Model Shoot

A photo from my first model shoot. So much fun!!!! So different taking photos of someone when you're not having to coerce  them to pose and/or take direction and they'll just keep posing away happily.

I usually get about 3 photos when shooting my kids before they've had enough.

1/125 sec,  F 5.6,  ISO 200, and using studio lights. 17-85mm zoom lens at 85mm.

Great Horned Owl

What's up Doc?

This guy is only 6 months old. Taken this week-end when my photo club visited Pacific Northwest Rapture Center in Duncan B.C.

I highly recommend visiting the center and taking in their demonstration shows. So interesting, entertaining, and breathtaking birds.

This was taken with a 70-200mm zoom lens at 200mm. 1/160 sec ISO 200 F 4.0. I usually always shoot on aperture priority. I certainly would have gotten more keepers if I had bumped the ISO up a bit so I was shooting at at at least 1/640 or higher....all my motion shots are blurry.

Raindrops and Bokeh

Sweet in B&W

Succulent

Succulent
Originally uploaded by Kathryn Weese

Playing with the macro setting on my new Canon point and shoot camera. A whole new world...I'm lovin it!

Purple Rose

Happy Valley Herb Farm

Taken on the tripod, f22.0 1/10 sec ISO 100.
The sun was very bright...they are only open 10-5pm so no golden hour photo ops there.
An exquisite place to take photos this time of year while the lavender is in bloom. I love the old purple bed....it's brilliant!!!!

Leroy

This is Leroy , a Pitbull who is part of the Hugabull Rescue Group
http://hugabull.com/ at the "Gay Dog Walk". What a face! Love his bling.

Michael Goes to the Colosseum

This is at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, a wind and rain storm had just come up and all the tourists ran for cover. Pop culture 'Friday the 13th' t-shirt, 'Watchman' shoulder bag meet ancient history. Love it!

Just us chickens

This was shot out at my yoga teacher's place in North Saanich. She has an amazingly beautiful garden and some very photogenic chickens.
Shot at f4.0 1/320 sec at ISO 400.
I just love this chicken's expression and attitude.