FALL PHOTO SHOOT

Our colors here have been absolutely amazing, but they are also fading fast. I took my camera with me today to get colors of leaves and trees and stuff and ended up doing a spur of the moment thing with the kids. It actually was really fun. I tried some new angles and some playing with apetures and stuff. Some turned out good, others not so good - I am still learning. These are some of my favorites from today. I think the kids really enjoyed their time together and playing in all the leaves. It was a fun "make a memory" day.

Celebration Photo Shoot

With the fun of getting her braces off, I treated Ceana to a photo shoot. I took her over to Preston's work because the trees on the grounds are gorgeous right now. The weather was very cooperative today too. Ceana said that she really enjoyed that we made each other laugh - esp when both of us tried to climb a tree to get some different shots ( I will make sure to NOT post the picts ceana took of me trying to haul my blubber into that tree - oh my :). Ceana especially loved all the colors. She enjoyed goofing around - and those are the fun picts that we kept because it showed she was relaxed and enjoying herself. Ceana is having a hard time looking at herself without her braces on but I think she is getting used to it. She said she had fun having her picture taken today - which I think she has not done for a long time.
It was fun to have time with her - even with the little boys screaming at me from inside the van (even though I was standing just a few feet away) It was fun for both of us and I am glad that we had some of the picts turn out. It has also been fun playing with tweaking the picts a bit too - some of them just seemed to be even better when I put them in B&W. I am still learning, but we had a great time today and it was a good learning experience for both of us.

THE COLORS OF AUTUMN

We went all the way to Utah hoping to find the splendor and beauty of the Rocky Mountains dressed in Fall colors - instead we got freezing temperatures and SNOW! Little did I know that I would find what I was hoping for right here at home!
The trees down in Corvallis are breathtaking. The bright colored leaves and the brilliant blue sky combined to create an amazing photo opportunity and for once I had my camera at the right place at the right time!
I took dozens of picts but I think these are my most favorite because of the unique angles I was able to get. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!