Monday, December 21, 2009
More Christmas Photos
More Christmas photos. First, a reflection of christmas lights in the window. Then the Gingerbread House my son and husband made.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
A Moment of Reflection
This is a series of shots I took of the Christmas ligths reflecting off of objects. A couple of door knobs in our hallway and our bannister for our stairway.
I'm especially fascinated with reflections of all types, but I think you would find that's pretty typical among most photographers.
I'm especially fascinated with reflections of all types, but I think you would find that's pretty typical among most photographers.
Kitty Glow
This is a series of shots I took while my cat was playing with the Christmas Lights. I discouraged him as best I could. Fortunately, he got bored after the tree went up. Now I'm putting up the ornaments he knocks off so he can't reach them again.
If you look closely at the last two shots you can see the Christmas lights are reflected in his eyes.
If you look closely at the last two shots you can see the Christmas lights are reflected in his eyes.
Christmas Lights
Christmas lights vex me. Whether I've attempted a macro shot or just driving down the road. I have a hard time getting a decent shot of them. Granted, it's not quite possible while moving although you can get some cool motion shots that way. However, I am talking we can stop the car, and I still end up with many blurry, out of focus shots. I keep trying. I'm hoping practice will make good enough.
PS - The shot below is on purpose. I liked the way the lights turned into bright color dots when I took my lens completely out of focus.
PS - The shot below is on purpose. I liked the way the lights turned into bright color dots when I took my lens completely out of focus.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Palisades Falls - The Trail Up
A couple of weekends ago we decided to go see what Palisades Falls looks like in the winter. Luckily, we were able to get up there. And we were not disappointed. However, that will be tomorrow's post since it is getting late. What I posted tonight is what we found on the trail leading up to the falls.
Yes, the first photo is a spider and that is snow in the background. It's been a really unusual year for me. I do find insects and spiders after it snows from time to time, but this year has been off the charts. This is three so far since it's snowed. I know it's not a huge number, but it breaks records for me.
The last two photos are some interesting ice formations I found in the stream that comes off of the falls.
Yes, the first photo is a spider and that is snow in the background. It's been a really unusual year for me. I do find insects and spiders after it snows from time to time, but this year has been off the charts. This is three so far since it's snowed. I know it's not a huge number, but it breaks records for me.
The last two photos are some interesting ice formations I found in the stream that comes off of the falls.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Out and About in Bozeman - Sunset Hills Cemetary
Sunset Hills Cemetary is bordered by Lindley Park and Burke Park. I found you can access it from the trail at the top of Pete's Hill, so I went in for a bit after some sledding. It's an interesting mix of some of the oldest graves (There's a whole section devoted to the Storys. It's kind of cool.) and some of the newest graves to be found in Bozeman.
While I don't confess to being one of those people who loves to mope around a graveyard, I'm not afraid to wander through one either. I have always been fascinated by some of the more ornate gravestones that you find in older cemetaries. I would probably love to tour New Orleans or some of the older cities back east.
One of the things I always end up looking into is the children's graves. While in college, I learned that naming a child before they turn two is a rather recent tradition in history. The reason being, that the child mortality rate used to be higher, so people would wait to name their children until they were sure they would survive and grow up. That's really hard for me to wrap my mind around. Because it is sad to think of children dying, I distract myself by seeing if they have put a name on the stone. Many times it will be a very general reference something like baby boy johnson or baby girl jones.
The switch over starts to take hold anywhere from the 1910s to the 1920s. By the 1930s, you begin to see names on most of the children's stones. I also find it interesting that in recent years, you will find stuffed animals laying on top of the grave. Like they used to bury pharohs with all their stuff. A talisman of sorts.
Below are a couple of children's graves. I find the shoes really sad. They imply emptiness and a sudden stop. Some of these stones are so old the elements have worn the names and dates away. The lamb on the second gravestone implies innocence. Not only is the grave covered in lichen, the elements have worn away the name and dates. This left me feeling a bit melancholy. The disintegration brings home the image of ashes to ashes and dust to dust in the sense that time will move on and there may be nothing left on earth to show that we were here. While the last image is not a children's gravestone, it is very interesting to me because of the Eastern influence of the architecture depicted on the stone.
While I don't confess to being one of those people who loves to mope around a graveyard, I'm not afraid to wander through one either. I have always been fascinated by some of the more ornate gravestones that you find in older cemetaries. I would probably love to tour New Orleans or some of the older cities back east.
One of the things I always end up looking into is the children's graves. While in college, I learned that naming a child before they turn two is a rather recent tradition in history. The reason being, that the child mortality rate used to be higher, so people would wait to name their children until they were sure they would survive and grow up. That's really hard for me to wrap my mind around. Because it is sad to think of children dying, I distract myself by seeing if they have put a name on the stone. Many times it will be a very general reference something like baby boy johnson or baby girl jones.
The switch over starts to take hold anywhere from the 1910s to the 1920s. By the 1930s, you begin to see names on most of the children's stones. I also find it interesting that in recent years, you will find stuffed animals laying on top of the grave. Like they used to bury pharohs with all their stuff. A talisman of sorts.
Below are a couple of children's graves. I find the shoes really sad. They imply emptiness and a sudden stop. Some of these stones are so old the elements have worn the names and dates away. The lamb on the second gravestone implies innocence. Not only is the grave covered in lichen, the elements have worn away the name and dates. This left me feeling a bit melancholy. The disintegration brings home the image of ashes to ashes and dust to dust in the sense that time will move on and there may be nothing left on earth to show that we were here. While the last image is not a children's gravestone, it is very interesting to me because of the Eastern influence of the architecture depicted on the stone.
Of Ice and Flies
This is a series of shots I took a couple of weeks ago. The wavy icicles coming off the roof over our back porch are cool. Then I actually found a fly crawling around in the snow. Cold tends to make insects lethargic, so I was able to take plenty of photos of him. The last photo is a chunk of ice that had fallen off the corner of our roof. The way it fell into the leaves framed it quite nicely so as to show off its brilliance.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The View from Pete's Hill
Bozeman nestled under a blanket of snow tucked into its crib between the trees and the moutains.
The Bozeman
Bozeman Public Libary
Grain Storage Bins behind Montana Ale Works
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Adventures Inside and Out
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