I snapped this one early this morning, before the busy of the day took over. It’s nearly 11 as I post this and we are catching our breath before heading out for one last event that will keep us out until about 2 in the morning. Luckily, we we able to get an hour-long nap in late this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning we’ll be heading out the door for five days. They’ll be in good hands, but we’ll miss them. I got my to-dos done earlier than I thought so I pulled out my Speedlite and my reflector umbrella and set them up on the light stand. The cats were nowhere to be found, but the pups were available.
The heat of the day (100+ degrees today) had taken its toll on Buddy, and our big boy wasn’t interested in doing anything but lay out on the carpet.
Nina gave me a little more as she worked hard on the Nylabone, which as you can see, is about as big as she is!
In Reno, July means Artown, a month-long celebration of the arts. On Friday nights there are concerts by the river. Last night we had to go downtown to meet some friends at a local watering hole but before that Sweetie and I headed over to the amphitheater to listen to the music and do a little people watching. I shot a bunch more photos and will likely post them later, but I’ve got to get these up as I should have been out the door thirty minutes ago.
A couple more from yesterday’s shoot. I loved the late afternoon sun that cast such great shadows.
Same shots, different treatment. I took all of these this morning about 8:30.
This?
Or this?
This?
Or this?
Personally, I prefer the black and white landscape photo. I like where it takes my eye. On the other hand, I find myself going back and forth over the withered branch shot. I’m leaning to the black and white, but . . .
The same day I bought the catnip toy I also bought another toy that I thought would be a sure-fire winner with the cats. It’s a lightweight ball with a mouse in it. The mouse squeaks when the ball is shaken or bounced along the floor. I thought the cats would dig it. Eh, not so much.
Nina, on the other hand, can’t get enough of it.
I’ve been up to my eyeballs working on the photo gallery for the baby shower I went to yesterday. The gallery is here, if you’d like to take a peek. The father-to-be is our nephew, so this was a family affair and then some.
Therefore, I haven’t had a chance to go out with the camera, and rather than post something less than, I’m going to post some more photos I took yesterday. Hope you don’t mind.
Jezebel. I was playing with aperture priority and set my camera to f/5.6 at 100 ISO. The camera set the shutter speed to 1/15s. I also had the flash on, so Jezzie came out blurry except for her eyes. I kind of like it!
Nina – giving me her “look.”
Grandma and Grandson (My mother-in-law and our nephew) at yesterday’s shower.
Mother and Son at yesterday’s shower.
Roses for Michelle, from Matt.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 