April 26 - 116/365

28-135mm lens @ 65mm, f/5.6, 1/6, ISO 200

I spent a bit of my afternoon working on a project for my photography club. We were given an assignment for this month to come up with an image that represents a "universal theme" and contains elements of good photographic composition. Can you guess which theme(s) I tried to represent? The main theme of this photograph was supposed to be "temptation". Being a chocoholic, I am constantly tempted by sweets, but knowing I should choose a healthier option. I staged the photo and used a tripod to capture myself being caught up in temptation.

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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 24 - 114/365

28-135mm lens @ 130mm, f/5.6, 1/15, ISO 1600

My first infant "session"! Actually it wasn't much of a session.... more like a few minutes of me grabbing some photos of one of my best friend's newborn baby. But it was still my first experience photographing babies, and since little Kyle was sleeping most of the time that we were visiting him, that made him pretty easy to photograph. Isn't he adorable? He is only a few days old, but I am glad a got a couple photos of him before we leave for our trip since by the time we have a chance to see him again he will be almost a month old! Congrats again, Tracy and David, on such a beautiful new addition to your family!

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April 23 - 113/365

28-135mm lens @ 130mm, f/5.6, 1/8, ISO 400

The countdown to our trip to Germany and Austria is on! Just a little over a week before we head overseas, provided there is no more volcanic chaos.... So we have started getting some of the last minute details ready for the trip. And one of the most important details for an overseas trip? Money. I found this nice stash of Euros that we had never exchanged back into US Dollars after our trip to Italy/Greece last year, so it will definitely be helpful this time around, too. Kind of looks like funny money, doesn't it? So much more colorful than US Dollars!

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April 22 - 112/365

28 - 135mm lens @ 80mm, f/5, 1/250, ISO 200

I got one final run in today before I run my first 5K on Saturday. While I went for a short run today, I ran almost the full distance on Tuesday, so I feel pretty confident for the big run on Saturday. After I finished my run, I grabbed my camera and perched it on a box outside and chose my settings with a timer before jogging ahead. So yes... that is me. :-) Guess I will have to rely on someone else to capture a photo of me during my run on Saturday!

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April 21 - 111/365

28 - 135mm lens @ 70mm, f/5, 1/15, ISO 400

I think this photo pretty much speaks for itself. :-) Abiding by the instructions on the back of an EL Fudge cookie....

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April 20 - 110/365

28 - 135mm lens @ 122mm, f/8, 1/10, ISO 400

Another flower photo, but I couldn't help myself. These beautiful little bluebells called to be photographed. I added a soft focus effect and a burgundy color layer to enhance the blue color, as well as lightened the photo. I love the ethereal feel in the end result.

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