Akiko and Blake, Best Friends

Yesterday, my puppy Akiko's cousin Blake came over for a visit and to play in the snow.  They had a fun time and I managed to get some action shots of them.  Blake is so black, it's really hard to get any kind of detail on her face!

They look like they are ferociously fighting, but they are just having lots of fun!

Ready...set...go!

Akiko nips Blake....

Blake nips Akiko back!

All hugs in the end!

Crossing a Bridge

This picture was taken at Everhart Park in West Chester last weekend.  I like the "X" repetition across the bridge from this point of view. 

Wishing everyone a happy start to their week!

Brushing with a Zebra

Today I had a lovely visit with my friend Laura (who also happens to have a great blog about writing).  Today was also the release of this week's Project 52 assignment: "Soothing Repetition".  We attempted to brainstorm some fun ideas of what that could be and came up with this picture.  Who isn't soothed by the repition of brushing their hair, especially with a fun zebra brush!  I think it's cool that from this picture you can't tell if she is brushing her own hair, or if someone at the photographer's persepctive is brushing it for her.

I should probably mention here that Laura is OBSESSED with zebra.  Take a look at one corner of her bedroom alone...adorable!

Anyways, stay tuned for more "soothing repetition" this week! 

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Papa-Paparazzi

Like I said before, I take lots and lots of pictures of my Shiba Inu puppy, Akiko.  Obviously, this time she got sick of it and held up her paw...she's totally ready for the paparazzi to start following her around!

I love the detail of her paw - it's so neat!

Shades of Gray - Part 2!

 I posted my favorite Shades of Gray picture yesterday, and today I am posting my husband's favorite! 

Week 3 - Shades of Gray

         

Here is my submission for Week 3 of Project 52: Shades of Gray.  I might attempt more later this week, but I thought this turned out pretty cool!

Photography Class - Week 1 Assignment

As I mentioned earlier, I am taking a Digital SLR Essentials class through Chester County Night School.  Our first assignment was to take the same scene from 3 different focal lengths, to help us get more familiar with what our lens "sees".  We were also supposed to have 1 object in front of another, to start to learn about Depth of Field.  Here are my 3 scenes from 24mm, 35mm, and 55mm (completely unedited).

I went with a snowy/Christmas theme!