Sunday, January 28, 2007

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:

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

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The same cool light streaks after playing with some actions.

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I love the sun lighting up these leaves.

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

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Friday, January 26, 2007

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.

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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.

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Thursday, January 25, 2007

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.

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Thursday, January 11, 2007

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.

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But first, a lovely portrait of the birthday girl

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Seamus

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Seamus, through Neal

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Seamus by window

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

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Violet trying to hide from me

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Violet in her usual joyful mood

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

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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.

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It was play time for the bunny.

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

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

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Fun with blinds

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Fun with plant and shadow

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Fun with reflection and self portrait

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Wandering in the rain

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

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I love the blue light hitting the branch.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Happy 2007!

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

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

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A view from above

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And again

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Fred

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Matt

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Jeremy

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Neal, through the crowd

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The always-essential corkscrew

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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.

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Jeanne

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Greg

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Molly

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Andy

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Jake

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Another rendition of "The Many Faces of Jim"