Day 176 – I’d rather post these

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.

Day 174 – Red

Day 171 – Petals

Stressful day. This is about all I can do today. Here’s to a better day tomorrow.

Day 170 – Just Hanging Around

Day 169 – Yellow

Day 164 – Now and Then

The new blossom and the faded flower are beautiful in their own way, don’t you think?

Day 160 – Roses and Mended Hearts

Same rose, different treatment.

HDR:

Black and White:

On another note, Sweetie and I will be hitting the road for the Bay Area this afternoon to be in Oakland for the Congenital Heart Walk. As many of you know, I have a congenital heart defect and am doing my part to bring awareness and dollars for research and care. It’s not too late to make a donation to support me and this worthwhile cause. In case you didn’t know, congenital heart defects are the #1 birth defect in the United States, affecting more than 40,000 babies a year, yet we hardly ever hear about it. Thanks to medical advances, those of us who may have been condemned to an early demise are living well into adulthood and living pretty normal lives but CHD requires a lifetime of care, and so I walk.

Day 156 – Lily

I am posting this from work because a very strong storm is wreaking havoc with the power lines in my town. The power was off and has just come back on, but who knows if it will stay that way.

I shot this beautiful lily at our receptionist’s desk. I processed it in Paint.NET – a free photo-processing software I’m allowed to have at work. I softened it a bit and think the result is quite pretty.