Photo Friday: Eyes

(Nikon D5500, 1/800, f7.1, ISO400)

Some alpacas are good models and others not so much. :)

Photo Friday: Street Scene

(Nikon D5500, .8s, f13, ISO800)

Trying to see how long an exposure I could take while handholding the camera and my dinner.  Taken in Bloomington, IN.

Photo Friday: Large

(Nikon D5500, 1/80, f3.5, ISO1000)

Like most things, "large" is a relative thing.

Photo Friday: Winter Colors

(Nikon D5100, 1/250, f8, ISO200)

I took this at Portage Lakes State Park.  I don't think it's the most fabulous shot, but I liked many of the components of it.  I liked the newly frozen water along with the fresh snow.  I liked the way the sunlight cast shadows through some of the trees.  Unfortunately I had to crop down because I saw what looks like a cigarette butt in the photo and it was distracting.  Always look for litter in your photos!  It was a quiet and calm environment, and that's how looking at this photo makes me feel.

2016 Crystal Ball

(Nikon D5100, 1/80, f6.3, ISO500)

Sometimes the coolest photo of the day happens by mistake.  This ball was in the window of a shop in downtown Willoughby.  There were halogen lights above the balls almost making them glow.  After I took the first shot through the window, I noticed that the ball was reflecting the street scene - and me. :)  What do you see in your crystal ball for 2016?

Photo Friday: Best of 2015

(Nikon D5100, 1/640, f5, ISO200)

This horse's name is Uno, and he lives at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, UT.  I took this photo on a trip to see my sister, and we all went and volunteered for a few days.  I chose this photo to represent the best of 2015 for a few reasons.  I really enjoyed the trip overall - I got to spend time with my husband and my sister, and we got to spend time at Best Friends which is an amazing place.  It was relaxing and rejuvenating.  And I took more photos there than I could count... :)

Photo Friday: Small Scale

(Nikon D5100, 1/250, f3.3, ISO1600)

I'm quite fond of Star Trek, so when I thought of a scale model I thought of the infamous Enterprise.  This is actually the model that contains the disc with the movie inside.

I like this one because the shallow depth of field (aka lack of focus) makes it look like the ship might be in motion, and it also has that moody feel from the recent Trek movies.