Project 2012
Week 2 -- January 8-14
1. Take pictures
2. Share at least one--and up to seven!
(Click on the graphic if you're interested in joining us!)
My favorite photos
It's great when you can run outside in January in a jacket and snap some shots of the early morning frost. The sun kept peeking out from the clouds, and I kept trying to catch it as I found some autumn leaves stuck in the grass. The below leaf stayed still enough for me to capture it, and the sun also cooperated for several seconds. I used my 100mm macro lens at f4.5, but in the editing room I wished I had increased the f-stop to obtain more clarity on the crystals along the leaf's edge. I still like how the frost looks along the veins.
[8] Frost on leaf
The bananas we used to make
banana cake.
[9] Ripe!
I love washing dishes. There is a spiritual truth remembered with every dishload of dirty dishes! I love getting dirty dishes washed, and seeing the shine as I rinse off the soap. I'm sure if I were a dish I wouldn't like it--I wouldn't like being dirty, either--nor would I like the stinging soap in my eyes. But once the dish is rinsed (boy, that water is hot!) and placed in the drain, it dries to a nice, clean shine and is pretty to look at again. Oh, wait, sorry! I digressed--back to the below photo...
As I was washing dishes this particular evening, I placed the soapy dishes on the counter to my left, then rinsing off several at a time. I washed and placed the bowl, then washed and stuck the fork in the bowl. When I looked over, the fork was slowly bobbing up and down, perfectly balanced. So of course I grabbed my camera!
[10] Perfect balance
Who ever would have guessed that we would be playing Frisbee in the middle of January?!? I love the setting sun and the sun flare in this shot as my boys throw the Frisbee around.
[11] January Frisbee
Later, as the sun set, I was hoping for a sunset similar to
this one. I was in the same spot, too! But the clouds disappeared along with the sun, and I was left with a rather mundane sunset. (
All sunsets are beautiful.) When I turned toward the east, I saw wispy clouds turning purple behind this tree.
[12] Tree silhouette
The day after we played at the park, we got our first measurable snow! I ran out in it to take a fence row shot. I used my 100mm macro again, at f8. I had to set the ISO to 400 to get a halfway decent shutter speed (1/200 sec.) so I could hand-hold my Ellie.
[13] Snow on fence
Aaaaand, the next day, it was back to a typical Chicagoland morning in January, grabbing shovels to dig out the driveway. Danny single-handedly shoveled the whole thing, too!
[14] Shoveling
I hope you got some good shots this past week. I can't wait to see them!
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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