A little lower

by jengay on February 7, 2011

Here is an example of how crouching just a little lower can get rid of some unwanted clutter in your photo.

I was going to recommend lying down on your belly, but in interest of full disclosure, depending on the weather or ground conditions (muddy, sandy, snowy…), I think I actually crouched with one knee and one elbow/forearm on the ground, with bum and other knee pointing straight up.  If I could think of a good name for it, I think it could be a new yoga pose.

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*side note, I’m not sure I like the lower perspective in this particular photo because I do kind of like the traffic, but it still works as a good illustration for how getting lower can change the photo.

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Woodworking Project

by jengay on September 29, 2010

Lumber purchased early Spring: $200

Measuring, cutting, and assembling throughout the Summer : 20+ hours of labor

Finishing the Vegetable Garden Beds (even though it took until early Fall): Priceless

Here are a few photos from the project

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Trip to the Denver Zoo

It was the coolest day of the week, so we headed out to the zoo.  I hadn’t planned on taking a ton of pictures this trip, but was glad I brought my camera when we saw these lions getting fed.

And then this peacock was very interested in our picnic lunch (but surprisingly not bothered by our [...]

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Senior Shoot with Kenzie

We had a great day out shooting Kenzie’s senior pictures.  We headed out to a beautiful field of yellow and green on a hill in Green Mountain.  If it weren’t for the harsh mid-day sunlight, I think there would be a few more keepers.  There are two that I am quite fond of despite the [...]

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Eye Spy

Manual excerpt for eye spy post
let’s try this instead

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Flooded meadow

There are a handful of things I like to do every year. New Year’s day ice skating (and sometimes sledding) at our friends flooded meadow is one I look forward to all year.

Heading inside for a little warmth

For more photos, head over to my flickr set

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Tea Anyone?

You’ll probably be seeing quite a few photos from costume parties throughout the year (no, we don’t believe in waiting for Halloween to dress-up around here).
Here are some decorations from my niece’s Alice in Wonderland birthday party.

Here are a few of the guests

And some of the most cool cake decorations EVER (made by my sister).

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DC part 2 – National Archives

I’ve always appreciated nice handwriting… but this is just AMAZING

And I really liked the look of the burned edge of this one

And this last one is a view of the ceiling (I used the timer on my camera for this one, set it on the floor pointing straight up)

If you want to see more images [...]

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DC part 1 – Near the White House

I finished processing the photos from a trip to DC last summer. It started raining shortly after I arrived, so I grabbed my umbrella and camera bag and headed out. I ended up pinching the umbrella handle between my shoulder and neck. One of these days I’m hoping to find one of [...]

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