Rainbows and Rangers

I now remember why I never completed a full 365-day photo challenge.

It’s HARD.

Unless you carry your camera with you 24/7 and or set out a deliberate time each day to shoot photos, it just ain’t gonna happen. (It’s also probably why I mainly shoot on my iPhone and Instagram now.)

Both things I captured this week were at a decent distance. The first, a rainbow I saw on the way to dinner Tuesday night.

The next, Reunion Tower here in Dallas was lit up in support of the Texas Rangers who have a big Wild Card Playoff game tonight.
Continue reading Rainbows and Rangers

The week in review 9/26/12 – 9/30/12

Catching up on some photos from this week.

Discovered my lens definitely doesn’t do macro very well (didn’t really expect it to). Tried getting some closeups of some coins – no luck.

Enjoyed seeing Derek Webb at the Prophet Bar in Deep Ellum. Left my camera in the car during the show – decided I’d rather sit and enjoy the show than worry about photos.

Grabbed a few shots near my car on the way out and really wished I had my tripod.

Friday the rains came and as of Sunday afternoon, we’re still getting sprinkles here and there.

And Sunday morning – I got a kick out of watching HDiddy’s feet tapping to the music of Shaun Groves.

New photos 9/23/12

I’m realizing it’s been a while since I’ve done any regular photography (outside of snapshots with my iPhone) so I want to work at getting to refresh my memory and my new camera better — so I’m going to try and take a photo a day for the rest of the year – trying new tricks each day.

Today I played with the aperture and ISO a bit and grabbed a few shots of Laurie and the boys while they watched TV.

The only alterations were size and removing the red eye from Hayden’s photo.

New photos (9/22/12)

I’ve been debating on whether or not to keep my Flickr Pro account. I’ve always liked Flickr, but $25 a year just seems a bit much for what I’m getting out of it.

So, for the time being, I’ve let my Flickr Pro account expire.

In the meantime, here are some photos I’ve snapped recently of our boys and a couple sites around Dallas today (Laurie actually snapped some of the Dallas ones while I was driving).
Continue reading New photos (9/22/12)