Week 15 - Metal

Baseball is kind of my life right now.  Both Bridger and Gannon are playing, so we are either at practice or games most days of the week.  We are surrounded by things made out of metal at the ball field, so we took a couple of shots today.

Here is Gannon with his game face on. 

 

I love the narrow depth of field in my Dad's image.  You can see the metal plow in sharp detail as well as the breathtaking view of the river and farmland below.  Beautifully composed!

Week 14 - Happiness

I really loved the prompt this week.  I only wish I would have taken more pictures since so many things bring me happiness.  However, I was able to snap a few pictures of things that bring me true joy.

I always have a stack of books on my nightstand.

 

And tennis...one of my first true loves.

What says happiness more than a mama snuggling with her baby? Such a sweet capture by my Dad.

Week 13 - Morning

I had several ideas for this week's prompt, but with the rush that goes along with mornings, I forgot to take out my camera every day but one.  On this morning, I was able to sneak up on Bridger doing a little early reading.

I like to do a little reading in the mornings myself.

My Dad's morning consists of freshly gathered eggs and his daily crossword puzzle. 

Week 12 - Framing

This picture has brought so much joy to my boys and I this week.  We've made it our screen saver because it makes us smile.  And giggle.  And say, "Ewwww." A lot.  I think my Dad nailed it this week with his cow, perfectly framed within the fence slats.

I have a weakness for goats.  I think it's their adorably floppy ears and how they look like they're smiling.  Look at these cuties.

My boys have been off-track from school for the past three weeks.  I think we've played at nearly every park in the Salt Lake valley.  Even when it hasn't been warm enough, we still sallied forth, so the boys could get their wiggles out.  It was necessary.  Trust me.

We stayed in our pajamas a lot. (And Bridger colored on himself with marker a lot too).

Here's Gannon and Fin, having a moment.

Awww, doggie kisses are the best.

Week 11 - Shadows

Side-lighting and shadows are married, in my mind.  You can't have one without the other.   Down below, Grumpy Gannon, is demonstrating this for you.  Even his chin dimple has a shadow.

It makes my heart go pitter-pat when I come upon a scene like this.  I love it when my boys nicely play together.

I'm not sure where my Dad keeps finding all these skulls, but I like the contrast of light and dark and the lichen that seems to be covering the old bones.

Week 10 - Side Lighting

We've been working on side-lighting this week.  Here are a few of my attempts...

I can't decide if this picture with his one eye showing is kind of cool or kind of creepy. :)

And here is my Dad's beautiful horse, Knight.  Gorgeous side lighting!

Week 9 - Black and White

It's been awhile since I shot specifically with black and white in mind.  But this week, I was determined to try to get some pictures without faces.  This is definitely an area that I need to improve in and so I  took a whole slew of pictures of inanimate objects, most of which I deleted immediately after viewing because they were terrible.  I spared a few images from my deleting frenzy and I was grateful to find that my bland pictures became much more interesting when converted to black and white.

I posted this guitar picture a few weeks ago, but wanted to see what it looked like in black and white.  I think I like it better this way.

Here's my Dad's black and white.  Look at the texture of the fur and hay and I love the high contrast of the cow's face.