Nashville in white.

The last few weeks Nashville has been both blessed & cursed with ridiculous (for the south) amounts of snow and ice. Being from the winter wonderland known as Wisconsin, I've definitely enjoyed seeing everything draped in white. Something new that I noticed this winter - after the first ice storm the trees and branches were thickly coated, and when the breeze would blow them they would clink together, making it seem almost as if nature was offering a toast to the beauty of this season. I've enjoyed the (mostly) mild winter in Tennessee, but I am greatly looking forward to what spring will bring!

Great things in small packages.

My grandfather gave me a brilliant little Sony camera at Christmas. With it I plan to practice my composition. I would also like to start taking more candids and doing some street photography. This little thing will help me to do that without people becoming aware of it (like they do with my big, bulky Nikon). Here are some shots that have been my favorites thus far.

 

Bits and pieces of the last few weeks...

This song, "Promise" by Ben Howard, is currently my favorite. It has fit my mood perfectly the last couple days - with the rain and the spring-ish feeling in the air. Mmmm... so good. <3

The first three photos I took in Madison a few weeks ago. I finally got the chance to eat at Graze, which is right on the square. I LOVE that place! Fantastic food, great atmosphere, and the lighting is terrific, thanks to all of the windows. Pictured below is the sweet potato soup that I got - heavenly! I will most definitely be going back.
All of the other photos (aside from the one of the wood pile) I took at my neighbors farm a week ago.

That's all I have time for today.
Spring, come quick!

Sheep - January 2013

A couple evenings ago I went over to my neighbor's and spent some time taking pictures of the sheep (and pup!). Here are some of my favorites...



This is Ole. He's one of the fluffiest & cutest puppies I've seen.
He dreams of one day being the best "sheep dog" there is.... or at least that's what his owners hope. :)

A White Wonderland

Winter has been with us for (nearly) 48 hours now. As much as I dislike the cold, and often crave the summer sun, I love when Wisconsin turns into a white winter wonderland! With only a few days to spare, the snow came just in time for us to have a white Christmas! These photos were taken on two different snow days. One blue-skyed day, and one overcast.

The old blue warehouse.

Large blue buildings are perfect for taking photos.
Thanks to Beth for being her lovely self for these. :]













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(Sorry my link isn't working properly.)

The girl in the red coat.

View the rest of the photos here.

I’ve wanted to take time this winter to practice taking photos, learn more, try new ideas with my photography and actually keep this blog updated. It’s been a pretty busy last two months, between the holidays and some things that were going on with my family, but partly I wasn’t making time to do it. 



On January 23rd I woke up to a gorgeous snowfall. It was draping the limbs and branches of the woods I live in with beautiful little crystals of white. I suddenly got the urge to grab my camera and go out. I had this red coat and hat I wanted to use for contrast against the snow, but without a decent tripod and a remote I couldn’t really do it myself. I called my good friend Bridgette (waking her up by doing so) and she agreed to go trudging through the snow so I could take some photos of her in the coat and hat.

We had fun and I ended up with some photos that I really love, as well as some mistakes that I’m going to learn from and (hopefully) not make again.

Hip-hip-HOORAY for getting out there and accomplishing things!