November 15 - 294/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/30, ISO 800

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October 20 - 272/365

50mm lens, f/2, 1/400, ISO 200

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October 17 - 269/365

50mm lens, f/3.2, 1/50, ISO 400

I love when my husband makes dinner for me... :-)

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October 15 - 267/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/160, ISO 200

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October 14 - 266/365

50mm lens, f/2, 1/250, ISO 200

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October 13 - 265/365

50mm lens, f/4, 1/200, ISO 200

The theme for the month of October at the "iffles" 365 flickr group is "lights". I'm  not exactly sure if this is the type of lights they are thinking about, but it certainly inspired me for today's image. More photos with "light(s)" to come during the rest of the month...

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October 11 - 263/365

50mm lens, f/3.5, 1/400, ISO 200

So I'm sure if you have been following along, you've noticed a big gap in the days/dates associated with my photos. I have fallen off the 365-wagon, again. Big time. I totally burned out, and when I was managing to get a photo taken, I wasn't happy with what I was getting. So I stopped for a bit. While I had always wanted to get through this project from start to finish, I realized that the real goal for me was to expand my skills and practice taking photos. So I've decided to keep going, but I will just keep taking photos past the end of the year until I reach that "365" mark. But for now, I'm back on the wagon and will hopefully hold on for the rest of the ride!

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September 17 - 260/365

50mm lens, f/5.6, 1/10, ISO 800

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September 15 - 258/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/50, ISO 800

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August 5 - 217/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/100, ISO 200

I've been travelling for work quite a bit recently. Luckily the travel is relatively local, but it has meant a few overnight stays at a hotel. Not a big deal, but it will be nice to work in my own office and sleep in my own bed again soon.

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August 4 - 216/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/100, ISO 200

Watching my husband install some wires in his corvette that will directly plug his iPhone into the radio system. Boys and their toys... :-)

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August 3 - 215/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/500, ISO 200

I have been doing battle with my refrigerator for 2 months now. Our attempts at having it repaired have not worked so far, and I am definitely getting frustrated. We are keeping a very close on the temperature gauge inside the fridge to make sure it is staying cold enough, otherwise we have to manually defrost it. Hope we can get it working soon!

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August 2 - 214/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/20, ISO 800

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July 19 - 200/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/30, ISO 800

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July 16 - 197/365

50mm lens, f/2.0, 1/50, ISO 400

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June 7 - 158/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/160, ISO 200

This image seemed a lot more interesting in my head. Not that it turned out bad, just not as much fun as I expected. But then again, how much fun should one expect from their cereal?

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April 17 - 107/365

Canon Power Shot SD600

Today's photo was a bit of a cop out. I had a super busy day and never had the right opportunity to capture a photo until it was almost time for bed and I realized I hadn't taken anything. Oops. So I decided to take a quick shot of my camera with the newest lens in my arsenal that allowed me to take great low light photos at my cousin's play the night before : my 50mm f/1.8 prime lens. It's so tiny but was a life saver the night before.

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April 16 - 106/365

50mm, f/2.5, 1/60, ISO 400

I finally had the chance to photograph some people. And even better, people in action! My cousin, Katie, was the lead role of Dorothy in a local community theater production of "The Wizard of Oz" [as if the photo didn't give the play away!]. The youth theater group did a fantastic job, as did my cousin in her first ever stage performance. My entire family was able to attend the show to support her, and I got enjoy capturing some of the funny scenes throughout the play. On a side note, having the 50mm prime lens with the extra wide aperture really helped me maintain the quality of my photos, even though it was a bit difficult being stuck in a seat in the audience and not being able to zoom in on the characters. Congrats again, Katie, on a job well done!

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