Weekly Header Challenge -- Through the Window

It's time for the Weekly Header Challenge!

"Headbanger" Participants

Fishing Guy 

Kathy 

Imac 

Lew

I'm joining the group above for this weekly challenge.

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Theme ~ Through the Window

Chosen by Mac.

Well, we're back from "summer vacation" and hopefully ready to share new and exciting photos!  For this week's theme, I chose this image, taken on our August vacation to Lake Bonaparte, to use in my header:

After we came back from a boat ride, I spotted the flag waving in the breeze, and shot through the mesh window at the back of the boat.  The flag is back-lit by the sun, and there's a slight blur at its striped edge capturing the movement.

Here are some other "through the window" moments...

Looking out a window at Boldt Castle to the St. Lawrence Seaway.

An artist paints inside her studio in Marais, Paris, France.

Car on display at the Renault dealership, Champs-Elysees, Paris, France.

Blur of birds taking flight through a window in my home.

A sneak mobile phone picture through our living room window a few days ago!

"I've walked by your truck many times and always wondered what was inside...!"

A father and daughter stop as Fernando performs some tests in the truck.

Hope you enjoyed looking through my windows!


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

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My Week With the S Family

One of my Project 2012 weekly blog posts featured my time throughout the week with the S family, while dad and mom were at the hospital having a baby, and again so dad could go back to the hospital a few days later to bring mom and baby home.  I photographed most of my time with these four wonderful children.  What an amazing, wacky, fun time we had together!  And our time together ended on such a sweet note, when baby sister came home.  So, in pictures, here is my week.

Headed to the park

Underdog!

Playing on the rocks

Trampoline time

The farming game (I was losing miserably!)

Master R made pancakes for breakfast!

Pizza slicer as pancake cutter--innovative!

Daddy's home, and showing off pictures of their new baby

Daddy/daughter time on the porch

Waiting for Mommy

Gifts from the family for Mommy and baby

More gifts arrive!

Mommy and baby are home!!

Three sisters

Welcoming Little Miss C

The below is a beautiful shot of mom.  I can't believe she just had a baby; she's still glowing!  I know the picture is blurry, but this is the only shot I have of her.  I didn't even take it, since I was too busy holding/adoring Little Miss C.  Throughout the week, I had let all the kids (except little E) use my camera.  I kept the settings on manual mode, too, and they took some great shots.  Miss K (big sister in the above image) is, in my opinion, a budding photographer, and used my camera the most.  Although her mom was slightly alarmed at her just picking up my camera and shooting, Miss K took the below shot.  So don't think about the blurriness of a shot captured by a six-year-old!  Yes, six.  Not bad, huh?

Up next--photo session with Little Miss C.  I can't wait to share the images; they turned out simply beautiful!  :D


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Christine

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Project 2012 -- Week 19 -- May 6-12

Project 2012 -- Week 19

May 6 - May 12

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My Week 19 Photos

What a hard week to choose photos from!  Seriously--I took over one thousand images.  Really.  I may be photo-ed out!  My week started by watching my friend's four children while she was at the hospital in labor.  Her husband was with her, so I got to spend the day, night, and the next morning with these four really neat kids.  :)

So Little Miss E wouldn't cry at her parents leaving her, we took off for the park as they all waved goodbye to Dad and Mom driving away down the street.  R was like a little papa with Miss E, pulling the wagon, and sliding and swinging with her.  So sweet!

[126] Swingin'

Miss K and C had a great time swinging, and I caught this moment of enjoyment between the two of them.

 [127] Swinging fun

Then it was Miss K's turn to take Miss E on the slide.  Their expressions say it all!

[128] Sliding girls

The next morning, Miss K and Miss E were giving me their trademark expressions while R made gluten-free pancakes for all of us.  (And R is only 11 years old!)

[129] Tongues!

After the baby was born (a girl!), and a few days later, I came back to be with the kids while their dad got their mom home from the hospital.  My Thomas came with me, and he and the two boys ended up in the play room engrossed in a board game.  Just before her nap, I snapped a shot of Miss E looking out the front door waiting for her mommy.

[130] Waiting for Mommy

Miss K and I had a tea party on the porch, and she let me snap a few shots of her.  Sweetie-pie!

[131] Wistful

Mommy and baby came home amid excited, jumping children!  Once everyone was settled, Miss E exclaimed, "I wanna hold dat!" (her new baby sister).  It was so cute.  Since I had my camera and documented most everything in this family's life the past few days, and since the light was perfect, and since baby--Little Miss C--was perfectly precious, I captured the below.  :)

[132] Baby sister

I spent so much time with this family last week, but I wasn't done.  I got to do a newborn session with Little Miss C.  I'll be sharing a few of my favorites from that session real soon.  I love babies!



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Christine

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Downtown Plainfield

Time for some photog class photos again.  :)

A photog class assignment is a great excuse to go somewhere in search of great shots.  I met up with my younger brother in downtown Plainfield to find things to shoot.  I usually go out into nature of some sort, so this was a bit of a challenge.

Downtown Plainfield is a neat little downtown area, y'know, a real small-town downtown with old buildings, beautiful architecture, and center-of-town ambiance like no other place in town.

As we walked through a little park, I spotted a church steeple, and took several frame within a frame shots.

See the plane in the below?  I decided not to Photoshop it out.  :)

As I approached the base of the church building, I looked up again and was able to capture a nice view of the cross, complete with avian decoration.

Here's a quick capture of a bumblebee with my kit lens--it would've taken too long to change to my macro lens.

More neat architecture.

I tried more frame within a frame shots by catching this family walking down the sidewalk, and the shop awnings framing them nicely.

The scene in the below window is actually a reflection of the bar & grill across the street.  The guy and girl in the foreground are about to get on his Harley; I was so focused on getting the shot that I jumped about a foot when he started it!   Can you see me taking the shot in the window?

I accidentally took this shot as my brother and I arrived back at the parking lot where I parked.  I had a great time with my brother.  Thanks, Jeff!

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Christine

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