Catching up on my 365 project

When I started out on this 365 photo project with Mamas with Cameras, my goal was to create a weekly blog post for each week of photos. Well, here we are almost at the end of February and I have yet to post any photos from this month. The best laid plans, eh?? So, here is a photo avalanche showing my February-thus-far. I hope you enjoy!

His "I don't like homework" face

Proud of their Irish heritage

Parent Appreciation Day flowers

Moms' night out

Buca - our fur baby

Conor scaling the zoo's rope web

Fun at swim lessons

Posin'

When he dresses himself a wee bit too quickly

Where's the pot of gold??

Story time with big sister

Doesn't everyone do a spa day when they have kids battling ear infections??

Future electrical engineer

Kowabunga! 

Our artist

Raindrops

Apparently if I leave our garden alone, some things do grow

Menchies - good to the last drop

Bedtime snuggles

More raindrops (it's been a wet month!)

Macro practice

Concentration

Annika heard there was a crow on the roof and wanted to see ... shoes be damned!

Spring has sprung

2015 Photo Challenge: Week 4

It's hard to believe, but it is already time to post the final photos for the March 2015 Mamas with Cameras photo challenge. After completing a lengthy 365 photo challenge, the one-month challenge seemed as fast as a blink of an eye!

The last part of this month sure had incredible weather, which helped me get quite a few outdoor shots. That said, yesterday was "wild and crazy weather day" with rain, thunder, lightening, and hail, so it was fitting to finish up the photo challenge with a shot of Annika jumping into a puddle in our back yard.

I hope you enjoy this final installment of my most recent photography challenge!

Tulip - Bird's eye view

Have a seat

Sun girl

Concentration

Red tulips with daffodils in the background

Vroom

Spinning bubble girl

Birthday bubble boy

Camillia

Splash!

2015 Photo Challenge: Week 2

I finished up week two of my Mamas with Cameras March 2015 photo challenge and am pretty excited that (a) I've kept it up so far ... especially considering how frighteningly busy the past few weeks have been and (b) that I'm getting a few worthwhile shots.

Without further ado, week two.
(Hey! That rhymes!!)

Sipping a sunset

Springtime blossoms

Oh the places we've been

Red white, and blue .. patriotic and yummy!

Dragon mural in the ID

Foot race

Attention to detail

2015 Photo Challenge: Week 1

As I mentioned before, I'm doing a one-month photo challenge with some other members of the Mamas with Cameras group.

I've decided to structure my challenge as thus: every photo I take for it will be shot with my 50 mm prime lens. No zoom or macro. The only "zooming" is if I step back a bit further from my subject matter! (That at when Conor shouts "ZOOM" as he runs by me, naturally.)

I've become reliant on our all-purpose 24-105 mm lens, so this is a good challenge for me. It is forcing me to get back to the basics a bit, if you will. I have to move around to explore more options for each shot; I can't simply change the lens' zoom to get the effect I'm hoping for. Now, I need to adjust myself and how the camera is pointed at the subject.

Biker Dude

A dog and his girl, a girl and her dog

Mama, I don't sleep.... it is too boring

Cherry blossom

Bubble boy

I see the moon and the moon sees me

Teamwork

Conor's Bubble Face

The photography group that I belong to (Mamas with Cameras) is doing a month-long photo challenge this month. It is akin to the 365 photo project I completed last summer ... just a lot shorter. There are no rules for the photos, just take 'em.

I snapped this one of Conor a few days ago and can't help myself from returning to it on a somewhat regular basis. There is just something about his expression and the look in his eyes that simply captivates me.

After I shot this photo, he started doing silly faces and some smiling faces, but this one was the winner to me.

So, I wanted to share it with all of you...