2015 seventy

A familiar scene from last year.  Blake made the math bowl again.  

He was so cute up there and I'm a proud mama!

 This week we are studying ISO and White Balance.

White Balance and Metering will be my biggest challenge, but I am determined!!!

I bribed the girls with an Orange Peel Smoothie if they would just have fun and be patient with me.  

Thank you sweet girls.  You did great!

2015 sixty-nine

What a fun surprise to have the Williams join us for the game tonight.

Win 19-5

2015 sixty-eight

A busy mom day today.  Laundry, cleaning, carpool, and a doctor visit for Max.

He has been having nausea and vomiting for two weeks.  After lots of testing...nothing.

So he's on lots of probiotics, digestive enzymes, and peppermint oil thanks to my great friend, Dr. Cara. We are hoping this works, otherwise we will be visiting the allergist, yuck!

2015 sixty-seven

Family Time

 Wait!  What is he doing?

2015 sixty-six

I must have taken a thousand pictures today.  This is the only one I dared turn in for my final assignment.  (I also posted the silhouette ones and an image of Zack facing off.) 

2015 sixty-five

It's game time!!!! We were in Mexico for their first game against Davis, but were able to watch it on sfan.tv.  Part of me was glad, because it was snowing and 31 degrees.

Tonight they played Bingham and won 17-5 (Zack #1 scored 6 goals and Max #23 scored 1) Fun, fun game to watch!

 Well for me...

 After the game I tried some more images of stopped motion.  I loved the silhouettes and the jet stream.

2015 sixty-four

This week's lesson is on Shutter Speed. 

Our assignment was to submit two images: 1. blurring motion & 2. stopping motion.  

I had to wait all day for the kiddos to return home from school so I could try some different examples.  I really struggled with this assignment and am glad these two were half-way decent.  I walked in the house so frustrated and told Jim I was sorry I made him buy me an expensive camera because I will never be a good photographer and that I should just give up.  He was a little surprised and just asked why I thought the boys were good at lacrosse...they practice a lot.  I love how all of life's lessons relate to lacrosse, haha, he's so cute.  And I agree, I have a lot of practicing to do.  

50 mm, ISO 100,  f/16,  SS 1/30sec

50 mm, ISO 400, f/2.2, SS 1/2000 sec

2015 sixty-three

We enjoyed a yummy breakfast on the beach, sat in our cabana until 1:30 then showered, checked out and headed to the airport.  We arrived home at 8:30 p.m. to some very happy children!  I feel very blessed to take little breaks like this then come home to the life I really live for!  

2015 sixty-two

 Another day for relaxing!  

Well while catching up on my reading, homework, and assignments for my class. I could work like this everyday!  ;) "Yes...please bring me another Pina Colada, and may I look at your lunch menu please". 

Zack sent us a picture of the snow in Utah so Jim sent him this picture of me relaxing in the pool!  

He was so ticked! hehe

2015 sixty-one

Today we rented a car with another couple from Vivint and drove to Chichen Itza.  Visiting Chichen Itza has been on my bucket list so I jumped at the chance.  It did not disappoint! This was an amazing civilization and a lot bigger than I imagined.  We ran into another couple from Vivint so the 6 of us hired a personal tour guide and toured the grounds with his "Mayan decent" knowledge.  

 After Chichen Itza we drove to a beach called Akumal and our friends snorkeled.  They were able to swim with 8-10 turtles and saw a lot of other marine life.  Jim and I were both worn out and enjoyed just resting in the shade.  

Next we drove to Playa de Carmen and met up with Becca and Sam for a light dinner, yummy nachos.  It was so fun to see them and I wished we could have stayed longer and I really wish we would have thought to take a photo with them...geesh!!!!

2015 sixty

Another relaxing day.  I finally took a few pictures for my Photo class assignment.  

The first was an example of a wide open aperture f/2.0

The second an example of a closed aperture f/11

2015 fifty-nine

Very very relaxing day today.  We sat in our Cabana and I read all day.  Loved it!

2015 fifty-eight

We made it!  A fun vacation for Jim and I to Cancun, part of Jim's work.  We arrived around 5:00 p.m. just before sunset.  So excited for some relaxing time.  

2015 fifty-seven

A lot of work to be done today.  Packing and cleaning for mom and dad's trip to Cancun.  

She was not very excited that she was staying. 

2015 fifty-six

This Week : Aperture & Stops (basically a lot of math...my specialty, NOT)

These are the images I turned in today.

f/1.4

 f/11

 f/5.6