Sunrise

Sunrise, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Daily Shoot: Sunday Challenge: Make a photo of a sunrise or sunset today.

I woke up at 6 and the first thing I checked was the Daily Shoot assignment. That got me moving. I rolled out of bed and hit the road. I stopped several times on my way to work to shoot the sunrise. This is something I've been wanting to do for awhile but I just can't get myself motivated. I debated between this and one with a barn for my favorite shot. I've enjoyed looking at all the beautiful sunrise pictures today.

March 6 Crazy Otto's Diner

March 6 Crazy Otto's Diner, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Our children showed us that their hearing skills can be very keen when food is being mentioned. My husband walked into the bedroom this morning and mentioned he'd like to go to diner for breakfast. Immediately our daughter yells out from her bed that she likes diners and a few minutes later our son emerged from his room ready to go! We headed to Herkimer to eat at Crazy Otto's Diner. It's a fun place. There is stuff everywhere so it's one of those places that you see something new every time you go there. The food and service were great and spending time with both kids was a wonderful way to start the day.

March 4 Experiment with Light

March 4 Experiment with Light, originally uploaded by NedraI.

The local camera club has two meetings a month. One is a competition with a theme and the other is a workshop. Because of other commitments we don't always make it to the meetings but we were glad we did tonight. Tonight's workshop was on painting with light. Two of the club members shared what they had learned through experimentation and then we all set up our cameras and gave it a try. We did 30 second exposures and it was funny how quiet the room got every time the lights were turned off. I know this is something my husband and I will experiment with again in the future.

March 4 Stripes

Stripes, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Daily Shoot: Striped patterns have a natural pattern that catches the eye. Find some stripes today and make a photo.

Kept my eye out for stripes today but didn't come up with many ideas. So I settled for the dishtowel.

March 3 Turkey

March 3 Turkey, originally uploaded by NedraI.

A field on my way to work had lots of turkeys in it this morning. For a change they were close enough for me to get a shot. This guy looked pretty proud walking around all the females although the females were ignoring him and busy looking for food.

March 2 Water Drop

March 2 Water Drop, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Find out what those buttons and dials on your camera do. Play today! Try a new setting and make a photo. (via @dibytes)

I tend to keep my camera on Aperture priority and single frame for shooting. So today I shot with Shutter Priority and changed to multiple shots, thanks from a reminder from my husband. I took 10 shots of the water drops and this is the only one that turned out cool. The sun was out today and the snow was melting away!

I also went into my menu and made a couple of changes there as well. Thanks for the push @dibytes!

March 1 Hockey Stuff

March 1 Hockey Stuff, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Daily Shoot: During the Olympics, we saw many images of sports. Make your own photo of a sports activity, gear, or spirit today.

This is what part of our basement looks like during the winter. My daughter brings her hockey bag to the basement and lays everything out to air dry. Drying equipment is something we've insisted on since she first started playing. At one time she had lots of hooks in her room to hang everything but at one point she decided that wasn't the decor she was looking for and moved it all to the basement. Yes, the 17 year old does have a Labatt's Blue hockey bag, thanks to her dad. On the days I get motivated to ride my bike I have to step around all this stuff! Luckily since she keeps it aired out it doesn't smell too bad.