There are many pros and cons about living in the desert. Cons – the heat. Good grief, the heat! However, to balance that out, you can find undeniable beauty. For instance, this spineless prickly pear. (Which, by the way, last summer I made prickly pear jelly out of the pears. It was delicious!)
This picture’s shutter speed was 1/100, f-stop at 3.5. My focal length was 50mm.
I have talked and talked about starting my own photography business. Life kept getting in the way but, with a LOT of encouragement from my husband, I am finally going to make that jump. And pray that I don’t fall in the middle of that canyon.
I have several things on my to-do list before I open for business.
I am sure that there are more things that I need to do, but those are just the ones at the top of my head. I will be perfectly honest – I am terrified. Absolutely and positively. But, with encouragement and support from my husband, I will be open for business by the end of August. That is my final date.
Keep an eye on this post as I accomplish my goals, and probably add more. If you can think of any, please post them in the comments!
Last spring, my hubby and I got to spend a little time with each other before our youngest arrived. He loves to hunt and target practice, so we went out into the desert and shot at targets. While we were out there, I decided to take some pictures of him shooting, to capture the shell being ejected from his gun. I also took some pictures of the saguaros in the area.
This picture’s shutter speed was 1/2000, f-stop at 3.5. My focal length was 50mm.
The next three pictures are of a saguaro that I found on our way back to our house. This picture’s shutter speed was 1/80, f-stop at 5.6. My focal length was 200mm.
For this picture, I am not sure which I like better – the top one without the super saturation of colors or the bottom one with the super saturation. What do you think? This picture’s shutter speed was 1/80, f-stop at 5.6. My focal length was 105mm.
I know, I haven’t been keeping up with this blog. To be fair, my kiddos have kept me extremely busy. But, here is one picture of our newest addition to our family.
Lily was born June 2nd and has completed our family. And yes, that is red hair. Apparently, it runs in both sides of the family even though it hasn’t been seen in a couple of generations.
The pictures’ settings were 1/40, f-stop at 2.5. My focal length was 50mm.
I am going through pictures that I took last year and I realized that I never posted this one. It is one of my favorites! My husband is reading “The Night Before Christmas” to the kiddos, using just the Christmas tree’s lighting. It was a lot of fun taking their pictures. The only problem I have, is choosing which style I like best. What do you think?
The pictures’ settings were 1/13, f-stop at 4.2. My focal length was 26mm.
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