National Photography Month

Happy May!  This month is National Photography Month.  I was trying to think of a way to celebrate all month long. Maybe take a picture a day and do a daily post on my blog.  So, here's my first picture for May:

Peony bud and a tiny friend (40mm micro)

What do you plan on doing to celebrate National Photography Month?

My Photog Moment: A Wedding

This afternoon I had a chance to shoot a wedding.  A friend from church got married.  I gifted the pictures as a wedding present.  I'll be back to post my wedding shoot experience.

Can you believe these stilettos?  

The happy couple...Dan and Chain

A "fun" moment with the family

I just knew they had it in them

I've included additional pictures to this post:

Two Post Wednesday: Yellow Azaleas

I'm glad I took a turn around our garden late this evening.  I came across our yellow azaleas blooming.  Tomorrow it's suppose to rain.  By Friday, I suspect the blooms will start to look tired.  

I took the following pictures using my 40mm micro lens and small SB-400 flash.  I like working with this combination:

Timeline Collage for Facebook

After the Rain (with my SB-400)

We were fortunate to have a rainy day.  I noticed our clematis was looking a bit wilted.  After a day of rain, our garden perked up.  (So did all the dandelions that appeared out of no where).

The late afternoon sun was going in and out of the clouds.  I decided to try another tool from my photog arsenal.  I took out my lonely SB-400 and just snapped a couple of pictures using this small handy flash:  

Tree Peony (200mm)

Alpine Columbine (200mm)

Clematis (200mm)

Weigela (200mm)

Even when the sun came out, I left the flash on.  I like the results.  I call my SB-400...a portable flash.  It's small that I do not notice the extra weight on my camera.  There are no settings to tweak on the flash.  My smart D7k knows what to do with it.  I think I'll be taking this flash with me more often.

My Hubby...Apostle John

Last Sunday, Hubby was busy presenting a plant lecture at the local garden center.  Today, Hubby was busy presenting a sermon to our church.  He was the Apostle John.  Let me say...he was very convincing.

A close up of Hubby (200mm)

My Hubby can be very animated during a lecture or sermon and is constantly on the move.  It makes it very difficult for me to take good/sharp pictures of him.  After our church service, I thanked him for standing still or moving slowly.  His  reply?  "Well I was portraying an old man...so I couldn't move that fast"

In case, you're wondering...I'm building a pictorial porfolio for my Hubby.  He is looking to become a pastor one day.  

(200mm)

Yes, one day I will become a Pastor's wife.  I can't sing worth beans.  I can't play a musical instrument.  Let's just say I'm not musically inclined.

I can take pretty decent pictures.  Maybe I can become a Pastor's Photog wife?

I took over 100 pictures of my Hubby, Apostle John.  Only a handful came out blurred.  We both had a great day!

Clematis

Our climbing Clematis is now blooming.  It should be climbing our mailbox and since we haven't trained it, it looks more like a low growing shrub.  There's only a handful of open blooms.  I'm hoping by Sunday to have the whole shrub covered.