McComb Family

This was kind of a weird one.  I don't normally photograph fruit, so I had to try a couple of different things -- a pile of apples, cut up apples.....

I liked this one though because of the cool pattern.

Here is Jeni's:
Ha ha -- love the apple man.  Looks like he's been lounging out in the sun a little too long though, he's getting awfully dried out! ;)

And Barb's:

Posted in: on Monday, November 07, 2011 at at 6:21 PM 4 comments  

This was a fun shot -- although I have to admit, I had pine needles down the back of my shirt when I was done!!! :)

That is Adam's favorite tree!!!

Here are Jeni's (sometimes it's impossible to just pick one!!):



Barb's photo:


And even though Brenda is traveling, she is still trying to post pictures to her blog.  Good for you Brenda!! :)

Posted in: on Sunday, November 06, 2011 at at 3:09 PM 3 comments  

Here is my shot for today:

This is Brie in her Briana Tutu (named after her because of her unique color choice and made by Jeni!). 

Here is Jeni's shot:

Actually this is the second version of this shot that she sent me (view it full screen if you can because it's beautiful!!).  She was inspired by my attempt to color Alexxa's eyes yesterday and wanted to make Madrone's eyes "pop."  So she did a little research, touched up her picture, and resubmitted!!  That's what this challenge is all about -- learning and being inspired by each other.  I think it's fabulous!  She shared with me the information she used, so I wanted to pass it on to you as well.  If you use Lightroom for any of your editing, here is a tutorial on how to make people's eyes look even better:
     http://www.jennispeedphotography.com/blog/2011/09/how-to-make-eyes-pop/

And here is the third version........

It's amazing how making small changes (in this case white balance) can have such an impact on a picture.  What a difference!! :)
Here is Barb's photo:


And, of course, pop on over to Brenda's blog.

Posted in: on Saturday, November 05, 2011 at at 9:45 PM 2 comments  

Brenda posted this picture for her "green" photo and I just had to see if I could figure out how to use my photoediting software.  I tried Lightroom this time and was kind of able to figure something out (finally - it took me forever!).  Not perfect but I thought it was kind of cool.  What do you think? 

Posted in: on Friday, November 04, 2011 at at 9:54 AM 2 comments  

And here is mine:
Jeni's picture:

Brenda may or may not be posted, due to a little trip to see her sister, but keep checking her blog as well!!

Nice job ladies!!!

Posted in: on at at 8:44 AM 3 comments  

When I looked at the list for our challenges I was a little worried about getting a shot of clouds for today when there hasn't been a cloud in the sky for, oh I don't know, like 6 months!!  I searched through my folders looking for anything I could use, and then lo and behold, today the clouds rolled in.  Mother Nature must know how serious we are about our photos - ha!!!

I've still decided to use a photo I had from before though. :)  Here it is:

Unfortunately this was while we were at the lake camping.  So much for wakeboarding -- we were all bundled up in sweatshirts and blankets!!

Here is Barb's:
And Jeni's:

Don't forget to check out Brenda's too!

Posted in: on Thursday, November 03, 2011 at at 10:09 PM 4 comments  

Gosh darn it......I didn't realize how addicting this was going to be!!  Good thing I had the day off, because I've spent hours combing through my pictures trying to find good ones to match the challenge descriptions.   So much for laundry and dishes getting done!! :)

Here is my submission for today:

Don't ask me why it's sideways......Blogger drives me absolutely crazy with that photo rotating business. I've gotten into the habit on taking all of my photos in landscape because of that issue and not it's rotating them to portrait.  Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!  Blogger is messing with me, that's for sure.  Here are my clothes from today adding to the pile of laundry I didn't get to today! :)

And this is Adam's idea:



Here's Jeni:

Posted in: on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 at at 9:26 PM 3 comments  

I posted the kids' All Stars schedules and of course they have changed, so here is the new schedule:
    Adam plays at 9:40
    Briana plays at 9:15
Same places, just different times!

Posted in: on at at 7:18 PM 0 comments  

So I'm one day into this challenge and I already think it's going to be too hard! 

First off, I've decided there is a reason I'm behind the camera and not in front of it.  I hate every picture there is of me!!!  And having to take one of myself - seriously, no good shot is ever going to come out of that.

I've also realized that although I have this fancy, schmancy photo editing software, I have no idea how to actually use it.  I'd love to be able to get rid of all those blemishes and wrinkles, maybe take a few pounds off too while I'm at it, but obviously in order to "Photoshop" yourself you actually have to know how to use Photoshop.  Lame!

So in an attempt to not give up on my first day, here is what I'm submitting.......

Gosh, I sure hope this gets easier!!!

I got a few other suckers people to do this with me, so here is...........

Barb's picture:
Jeni's picture:
And you can find Brenda's picture (who started this whole thing!!) at her blog.

I'm hoping Shannon and Dawn join in and play too. :)

Posted in: on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at at 8:03 PM 1 comments  

My sister-in-law said she is going to try this photography challenge and wanted to know if anyone else was up for it as well.....

I think it sounds like fun and would love to see what other people come up with too.  My goal is to start on the 1st (easier for me to keep track of which day I'm on) and post a picture each day.  We'll see if I can keep up!!  Ha!  I was just going through my pictures from this year and realized that instead of having to take a picture everyday, I could always post a picture I've already taken that matches the description for that day.  We'll see - fingers crossed I can at least accomplish some of the challenge!!!

Okay, so who's with me??? 

Posted in: on Friday, October 28, 2011 at at 1:48 PM 2 comments