May 7: Derailment

May 7th's blog post within the photo challenge is supposed to include a photograph of shoes.


I had this intention as we went outside. I ended up taking zero pictures of shoes, but a lot of pictures of Frank. And, ladybugs.

You're welcome.

This gem was the best kind of accident. My finger slipped when I was focusing and clicked early.

May 6: Geometric

Two toys, two different ways.

1/50, 3.5, ISO 1600

May 5: Something That Makes You Happy

Well, that isn't broad.

I've chosen this photograph of Frankie and Mountain Man.

I shot some family pictures for my mother-in-law in bluebonnets, and when I took this one, it was well into Frank's nap time and he had just demanded to be picked up.

Even though I did not take it today, this is easily one of my favorite pictures of all time, and absolutely makes me very happy.

May 4: Green

Today's photo adventure took me straight outside. I was focusing on the various vegetation inhabiting our backyard, but this one turned out to be my favorite shot. It's pretty green, never mind that it's really a picture of Monty, the little red dog.

1/50, 3.5, ISO 100

May 3: What Inspires You

Today is Mountain Man's birthday.
He inspired this collection of shots I took of baby Frank.

Yeah, yeah. I know I'm trying to take pictures featuring subjects other than Frankie, but what can I say? I'm a sucker.

May 2: Something You Made

As tempted as I was to use a photo of Frank for today (after all, I did, in fact, have a hand in making him), here is a glimpse of a small art project I started the year before baby Frank. We do not have a headboard, so I set out to fill the space above our bed with dreamcatchers. I've made four to date. I should probably get back on that.

The lighting in my bedroom is yucky, so I super-bumped the ISO to compensate. I don't mind the grain here.

1/40, 3.5, ISO 1600

May Photo Challenge: Intro/ May 1: Flower

I find this unnecessary to say, but in the off chance you may not have noticed, a pretty solid 94% of my photographs (+/-) feature the one and only baby Frank. In order to build a well-rounded collection, I need to branch out (which is difficult because he's just so dang adorable). For this reason, and the fact that I've always had the urge but have not participated in one until now, I looked at a 31-day photo challenge for the month of May and thought, "challenge, accepted."

May 1, 2013
Flower

An up-close view of tiny lavender blooms in my window. 1/320, 5.6, ISO 800




Of course, just for good measure, I have to throw in a recent Frank photo :)