Of Beautiful April

Suggestion

Winter

West Battle Lake

A Lack of Color

Foggy

more 1 a.m. photography

yeah so it was the morning before a tournament... but too flawless outside to resist taking pictures. ;)

night

reflections [utah 1]

i just arrived home from a photography workshop in Utah. it's incredible how much i learned in 4 days. haha. not sure if i improved at all, but i definitely learned stuff. i'm going to be posting several rounds of my pictures from Utah, and this first one is themed around reflections.

(clouds reflected in a puddle)

[in the quiet place]

el sol

i'm convinced that the sun is a natural antidepressant... i love it. sunshine is one of the best parts of spring/summer, and i love how it changes the subjects of my pictures. so.. i take a lot of pictures of it. [haha. although this is sometimes bad for my eyesight.]

el fin.

spring evening + stars (long exposure)

last night i learned how to take long exposure star pictures. i went into the backyard, set the camera on a stool, and set it for 30" shutter speed (shutter is open for 30 seconds letting all the light possible) and F3.5.

it wasn't this bright out, but since the camera let in so much light, it made the trees an interesting color and the stars really bright.

i really like how the long exposure makes the stars bright, as well as the grass/trees.

self-portrait

glorious

Dad took us ice-skating on Cascade Lakes this morning. it was 25 degrees and windy, but the ice was smooth, and the sun was extremely bright. we probably skated for 2 miles! :D it was amazing.
this verse popped into my head while i was skating:
"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3
it seemed appropriate. :)