Project 365 - Day 23 - Winter Date Night in NH

Me and Dave had a much needed, long over due Date Night last night.   Hanging out in the house in January is starting to get really boring. 

Bundle up and brave the elements.  I can't wait to see the driveway again.

Who cares that the snow bank at the end of the driveway is bigger than me. Let's go have some fun honey.  (still teaching who to use the new camera)

Brrrrrrr.   That's about all I can say about that!

We had an amazing, fun night of goofines and laughs. 

Project 365 - Day 22

Outside our door on this cold, frigid day of 20 degrees. 

Project 365 - Day 21 More Snow Day Boredom

Sophie finding things to do on a boring Snow day.  I'm sorry that you are the brunt of her amusement. 

Project 365 - Day 20

These were taken off my back deck. I was desperately trying to capture how gorgeous it was with the sun rising and glistening off the snow /ice on the trees.

Learning about Shutter Speed--Hmm, Very Interesting

I've been reading and reading and learning and learning so much about using my new camera. Last week I learned all about Shutter Speed and Aperture and it what situations to use each of them. I need a cheat sheet to carry around with me :)

I learned that when I want to freeze something in action I need to increase my shutter speed to 1/500 to 1/1000. Like when I want great pictures of my son playing his sports or my daughter doing her gymnastics or any other time that I don't want a motion to turn out blurry. Never knew that!! So interesting to play around with it. Sophie was more than generous to jump off the couch many times while I practiced with different settings.

See.....this is before...with a slow shutter speed of 1/60. She is really there, I promise?

And this is after....with a shutter speed of 1/640. So neat, huh? It's like she is frozen in the air. Wow!

Then I was reading "super cool" Becky's blog, Farmgirl Paints, yesterday and she just so happened to be starting a fun project called The Thrive Project. I know I want to Thrive in photography this year too and now we can all learn even more tips AND practice them. EXCITED!

Project 365 - Day 19

We have been A LOT of hanging around the house lately.  Besides going to the grocery store,  we really haven't been anywhere!  Unless I count shoveling.  Oh January!

It is fun for a little while but I will be SO glad to be able to do more outside..hopefully by the end of February.  Oh Winter in New England.....

Project 365 - Day 18 Torture the Teenager

Mom!  No pictures!

Ok...One!

Really....more......

He is a pretty good sport despite my fun.