Waiting for the 'rents

After helping him put on his socks, shoes, coat and hat, the little one decided to wait patiently for us at the door. I was able to snap this shot off before he got up again.

Birthday #2

Happy Birthday to Uncle Butch!

Pops' Birthday

A few photos from last night's birthday celebration and poker game.

Oh Deer ...

Got my first deer this morning. Some have told me I am officially ruined now... notice it's a 10 point buck. I guess three years of deer hunting finally paid off. This was the same buck I saw last Sunday out in the field but this time he wasn't chasing a doe. Harry is now making appearances in a freezer near you. Many thanks to Dave & Crystal Noem of Noem's Wildlife Artistry for helping process the deer. Also, many thanks to Paul for his patience and assistance in this endeavor.

Belated pumpkins

Some pumpkin photos I meant to post a long time ago...

Family portrait ... sort of

Went to a local garden center where the Christmas display was up recently. Took this snapshot in the reflection.

Pretzels

Okay, it's not a photo of the little one, but I figured you may find this curious also. I was eating a delicious dinner of soup, sandwich and pretzels when something caught my attention. Check out the second photo and explain to me why on a "Snyder's of Hanover" pretzel bag they would include "We are not connected with Snyder of Berlin" notation. See it at the bottom of the bag.

Busy

Been too busy to post anything lately. In the meanwhile, check out http://jeffandrebecca.blogspot.com as they have an update from this past Tuesday.

Also, you may want to checkout Kentucky Photo File. It's a fun website with interesting photographs from all across Kentucky.

More photos will begin trickling in again soon...

It's not easy being green...

This Halloween costume of Kermit the Frog was handmade by Annette.

Fleming Family Photo

The little guy was an angel through this ceremony in Fleming County. One of the state photographers with whom I've struck up a friendship snapped this photo of us.

Advertising

If you really want to communicate a message, why not spray paint it on the side of a car out in the middle of a field?

Caption contest

Go ahead - have fun with this one ...

Carter Caves

Here's a photo from our visit today to Carter Caves State Park in Carter County. We were going to take a self guided tour of the cave but our better sense got the best of us. Let's just say our flash light didn't have any batteries, our shoes didn't have any tread, and our gumption left us once we were staring into the mouth of the cave. The little one is laughing in the photo because he just saw his poppa take a flying leap off the embankment the camera is standing on and almost landing in the creek beyond.

Wool Fest 2006

Ducks in the free petting zoo at the Wool Fest 2006.

Landscape

I usually don't take landscape photos, but this morning the moon was still up at 7:30 a.m. when I was visiting St. Timothy's. I took three shots and this was the best. The first is the original and the second is after some work in Photoshop. Any comments?

Funny

howarac (7:42:39 PM): your cell phone is with "George" at the Knights of Columbus Hall in BG
Amadeo681 (7:42:45 PM): are you kidding me?
howarac (7:42:50 PM): he just called here, for whatever reason, and said he's gettin' ready to play bingo
howarac (7:42:56 PM): and you need to go out there to get it.
Amadeo681 (7:43:03 PM): where is the knights of columbus hall?
howarac (7:43:25 PM): i don't have a clue - but you'll figure it out after you call "George" and tell him who you are and then ask for directions
howarac (7:43:34 PM): I gave him your name
howarac (7:43:41 PM): he's expecting your call
Amadeo681 (7:44:12 PM): should i call my cell?
howarac (7:44:40 PM): yes
Amadeo681 (7:45:05 PM): k, i'll do that asap
howarac (7:45:34 PM): get on it boy
Amadeo681 (7:45:35 PM): going to go catch abs and see if she can give me a hand
Amadeo681 (7:45:36 PM): later

Playing outside

He must have been having fun because he has mud on his legs. This happened before it turned slightly colder outside.

Photos on the road

These are a few photos from my travels today. Question: What's the structure in the first photo used for?

Spot metering and posing

The first photo looks like he was posing. We all know he doesn't sit still for that long. It was just plain luck. The second was taken using spot metering. I metered the light from the side nearer the window and that changed the exposure enough for the second image.

Sleeping

Sleep time...

Alex visits

Photos from last night's visit from cousin Alex.

Below is a photo of Alex looking at a print from the President's visit to Northern Kentucky University in May, 2006. Alex is in the photo reaching out to shake the President's hand.

B/W Peekaboo

For those of you playing along at home, you may enjoy these black and white photos of the little one from earlier today. He was playing peekaboo by hiding his face behind the toy and then jumping up with great excitement. They're in black and white just to be different.

Last photo for a while

The camera was mailed yesterday off to a service center in NJ to get fixed. I expect it'll cost about $200 to repair the shutter cage. In the meanwhile, this is the last photo for a while.

Caption Contest #2

Here's another caption contest for ya ... Show me whatchya got...

Caption Contest

Okay - here's one for you bloggers. Whoever comes up with the best caption wins. Keep it clean ...

Question

What do you get if you multiply six by nine?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9b/Scrabble_6x9.jpg

Asian Model

Check out my new model for the studio. This should help me learn about lighting even when I don't have a volunteer.

A sign

Saw this and thought you might wonder about it too...

Chicken Noodle Soup for the family

We've received some complaints that the blog hasn't been updated enough recently. Well, unfortunately, our camera's broke. For the last few family events we've had to shoot film *gasp* rather than the slick digital images that we've come to enjoy. So, until we get our camera fixed, the updates will be choppy at best. In other news, the entire family has been sick recently. First it was Annette who caught the bug. To use her words, "I was sick before being sick was cool." Then, Christopher had an unfortunate episode with the same illness followed by Adam. For the most part we're all healthy again.

These images were taken with a camera borrowed from Shane Noem. Many thanks to Shane for letting us borrow his camera for the two photo events we have this month.

Sunday Brunch

A few photos from a recent Sunday brunch...

Birthday Session

Some results from our birthday cake shoot in the studio this past week.

Previously Unreleased Photo

Here's a previously unreleased image from a recent birthday party. Apparently this is a tradition(?)

Showdown

At a party this weekend, there was a showdown between the little one and a fan that sprayed water. Here are 2 photos from their epic battle.

Birthday boy

A cute photo of the little one as he devours his birthday cake. Today he's officially one year old and it appears he enjoyed the celebration.