Summer Photo Challenges Part 2

Yesterday's post, I showed black and white images of our kids playing with bubbles and the hose. Today's post doesn't get any more summery than hitting the beach! It was a HOT and super bright day. We used no filters and no flash to fill in the shadows - once again, everything was done in camera.

I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in my life as I did when I saw Evanthea sitting in the water by herself. I took the chance and brought my camera into the water with me (thank you, Hartford insurance for still keeping me as a policy holder!!!) because I couldn't miss this op!

Evanthea would sit and wait for the waves to knock her over

sometimes it got into her face...

sometimes it knocked her over!
and when it did - she would punish the waves! She spanked them a few times...
and as we all know, no one likes a spanking for punishment!
But then she would return to her original pose and laugh!! Nothing better in the summer time than a child having fun in the water with that crazy laugh!!!
Alexandra showing her version of summer...tanning on a Bloomingdale's towel! Yes, she put the goggles in the corner because she thought it added to the photo...
Jenilee B gave me the challenge of finding a yellow polka dot bikini....I found one even better! A modern twist - a red polka dot tankini! ;)
Sophia is sporting her floatie bathing suit - Jess and I were on the floor laughing watching the poor thing walking around in it!
I think she's mad she looks like a bodybuilder...just me?
Alexandra showing me how to jump INTO the mud!


Thanks for the challenges! We truly had a good time figuring it out! Next segment is way out of the box...seasonally out of the box...

Kevin Kubota's Vegas Challenge

Probably one of the most influential speakers I saw while at WPPI was Kevin Kubota. He showed us a slide show of an alphabet found in someone's surroundings. As a random thought, Kevin challenged the 900 photographers in the room to do that here in Vegas.

I took his challenge head on. It was hard! :) But I enjoyed it!!

Kevin is going to post the photos on his website, be sure to check it out and vote for my series! here's a sneak peek!!

My favorite is "U"...I'm still laughing at how I got the shot...

Now, if you're a photographer...I challenge YOU to do the same! :)

I'll post the links to Kevin's website when he posts the pics!

Happy Mother's Day

To all Mothers and Mothers to Be - we wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy your day!

Monthly Challenge - March

For a long month, March flew by pretty fast! Here are our pics for the monthly challenge:

I went with the weather proverb for March, "in like a lion, out like a lamb"
Patrick went a little modern typical with March Madness:
And Dave caught a really cool pic of a turtle enjoying the new warm air March brought!
What do you think?

Monthly challenge - February

What? Is February over already? Sure dosn't feel like it! As you prepare for our lovely New England weather (whether you are here feeling it or seeing it on the news), feel free to check out our Monthly Challenge for this month!

Here's Patrick's, he went a little atypical for this month - but so very New England February! Nothing is better than FRESH maple syrup!
Here's Dave's; he also went a little atypical. But again, very New England February - the beautiful blue skies, bright sunlight and snow!

And I went very typical February! Here's Evanthea, so proud of her trinket box she made at Home Depot for Valentine's Day!What do you think? I'm already thinking about March... :)

January's Monthly Challenge

Ok, here is what the three of us came up with for January's monthly challenge! What do you think? Does it describe January?

Here's Dave's, I think it sums up this month!

Here's Patrick's - definitly describing this January!!

And I had two - it was a long month!

Dave & I sort of collaborated on a silly one (Elmo has had a rough year so he wanted to bring in the new year with some beer rather than champagne):