A Great Leap

I took this picture while my mom was in surgery, finally having her lymph node removed.  I think it was a big leap for her and hopefully the beginning of the end of her cancer

f/ 3.5, 1/2000sec, ISO 800

Cabin Fever

I feel a little like this theme is a joke in Maryland this year.  Especially up in the Hereford zone.  We've had some great snow storms the last few years and frigid winters that have left me dying to get out of the house and definitely feeling like I have cabin fever.  But this year has been freakishly non-winter.  So while I haven't really felt as trapped in the house by snow and cold, I am really enjoying these longer hours and looking forward to the planting season right around the corner.

f/4.5, 1/100sec, ISO 400, 40mm

And I'm officially caught up!

True love

So I realize this picture should have been valentine's themed but this dog and her sticks.... it's true love.  And it's also why the lightening is so bad, she chases this thing around at speeds I am not capable of capturing on film.  I had to wait a good 20 minutes until she slowed down enough for a picture.  Any tips on getting action shots?  Do I just need a different lense?

f/5.6, 1/49sec, ISO 1600, 55mm

Drink up!

Quality time with one of my favorite people and my new go-to drinks.  Apple cider margarita.  Amazing!

f/4.5, 1/125sec, ISO 1600, 34mm

Shadow

I had a hard time with this one, trying to figure out when I could get a decent shadow because honestly, most of our acre of land is one big shadow.

f/8.0, 18mm, ISO 400, 1/400sec

Self portrait

I'm still trying to get caught up with this photo challenge.  This picture is super dark because our kitchen is pretty dimly lit but I was in no mood to have a photo shoot with myself so this is what we get.  This is where I can be found most evenings.  I come home and put my gym clothes on (so I have no excuse not to get up and go the next morning) and start dinner.  The glass of wine is mandatory.

f/5, 1/13 sec, ISO 1600, 40mm

I Dreamed a Dream

First fire of the winter and these lazy bones stole the best spot!

f/3.5, 1/5 sec, ISO 1600 No Flash

Made with Love

Garrett's class made a house from the Three Little Pig's book right before Christmas.  Mike picked him up one day and there was a flurry of whispers and wrapping.  Garrett decided it should be a Christmas gift from me.  It was very sweet because I knew how hard he had worked on the picture but it's not exactly something we had room to keep around forever.  We compromised and decided to take a picture with him and the house.

f/4.5 1/20sec ISO 1600

Resolution

So I commited to doing a weekly photo challenge based off this one with some friends from work. I really need to make an effort to learn to use this camera of mine after taking the same photography class twice now!!! It started the first week of the year and I've been taking pictures but am just getting around to posting them. They're really not great and I'm convinced I need to get a better lense before these amount to anything but here goes......

One of my resolutions this year was to make an effort to see my family and friends more often.  Since I consider my sister and brother-in-law to be both, I think we killed two birds with one stone.