December 26 - 321/365

28-135mm lens @ 60mm, f/4.5, 1/4, ISO 800

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August 27 - 239/365

28-135mm lens @ 50mm, f/2.5, 0.8sec, ISO 800

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August 7 - 219/365

50mm lens, f/1.8, 1/50, ISO 400

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July 6 - 187/365

50mm lens, f/5, 1/640, ISO 400

A furry friend that came home with me from Austria... :-)

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April 25 - 115/365

28-135mm lens @ 135mm, f/5.6, 1/20, ISO 400

Today was one of those busy days full of errands and such, lacking inspiration for pictures. There is a storm blowing in, so I went outside to try and see if I could get some trees in motion or something like that, but ended up with this photo instead, pretty much SOOC.

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April 12 - 102/365

75-300mm lens @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1/160, ISO 1600

This bunny has adopted us. Well maybe not us, but it has certainly adopted our backyard as its new home. Every day I see him/her in our yard and as long as he/she doesn't eat any of my flowers or herbs, I think we can remain on good terms. Today when I spotted the bunny in our yard, it seemed pretty relaxed and settled in for a bit, so I crept around to the back yard and laid down to get as close up of a s hot as I could. The shot would have definitely been better and crisper with a tripod, but I needed to stick with minimal equipment so as not to scare the bunny. And I'm happy to say that my new friend did sit perfectly still for our whole "session". :-)

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April 8 - 98/365

 18-55mm @ 43mm, f/5, 1/30, ISO 800

My day consisted of work, running errands with my husband, and dinner out at a Mexican restaurant. Not too many opportunities in there to take a fun picture. At least nothing that occurred to me at the time. The only photo I came up with today was this one. The photo was taken at the Mexican place we had dinner at. There was a nice fish tank at the front entrance, and if my husband had not made me feel rushed on my way out the door, I probably would have slowed down and taken a crisper, better shot. But not every day can be perfect, right? :-)

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March 20 - 79/365

75-300mm lens @ 300mm, f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 800

The photography guild that I recently joined had their first group outing for 2010 on Saturday. Our destination - the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. It was a great day, not just because the weather was gorgeous and it was the first official day of Spring, but also because I got to spend a few hours focusing on my photography. And the animals were so much fun to watch. I had such a tough time choosing one photo for the day, but this monkey was just too irresistible. I will try to post a few more photos from the day on Flickr soon. 

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January 24 - 24/365

18-55mm lens @ 47mm, f/5.6, 1/6, ISO 800

I didn't want to post another Striker picture today. I even took my camera with me when I took Striker for a walk today in our neighborhood so I could get some photos. I took a bunch... but they just didn't compare to the cute factor that this one had. And since we don't have Striker over that often, it will probably be a while before he is featured again, so you get 2 images of him in one weekend. I think what I like best about this photo is the blur from his wagging tail. The only way I was able to get him to sit still like this for me was to dangle a treat above his head - seemed to do the trick!

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January 23 - 23/365

My husband's dog, Striker, officially lives with his parents, but once in a while he comes to stay with us for the weekend. Striker seems to be moping here, which he usually does when he doesn't get enough attention. Silly dog.

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