Day 21~Majestic Longhorn

Day 21~ Is a Majestic Longhorn. After a little attention getting with my horn, I got the pose I was wanting. He is really a beautiful creature, but then again I love Longhorns!

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Day 20~Cedar Bend

Day 20~~Cold outside (45degrees...which is cold to me). My friend Adele and I went bridge hunting in Mitchell County. This was one of the first stops, it's Cedar Bend with an old bridge. Although it's still standing and strong enough to hold us, it is closed to vehicle access.  We got more photos of bridges, but I've decided to use Colorado River bridge and Wildhorse Creek bridge in the next couple of days. All of which I might add or not available to traffic.

Day 19~~Old Barn

Day 19 I found an old barn and started shooting pictures. The colors were so pretty and I love finding these old things around Mitchell County. I look at something like this and where a house stood a long time ago. My mind starts to wonder who might of lived there, when was the house and barn built and how it still withstands time and is still standing.  All the trees around tells me that someone loved this place and planted trees a long time ago because big trees in West Texas are far and few between. If you look out across the land and you see a house, there are trees around the home. Reminds me of an Oasis. The land is pretty much flat everywhere with mesquites, cactus and some cedars, so when you see another kind of tree, you know someone planted it and nurtured it long ago.

Day 18~~Valentine's Day

Today is Day 18~~Valentine's Day. I took the photo to Casey and then did a little art work with layers and lots of fun things in in PSP. I hope anyone who looks at my blog today has a wonderful day!

God Bless You!

Day 17~~Ole Henry

Day 17~~Ole Henry! Got up early in order to get a shot of the snow...or rather ice... Ole Henry is at my front steps to greet visitors with a smile! I thought the sun would be up, but it's cold and wet outside. Took this little guy without a flash. I just adjusted my ISO, Fstop and shutterspeed.

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Day 16~~~ A cute little calf

Day 16~ This little guy's photo was actually taken late yesterday. I wanted to wait and do snow and ice photos early in the morning. He was just so cute and fuzzy...

Day 15~~Our mare Josie

This is Day 15 out at Spade. This is our mare Josie and she loves to run, especially when we are bringing feed.  Outside and very cold cold overcast day.

Day 14~~Casey and Jeremiah

Day 14~~Casey and Jeremiah! Inside with external flash. Today took me awhile to get my lighting where she was not washed out. ....but yeah!! Thank God, I did it! Looking at my photos and working so hard to get a shot everyday, it makes me realize how much I do love photography and hopefully improving every day.

I've always loved taking photos but i've always worried in the back of my mind...am I good enough? what will others think? does anyone even care? am I spending too much time doing this? is this what God wants me to do with my life? But after the photography retreat and reading Lara Blair's Blog and a lot of soul searching, I am really trying not to look sideways so much and just allow God to lead me in whatever I'm supposed to do. Which I can tell you is a lot easier said than done.

Day 13~~Save the Windows!

Day 13~~Stain glass window at FBC in Colorado City.  Taken on the inside of the church without lights!!!! yeah! Cloudy overcast day outside and church was dark without lights, but the brightness of outside still lit up these beautiful windows.

The windows are in dire need of work in order to keep them and presently the church has a group working to "SAVE THE WINDOWS" in grants, fundraisers and whatever we can to raise the money to save these beautiful historic windows. If you have any ideas on grants or where we could donations...please please let me know!

Day 12~~One of my grandsons named Rowdy

Day 12~~This is Rowdy. A six year old that lives up to his name. Really bright outside shot.

Day 11 of 365

This is Day 11 and it's a self portrait taken inside with external flash lighting. Fstop was 2.5. As much as I wanted to "fix" it and take the wrinkles out, I decided that since I am practing on my settings and lightings that I should keep real. Looking forward to finding more people and things to take shots of. DeColores !

Day 10

Day 10 .... Our two year old cold and he's still got his winter coat. Pretty high spirited animal with lots of personality. I took this about an hour before the sun went down and it really made his coat black.

Day 9

Day 9 is Cutter bug. Bright outside and needed my reflector to get rid of the under chin shadow. Otherwise, it's a cool photo.

Day 8 ... silk flowers

Day 8 Silk flower from Hobby Lobby. Taken inside without a flash. Loving the day to day photographing and learning fstop, iso and metering. Thank you Lara Blair because the more I take photos, the more I can see the differnce in using auto and setting your settings.

Day 7 Jeremiah

Day 7 and my sweet Jeremiah! Inside, yellow walls and no flash....It was fun. I am waiting for my reflectors and lightmeter but until then....get close, meter and snap. It's only been a week but i'm really enjoying this posting daily. Ask me again in a few months...lol Or maybe in 350 days!

God Bless Everyone who reads my Blog and thank you for viewing it!

Day 6 ~~~ Glass apples on a shelf

Day 6...A trip to Hobby Lobby and loved the shiny red apples. Added a frame to set off the red glass. Shot inside without a flash and very little photo corrections.

Day 5 ~~~ Jeremiah!

Day5 my youngest grandson Jeremiah. He is two months old and always smiling. Taken inside without a flash after metering.

Day #4 and I have Lilly and Bailey Girl. The light was very very bright and I was shooting with the sun to the left. I shot at ISO 100, F4 and 800. I was wishing I had a reflector to take a little shadow off the face... but I love it!

Started working yesterday on my "Pie in the Sky". Liquidating things out of Wild Horse Depot. Then comes the wall, then four photo shoot back drops that I don't have to put up and take down...which is a pain in the hinney! It seems like such small steps and looking at the mess in there last night....it was a bit over whelming, but it will work.  Even changed my web to take off the wedding page! 

This is Day 3 and i've chosen to do a shot of one of my grandsons. He has beautiful blue eyes. Taken on a beautiful overcast, but bright, sunny day in West Texas. There was just enough lights coming through the clouds to get a beautiful backlight. This to me is a photographers dream...meter, shoot, crop, put your name on it and post it. I wish they were all that easy....

Wow Day 2 and I got a photo of an armadillo. It's been forever since i've even seen one, much less get a picture. He was a big fellow and after about 20 shots, I got one with him turned where I could see him! I was shooting today in the bright sun with ISO 100,  F4 and 400 Shutter speed! He was a pretty awesome subject to shoot for my second day!