Goodbye Moon

I'm not a morning person.  Never have been, and honestly cannot see myself ever becoming one.  With that being said, I am up early, but only because I have to.  I get up with my girls, to make sure they actually get up, make their lunch (hey, I like doing it) and see them off to school.  Most mornings I'm turning on the Keurig machine before I do anything else.  Just the other morning, I followed my morning routine.  When I opened the backdoor to let the dog out, I noticed the moon. A crescent moon, extremely bright, staring back at me.  It was beautiful.  I stopped and gazed at it for a bit, then I ran to get my camera.   I couldn't use my tripod, which I really needed as I have shaky hands.  I steadied myself on my daughters playhouse and started taking pictures.  I did end up with a nice shot, though taking pictures like this in the dark, is something I really need to research and learn how to do.


Sometimes, when you mess up a picture, it actually turns out rather cool.  Like in this shot below.  I obviously moved when taking it, but the 'oops' result I actually like.  You can see Venus in the photo, below the moon, and then there's the reflection of the moon (a friend told me it's called "earthshine",  Whatever it's name, it's cool.

Here's the picture that I didn't move on!  Beautiful!

The beginning

Here I go.. starting yet another blog.  This time I figured I'd focus on one of my hobbies that I really enjoy... PHOTOGRAPHY.  I love taking photographs, much to the annoyance of my children, yet they now expect it, and will usually pose on cue.  It's a given, that on any family outing, I will have my camera.  Many times the older girls will ask if I will be taking pictures, so that they may dress accordingly.  I think I have succeeded in molding the perfect subjects! 

So I figured why not create a new blog, just for photography!  A place to show some of my favorite shots, of my kids, as well as anything else that strikes my fancy!  I'd love any feedback from viewers, that would help make my pictures even better.  I'm still learning!!

I'd really like to branch out with my photos.  Trying to be more creative. .. more artsy, if you must.  I'm starting to play around with camera settings, and with various filters when editing, and trying to create more interesting photos.  The photo below was taken today, during a snow day.  I used a filter on it (don't remember which one), but I love the way it turned out.  Thinking this one will be a framer.  

First, the original photo (which I also love)

And then the edited version

I think the edited photo has a lot more character, due to the editing and the filter applied.  I'll try to keep note of which filters I use when I edit, so that I can share them.  

Until next time, thanks for reading, and keep snapping!

Holly