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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Hike at Coke Ovens

I made this slideshow at Smilebox and wanted to share.   These are my 2 sons and my grandsons, loves of my life.   It is amazing to be able to watch your children being parents to their own children.  Loving a grandchild is God’s way of allowing us to love our children all over again, and...

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Jessi’s Wedding

May 16th was a HUGE day for me.  My baby girl got married.  And even though they had a photographer, I wanted to document as much as possible myself.  What I learned is that I have a LOT to learn about photography.  Could’ve been nerves too but as I’ve heard many times in Karen Russell’s...

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More Macros

I’m learning real quick a few important points about shooting macro shots.  #1, I need knee pads and a shorter tripod – #2, when there’s a breeze blowing, plan on sitting for awhile to get THE shot, and #3, when the breeze decides to blow even harder, don’t waste your time waiting to get a...

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Another Flowerbed

I decided I needed yet another flowerbed this spring.  Here are some photos I took of the progress.
I worked all weekend on this.  I plan to put a wooden bench where you see the lawn chair sitting.  What a peaceful place to read a good book.

And here it is done, along with a little friend...

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Mill Creek Park

I’m posting just a handful of photos from our hike at Mill Creek Park on April 27th.  I shot over 100 photos that day and editing is slooooowwww work.  More photos will be added to my Flickr Photostream.  You can view them there.
Here’s a shot of part of the Mill with the waterfall.  The Mill...

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Shooting Macro

I had so much fun with this lens!  It’s a Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di – Macro 1:1 and I just LOVE the way it blurs backgrounds and how much detail it picks up! These are shots from my flower garden, the first being a geranium of the Cranesbill geranium type.  The flower is actually...

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