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Theme ~ Looking Up
Chosen by Tom.
For this week's header, I have fresh, new images to share! These were definitely an occasion where everyone was looking up, and looking all around--we were surrounded!
Some big storms came through just a few nights ago, and we happened to be out on our front lawn at the perfect time. Sometimes we're oblivious to the shapes, colors, and scenes of thunderstorms, and we didn't think about this particular storm until we went outside to say goodbye to Jake's girlfriend Allie and her family, who came for a visit. Sunset was nearing, and the sun was reflecting the most brilliant colors off the clouds to the northeast.
Here is my header image, uncropped so you get the full effect:
When weather "happens," digital images usually don't do justice to the grandeur and majesty of the sky lit up with clouds and colors. But, I did my best to capture the sky. Below, our house was framed with blue-tinted clouds.
As we turned our backs to the house and looked northeast, these billowing clouds met our eyes.
A little later, as the storms continued to develop north and east of us, we saw the color display become even more dramatic.
Besides this storm, there were other recent images I took where I was looking up. Here's one from last week's fireworks show in Naperville:
Also, as I was gardening last week, I heard a familiar tap-tap-tap, and looked up to spot this female downy woodpecker on a half-dead tree on the other side of our back yard fence. Yes, I garden with my camera nearby, since you all know I blog about our everyday life! I was able to get close enough to this bird and set my telephoto to 105mm to get the below image, with no cropping.
Finally, here's an older image at my favorite portrait session location just a few miles from my house. These are the concrete steps leading up to the wooden footbridge across the DuPage River at Knoch Knolls Park. In order to look up these stairs, I had to crouch really low on the ground. It's a great perspective to use with stairs!
I will be out of town for next week's theme, so I will see everyone the following week with (Lord willing) lots of new images to share!
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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Some big storms came through just a few nights ago, and we happened to be out on our front lawn at the perfect time. Sometimes we're oblivious to the shapes, colors, and scenes of thunderstorms, and we didn't think about this particular storm until we went outside to say goodbye to Jake's girlfriend Allie and her family, who came for a visit. Sunset was nearing, and the sun was reflecting the most brilliant colors off the clouds to the northeast.
Here is my header image, uncropped so you get the full effect:
When weather "happens," digital images usually don't do justice to the grandeur and majesty of the sky lit up with clouds and colors. But, I did my best to capture the sky. Below, our house was framed with blue-tinted clouds.
As we turned our backs to the house and looked northeast, these billowing clouds met our eyes.
A little later, as the storms continued to develop north and east of us, we saw the color display become even more dramatic.
Besides this storm, there were other recent images I took where I was looking up. Here's one from last week's fireworks show in Naperville:
Also, as I was gardening last week, I heard a familiar tap-tap-tap, and looked up to spot this female downy woodpecker on a half-dead tree on the other side of our back yard fence. Yes, I garden with my camera nearby, since you all know I blog about our everyday life! I was able to get close enough to this bird and set my telephoto to 105mm to get the below image, with no cropping.
Finally, here's an older image at my favorite portrait session location just a few miles from my house. These are the concrete steps leading up to the wooden footbridge across the DuPage River at Knoch Knolls Park. In order to look up these stairs, I had to crouch really low on the ground. It's a great perspective to use with stairs!
I will be out of town for next week's theme, so I will see everyone the following week with (Lord willing) lots of new images to share!
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
Visit my website
Stop by my family blog
Like me on Facebook
