his eyes. I love this new lens!


He really wasn't as terrified as he appears here, I promise.


Fun with blinds


Fun with plant and shadow


Fun with reflection and self portrait

Wandering in the rain

A drizzly evening last week created some great opportunities for photos.


I love the blue light hitting the branch.

Happy 2007!

A grand celebration for ringing in 2007! My friend Jake hosted a tasty lasagna dinner at his place.


Jake had a fabulous martini glass with a light-up stem.


A view from above


And again


Fred


Matt


Jeremy


Neal, through the crowd


The always-essential corkscrew


The next morning (it's still morning at 2pm, right?) we headed to brunch at a local diner. Ryan wasn't wearing his contacts, so he would shoot everything in front of him in order to see what was around.


Jeanne


Greg


Molly


Andy


Jake


Another rendition of "The Many Faces of Jim"