June 30 - Colorful lights

Today my image is color. Night lights.
Today I started a blog 6 months ago. I thought I was going to post one image a week, but I made into 6 months. And it was fun.I learned about commitment, dedication, good will and patience. I never really imagined I was going to go this much into the project, but I made it.
Today is my beloved mom's birthday, across the planet. I called her for her 60th birthday and it was a gift to hear her voice. Colorful art for my beloved mom.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/2
Aperture: f/2.8

June 29 - Fields of grass

We went for a bike ride after work today. While exploring a new trail, I saw the beauty of the fields of grass, dancing at sunset light. They were like waves in the ocean, moving constantly in a rhythm.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/2
Aperture: f/18

June 28 - Friendly squirrel

I fooled the poor squirrel today. He thought I had food and got really close.
He stood there for a little while, enough for a couple of pictures, and then realized I had no food...

ISO 160
Shutter speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/2.8

June 27 - Storm is coming

A big storm is in the area.
The sky is dark and the wind is strong.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/160
Aperture: f/10

June 26 - Trip to Mount Evans

We went all the way up to Mount Evans, 14130 feet altitude. On the way up, we had mountain goats and mountain sheeps around us.The mountain goats, the very fluffy white ones, had their entire family to show the tourists.
Cute babies included.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/500
Aperture: f/5.6

June 25 - Soft Henry

Today I experimented with a filter. I added an old polarizer in front of the lens, put some cooking oil in the filter to create a soft image. An old trick that still works :)

ISO 1600
Shutter speed: 1/40
Aperture: f/2.8

June 24 - T-rex cloud

The clouds were very dark this end of day. I looked through the window and one cloud looked like a mad t-rex dinosaur. Made through the car window, while the stop light was red. The things we see when we are looking...

ISO 1000
Shutter speed: 1/5
Aperture: f/7.1

June 23 - High heels

Today I felt inspired by pink color. Marianne always wears pink, my favorite color, so maybe tomorrow we can match pinks. I photographed my lovely high, hot, pink shoes.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/50
Aperture: f/2.8

June 22 - Cat in the bag

He sleeps a lot, but particularly on top of whatever he finds, such as a bag, laundry, shoes.
ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/40
Aperture: f/2.8

June 21 - Cat in the ladder

Last week I printed a 16x20 image of Henry and now it waits a frame in my hand made ladder.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/80
Aperture: f/2.8

June 20 - Sunset

In the end of this hot, summer day, we went to get ice cream and stopped to see the sunset. Clouds are a luxury we don't have very often on the sky, but today they were showing off.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 0.8 seconds
Aperture: f/20

June 19 - Drink and smile

We went out for a wonderful summer night, for dinner and movies.We got some drinks and I took a picture of my sweetie and his honest smile.
We watched El secreto de sus ojos, a Great Argentinian movie.

ISO 500
Shutter speed: 1/125
Aperture: f/2

June 18 - Fruits

Fruits in a drink can look larger and more delicious than by themselves.

Natural light, by the window.
ISO 800
Shutter speed: 1/250
Aperture: f/2.8

June 17 - L for Lisi (and for Lakers)

Tired of a full day of work from 7:30 to 6: 30 I still made myself to eat and go to the gym for one hour. And then I made the picture of light for Lisi. MAde an L, kind of like the ones she does with her own handwriting. L for Lisi. And now I can also say L for Lakers!!! My team won!

ISO 400
Shutter speed: 1.6 seconds
Aperture: f/10

June 16 - Sweet family

I had a wonderful time photographing this family. Really wished I had taken the image without the bright spot, but oh well... Still love it.

ISO 800
Shutter speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/7.1

June 15 - Peace begins at home

I thought of how many good things I have in my life and how lucky I am for all the life I lived so far and made a very simple statement:

Peace begins at home :)
Image made with 100mm lens, no post processing applied (with exception of resize and sharp for web)

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/80
Aperture: 2.8

June 14 - Great food!

I arrived home today with the wonderful smell of fresh food in the front door.
My beloved sweetheart cooked this meal and the table was set and all.
Yummy!

ISO 1000
Shutter speed: 1/50
Aperture: f/2.8

June 13 - Henry in wide angle

I got really close today and he let me touch his neck. The cat is just so cute.

ISO 1000
Shutter speed: 1/80
Aperture:f/4

June 12 - New picture on the wall

Today we went to have some new images ready for the wall. WE, photographers, get tired of seeing our own images over and over. So we made a few new ones to replace on the walls. This one was a new one Ethan took in Crystal Mill and we reframed it today to be in the wall by the dining area. IT is a 20x30 print, matted to a 24x36 frame.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/80
Aperture: f/2.8

June 11 - Sunrise at Garden of the Gods

Today I woke at at 5:10 to get ready to meet a friend to photograph sunrise at Garden of the Gods. It was worth it. Getting up that early for a sunrise like this is really refreshing for a photographer's soul! The heavy clouds in the horizon were specially pretty this morning.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: f/18
Aperture: 1/30

June 10 - Henry, the cat

Some days, like a normal person, I don't know what to photograph. Although I do see beauty every day, I end by photographing what is around more often, which means Henry, the cat.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/50
Aperture: f/1.4

June 9 - Walking baby

Today I photograph this beautiful boy who made my day.
He was smiling a lot and it was fun.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/125
Aperture: f/3.5

June 8 - New bike!

It is summer time and I finally decided to get me a new bike! With the so many miles I put in every summer I think it is worth the upgrade for a bike 13 pounds lighter than my old one!Like if the excitement is not enough, we are going for a bike ride on Saturday...NIGHT!
It is the 16th annual midnight bike ride. It starts at Garden of the Gods at 11:59 PM and ends whenever we end it. There will be a breakfast for the bikers in the end of the ride and the money for the registration goes to maintain the trails. Those 22 miles will be on the streets and the website says there should be about 1500 cyclists on this ride.
I biked Sunday, yesterday, today and will keep doing it to be ready for Saturday night.Yeah, summer!

ISO 500
Shutter speed: 1/500
Aperture: f/8

June 7 - Picture of my picture

I had one of my favorite images printed as 12x24 inches for a color test and I like what I see. I need minor corrections in contrast so the blues don't suffer in the sky and maybe add a little bit of sharpness. Of course, I want to come back there and re-do the picture to make it better the next time:)

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/60
Aperture: f/4

June 6 - Goodbye, flowers

Today, June 6, is the last day of these flowers, the magic, long lasting flowers. They decorated my table and my window since April 21. It is time to let them go.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: f/3.2
Aperture: 1/250

June 5 - Unknown flower

I saw today a flower I had never seen before. It was this perfect round ball of little flowers that all together probably look like a big flower when blooming. So pretty!!

ISO 250
Shutter speed: 1/100
Aperture: f/5.6

June 4 - Porch camping

Summer is here. I don't know how hot is is, but even I thought of sleeping inside the bathtub with cold water.
The girls are having fun porch camping.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed:1/30
Aperture: f/2

June 3 - Spirits

After a day that started at 5:40, a 6 mile walk, a 9 and a half hour day work and attending a photography presentation for 1 and a half hours, I finally went to eat!
I was leaving the restaurant when I saw the sentence on the wall: "May we never be out of spirits", and I thought that summarized a good day. Gotta have spiritis and sense of humour :)

ISO 3200
Shutter speed: 1/10
Aperture: f/4

June 2 - Wild flowers

In this beautiful summer day we took a walk at 6:30 am.
The flowers around the neighborhood are starting to bloom and I saw some nice ones this morning. It was a good, fresh morning, and the light was just right.

ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1/100
Aperture: f/11

June 1 - Henry stares at me

Henry is very quiet today. He asked for food around his regular time, but then he just laid by the door, enjoying the fresh wind that comes in through the door. I laid down as well, so I could capture a picture on his own level. I love those eyes.

ISO 3200
Shutter speed:1/25
Aperture: f/1.6