2013 365 Challenge Week 10

Day 64 - March 5, 2013 - "2 P.M."
Enjoying a decaf coffee out of my Starbucks mug that a coworker brought back for me from Pike Peer in Seattle, the original Starbucks!  Thanks Sukhy!

Day 65 - March 6, 2013 - "Wash-n-Dry"
This is pretty self explanatory.  Haha.

Day 66 - March 7, 2013 - "Collection"
This here my friends is my ever growing camera collection.  The two camera's on the left are film cameras.  It's so nice to shoot film again!  

Day 67 - March 8, 2013 - 'Shoot From a Chair"
This is from one of our chairs in our living room.  Riveting, I know!  ;)

Day 68 - March 9, 2013 - "People Watching"
This shot was taken from the 4th floor of Portage Place Mall.  I like to stand up there and people watch while I wait for my friends to meet me to go to the gym.  

Day 69 - March 10, 2013 - "Still Life"
This one was a little tough because when I think of the paintings of fruits and vegetables when I was taking art courses.  I didn't want to do that so instead I took this shot.  I've had these three bottles for along time.  They're on our windowsill in our kitchen and I just love them.

Day 70 - March 11, 2013 - "Your Alarm Clock"
My Dad bought this alarm clock for me a few years ago when my family was here for Christmas.  We went boxing day shopping and these babies were on sale at Radio Shack!  This one has served me well but I'm in the market for a smaller one currently.  This may  be handed down to Kaelynne to play her little CD's soon.

2013 365 Challenge Week 9

It's been a whirlwind these past few weeks.  Where does the time go?  Seriously!  Well there was a time change just a few weeks ago so that's where some of the time went.  So much has gone on since my last post.  My husband and I enrolled our daughter in Nursery School and she starts this Fall...again, where is the time going?  It's so hard to believe she will be three this year.  My Mum was here for a visit from Saskatchewan.  It's always hard to have her leave.  I keep trying to convince her to retire and move to Winnipeg...she isn't really into that idea much though.  LOL!  I baked a rainbow cake, which you will see in Week 12's post.  My cousin Kristy baked it for her daughters birthday and then I decided that I wanted to try this rainbow cake out myself because it looks SO good.  My friends Elaine and Jen had a birthday party last weekend and I decided I would make that for them!  If you're interested in checking it out, do so here at http://www.whisk-kid.com/2009/08/say-it-with-cake.html  
I'm now over 5 1/2 months pregnant as well, which means 3 1/2 more to go!  Yet again, where the heck is the time going??  Okay enough with the chit chat, on with the photos!  Right after this I will be posting Week 10 as well.  :)

Day 57 - February 26, 2013 - "Loud"
Kaelynne and I were waiting in the car for Tyler and Scream & Shout came on the radio.  It's Kaelynne and Tyler's jam.  She was singing it at the top of her lungs.  

Day 58 - February 27, 2013 - "A Stranger"
I wasn't comfortable taking pictures of strangers to then later post on my blog so I decided to take a shot of the backs of their heads instead.  This is my bus ride home from work.  I'm happy with the way this turned out actually.  I was stressing about this shot!

Day 59 - February 28, 2013 - "What You're Wearing Today"
I set up my tripod for this one and shot it in my studio.  It's hard to take a picture when you can't see through the lens!  Pants, Thyme Maternity.  Shirt, H&M Mama maternity line.  Scarf, Le Chateau.  So fashionable!  LOL.

Day 60 - March 1, 2013 - "Peace"
Luckily I still had my sister in law's Christmas card around...it's since been sent just so you know!  I was waiting on some pictures to be printed and then I asked her to pick me up some maternity clothes from H&M so I waited for them to be shipped so I could send her a cheque.  Procrastination much?   

Day 61 - March 2, 2013 - "A Natural Frame"
My original plan for this shot was to go for a walk in a park to get a cool tree frame of something but then it got really bloody cold again so that was out of the question.  Remember, winter and I do not get along...at all.  Instead I went upstairs to grab something from our bedroom and saw Sugar laying in the sunlight cleaning his paw.  I ran and grabbed my camera and captured this nice warm, sunny inside shot!

Day 62 - March 3, 2013 - "Town"
Again, I was thinking about driving out to a little town just outside of Winnipeg to get this shot but the weather was too cold.  I really do live in the wrong country!  Why go to a town when you can make a nice, warm, cozy one indoors?  :)  Kaelynne calls these "my people".  "Mommy, where's my people?"  Hehe. 

Day 63 - March 4, 2013 - "Comfy"
Sugar was all curled up on the couch and I thought, aww, he looks so comfy...hey wait a minute!  I'm not much of a cat person but he came with  my husband so I've learned to tolerate him.  I do have to admit, he's fun to photograph and he's very cute.  

2013 365 Challenge Week 8

Well hello, again! 

Last week it started getting nice(ish) out again, which I'm really excited about!  If you haven't noticed yet, I'm not a fan of winter.  Spring is upon us in less than a month and I'm thrilled.  I'll take slush and mud over -50, wind chills and snow any day.  Cheers to spring!

Day 50 has a bonus picture because I had a hard time choosing between the two shots.  Therefore, I'm sharing Day 50a and Day 50b.  You get a bonus!!  You're welcome.  ;)

Day 50a - February 19, 2013 - "Shadows"
I went for a walk to get the shadows shot seeing how it was sunny outside.  I had a Starbucks in hand and had to set it down to take this shot.  I really like the shadow that this dead weed gives off and thought it made for a pretty shot.

Day 50b - February 19, 2013 - "Shadows"
Then...I go to pick up my Chai Tea Latte and notice, hey, that's quite the "tall" shadow on my grande drink.  Sorry, lame Starbucks humor...anyway, so I took this shot as well.  There's your bonus.  I'm sure there I'll be put into this position more throughout this challenge so there's bound to be more bonuses!

Day 51 - February 20, 2013 - The View From Your Car"
This was taken with my cell iPhone 4S using my Hipstamatic App.  This is the view from my car as I was leaving our garage.  

Day 52 - February 21, 2013 - "From Up High"
This was taken from our balcony on the second floor.  Gives a really nice overview of our living room.  Which, I might add, was NOT supposed to be the play room.  Funny how things turn out that way though.  

Day 53 - February 22, 2013 - "Doodles"
While colouring at her table the other day Kaelynne decided it needed to be decorated so she doodled on it.  Thank you Mr. Clean for Magic Erasers!

Day 54 - February 23, 2013 - "Breakfast"
Kaelynne having some Life Multigrain for breakfast on the weekend.  

Day 55 - February 24, 2013 - "In The Middle"
Kaelynne got these twin babies for her birthday.  I told her I needed a picture to use for In The Middle and asked if she would pose with her babies for me.  She obliged.  :)

Day 56 - February 24, 2013 - "Your Home at Night"
Kaelynne ended up crying in the middle of the night because her second set of molars are coming in up top and it was bothering her.  I got up twice with her and after the second time I remembered that I needed this shot so I went downstairs, grabbed my camera and then stood at the door to our room and snapped a few shots.  Which is hard to do in the dark when you have to manually focus.

2013 365 Challenge Week 7

First of all I would just like to thank everyone, past and present, who have been following along with my blog!  I have over 2000 views!!  I'm so thankful and grateful for each and every one of you.  :) 

Now, I've been staying caught up on my daily shooting however, I have not been good at editing and posting them!  I'm going to start off with Week 7, edit Week 8 and post it later this evening.

Side note, Tegan & Sara were in Winnipeg last night performing at the MTS Centre.  A good friend of mine from broadcasting had meet and greet tickets and I was fortunate enough to go with him!  It was so awesome meeting them!  They were SUPER nice and personable.  They went on to put on an amazing show.  My personal favorite was the 80's version of Alligator Tears!  Love those girls.  

Okay, on with the photos!

Day 43 - February 12, 2013 - "Red"
The chair is more of a burnt orange...but the pillows are red!  

Day 44 - February 13, 2013 - "In The Mirror"
This was hard to do with a DSLR!  Taking pictures of yourself is much easier with a point and shoot or a cell phone.  LOL!  I thought about bringing in my tripod but thought, no I can do this.  Easier said than done.  I like the way this one turned out though.

Day 45 - February 14, 2013 - "Love"
Kaelynne made this valentine for me at daycare!  My first valentine from our little girl.  So precious!  That's love.  

Day 46 - February 15, 2013 - "The Edge of The Frame"
This is one of the photos I did for Kaelynne's 2 year shoot.  She turned 2 back in October but I was busy with my full time job and part time photography business up until her surgery in December.  Then we were waiting for her nose to heal after her surgery to do her shoot.  Anyway, it's done now and this is one of the shots from it.  :)

Day 47 - February 16, 2013 - "Slow Shutter"
Originally I wanted to do a night sky shot for this one but it was way too cold at this time and there was no way I was setting up my tripod and standing outside to get the shot I wanted.  I'm such a big suck when it comes to the cold!  Instead I decided to set up the tripod in the house and take this shot using manual settings to ensure the slow shutter.  It was dark in the room, the longer the shutter is open the more light it lets in.  

Day 48 - February 17, 2013 - "Your LCD Screen"
I had to take this shot with my iPhone 4S because I couldn't take it with my camera, obviously.  The actual photo isn't overexposed as it appears to be in this shot.  

Day 49 - February 18, 2013 - "Four"
This shot is of the book I was reading for book club called The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman.  It was a really good book and I would recommend it if you're looking for an interesting read.

2013 365 Challenge Week 6

Here's Week 6, as promised.  :)  I feel like I've gotten so much accomplished today!  We had the day off today as it's Louis Riel Day in Manitoba.  In other parts of Canada it's Family Day.  Anyway, YEAH for long weekends.  This morning Tyler and I cleaned the house and then did Kaelynne's 2 year photo shoot...it's only 4 months late...no big deal.  LOL.  I got Week 5 of the challenge up and now, here is Week 6!  

Day 36 - February 5, 2013 - "Faceless Portrait"
This shot was taken at The Forks.  Kaelynne was stopped at the side of the skating path admiring the skaters go by.

Day 37 - February 6, 2013 - "Choices"
Dijon or regular...oh the dilemma.

Day 38 - February 7, 2013 - "Your Mailbox"
On my way to pick Kaelynne up at daycare I stop and get the mail.  This shot was taken with my cell phone using my Hipstamatic App. 

Day 39 - February 8, 2013 - "Child's Point of View"
After making a big mess Kaelynne watched some Dumbo while I made dinner.  As I took this picture at her level she kept asking me what I was doing.  LOL.  

Day 40 - "February 9, 2013 - "On The Ground"
There really isn't much more than snow on the ground these days.  I took this shot with my cell phone using my Hipstamatic App while standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus.  I thought the tire tracks from the sidewalk cleaner and the foot prints were much more interesting than just snow.  It was this or dog poop.  

Day 41 - February 10, 2013 - "Through Glass"
I set up a paint with water for Kaelynne and this was taken through the top half of my water glass at the table.  

Day 42 - February 11, 2013 - "Opposite"
Since we do not have an H&M here I sent my sister in law a list of maternity clothes that I wanted from there.   These two shirts were part of the that package.  I wish they would just open a store in Winnipeg already!  

2013 365 Challenge Week 5

I'm actually all caught up on my challenge right now!  Right after I'm finished posting Week 5 I'm going to post Week 6.  Then tomorrow I will hopefully have Week 7 up...and then...I'M ALL CAUGHT UP!!!  This is very exciting!  :)  

Day 29 - January 29, 20103 - "Yellow"
I had planned on just picking one of Kaelynne's yellow toys and then decided to take a bunch of them into my studio for this shot.

Day 30 - January 30, 2013 - "10 Steps From Where You Are"
10 steps from my office is our living room, where on this day Tyler and Kaelynne had built a fort.  This is Kaelynne playing in their fort.

Day 31 - January 31, 2013 - "Transportation"
At first I envisioned taking a picture of a line of buses downtown on my way home from work but that did not come into fruition.  This was taken at The Forks.

Day 32 - February 1, 2013 - "Water"
As I was thawing hot dogs in hot water I thought, hey I need a water shot.  There were three that I liked so I made Tyler help me pick just one to post on here.  

Day 33 - February 2, 2013 - "Candy"
Since I've been pregnant I haven't eaten a lot of candy, this baby doesn't like candy, or meat...I think he or she might be a health nut.  Anyway, I bought these while at a movie one night and was keeping them until I felt like eating candy again.    

Day 34 - February 3, 2013 - "Rule of Thirds"
I totally psyched myself out with this shot.  I automatically use the rule of thirds when framing a shot.  When I had to specifically take a rule of thirds shot I froze.  The plant is in the lower left intersection of the rule of thirds grid, which is this shots main focus.  For more about the rule of thirds check out this website http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

Day 35 - February 4, 2013 - "I Spy"
This is Kaelynne, doing what she does best, spying on the neighbours.  She sits on the windowsill and closes the curtains usually but I opened them to get this shot.  I guess not only cats and dogs sit on windowsills, kids do too.  

2013 365 Challenge Week 4

It's a beautiful day in the neighbourhood!  Finally the weather seems to be getting warmer.  So much so that even I am going to go outside for fun today!  LOL!  You know it's a warm winter day when...:)  We're going to meet some friends down at The Forks and have some winter fun with the kids.  While Kaelynne is napping I decided to get another post up!  

Day 22 - January 22, 2013 - "Sidewalk"
This is what our sidewalks look like in winter.  Really, there's a sidewalk under there, I swear!  At this point my neighbours probably think I'm crazy.  Always outside taking odd picture with my camera.  :) 18-55mm lens.

Day 23 - January 23, 2013 - "An Apple"
This was literally the last apple in the house so I was happy I was able to capture it before it was eaten.
18-55mm lens.

Day 24 - January 24, 2013 - "Favorite Movie"
There are a lot of movies that I would consider my favorite, it's really hard to pick just one.  Seeing how all of our DVD's are still packed in a box in the basement and I just happened to buy this one recently I chose The Dark Knight Rises.  It IS one of my favorites.  I love this trilogy so much and think that Christopher Nolan is a genius.  18-55mm lens.

Day 25 - January 25, 2013 "Dream Vacation"
Since I was a little girl I wanted to go to Disney World.  I still have get to go but Tyler and I are planning on taking Kaelynne when she gets a bit older.  I really cannot wait.  18-55mm with Speedlite 320EX flash.

Day 26 - January 26, 2013 - "Your Car"
This is my 2005 Altima SER.  It was clean and then I decided I wanted to drive down back roads to get a nice backdrop for this shot.  While on this little tour I got lost and ended up in Dugald.  It was a lot of fun to tour around the country around Winnipeg.  18-55mm.

Day 27 - January 27, 2013 - "Dessert"
This was a Sunday and we had a family dinner.  My Mum was here at the time and Tyler's parents came over as well.  We had Chicken Parmesan and this is what we had for dessert.  Thanks Safeway!  50mm.

Day 28 - January 28, 2013 - "Lamp Light"
Tyler and I took my Mum to Ikea this Monday evening.  It was so nice and quiet, so if you don't like crowds go there on a Monday evening.  I love these lamps but we can't get them because Tyler's cat will destroy them.  This was taken with my Hipstamatic App on my iPhone 4S.