I almost missed including this shot from my trip to Door County. The area was blasted with an ice storm, and this amazingly thick blanket of ice lasted only a few days (considering our very warm winter).
Friday, February 24, 2012
The Shedd Aquarium ~ JELLIES!!
This little guy...about the size of a US 50 cent piece...swims (er, scoots) VERY fast, and I was struggling to capture him with my DSLR camera. Out came the cell phone...and here he is.
the BEAN!
Marilyn
A trip to Chicago means a visit with the gyn-oncologist...and an Adventure in the City. After battling serious anxiety demons prior to my ride through the CAT scan "donut", the news [again] was fabulous and the celebration began!
I chose this photo of Marilyn on Michigan Avenue as my Photo of the Week for many reasons, but the simplest and most significant reason is how moved I was by the child-like joy in her face. Sometimes in the concrete, bustle and cold of the city, our sense of play is lost. After great news from the doctor, the grin within my body was almost as big as hers...
We traveled to Chicago with our two oldest daughters. Since there is no significant lighting on this giant statue, Alyssa, who is herself a photographer, held my SB600 off-camera to my left to create depth and to light Marilyn's face...(sorta like working with a 26ft tall model!).
The Old DeSoto
A winter weekend get-away in a traditionally summer vacation spot would not be most people's first choice. Yet beauty was everywhere!
This image is significant to me for two reasons: 1) This old De Soto begged to be recognized, and 2) my dear, dear friends Kathy and Jill drove me all over Door County...happily stopping and waiting in a warm, idling car as I ran into the chill like a kid to capture the stunning winter scenes (Jill grinned at me as we drove past this old car the first time. She looked at me and said, "should we go back?" No answer was needed...).
Sunsets never get old...
I caught this amazing sunset from my living room window, and the next thing I knew, I was in my car with camera in hand racing to the river. I captured this image (and about 6 others) before it all disappeared...
Rudy's Lunch ~ Brillion, WI
...and at the end of our day, the tired ninjas stopped at a roadway diner for some good home cooking!!
St. Ambrose Church ~ St. Nazianz, WI
In February, the photo-ninjas who are my friends Kathy, Gary and Shawn...made the trek with me to this abandon and crumbling church...lots of emotion here. The juxtaposition of the stained glass beauty with the peeling paint speaks volumes...
Sister Bay, WI
On a weekend trip with my very dear girlfriends, I remember and thank them for the world in me which did not exist before we met...<3
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