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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Sunday photos

Alrighty, I must admit it is nice to have a specific challenge for the day for picture taking.
It takes some of the burden away of thinking outside the box on my own!
Today the challenge theme: The Ones They Love.

I made the mistake of asking my boys while cooking lunch what makes them happy...can you guess what answer I got?

BACON!!!
We did without bacon for sometime till I found some without preservatives and other gunky stuff.
Those were dismal days my friends, dismal days!!


I gotta say...I love this pan!! It makes cooking so many things so much easier!

My Mom-in-law got it for me for a house warming gift.
It is amazing, as is she!


I didn't think to ask my puppy what makes her happy, but found out quickly today that a ride in the van fits the bill.

I mean, is that happy or what???
Crazy eyed happy!

She calmed down a bit, then just looked content!

But very, very alert!


My girl had no doubt whatsoever about the one tangible thing that gives her happiness!

I kept at it, asking her to sit different ways!
(If you are new here...my kids are not a feature on my blog which makes taking photos of "the ones I love" a little more tricky!!)


I like this one best I think!! Or the one above...so hard to choose.


I did take another just for myself, (and for her sometime in the future) with her cute little bespectacled face snuggled up close to her pony Sarah!!


I have been trying to make a point about fstop to several people and finally have a photo example. Just for kicks I took the same photo...only changing the fstop on my camera at the time.
Let's just see what a difference that makes.
ISO400 f/3.5

ISO 400 f/11

See how the second is way darker (even after I lightened it up a bunch) and the focus is not as tight on the vain mermaid!
When I get my new lens which is stuck somewhere in Kansas in ice and snow, I will take yet another to show ya the even more dramatic difference.

We can find happiness in lots of stuff, but our JOY comes from the Lord!
Can I have an amen on that one??!!