tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50661220132437248222024-03-12T17:52:02.633-07:00{shooting} The AdamsesCapturing the joy of my life...Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-32273581342906727862011-10-15T19:35:00.000-07:002011-10-15T19:35:41.505-07:00Moving blogs!Okay, moving blogs! Time to do it...I will be blogging at <a href="http://heidiadamsphoto.com/">http://heidiadamsphoto.com/</a><br />
Still have a few kinks, not done with it all, but I am starting...do come over! I will miss you all if you don't! <br />
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A few months ago, I started to desire a cleaner, more personal space. :) This new blog? I like the clean look. It is like my quiet little room I can sneak into albeit on the world wide web. lol My sister Eva, at <a href="http://thethoughtfultype.com/">http://thethoughtfultype.com/</a> made me a sweet simple logo(LOVE IT!), just perfect for me and my nice clean space. You probably think I am type A with all this 'clean' talk. I am not. Ask Joe. But, I love this new clean web home, and maybe this organization and cleanliness will rub off into my own real home...ha! <br />
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Okay, off to bed! See you later! :)Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-80608102368770372742011-10-12T12:26:00.000-07:002011-10-12T12:26:59.344-07:00Sometimes its the pictures we don't take(sad post-warning ya!)<div style="text-align: center;">that we remember, haunting us...</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Two weeks ago, I was packing to go visit my Dad. After being diagnosed with lung cancer, they were setting him up in hospice. I wanted to go visit, say goodbye before it was too late. Joe said to me, "are you bringing your camera? I said "no." I explained to him that I did not think I would want to take any pictures during this sad time, and I doubted my father, sick and weak and vulnerable, would appreciate having a camera in his face. Joe told me I should bring it, just in case. So, I did. On the plane there, I took these, and I thought that these were probably the only two pictures I would take that weekend. So much for bringing it 'just in case.' </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">When I got there, it became clear that we had little time. The first day I was there, we had such a beautiful visit. I was so glad to see my Dad after so many years, even though I was sad that it had to be under these circumstances. Later that evening, my mother made coffee. Coffee at our house growing up was a constant ritual. Morning coffee, afternoon coffee, evening coffee. No matter the time, the routine was the same. Mom would always make it, prepare it for dad, and bring it to him. He was always thankful for the effort. Mom and Dad would sit on the couch, relax, and drink it together. As kids, sometimes they enlisted our help, and I am sure there are plenty of landlords out there that can attest to this given the coffee spills and drips that ensued during the kitchen to couch trips. So, that evening, Mom did as she usually did. She made it, prepared it, and brought it to Dad. But this time, he was in bed. It made me sad to see the empty couch. She sat down in her recliner next to the bed and they had a cup of coffee together. Dad sat up a bit and they leaned in close to each other. They spoke softly to each other, Mom leaning in closer to hear him. And the way they were looking at each other...<br />
The last days, although sad, I was struck by the romance between these two. 38 years. They genuinely adored and loved one another, and it was so very obvious and admirable during these last days. I sat back in the corner, just taking it all in. I wanted to pull out my camera. Snap this moment. It was just. so. beautiful. If I could take a picture to show you what love is, what it looks like, it would be this tender evening coffee moment. But, I did not want to interrupt the moment, and I was afraid my Dad might get upset, so I did not grab that camera. Turns out, this was their last cup of coffee together. The next day, my Dad passed, peacefully. God rest this sweet man's beautiful soul.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now? Part of me wishes that I had captured that moment. For me, my mom, my family. But at the same time, if I could go back, I don't know if I would have done anything differently. I will certainly remember that moment, and I will always think of my parent's love when I make and prepare a cup of coffee for my love, Joe. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My father was an amazing man. He will be missed. I know that I have shared his website before, but here it is again...he was an amazing artist. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dennisvanderveer.com/">http://dennisvanderveer.com/</a><br />
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When I was at the house, I snapped his palette, knowing it would be the last time I saw it.<br />
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And I will leave you with one of my favorite self portraits of him on his wall...dad in his painter-gear. Perfect.<br />
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Since I have been back from Florida, I have been more aware, trying to focus on the beauty and joy in my life, taking in as much as I possibly can, always reminded that our time on this earth is so very short. <br />
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And did you know that it has been a year since I started this silly blog? My blogiversary passed when I was in fla...I hoped to have a big fun post, tell you about my new blog I have been working on(swear I will share next time!!!), lol, but this is life...you just never know what He has in store for ya, so you just roll with it, improvise. <br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-43773251804014874862011-08-19T13:26:00.000-07:002011-08-19T13:26:03.321-07:00Hello! Still around...<div style="text-align: center;">My mantra...'been busy.' Yeah, you know. ;) We move in a week! Um...let's talk about something, anything else...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's see...how about the awe and beauty and magic of childhood? Yes! That always makes me happy. These little blessings that open my eyes to the beauty of this world...oh cheesey mama. So, the other day, Paul runs in from playing outside, yelling, "A RAINBOW! A RAINBOW!" Joe and I rush outside, and Paul then proudly boasts that Peter 'found' it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk84S3A0KGVJmYFGSLxpGsYndzr6jY74xZ3eO62nLW3M5cHm79yloA1tCDkBqSvUHRx_dfzmRJdLrUubtrBsmWVREtdEEXB7W_tUiMf2hdgOULLvBFn7s819jP7h1BfClE8UmWDvrplzI/s1600/IMG_4069700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk84S3A0KGVJmYFGSLxpGsYndzr6jY74xZ3eO62nLW3M5cHm79yloA1tCDkBqSvUHRx_dfzmRJdLrUubtrBsmWVREtdEEXB7W_tUiMf2hdgOULLvBFn7s819jP7h1BfClE8UmWDvrplzI/s1600/IMG_4069700.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And...I decided it was time for an upgrade in the camera department. I got a d700. Yup. I jumped ship. Hard decision to switch to Nikon, but I know it was the right decision for me. Joe...oh, he is good to me...I do appreciate it. And, my sister Eva helped me buy it due to a disasterous ordering mishap of sorts, so grateful to these sweet folks in my family. :heart</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And now the playing has begun... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-57832415536891711082011-08-01T13:41:00.000-07:002011-08-01T13:41:17.540-07:00Something blue...<div style="text-align: center;">Just for fun! <a href="http://www.thebloomforum.com/">Bloom Forum</a> has a quickie challenge, something blue...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiS30fJTc413xxx9UR8o6AZA7VmxTGZ0HXNBg5Nr0IZHQ5acO_xZdRtsQva5cIugCICYvShZ6JrViz_I390CJE4WGeoMhKCm7OEOfo3qG1MhDvihI-U6g6Qz5dJfpLsvRHnasWIlPvA-k/s1600/blueberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiS30fJTc413xxx9UR8o6AZA7VmxTGZ0HXNBg5Nr0IZHQ5acO_xZdRtsQva5cIugCICYvShZ6JrViz_I390CJE4WGeoMhKCm7OEOfo3qG1MhDvihI-U6g6Qz5dJfpLsvRHnasWIlPvA-k/s1600/blueberry.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blueberry! Hmmm...and thank you to Joe's sweet patients that bring us goodies like this(fresh farm laid eggs, Easter bread too) on occasion. :)</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-69755233776326390272011-07-31T14:24:00.000-07:002011-07-31T14:24:22.503-07:00Golden hour...<div style="text-align: center;">They say it is the best time for photographs, but it is also what many parenting books call the 'witching hour,' he he he...so, you do the math...mama has two toddlers, takes them outside close to bedtime...scratches her head over why they are not cooperating. HA! Ah well...I got a couple of cute ones of the little ones. :) Will try again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVrkvmX6yl7HMtdDtSTljwBbgLfAjY-4f397dE-QQYUxEC66gP9zV-dZ5n6Jkmn2E7jce7AhlAjLVMd8qA1mroRRj_fc-2WmVsk2qPrK_69jg9ERVSQUwq9mDCgJM0vhPhu0g1Nmo-pA/s1600/IMG_3724700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVrkvmX6yl7HMtdDtSTljwBbgLfAjY-4f397dE-QQYUxEC66gP9zV-dZ5n6Jkmn2E7jce7AhlAjLVMd8qA1mroRRj_fc-2WmVsk2qPrK_69jg9ERVSQUwq9mDCgJM0vhPhu0g1Nmo-pA/s1600/IMG_3724700.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and I am still seriously stumbling through ps5, so excuse any editing mishaps. Errrr...I am tempted to spend some money on a workshop or something, but I am trying to be patient and wait until the big move cause I just don't have much time to commit to anything but procrastinating on the packing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clickinmoms had this pay it forward event, remember me talking about that? Anyhow, I finished my knitty goods. See?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfBUe4pSaCs0ZJaSK_wA7AXfYO-Qm2epAHuUeMaHcsI9waLj1onmQmf4ZEERYsw9I_J7NJqWyoIEBIcenJ5ElgBE6kouoKugh9XMH10iQIuCE8h8p9u6QP8Urn5K8uVvxKRTjQUmuHjY/s1600/hat1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfBUe4pSaCs0ZJaSK_wA7AXfYO-Qm2epAHuUeMaHcsI9waLj1onmQmf4ZEERYsw9I_J7NJqWyoIEBIcenJ5ElgBE6kouoKugh9XMH10iQIuCE8h8p9u6QP8Urn5K8uVvxKRTjQUmuHjY/s1600/hat1.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And as luck would have it, one of my bloggy pals won the set, of course! I'm talkin' to you super amazing and talented <a href="http://kristinespregnancy.blogspot.com/">Kristine!</a> :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And, my knitting mojo is still back, and I am finishing this sweet 1906 kimono sweater pattern that I started for Paul. :) Will have to show ya that sometime. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And...another reason I have been kinda not keeping up...we are expecting again, and this is the first pregnancy that I got to actually experience the real-deal-no-holds-barred morning sickness. Ugh. This will be #5. Yup, 5. I am going to be brushing up on newborn photography. ;) Poor baby, lol!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-52754096962796984132011-07-15T20:06:00.000-07:002011-07-15T20:06:07.541-07:00Not abandoning blog...<div style="text-align: center;">just taking a break. </div><div style="text-align: center;">In about a month, we should be moving. And, well, that is a little overwhelming seeing as we have yet to find a rental and pack(unless you count the kid's pathetic attempts at toy sorting packing). I have not picked up my camera in a while. I just feel too overwhelmed to snap, edit. Lots of loose ends to tie up relatively quickly. My subscription at clickinmoms ran out too, and I am stalling on reinstating it. For one thing, not being able to log in has drastically reduced my web time, lol, leaving more time to prepare for our move. And, I picked up knitting again(more on that in a sec). I have some almost-done knitting projects for the 'pay it forward' summer event over there, and I need to get them done before summer is over. So, being logged off=more time to knit. Oh, the knitting. Funny that I would pick up that time consuming hobby again when I am so strapped for time, isn't it? This is pretty neurotic. I know it is just a way to escape all these obligations, but I gotta be honest...it is nice to knit again. I lost the knitting mojo, for whatever reason it became more like a chore than a hobby. A trip to a couple of yarn stores(sorry, Joe) remedied that, and I once again feel the therapy like qualities of knitting. That's nice. Because I am not here blogging, I am not checking my dashboard, so I am not visiting all the lovely bloggy mamas I have come to adore. I miss you all, and I am sorry for not being around to give some bloggy love. Anyhow, I thought I would check in seeing as I might be away for a while. ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And since no post should ever be without a picture...I took these a while back but never blogged them. We have grape vines(that are totally wasted on us as I always intend on making grape jam but never do), and I was amazed at how fuzzy and colorful the fresh blooms and new leaves are! Weird. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmTWPJUeFVhptRn05bdRvphc-MTT2BGo2EzLPoPLrYNrbMXXj1au3MzupOnroAvcsXYngpOT-hwAkv1k-yVsoBESFmrpVoDZBy8AFDKhacuUw46GR6J8abftiXINKV9WjuXDq7gTiVgY/s1600/grap2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmTWPJUeFVhptRn05bdRvphc-MTT2BGo2EzLPoPLrYNrbMXXj1au3MzupOnroAvcsXYngpOT-hwAkv1k-yVsoBESFmrpVoDZBy8AFDKhacuUw46GR6J8abftiXINKV9WjuXDq7gTiVgY/s1600/grap2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-48898821479466131272011-06-30T07:45:00.000-07:002011-06-30T07:47:29.797-07:00Let's go fly a kite!<div style="text-align: center;">We have a lot to do 'round these parts. So much, I find ways to escape it. Clean? Pack? <span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">Oh, did I not mention that we are moving in 3 months? </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;">Below the mason-dixon line, no less, yeeeee-haaaaaa! Whoop. Whoop. </span>Okay, so, what was I saying, oh yes, </span></span>nah, forget all that house work, let's go fly a kite instead. Right? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I am feeling kind of...uninspired lately with the picture taking thing. I get this way when I have too many pics on a memory card that I have yet to edit. But, I desperately want to record these days with my boys. So, my solution? Break out the film camera. Point. Click. Develop. No photoshop. No clearing that memory card that is full.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj8PXNGzd_q8EAi3t60S82u7RwAAOLprEUCaTsv4GTKK7Yf6FwE1xrK31ECLoMYb32a0w5l6hbXXmO6XfJ4yHTmlq5kfvDmQeZHhDD72qFqFO47AEr3xgD2fhAA9rI2APwCN23x9gRA0/s1600/film5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLj8PXNGzd_q8EAi3t60S82u7RwAAOLprEUCaTsv4GTKK7Yf6FwE1xrK31ECLoMYb32a0w5l6hbXXmO6XfJ4yHTmlq5kfvDmQeZHhDD72qFqFO47AEr3xgD2fhAA9rI2APwCN23x9gRA0/s1600/film5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Now, this picture is deceiving. It looks like we were masta' kite fliers and all. That is not true. Not in the least. We got these kites off the ground for...maybe a second...twice? I let the boy's pic out their kites, and Pete picked Batman. His was the cheapest, flimsiest, yet it flew the best.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">One-armed-Joey managed to pick out a kite with dual holders. You know, where you need TWO hands to steer the kite? I did not notice this minor inconvenience until after we got to the park. So, eventually, Joey used Pete's kite, on account of only having ONE hand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfayng4lF8Kwfk3WYlKeymuqFZwHyJKVLbJAMMOzA2xarE2U0QecjFUKFXcv-jYOZ65HxcEz7klpHFW95-t_sf7DoFCdJNHAv4xVRmYQBxSTJeArQJ2ZamlU3UZ0JB1LUPdLY41YcQOo/s1600/film6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfayng4lF8Kwfk3WYlKeymuqFZwHyJKVLbJAMMOzA2xarE2U0QecjFUKFXcv-jYOZ65HxcEz7klpHFW95-t_sf7DoFCdJNHAv4xVRmYQBxSTJeArQJ2ZamlU3UZ0JB1LUPdLY41YcQOo/s1600/film6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We pretty much gave up after this. We hit the park, but not before grabbing a picture of my Joey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wWYWxQdeB5P544GoU5X9E3-D3jJ7sQDVpmnirgNGtvOGImNhxfAYszGFDJhKk_0hj9Jok9Lo6hddH6Bf9pYqfhieN4HuHtG3WiyECKAIfVnh7CwckQ4TromqaoE544uPCR2v9JqcyVs/s1600/film2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wWYWxQdeB5P544GoU5X9E3-D3jJ7sQDVpmnirgNGtvOGImNhxfAYszGFDJhKk_0hj9Jok9Lo6hddH6Bf9pYqfhieN4HuHtG3WiyECKAIfVnh7CwckQ4TromqaoE544uPCR2v9JqcyVs/s1600/film2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So pensive, serious. Joey, relax babe. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This park is great, by the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYwrumNQhL3-C5w7U6p5QDuKPkkQCQHtLF7b05s3kXRKfT3aI60tJs7H-IH8bhScFI9ei9YJcAzGJQuQsUo7ClmGpRcqMq1GssC6GUtcuPfuomz2UIlVzx7Raz-bUdaB5VOB-1b03iLM/s1600/film3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYwrumNQhL3-C5w7U6p5QDuKPkkQCQHtLF7b05s3kXRKfT3aI60tJs7H-IH8bhScFI9ei9YJcAzGJQuQsUo7ClmGpRcqMq1GssC6GUtcuPfuomz2UIlVzx7Raz-bUdaB5VOB-1b03iLM/s1600/film3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, you may ask yourself...'ya know, I swear she has four kids, but I only ever see pics of one or two...where are the rest?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here they are, and *this* is why you never see pics with all 4. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaJfDHIgUF1UFb4gcLvovc9K9o3QR8MGJXpMv1OqF0i_kb_IvsGlhJIPGf2xKqFVi_18-XDPkMfAxB6WVelcsp6Zbq9w6Vo3Oae8BJ4OAx7dEe2qusR8xcXoj4RL2zrpdVOfCUMXXLsc/s1600/film4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyaJfDHIgUF1UFb4gcLvovc9K9o3QR8MGJXpMv1OqF0i_kb_IvsGlhJIPGf2xKqFVi_18-XDPkMfAxB6WVelcsp6Zbq9w6Vo3Oae8BJ4OAx7dEe2qusR8xcXoj4RL2zrpdVOfCUMXXLsc/s1600/film4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah, you will see single pics of these kids for some time to come. I try. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And before we got into the car, I had Joey lay down for a pic I have seen and wanted to duplicate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMzyDtA0Cq07bsD2N95QzwDDauIJ0I9R-e1F9qx0IY7p230Y2nao-Zq0VppEYLSDC_lldnSPAnExC3RaGo41wW6uzOoYmRckPIkLvuvrziCSj7x8I6SMep3h1BSQICJGQEyCXfJOaTXs/s1600/film1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMzyDtA0Cq07bsD2N95QzwDDauIJ0I9R-e1F9qx0IY7p230Y2nao-Zq0VppEYLSDC_lldnSPAnExC3RaGo41wW6uzOoYmRckPIkLvuvrziCSj7x8I6SMep3h1BSQICJGQEyCXfJOaTXs/s1600/film1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But allergy eyes and a bright sky are not a good combo. I still think he is cute though. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fuji 400h, in case you were curious. ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-49469159298421527262011-06-23T06:16:00.000-07:002011-06-23T06:19:14.719-07:00Been busy.<div align="center">Hi everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6XgIswHmX_cuaHjpkndkBV0vkkSNNiVFSQcSLf95Ix-EQA79T7GWM5_onuxDLJEdzBK1vt8EWlvZbIt-kLST5C_8hWADna2gVQLihdQAGDXPaxxgJHSFk1G0ShyJD-UYanCI9bcK3q4/s1600/letter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6XgIswHmX_cuaHjpkndkBV0vkkSNNiVFSQcSLf95Ix-EQA79T7GWM5_onuxDLJEdzBK1vt8EWlvZbIt-kLST5C_8hWADna2gVQLihdQAGDXPaxxgJHSFk1G0ShyJD-UYanCI9bcK3q4/s1600/letter2.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Yeah, been too busy. As usual. *sigh* We went to Vermont, and I don't think I will post all those pics as they are still in memory card land, and well, we just got busier. So, I will post what I have, give you a little update and then just get started on with our busy day. :) </div><div align="center">Vermont was really pretty and really cold. Joe had to buy me a sweatshirt. Not kidding.</div><div align="center">We went letter boxing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FNZShO-SkywC20bL6wMKRKtU5-1J8iF7imMivP8a2CTwHeNICCOAqpUscc_bhuKLTy1AFcrT2jsH3diocYvyxNDW_KUmFXZ-_gDkOBk_Y1iaIlQbiwB8fc1EqjBqBDnGhNvQf7XrheM/s1600/letter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FNZShO-SkywC20bL6wMKRKtU5-1J8iF7imMivP8a2CTwHeNICCOAqpUscc_bhuKLTy1AFcrT2jsH3diocYvyxNDW_KUmFXZ-_gDkOBk_Y1iaIlQbiwB8fc1EqjBqBDnGhNvQf7XrheM/s1600/letter.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">In a graveyard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v_y3VgoXYNL0_z6fDSCQgIh1nf5hS4-P0D6D2RT7rIsHNAP9twvWg-fDdyO74giFC2OhgUr3V3jpysiHOu40zffSxCfgwkowLmS0fkdxUadttb528u-Fl5VHRhZc1CA2f_J05TIXBA8/s1600/letter3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v_y3VgoXYNL0_z6fDSCQgIh1nf5hS4-P0D6D2RT7rIsHNAP9twvWg-fDdyO74giFC2OhgUr3V3jpysiHOu40zffSxCfgwkowLmS0fkdxUadttb528u-Fl5VHRhZc1CA2f_J05TIXBA8/s1600/letter3.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Creepy. Kids got a kick out of the milk stamp. They were like, "Milk?!! What does milk have to do with a graveyard?" LOL</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Then we went to this lake beach that had 100,000 newts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhl5FJEXUJTJabblxt-sAgMiVotwBcIG0w34rbAbxVPQ1vob3FusTueXqMR5k-3-8j2ScKag4LZk3YkY6it-JKI73a4gh1WUR6v33_dNfaBL1RdjkfoP9TM7KmW1JOLAjr15IKQHH-Gg/s1600/letter4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhl5FJEXUJTJabblxt-sAgMiVotwBcIG0w34rbAbxVPQ1vob3FusTueXqMR5k-3-8j2ScKag4LZk3YkY6it-JKI73a4gh1WUR6v33_dNfaBL1RdjkfoP9TM7KmW1JOLAjr15IKQHH-Gg/s1600/letter4.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center">Jude was really cute with the water and newts.. :) </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Then, Joey broke his arm. :( So, baseball is over for us. :( Today we have to check to see if it is set, get it casted.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">A dear friend had dinner ready for us upon our return, which was a real thoughtful treat. :) And, I have no shame to admit that I am eating the leftovers for breakfast(okay, second breakfast). Good friends are worth their weight in gold.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I have mean meaning to tell you...a couple of weeks ago, I took on a project for my sistah. I photographed some of her amazing designs/branding. Now,I did not photograph everything. For example, park cellar, bup, logo portfolio, and lana bell were not photographed by me. But the rest is my work. Check it out! It was fun. </div><div align="center"><a href="http://thethoughtfultype.com/portfolio/#all">The Thoughtful Type</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Okay, we are off to get x-rays and a cast and more milk at the sto.' Have a great day! </div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-29106369953285157242011-06-10T12:32:00.000-07:002011-06-10T12:32:23.142-07:00The magic and beauty of telephoto...<div style="text-align: center;">I bought a zoom to capture my budding baseball star. Joey loves baseball this year. He has turned this corner with it. He <i>gets</i> the game. I mean, he really gets it now. When he gets that ball, his eyes dart to all the right bases, and he quickly throws it. He does a little happy dance when he is fast enough to get an out. And, I desperately want to capture it all. So, I obsessed over buying a zoom. I got the 70-200mm 4L, non-IS, in case you were curious. No action pics yet, later on that. I will say that I need serious practice cause I am not thrilled with my 200mm 100% crops. Anyhow...I just had to share some bokeh at 200mm. It is really amazing. I never shot with a 200mm lens. This pic is on my porch. The background is a nasty road, guard rail, buildings, and cars. But you can't really tell at 200mm, can ya? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JTRuCcgeaBn8bmM2GbVD8td7iSU3b_twE8Obg85PFyxb_2aGCLcvfka7a96TYoVEjekm0Zz2B8_aCgKYqZF3Fb1YPWaFZEpGMZrYf5SCpxSzrwogaVbjYHRMCn3NymrK3bGrV1XgFo/s1600/IMG_3059-720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8JTRuCcgeaBn8bmM2GbVD8td7iSU3b_twE8Obg85PFyxb_2aGCLcvfka7a96TYoVEjekm0Zz2B8_aCgKYqZF3Fb1YPWaFZEpGMZrYf5SCpxSzrwogaVbjYHRMCn3NymrK3bGrV1XgFo/s1600/IMG_3059-720.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is in the backyard, grape vines behind Paul. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU00ZPNn6VdsId_A0peSUD74xcVVWa0mI68O8CV6ghELqfoKMPd8oPx7MdOH7ydwMKpT0NOEY0_7K-jrahMi2GjeYFcZuz4mMIXE7DE76F5jlDUmSW1w1kiz4Q5IIWX458tKzyo3euf4/s1600/IMG_3027-720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU00ZPNn6VdsId_A0peSUD74xcVVWa0mI68O8CV6ghELqfoKMPd8oPx7MdOH7ydwMKpT0NOEY0_7K-jrahMi2GjeYFcZuz4mMIXE7DE76F5jlDUmSW1w1kiz4Q5IIWX458tKzyo3euf4/s1600/IMG_3027-720.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, I must stop playing with my new lens and go pack for our vacation! </div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-208400277683280172011-06-07T08:39:00.000-07:002011-06-07T08:39:49.443-07:00Summer!!! And a filmy weekend to celebrate!<div style="text-align: center;">School is out. It is Summer. :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shot through 3 rolls of film this weekend. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Kodak Portra 400. Now, I did get this developed at...er...um...{whispering] walmart. I know. Still, skin tones too magenta/red. Did not bother to tweak, hope you don't mind too much. ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp1ATIMw7lLJRnG50PWwz3ENryUl4YLXoGf3b7gna3BQZsPcuATPBMPPyDpOPBI5ay9CMZo8s8nVUN5dgvTmpMHKSi8lKjfx9_tFq6DKDCjixvslHDt_Q5wjF52sUMM3PrNk67WaWPFA/s1600/sprinkler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp1ATIMw7lLJRnG50PWwz3ENryUl4YLXoGf3b7gna3BQZsPcuATPBMPPyDpOPBI5ay9CMZo8s8nVUN5dgvTmpMHKSi8lKjfx9_tFq6DKDCjixvslHDt_Q5wjF52sUMM3PrNk67WaWPFA/s1600/sprinkler.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-34621008364395378112011-06-02T05:34:00.000-07:002011-06-02T05:34:39.470-07:00Film...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelLhO2rRuF6EQlhgcIqxOaR9YpBMdq4sPwKkIdSLh36DmXmbw6u_wZoFhRGhixG6m8NfV2v3TCK_QDiVwLhn5-zYjZXJh8bDkCDJ9_L_kqPM_lqoe7vp9YyFbLxApkRUDVp28oucoFPk/s1600/010_10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelLhO2rRuF6EQlhgcIqxOaR9YpBMdq4sPwKkIdSLh36DmXmbw6u_wZoFhRGhixG6m8NfV2v3TCK_QDiVwLhn5-zYjZXJh8bDkCDJ9_L_kqPM_lqoe7vp9YyFbLxApkRUDVp28oucoFPk/s1600/010_10.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is just something about it that really melts my heart. Is that melodramatic or what?!! No, really, I love film images. The above one was a fun shot, just for the love of color. I did not do one thing to this in Ps5...no sharpening, no curves, no color poppage...nothing. To me, that says alot about the beauty of the medium, because to get this same look, I really would have to tinker around with midtones, hue saturation, and probably even a color fill to get the grass that hue. My digi grass is always more yellow than blue, but it is quite the opposite with film. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I just recently took part in a film workshop called <a href="http://black-eyedangel.blogspot.com/p/shooting-breeze-workshop.html">shooting the breeze</a>. Wait, I did not take part in anything, I was a total bum! :( It was a great class...the pdfs are beautiful and informative, the interviews and pictures are inspiring, and Suzie is talented, amazing, and sweet. I feel terribly for not being more active in it. I signed up for it on a whim, thinking it was such a great idea, it would force me to shoot more film. But...between editing my digi images, taking on a new project, and having a busy life with 4 boys(and this time of year is especially busy with baseball!), I ended up being a silent observer, and before I knew it, it was over. I am the worst procrastinator, and time slips outta my hands pretty easily. It was a beautiful class though. Anyhow...I guess this is where I am at with film and digi, I feel like I don't really have the time to devot the attention either one needs unless I focus one ONE medium. That is a silly sentiment though, I know, so I am going to do my best to explore film *and* digi, and utilize my time better overall... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow...isn't that swing pic full of pretty color? :) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Fuji Superia Xtra 800, if you are wondering. ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-76206407518698860592011-06-01T12:52:00.000-07:002011-06-01T12:52:14.868-07:00Pete's many friends...<div style="text-align: center;">So, you know Pete has an imaginary friend, Bingo, and Jimmy the Monster lives upstairs. Well, now, whenever we are outside, Pete has to find a friend...a bug friend. He will find a bug, any bug, and walk around with it on his arm or hand, picking it back up when it falls. Sometimes he puts it in his shirt pocket. He loves having bug friends. He ain't scared either. He tried to pick up one of those freaky horror movie millipedes in the woods a couple of weeks ago. You know, the HUGE ones? He tries to pick up centipedes and spiders. I tell him that some bugs bite, so to ask me before he picks up a new friend. So, he has been asking me, "mom does this one love me?" LOL That is his way of finding out if it bites. Too cute. The other day, he found the biggest rolly polly(or potato bug, depending on what you wanna call it).<br />
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Sorry if that grossed you out. I know...<br />
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And, we have the prettiest flowers in bloom...Dahlia, I think? <br />
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<div style="border: medium none;">Oh, that green stuff on his chin is Kale. I am having a love affair with kale right now. It absorbs flavah' so well. Love it.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39FTpzsR7TEdIhoCqiSb1PN_gQSPYIEhpStmsPe8PcaM5U2ZvRxIghJmCMfs1Zjz0-dGH5dHugWRn1dFeIf54M1gFPlliVc3aEiwnJtHAIaEW0tmPLaywJh25g_CmCZSH4GDSljGEQ_8/s1600/kale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39FTpzsR7TEdIhoCqiSb1PN_gQSPYIEhpStmsPe8PcaM5U2ZvRxIghJmCMfs1Zjz0-dGH5dHugWRn1dFeIf54M1gFPlliVc3aEiwnJtHAIaEW0tmPLaywJh25g_CmCZSH4GDSljGEQ_8/s1600/kale.jpg" t8="true" /></a></div><div style="border: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
Speaking of silly dinner antics...Jude is not the only funny one at the table. Pete has been pretending to fall asleep at the table. <br />
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Then the funniest thing happened.<br />
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We went to a kiddy amusement park today. Pete had so much fun. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And just for the fun of it...water drop on clover with super dark black and white conversion, why not. <br />
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And, well, that is what we have been up to. lol :) You know, I am coming up on a year of blogging. I have really loved it. :) I love taking the time to look at these pictures, write down my thoughts. I love my life. I have also loved connecting with other like minded people. I enjoy reading other mama photography blogs. It is nice to see, that in this big world, there are crazy camera face moms like me. They rock.;) I also love that family from afar gets a peek into our life without having to travel hundreds of miles. The internet is a beautiful thing.<br />
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But, with the good also comes the bad. Being here online, I put myself out there for both praise and criticism. And, this past week, I got some brutal criticism. As much as I like to say that I don't care what others think, it is hard to let insults just roll off your back. <br />
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I never picked up a camera to impress some stranger on some message board. I picked up a camera to document this beautiful, blessed, life I have. The beauty I saw in my mind's eye could not be replicated with my P&S on auto. I am more interested in showing you pictures that document our life than showing you pictures that show my technical camera proficiency.<br />
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I never picked up a camera with the goal of going pro. I don't have plans on going into business. So, I don't really need anyone telling me that my work is not pro quality.<br />
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Here, this is photography for the love of it and for the love of life. <br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-62889686558629952722011-05-16T20:21:00.000-07:002011-05-16T20:21:07.702-07:00The other day...<div style="text-align: center;">I went about my house trying to find the weirdest and flattest light I could. Kidding. Ever notice how I start my blog titles with the first few words of the first sentence of my post. That oozes a lack of creativity, no? Sometimes I just cannot think of a good title. And when I do, it's usually cheese-i-fried, so trust me, it is better this way. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, the other day I was trying to find some nice soft directional light, and I found some flat light, and then some weird light. Ah well. Had the macro on and iso jacked up to 1600. I have to say that I am impressed with Xsi iso 1600 for head shots. It rocks. Everything else though? Not so much(like the <a href="http://shootingtheadamses.blogspot.com/2011/05/brothers-bubbles-bugs.html">Brothers, Bubbles, Bug post</a> the other day-that is not good 1600 iso...and a cheesy post title to boot, see what I'm sayin'). Anyhow, I captured some sweet boys in bad light and high iso.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pauly...flat light...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDPxda2Q_nOmL3u5wj9Aq-Sf4mEr0kCqdhP-KkckB5VyuGiXdCHCz521QlPmKGvfm9xsQXHEyKROJ5zT0Jlzz0wKf9tCG-0jniAmk0u7WJvTcuxco1mFUNuYVdx1-JAuD6x3yrmhhjVE/s1600/paulyfb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDPxda2Q_nOmL3u5wj9Aq-Sf4mEr0kCqdhP-KkckB5VyuGiXdCHCz521QlPmKGvfm9xsQXHEyKROJ5zT0Jlzz0wKf9tCG-0jniAmk0u7WJvTcuxco1mFUNuYVdx1-JAuD6x3yrmhhjVE/s1600/paulyfb.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> starting to play around with skin color correction in ps5! Have NOT corrected Paul's tone here...each adjustment makes it worse, so I will keep this slightly green hued baby the way he is. He has hard skin to correct. He has an underlying olive tone. Joey is equally hard as he is so so so pale and fair. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Here is what I saw. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8asQD1AyNuv3gR0WvYgbuDfhRhZE1rtk_yvUMV1cjg1pTI3Zt5llkZPWyjLUD5Lcdz8lw3K8P6C5u1fMlW_Vz0CqhKK8hkFcl_KZdIK5Y8v0axBMw_E9KLla7APQG34XJVk4NJHBF9yI/s1600/RIGHTNOWIWLLET.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8asQD1AyNuv3gR0WvYgbuDfhRhZE1rtk_yvUMV1cjg1pTI3Zt5llkZPWyjLUD5Lcdz8lw3K8P6C5u1fMlW_Vz0CqhKK8hkFcl_KZdIK5Y8v0axBMw_E9KLla7APQG34XJVk4NJHBF9yI/s1600/RIGHTNOWIWLLET.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My 3 y/o, wearing only a diaper and t-shirt, as he usually does in the morning, and doing his upside down thing on the couch. :heart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t119/irishempress/rightnow125px.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t119/irishempress/rightnow125px.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.willettedesigns.com/?page_id=3741">http://www.willettedesigns.com/?page_id=3741</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And, I really want to win this week-up for grabs is a clickin' moms lifetime membership!!!</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-37581330913741701302011-05-06T18:20:00.000-07:002011-05-06T18:32:50.029-07:00Dandelion and Ps5 woes...<div style="text-align: center;">I got ps5. I figured that I could just jump in since I know PSE backwards and forwards. Well, I cannot find familiar tools. Like, why is USM under filters now? *sigh* </div><div style="text-align: center;">Things are in weird places. Bridge...so much more stuff in there than ACR. I am totally lost. So, pics are collecting on my SD card, but I cannot really edit them yet. I think I am going to sign up for some Kelby training STAT, like tonight! Anyhow, this is my latest adventure in taking it to the next level, learning Bridge and Ps5...I did edit these tonight though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddy1zALetSC7WGV0dk7JqOAJJ2knBH-cll12_cJwybN8_mAjptfsnPgpGSzxK25_bA1J13bOlPRNMkTSIoJHdhxgs5e3HWzCgGAM7uzGHt3WbZZpDfRnVZf65Y-s-mYwt7Pp3T1Q5sy0/s1600/dandy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddy1zALetSC7WGV0dk7JqOAJJ2knBH-cll12_cJwybN8_mAjptfsnPgpGSzxK25_bA1J13bOlPRNMkTSIoJHdhxgs5e3HWzCgGAM7uzGHt3WbZZpDfRnVZf65Y-s-mYwt7Pp3T1Q5sy0/s1600/dandy.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I have been without a macro for a few weeks. :( When I realized I was upgrading, I sold my 60(does not work on full frame), and then bought a used 100(cause of the crazy prices). I was not happy with my used 100's performance in macro...<i>camera shake? soft copy?</i> I don't know. I did not give it much of a chance before I returned it. I thought I would maybe upgrade to Nikon, ditch Canon(gasp!), so I decided to wait on buying a new lens. So, I investigated Nikon Macro. The 105 has vibration reduction, which you pay for with very very pretty pennies. But...I read that the VR does not really work all that well for 1:1 macro, which is the only time I would really need it. There is not a 105 that does not have VR, and like I said, those pennies are preeeetttty. 60mm? Neat. But on a full frame? Maybe too wide. And, 2ish inch working distance? Nah. So, Canon's 100mm looked better and better, and as silly as it may sound, I might have just based my full frame camera upgrade choice on a macro lens. Yup. I love macro that much. I then waited though, thinking the prices would eventually drop...Oh, Japan, I pray you get back on track, for your sake, and for the sake of a hobby that was already expensive before tsnumai inflation. :( </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSrKyP9JGbH6bzVz2g6JxaNniIUv36U_j9B_hX_46-Sk-oql0IgubBBpeOp6Vn4Gp3dqhf8ntuk_fqnU73oGUfjnWfVXVytlFUClFrS5E_0MNFh24IhZJEvzsYwsTSLemA5-zVd5v7m4/s1600/dandy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSrKyP9JGbH6bzVz2g6JxaNniIUv36U_j9B_hX_46-Sk-oql0IgubBBpeOp6Vn4Gp3dqhf8ntuk_fqnU73oGUfjnWfVXVytlFUClFrS5E_0MNFh24IhZJEvzsYwsTSLemA5-zVd5v7m4/s1600/dandy2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just could not wait any longer though! I need a macro NOW. It is Spring you know, things are in bloom and covered in pollen for goodness sake! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I have shot macro, there ain't no goin' back. I. must. have. a. macro. lens. at. all. times. Gosh, hope that doesn't sound too bratty. Or silly. It's the truth! Macro and me...*sigh*...Oh, funny story, UPS delivered my new macro while I was in my yard shooting Pete blowing bubbles. HA! Crazy mom with a camera. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So glad to have a macro again...I love my new 100mm.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, if I can just figured out ps5, I can show you more pics. ;)<br />
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P.s. Big changes at Luxecetera! As many of you all know, my sis' Eva is over there. ;) <br />
<a href="http://www.luxecetera.com/blog/">http://www.luxecetera.com/blog/</a><br />
Anyhow...Templates and 'Now Brand Identities' are 50% off! <br />
For real!<br />
Not kidding!<br />
<a href="http://luxecetera.myshopify.com/collections/luxc-now-brand-identities">http://luxecetera.myshopify.com/collections/luxc-now-brand-identities</a><br />
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I nearly snatched up the Day Dream Drops, lol. Love it. But...I have a few other ideas up my sleeve(okay, I don't have a sleeve of creative ideas in re to design, I delegate that out to my more talented sis', who I have at my greedy fingertips, BAHAHAH!), and you will see in due time. he he he ;)<br />
My sis is part of a new design brand now...and I am eagerly and impatiently keeping an eye on what they come out with! SQUEEEE! :)<br />
<a href="http://thethoughtfultype.com/">http://thethoughtfultype.com/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Had to share that! So exciting! </div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-19910884181918806232011-05-04T14:22:00.000-07:002011-05-04T14:22:31.557-07:00DC, baby!<div style="text-align: center;">We went to DC this past weekend. It was a lovely weekend to go. Warm sun, blue sky, cool breeze. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk16dWzfGnsUO7cPs1OzhodwexrFIBEya_0JqfTyRSug6cUe2WFz5qfU-TnIBF55GUNUbtNe-XWhfa50ah9go2F_2KQQArFsh0G9lvSwLhkpD8LJeOeeZ3hJ_t-HgcNh863nrHcvqMHxU/s1600/dcbaby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk16dWzfGnsUO7cPs1OzhodwexrFIBEya_0JqfTyRSug6cUe2WFz5qfU-TnIBF55GUNUbtNe-XWhfa50ah9go2F_2KQQArFsh0G9lvSwLhkpD8LJeOeeZ3hJ_t-HgcNh863nrHcvqMHxU/s1600/dcbaby.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cutest baby on the metro. Swear. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gosh, he seems off in this pic, right? Not Jude-y like. Hmmm...little did we know, at the time, that his grumpy disposition was because he was sick. A day after we took this pic, he rashed up. I thought he felt warm. Weird. Then, when he was on the mend, on the way home, we would give him 3 pieces of chocolate chip cake and a juice box, all fueled by guilt that we did not know he was sick when we drove him 7ish hours to DC. Poor baby. Silly parents. Needless to say, we did have to wash the carseat cover. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_YgUxeRh8tRjX3hy2nv-d6BKCFVyhgQdgHw8cmBQTCuZNeWBGa7CtsdCZ3gImCO1m6rmAXtKqC0b0xb5W5repgfPfZB8SCTz5PFtAL-L_Me3ITOEqntnwlPBau7JRI6AoNI4rkDHRDs/s1600/dccap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_YgUxeRh8tRjX3hy2nv-d6BKCFVyhgQdgHw8cmBQTCuZNeWBGa7CtsdCZ3gImCO1m6rmAXtKqC0b0xb5W5repgfPfZB8SCTz5PFtAL-L_Me3ITOEqntnwlPBau7JRI6AoNI4rkDHRDs/s1600/dccap.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> These are the 'see, we really were in DC' pics.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were going to go to the Air and Space Museum first. But... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJROpYbB0XqPdYF9qxQ38di3cCr2Ow9m4IA8o53wCVZ5u5T4NVT64oBlEUuwOzsZGKOnGmeXh7xf893xkA_oqIrvNnMoYHBTXQQIraKsGGEWYOorDAH3iH88GbOCOU-bNeY5siuoM0YvY/s1600/dcair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJROpYbB0XqPdYF9qxQ38di3cCr2Ow9m4IA8o53wCVZ5u5T4NVT64oBlEUuwOzsZGKOnGmeXh7xf893xkA_oqIrvNnMoYHBTXQQIraKsGGEWYOorDAH3iH88GbOCOU-bNeY5siuoM0YvY/s1600/dcair.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the line was beyond insane. Crazy school field trip go-ers. Gheesh. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, we wandered through a huge outside sculpture garden of sorts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbYga0FN4h2_BNnNIqs46c5WuN7jIboqxAx6Px8TV_BkrYj6SLy2hYKBg9ESN7Gs-pLg7ZJYT4lHX1Z38bEzJb8i4BTRoKd1szU34MoB7JP9YV7OcxOdHxRAOMvV0FUVWZOYYQEqIdTo/s1600/dctree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbYga0FN4h2_BNnNIqs46c5WuN7jIboqxAx6Px8TV_BkrYj6SLy2hYKBg9ESN7Gs-pLg7ZJYT4lHX1Z38bEzJb8i4BTRoKd1szU34MoB7JP9YV7OcxOdHxRAOMvV0FUVWZOYYQEqIdTo/s1600/dctree.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Making our way to the National Museum of Art. Um, it is so much better than the Air and Space Museum(take my word for it. Air and Space was kinda lame. I hope those employees are non-essential should the government ever shut down, cause that is a totally non-essential museum. Sorry, just sayin'. If you go to DC, hit the National Art Museum instead). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow...I was first taken back by the amazing architecture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU15sSSIL_U1fER2HC__AtYtMrz0e3w9PAtT3EVzmrAfUDcwHoisb9mnzom0bYo2o7tfTngk6RVU_e7H9uK-ydc1GCduhn7wQVBXmpQ-1rJWFmI45gEMCHxZA0ELxEI_gUU0shjMU1ZcI/s1600/dcarch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU15sSSIL_U1fER2HC__AtYtMrz0e3w9PAtT3EVzmrAfUDcwHoisb9mnzom0bYo2o7tfTngk6RVU_e7H9uK-ydc1GCduhn7wQVBXmpQ-1rJWFmI45gEMCHxZA0ELxEI_gUU0shjMU1ZcI/s1600/dcarch.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi896YjWjEIBJ5unhKMyatMKieO31slpDVYswl6GHRrPN5XbjvsSvQ3T9zfONDpqIUwnssJ1Ld0Q8FOJIzrwlqSv8-IsBu4DAGUdk7oqvVBVjnMSfPOSYg1WcuxbYgnFNVXM7U-A9Jc0M8/s1600/dcstair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi896YjWjEIBJ5unhKMyatMKieO31slpDVYswl6GHRrPN5XbjvsSvQ3T9zfONDpqIUwnssJ1Ld0Q8FOJIzrwlqSv8-IsBu4DAGUdk7oqvVBVjnMSfPOSYg1WcuxbYgnFNVXM7U-A9Jc0M8/s1600/dcstair.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is just really pretty in here. Oh, and this stairwell was a natural light photographer's dream come true. There was a HUGE window against that wall, filling the room with soft light that bounced back at ya from the other wall. The creamy stone made a nice neutral backdrop. I wanted to take some portraits of the kids, but we had 7 kids manned by 3 adults, so...you can imagine how orderly *that* would have been. HA! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the art. Amazing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIBOzoBHz95pyGKvsVq_41X3_kWRjPN6Gqs8extr0KEVEBalqlZqxTC9lgrlungBodo2g6l4LjdH1AfY-CPdjms1es7Emrr-ozMGxMdFoSBjoiyFLIH0-50NsJ6LjcO9g4sICvm8s6QA/s1600/dcship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIBOzoBHz95pyGKvsVq_41X3_kWRjPN6Gqs8extr0KEVEBalqlZqxTC9lgrlungBodo2g6l4LjdH1AfY-CPdjms1es7Emrr-ozMGxMdFoSBjoiyFLIH0-50NsJ6LjcO9g4sICvm8s6QA/s1600/dcship.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am super freaked out that it is so open though. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I mean, you have those nice guys in navy suits walking from room to room, but still, the art is so exposed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">How is it, that in hundreds of years, some naughty kid has not smeared his naughty hand all over these masterpieces? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> That to me, is amazing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so on edge with this gang of kids, lol. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">When we stumbled into the portrait section, I could really relate. <i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Years ago, before cameras, if you wanted a portrait of your daughter or wife, you would hire a painter, not a photographer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXP1GlFPrYsd9RHocf895CrblrmZbPwIzsB1SW2FMY6Pe6W49LU6kejml9nS0dmz1LOtElL5yTYjElaBtI-yq9nY2arESvEyyWyyh_T8Jgcp-J3DbPpW8CGKWFidibeMcRbnrV-Fjy0Y/s1600/port.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXP1GlFPrYsd9RHocf895CrblrmZbPwIzsB1SW2FMY6Pe6W49LU6kejml9nS0dmz1LOtElL5yTYjElaBtI-yq9nY2arESvEyyWyyh_T8Jgcp-J3DbPpW8CGKWFidibeMcRbnrV-Fjy0Y/s1600/port.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I imagine that, just as there are good and bad photographers, there were good and bad painters. We, obviously, get the pleasure of seeing the good ones. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fortunately, we made it out of there without damaging any of the precious masterpieces. Whew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and except the outside pics, all the other pics were the max iso!!! EEK! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-43793089236046019122011-04-27T06:34:00.000-07:002011-04-27T06:34:24.137-07:00After Easter<div style="text-align: center;">You get to eat that big huge chocolate bunny. It's hollow, but still, it sure is big. Oh yum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYb3ktNcRqNx0CRLmWsklpouCpz-_YyFMA1S9sopy_Sy9GpwmpcyWr47BMAjEqN3wCxi2zu2YttzEGTqmo8N9zJ_zllbi49PInj3ZwiTF9IadVjdMvek_jqbwH__qglBBbf_B847sqC3o/s1600/easter2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYb3ktNcRqNx0CRLmWsklpouCpz-_YyFMA1S9sopy_Sy9GpwmpcyWr47BMAjEqN3wCxi2zu2YttzEGTqmo8N9zJ_zllbi49PInj3ZwiTF9IadVjdMvek_jqbwH__qglBBbf_B847sqC3o/s1600/easter2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Jude was happy just to have the box. Who am I to open it? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5066122013243724822.post-4735699453744380832011-04-26T08:29:00.000-07:002011-04-26T08:29:41.640-07:00Light?<div style="text-align: center;">Light, where are you?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Helllllloooooo...Liiiight...Yoo-hooooo....</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is sunny and bright out today. Early morning sunshine was filtering in through a back room, so I did a quick test...wow, I thought...<i>this is the brightest window light we have had all year</i>. <i>I can actually use a ss above 100. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i>I grabbed Jude. Who, by the way, is NOT a cooperative model. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjv-gmXUOesPAN-myyyvHbLsEIEA_A_7v28iLC9pS7llsyHhSMOzKSTVPr5TGFDR4rj0KcTWlq7ETP6Hvo1h8epsmE_yrbYkkCqv41CmUCZXMGkckV3DqC7TZpbHigKSMUYwDmyaxrng/s1600/blankie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjv-gmXUOesPAN-myyyvHbLsEIEA_A_7v28iLC9pS7llsyHhSMOzKSTVPr5TGFDR4rj0KcTWlq7ETP6Hvo1h8epsmE_yrbYkkCqv41CmUCZXMGkckV3DqC7TZpbHigKSMUYwDmyaxrng/s1600/blankie.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would you believe me if I told you...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZToat1asP8PqXbioBoMEB2Yvn1cD3BBuFbcpq40xPaTfIxfGmFeZ2iCvhEwax49bkO0HpbKqm_5kdUglkl7iucLFkeDcy30oYCRWn92UsdQBQFUDcJbxSODpZ5wZnmEVJoQY7eDOzBOI/s1600/blankie3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZToat1asP8PqXbioBoMEB2Yvn1cD3BBuFbcpq40xPaTfIxfGmFeZ2iCvhEwax49bkO0HpbKqm_5kdUglkl7iucLFkeDcy30oYCRWn92UsdQBQFUDcJbxSODpZ5wZnmEVJoQY7eDOzBOI/s1600/blankie3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> that I still had to use a reflector...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGIAD5zY1rCIqw3S_ISwv92jV-s9U4B2i7ZkfA9lxzbTy8XZq_2H5rpD3JwWtaKjtxZmu2HVUh64bmhOgQqfNvPr3ol-lDOXxqib4JB8H_uUQt3lfP7_wFgj60Tg_M5SqNgHKMFeHjfY/s1600/blankie4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGIAD5zY1rCIqw3S_ISwv92jV-s9U4B2i7ZkfA9lxzbTy8XZq_2H5rpD3JwWtaKjtxZmu2HVUh64bmhOgQqfNvPr3ol-lDOXxqib4JB8H_uUQt3lfP7_wFgj60Tg_M5SqNgHKMFeHjfY/s1600/blankie4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and my flash?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6VfaeH_0iZju-O3GVXRgKafNOmW_VhsJiR_JI9fdGQtE89LDMzptCeB7p6PPyVvCcTd3WBKnK5JuHq7sGsm6kFMbAotQSKgxNJfAbl-hFNVPY1h-06gnog04RWgzpidwGCUcrWyuYdk/s1600/blankiebw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6VfaeH_0iZju-O3GVXRgKafNOmW_VhsJiR_JI9fdGQtE89LDMzptCeB7p6PPyVvCcTd3WBKnK5JuHq7sGsm6kFMbAotQSKgxNJfAbl-hFNVPY1h-06gnog04RWgzpidwGCUcrWyuYdk/s1600/blankiebw.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For real. I need me some brighter light.</div>Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10986693817113273371noreply@blogger.com3