SUNFLOWERS!

I have heard from several people lately about the sunflower field over by Yankee and Lyons, so I went to check it out today. WOW! Talk about gorgeous. I may have a cheap point-and-shoot, but I don't know that it mattered on a beautiful day like today and with something as wonderful as this field of sunflowers.

Yeah! A good bee shot! :)



This one is just nice - notice the lone stalk of corn in the back.



A close-up! This is how you get good bee shots -
you wait until fall when they are so slow they are almost dead,
and then you shoot! :)



This makes me think of my students' class pictures -
99% of the class is following the rules but there is always that joker in the back
waving at the camera! (Do you see the one I mean?)



I am a sucker for a monarch!
You should have seen them all flying around in the field today!



And here's another. I wanted to snap this one because there was a bee and a butterfly on the same flower, but look what happened when I took the picture. Do you see what I see?



YES! I got an actual bee IN FLIGHT! :) I was pretty excited!

Wedding Photos

It's been awhile since I posted anything because I have been busy with school starting and Tracey and Matt's wedding. Here are a few of my favorite from the wedding.

Getting Ready - I like this picture because it is so informal.
There are SO many posed pics on a wedding day.
Shelly is looking on and so is Tracey's new niece.
Also the quote above the mirror is "Life is about the moments that
take our breath away" which is kind of fitting for
a wedding day!



I think this is my new all-time favorite of Carmella.
I switched it to black and white during editing and softened the edges just a bit.



Or maybe this one is? I love the way she looks a little thoughtful in this.
And the colors are gorgeous! That Lucke family knows how to garden! :)



But then again... I had to mess with it! What do you think? Which is best?
This one looks cool too.

Hands, Feet, Fingers and Toes

The latest challenge that I worked on was Hands, Feet, Fingers and Toes. It just so happened that I read about it right before Cooper's baptism, which was a perfect time to take pictures!


Cooper's tootsies in his christening gown - a Horstman family heirloom



This is the only hand or finger shot I was able to get.
It is funny how babies don't like to pose!?!
The angle is odd because Cooper is actually holding one of my hands. The other hand is Mom's.



This was my favorite shot of the day. It is Cooper's tiny toes all clenched up tight. I am a little annoyed though that it is blurry.