O, Christmas Tree! O, Christmas Tree!

No song says it best about Christmas Trees than

this one,

"O Christmas Tree! O Christmas Tree!
Much pleasure thou can'st give me;"

They bring so much beauty into your home

at Christmas time. The sparkling of the lights, and the 

beauty of the Christmas ornaments brings a sense

of peace and happiness. 

With the photo above, I went for the faded look

because it really put the focus onto the Christmas ornament. 

I just love the how it's shining so brightly on the tree. 

This photo I love because the one light

that was captured in this photo

just happens to be right above the manger scene.

It acts perfectly with the scene because it

reminds me of the star of bethlehem that was shining

so brightly for the Wise Men to follow

on the night that Jesus was born! 

I enjoy this photo because of the contrast.

The classic Christmas colors of green and red

are represented well here, and the way

the gift bag contrast against the tree 

brings focus to the one red ornament 

that was captured at this angle. 

Christmas Time Is Here

It's officially that Christmas season!

There are so many different things to enjoy at Christmas Time.

I personally enjoy seeing all of the lights that people set up in their yards or on their homes. I enjoy seeing Christmas decorations everywhere I go. This is the only

month that I actually don't mind the snow either....but the thing about Christmas

I love the most is the reminder that our Savior Jesus was born! I hope to capture a lot of different pictures through out this time of year, so check back and see what new festivities I have captured! 

Fallbrook

For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;

The Jump Off

I went to Naples this weekend and went to a beautiful overlook of the area. It is named, "The Jump Off." The first picture is of this gorgeous overlook. It's a great time of the year to visit this area because the colorful fall trees creates beautiful scenery. The vibrant tree colors just seem to amplify the hills and that beauty just expands for miles. 

I love this next picture because I took it while the sun was starting to set. While the shadows have casted over the grass, the sun is still shining on the golden trees in the distance. It seemed like 1 minute later and there was no more sun shining in the scenery. I caught the picture just in time to get the last few minutes of sunshine. 

10.10.10

    

    I was at Mendon Ponds on October, 10, 2010...what a crazy date! It was a beautiful day for hiking and picture taking! We drove around to a few different spots at the park so I could get various shots of the colorful trees and sunshine. We also saw a bunch of deer eating under a tree at one point. I took many pictures but I am going to share my most favorite from the album. One thing I love about how these photos came out is the way the sunshine puts a dramatic effect in a different way for each picture. Whether its the sun peaking through the shadows from a tree, of the sun shining on the the water from the fountain, I think the natural light from the sun made these photos beautiful. I Hope you like it!

Oh, Pebbles.

    This is Pebbles, my family's dog. She is one of the most lovable and beautiful dogs.
The first two pictures are from the first summer we had Pebbles. I shot these at one of my brother's baseball games, and while half the time she was tugging on her collar trying to catch flies or the balls, I just happened to catch the few seconds where she stopped and observed what was really going on around her. She is a dog full of energy, but she is a smart dog too.

These last few photos are more recent. The first two in this section I took while she was following me around the house. In the very last photo she thought we were going outside, so there she sat at the top of the stairs waiting for me. I love this picture because of how she is sitting on the stairs like a human would. Her butt is sitting on the higher stair, while her feet are resting on the lower stair. Did I mention she is an amusing dog as well? I hope these photos symbolize some of the beauty and charm that I have found in Pebbles. 

These are some pictures I took at a friends wedding rehearsal. I like the impression

of the pictures because of the bride and groom's poses. In the first picture

they are standing the same way and making just about the same gesture. Even though

you can't see their faces, you know they're just about thinking the same thing.

The second picture you can almost guess what the bride is thinking by the way

she embraced herself next to her future husband. Even in the process of planning

the day before the wedding, you just have to stop for a second and say, "Wow, this 

is really happening," and you have to enjoy the little moments. 

PS. You can click on the pictures to expand them and view them bigger!

Fall 2010

There is something special about fall. Fall gives you almost a relaxing feeling. It's a feeling of wanting to snuggle on the couch with someone you love with the scent of Pumpkin Spice filling the air, drinking apple cider, or going to pick out pumpkins that you soon will carve for Halloween, or even use to bake. I remember as a little girl my parents would always take us apple picking in the fall, and that was something I always looked forward to doing. Fall is a wonderful season also because all of the trees come bursting to life with color all around you. There are so many things to look forward to in fall, so for my first blog I wanted to share some photos of some of my favorite things about fall time. I hope you enjoy the photos, but I hope they will also remind you of what your favorite thing about fall is!