tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79164740215924715192024-03-14T09:09:42.088-07:00just a mom with a camera..."Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second." ~ Marc RiboudMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-9758926979082350492011-05-19T12:55:00.000-07:002011-05-19T12:55:34.683-07:00Macro Photography<div style="text-align: justify;">I must say, Macro photography has to be my favorite...I love capturing the tiny details of nature! Now that Spring is in full bloom around my house, I've taken advantage of it's beauty...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT64hyX4Sd8dXhrRAs8jslWa9hOyibMY1jjOV8WmIMALwr1DNfCkutlfMW7sNzWq8iXe-e4G06WeLa2Z3CP1TrqO-O2hu5tBbJC9-vOJK56Da6j1dU4qW03Fg0rNw4WIrV_FkMjPaqF0yC/s1600/daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT64hyX4Sd8dXhrRAs8jslWa9hOyibMY1jjOV8WmIMALwr1DNfCkutlfMW7sNzWq8iXe-e4G06WeLa2Z3CP1TrqO-O2hu5tBbJC9-vOJK56Da6j1dU4qW03Fg0rNw4WIrV_FkMjPaqF0yC/s400/daisy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's almost as if you can reach out and touch them! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I hope that you enjoy the rest of the week and don't forget to see beauty in the little things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-9053414465394710292011-04-12T09:28:00.000-07:002011-04-12T09:28:53.136-07:00Finding Beauty...<div style="text-align: center;">It's been forever since I've posted any photos on here...but I've still been clicking away when I get the chance! Yesterday was beautiful so I stepped outside with camera in hand to find the beauty in the little things others may not find...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TFT_C094hESG4wuCOxsmA9gaMHKI9sNmE78eEGLBIEmEtMDRrwb6yvFy3lHCBkJgIGgXf5Mnid-IY7HiXbmVuMUsX5ORqkPi4Y2b7WyhrhHZFmWy-Y6lGWijPeOkrh4cURLryoQOKx0T/s1600/dandelion1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TFT_C094hESG4wuCOxsmA9gaMHKI9sNmE78eEGLBIEmEtMDRrwb6yvFy3lHCBkJgIGgXf5Mnid-IY7HiXbmVuMUsX5ORqkPi4Y2b7WyhrhHZFmWy-Y6lGWijPeOkrh4cURLryoQOKx0T/s400/dandelion1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GedjOg2jV7cy16V_4a3GmHdUKj8595lF1xsSHWtFV5l8xWIReNJRebHcAI4VOlcKNsVCeB13_q6ia7H2B_11-89-br_Xi-iV33A0wJljwdwuI7ab3hrU8L0-Yps39fYCN3jSKHDQl9wF/s1600/yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GedjOg2jV7cy16V_4a3GmHdUKj8595lF1xsSHWtFV5l8xWIReNJRebHcAI4VOlcKNsVCeB13_q6ia7H2B_11-89-br_Xi-iV33A0wJljwdwuI7ab3hrU8L0-Yps39fYCN3jSKHDQl9wF/s400/yellow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dandelion's are considered a nuisance, but I can see the beauty in these little weeds...the colors, the lightness of the seeds floating through the air! I always try to see beauty in everything...after all God created them for a reason!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUqGA81uiIcAg7SKQxyW0aVAcmtpi0mSprYwuFSCwdmLpn_3BxKluJdLZ-_w03gpdezK_vltwRfO3KJZnW9f5qm-tuzFK8-l8jz2bq7Ie3ohluBdkuF3cn-e9weFgUNhHcWIRKcD8O0Th/s1600/purple+flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUqGA81uiIcAg7SKQxyW0aVAcmtpi0mSprYwuFSCwdmLpn_3BxKluJdLZ-_w03gpdezK_vltwRfO3KJZnW9f5qm-tuzFK8-l8jz2bq7Ie3ohluBdkuF3cn-e9weFgUNhHcWIRKcD8O0Th/s400/purple+flower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the vibrant hue of this flower, the pedals look like tiny bells...you can almost hear them ringing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that it is getting warmer and the flowers and trees are starting to bloom...I hope to have more photos posted on here! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a beautiful day!</div><div align="justify"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-56323894674140783622011-03-09T12:28:00.000-08:002011-03-09T12:28:46.585-08:00Photography Composition<div style="text-align: justify;">Sorry it's been so quiet around here, I haven't taken many photos...but I signed up for <a href="http://kentweakley.com/blog/photography-composition-eclass/"><em><strong>Kent Weakley's Photography Composition eClass</strong></em></a> that starts in March 18th, so I promise there will be more posting and photos on here!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spring has finally started peeking out from behind the gloom of Winter and that means lots of photos are going to be taken! I need to get out of this photo funk that Winter has put me in and get to shooting!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So if you haven't already, you should sign up for this class...trust me, you won't regret it! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Take care and I promise to be back soon!!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Meg</em></span></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-82147354505891643282011-02-18T11:43:00.000-08:002011-02-18T11:43:03.138-08:00Candid Moments...Yesterday was perfect...all of the snow has melted away, the sun was out and the sky was amazing...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner, we enjoyed being outside in the almost 75 degree weather! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple candid shots I took of the girls yesterday evening as the sun went down...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqefHhvwpUkm5a8xvB3KjaIxFTlqzEMY5_J9_zVo4mQv5PSuzcDnm3LZ35SkUN83FUXH_quWahwn3vfFZNE-Qs52EUeaxcgSU-dogbM7Z96S9P4Kh23WJSubSGbAMK1ZpVNHVeVuqG7rJx/s1600/girls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqefHhvwpUkm5a8xvB3KjaIxFTlqzEMY5_J9_zVo4mQv5PSuzcDnm3LZ35SkUN83FUXH_quWahwn3vfFZNE-Qs52EUeaxcgSU-dogbM7Z96S9P4Kh23WJSubSGbAMK1ZpVNHVeVuqG7rJx/s400/girls.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-60895616052224146602011-02-16T18:47:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:47:59.274-08:00Shooting the Moon!No, I'm not doing what you think I'm doing...you silly goose!<br />
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The final "assignment" in <a href="http://kentweakley.com/blog/photography_eclasses/">Kent Weakley's Night Photography eClass</a> was to photograph to moon, so here are my shots...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've really enjoyed this eClass and plan on taking more in the future...Kent really explains everything in great detail for even newbie photographers like myself to understand! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-81791343387762105932011-02-09T12:10:00.000-08:002011-02-09T12:10:36.997-08:00Yes, more bird photos...<div style="text-align: justify;">The snow is falling here in Missouri and it's still hard for me to get out in this cold weather and photograph how I would like to, so I just sit inside my warm house and take photos of birds (yes, more birds) perched on my porch swing and in the trees outside my window...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jrOfZF2U0S0xlgTy3mQgNijfgbsVxLWhgfly5KQrOnWZ1BC6qOiOc_Nj-J3Vl7_lMujsSeafsv0cCb9qty0nK5rDLIea8bFZahc5-_2YHmhaNDJPsqgmb2csqjaj8turPUCWVhTMkC4X/s1600/blue+bird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jrOfZF2U0S0xlgTy3mQgNijfgbsVxLWhgfly5KQrOnWZ1BC6qOiOc_Nj-J3Vl7_lMujsSeafsv0cCb9qty0nK5rDLIea8bFZahc5-_2YHmhaNDJPsqgmb2csqjaj8turPUCWVhTMkC4X/s400/blue+bird.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now this guy is a hard one to snap a photo of, but I got him!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got some great goodies in the mail today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-70344228022864630702011-02-03T13:32:00.000-08:002011-02-03T13:32:07.410-08:00Through the window...<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been stuck in the house for a week now due to Missouri's lovely weather, so I've been taking photos of the birds outside my window in my living room...these aren't the best quality since they were taken through the window, but they will do!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fort Scott is such a pretty town, full of brick sidewalks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiz04YmCxMxhsPEPx5YjB5mTtrQARhhjnaJaIH_cEZwLMxq3Fd8SC0OMdJVo6SZbQioEELJU-Dtma8hVkPZZ74hL_hyphenhyphen1I6_uMuwoTQfoICGYjxfByEZpJRn7ttuM0cuRYujCbRNBJcR2J/s1600/bricks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbiz04YmCxMxhsPEPx5YjB5mTtrQARhhjnaJaIH_cEZwLMxq3Fd8SC0OMdJVo6SZbQioEELJU-Dtma8hVkPZZ74hL_hyphenhyphen1I6_uMuwoTQfoICGYjxfByEZpJRn7ttuM0cuRYujCbRNBJcR2J/s400/bricks.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tree was in front of one of the churches...I have know idea what kind it is, but I thought the little berries were a beautiful color blue...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeE-BuwDTaXkDBXOgQjU10N-C5cO00uJDUPfq5vFNgl2vLDcT5xBn3oOItzA7REn4us506KgaMnBLdmqr2sPkgfy2iXKgeNcsuBxiU1uXi3APvnTEf6Nby-ceZUvhPuYMAkOQOJVuq-HrG/s1600/berries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeE-BuwDTaXkDBXOgQjU10N-C5cO00uJDUPfq5vFNgl2vLDcT5xBn3oOItzA7REn4us506KgaMnBLdmqr2sPkgfy2iXKgeNcsuBxiU1uXi3APvnTEf6Nby-ceZUvhPuYMAkOQOJVuq-HrG/s400/berries.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When we got to my mother's to pick Izzy up, this is what we found...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFg9Z9RJxeeJWiWwshDvVO43angsYDbMAwDU7wuVpnSO-SD3LG9YL8146VgNPVvJEe5Nc-E56Ue7912qEpB-aFhASawr3RJn27aLT8l2KC6ELRzrHxRklCFXti1AavibXU1SdHTrrkUeE/s1600/Toot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFg9Z9RJxeeJWiWwshDvVO43angsYDbMAwDU7wuVpnSO-SD3LG9YL8146VgNPVvJEe5Nc-E56Ue7912qEpB-aFhASawr3RJn27aLT8l2KC6ELRzrHxRklCFXti1AavibXU1SdHTrrkUeE/s400/Toot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what it's all about!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way home from my mom's house I noticed how amazing the sunset looked, the blues, pinks and golds were so beautiful all mixed together...so I quickly pulled over along a country road, grabbed my camera and began shooting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">last night was the first official night of the eClass <a href="http://kentweakley.com/blog/night-photography-eclass-pt1/">"Night Photography" by Kent Weakley</a> and let me just tell you...it is awesome so far and i only expect it to get better! Kent explains things so well, with so much detail...it's perfect for someone like me...a beginner! i will defiantly be taking more of his courses in the future! tonight i start to learn about "Blue Hour" and i am pretty excited about it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">yesterday the sun came out and it was nice enough to go outside and test out my new "Dreamy Diana Lens" from <a href="http://photojojo.com/">Photojojo.com</a>, i also took a few photos just for fun using my Canon 55-250mm lens...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">i hope all of you have a lovely Saturday...we are headed to my mother's house for the day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">hopefully i will have some "Blue Hour" photos to share soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">that's right, this illustration of "Tattoo Artist"...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">you can see more of his photos and vignettes in the book "<a href="http://store.nrm.org/browse.cfm/4,2267.html?AFF=GoogleBase">Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera" </a>, yet another book i am putting on my list!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">speaking of books...i've been reading the book "Expressive Photography" by the <a href="http://www.shuttersisters.com/">Shutter Sisters</a> and if you haven't read this book, it's a must...not only does it have some useful information about creating your own compelling photographic images, but it's full of inspirational stories from the "sisters" themselves, this is one sentence that stood out to me<em><strong>..."A view itself is not emotional on its own-it's our minds eye that translates a landscape into something that can stir our soul."</strong></em> i find that so true, i can look at something and find the beauty in it...like a fallen leaf, a tiny insect holding on to a flower for dear life, the way to sun looks streaming through the trees...it's all in MY minds eye and that's the beauty of photography! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">this is as close as i can get to a crisp photo of our visiting finches...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">starting next week i am taking a photography <a href="http://kentweakley.com/blog/night-photography-eclass-pt1/">eClass taught by Kent Weakley on Night Photography</a>...i am so excited to learn about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_hour">Blue Hour</a>...if you have never seen a photo taken during "the blue hour" you must...they are amazing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oh, i forgot to tell you...i decided on a camera bag...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvz6Hz3xqPTJMZLCy5Ne9y9jzS6kzatpzNIoLMeay2-VmAWEna8_rbieajgNZJEQSV35RdoY6zZRIvWSm0xSHly_KYIcqqIdLLZWVFwKI6lBX-ryJCwkhMMC2nJ37_OjGmrYSKTv8mkmd/s1600/bagweb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvz6Hz3xqPTJMZLCy5Ne9y9jzS6kzatpzNIoLMeay2-VmAWEna8_rbieajgNZJEQSV35RdoY6zZRIvWSm0xSHly_KYIcqqIdLLZWVFwKI6lBX-ryJCwkhMMC2nJ37_OjGmrYSKTv8mkmd/s1600/bagweb1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i thought this bag would be the most practical of the 3 choices...more room for all of my equipment that i hope to continue expanding on! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my next BIG equipment purchase will be this lens...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftvJh4YESjnYjFbFpNPmTgvGjMaqOk2u_6NsIl4akZs2JAPAfNxXFpyk81g63QC4kQcRUBnsyzP8NUXtaUaBuyMxmTU7QJdJlumTGposLfMPTPGOeLZ9CqCs3aABfpN7QLeyZdEiT2x1I/s1600/411p86IcHhL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftvJh4YESjnYjFbFpNPmTgvGjMaqOk2u_6NsIl4akZs2JAPAfNxXFpyk81g63QC4kQcRUBnsyzP8NUXtaUaBuyMxmTU7QJdJlumTGposLfMPTPGOeLZ9CqCs3aABfpN7QLeyZdEiT2x1I/s1600/411p86IcHhL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lensbaby.com/lenses-composer.php">the Lensbaby Composer</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after reading a little of my new book "Expressive Photography" by the <a href="http://www.shuttersisters.com/">Shutter Sisters</a> and seeing all of the beautiful photos that were taken using this lens i have to get one! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-91754880319044626922011-01-22T11:59:00.000-08:002011-01-22T11:59:55.575-08:00this is me...you will learn that i do not like my photo to be taken...i've always viewed myself differently than others do, that's why i am always the one behind the lens. i've been trying to get a better attitude about photos of myself...i know i won't always look the way i do, i will get more wrinkles, grey hair, gain weight, lose weight and change as i grow older...so i want my children to see some photos of me, not just of my favorite tree, birds or flowers...<br />
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</div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-57269206190597203882011-01-18T11:40:00.000-08:002011-01-18T17:50:48.261-08:00camera bags?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Today was my birthday and I was lucky enough to get some birthday money...one thing I've been wanting is a new camera bag...so this is where you come in...</span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Okay, I need your opinion...</span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am going to buy a new camera bag and I want to know which one you "love" the best (for me)...</span></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Elegant and Sassy - Wish list item!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Cute and Cheeky - Free Shipping!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Simple and Chic - A little pricey though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I also love the </span><a href="http://kellymoorebag.com/womens.html"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Kelly Moore Bags</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> and </span><a href="http://www.onabags.com/store.html"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">ONA Bags</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> {ONA bags are crazy expensive, but absolutely beautiful!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Okay, you're up...which one do you think?? </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Meg</strong></em></span></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-71526276923985416562011-01-16T10:17:00.000-08:002011-01-16T10:17:55.236-08:00awards, new gear & new photo...the computer i usually use died on me a couple days ago, so my husband fixed my old one for me to use until we buy a new computer next month...any suggestions from my photography blog friends on the best computer for multi-media stuff, besides the obvious Mac?<br />
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this is the weekend before my birthday, which according to my husband is "my birthday weekend" i've been spoiled beyond belief with gifts...i got the canon speedlite flash i had on my wish list along with a new compact printer with paper...then last night we went to dinner and stopped in to barnes & noble and i bought a couple new books, "expressive photography" by the <a href="http://www.shuttersisters.com/">shutter sisters</a> & "exposure" by jeff revell...i hope to learn more about my passion reading these books!<br />
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this weekend i was also awarded my first blog award for my new blog from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_991413075"> </a><span class="fn"><a href="http://www.abrilliantmelody.com/">http://www.abrilliantmelody.com/</a>, she awarded me the Stylish Blogger Award!</span><br />
the "rules" for winning this award means, I have to do the following things:<br />
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</div><ul><li>Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award. </li>
<li>Share 7 things about yourself. </li>
<li>Give the award to 15 recently discovered bloggers. </li>
<li>Contact these bloggers to tell them about the award. </li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i am not good at this, but i will share some random facts about myself:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i am terrified of spiders, but i think spider webs are beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have a little girl crush on emma stone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have a boy crush on stephen colbert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i would rather take photos of nature than of people</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my mom is my hero!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i secretly think i am not good enough for my husband....shhhh don't tell him that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i worked as an orthodontic assistant for 13 years before i was a SAHM!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now...15 recently discovered bloggers...geez, everyone I've discovered lately deserves this award...i guess i didn't play by the rules, but it's true!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you Breanna, i truly appreciate this award...it helped make my "birthday weekend" even more special!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i also wanted to share the latest photo i took...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPxjvlxcX2dDrQGML6-7jzmCgyoFohKTQ6b1a2-aNoIVNPioeONGmLs5StBAXxbg8VVFrCi1B6iebpWf6KpZbLOrSjJIDfsExQbDPQpPjtoJtk0_IH5pthAF8FHJfG7EXIK881FIpKql9/s1600/squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPxjvlxcX2dDrQGML6-7jzmCgyoFohKTQ6b1a2-aNoIVNPioeONGmLs5StBAXxbg8VVFrCi1B6iebpWf6KpZbLOrSjJIDfsExQbDPQpPjtoJtk0_IH5pthAF8FHJfG7EXIK881FIpKql9/s320/squirrel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">he was about to get a waffle my husband threw out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Meg</em></span></div><div> </div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-15688669467571167002011-01-11T14:02:00.000-08:002011-01-11T14:04:55.712-08:00isn't it dreamy?<div style="text-align: center;">My birthday is in a week and i just treated myself to something that I've had on my wish list for awhile...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/diana-lens-for-SLRs/"><strong><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Dreamy Diana Lens from Photojojo.com</span></strong></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-tjuyNPOjRr9ZgUrPNC1E2B0EH3pjdEFVA3EG8a4bk6R8x_bADczGstyXbxp8J3Vw6EtKz5p9hXSm_M7V0IIZiBzIU81DA5y68ZaABzkBXsHzFkd1Yynywp7tV4ciPiR9B_I_d_q_yuI/s1600/bdfc121_0000001270707536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-tjuyNPOjRr9ZgUrPNC1E2B0EH3pjdEFVA3EG8a4bk6R8x_bADczGstyXbxp8J3Vw6EtKz5p9hXSm_M7V0IIZiBzIU81DA5y68ZaABzkBXsHzFkd1Yynywp7tV4ciPiR9B_I_d_q_yuI/s320/bdfc121_0000001270707536.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i can't wait to try this out, i love the look of photos taken using Diana Camera's and this lens should give me the same effect as the real thing...that soft, dreamy, unpredictable look full of color!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Meg</em></span></div><div align="center"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-43046423311959593172011-01-10T09:14:00.000-08:002011-01-10T09:14:52.665-08:00first snow of 2011...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_z7XbFjrLO9zUQDS4gKFO6Y3vYAaY0IAGpuP5GQljFfGT6qzKgvfn6S1yKBU95-qZTuk5kYy0RW_dXIjR_2H-tGB07vsb3DwEP-9Q9kzVJk9SwG0QXaxXN58S14CUhg7DrFjITrSi8zh/s1600/first+snow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_z7XbFjrLO9zUQDS4gKFO6Y3vYAaY0IAGpuP5GQljFfGT6qzKgvfn6S1yKBU95-qZTuk5kYy0RW_dXIjR_2H-tGB07vsb3DwEP-9Q9kzVJk9SwG0QXaxXN58S14CUhg7DrFjITrSi8zh/s320/first+snow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and it's just the beginning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Meg</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"></div>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165017192031622389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7916474021592471519.post-53600260003530678122011-01-06T08:26:00.000-08:002011-01-06T08:26:30.162-08:00here i go...<div style="text-align: justify;">I have always had a passion for photography, I love taking photos of my family, children and nature...in 2011 I am going to pursue my passion, read books, take courses and keep on clicking until I get where I want to be, but I will always think of myself not as a photographer, but just a mom with a camera!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Follow me in my journey, this blog will be full of photos...photos I've taken, photos that inspire me and maybe even a couple of photos taken by my children (those should be fun to see)!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll be back soon!<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Meg</em></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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