Family Photography Challenge: Flowers

Cucumber blossom, by Raina

Petunia, by me

Yellow wildflower, by Jackson

Family Photography Challenge: Something Pink

For something pink, we have a shirt, a plant, and a bike seat:

Family Photography Challenge: Bugs

We were originally going to take pictures of animals, but other than an occasional squirrel or chipmunk running across the lawn, we don't see a lot of animals around here.  Taking pictures of bugs gave us the opportunity to practice taking pictures up close, zooming in with the lens, and focusing on the insect instead of the environment around it.  We don't normally get to see the details in the many bugs flying around our yard, and these photographs allowed us to see the insects in greater detail.

Grasshopper, by Raina

Bee, by Jackson

Dragonflies, by me

It must be dragonfly mating season, because all the dragonflies seemed to be flying around in pairs!

Family Photography Challenge: Hands

We've been neglecting our photography challenge lately, so this week we're going to try to take pictures every day.  This morning we took pictures of hands.

I took pictures of Raina's hands playing in the sand

Jackson took pictures of me harvesting a cabbage

Raina took pictures of Jackson gripping a football

 Raina was the last one with the camera, and she captured pictures of Remy making funny faces

Fishing on Lax Lake

My parents and sister's family stayed at Lax Lake for a mini vacation last weekend, and since they were so close by, we got to spend time with them as well.  The kids like to go on Grandpa's boat and fish for sunnies.

Ollie shows his true feelings?

Watch the bobber!

 Remy's first fish

Ollie didn't want to get too close to the fish

Raina's first fish

Jackson fished with the older kids

Family Photography Challenge: From a High Point

To go with our photographs from a low point, we took pictures from a high point.  We drove to the marina where there's a small hill to hike up to a place that overlooks the lake. 

On the left of the hill above you can see the overlook we started from

Raina liked the boat coming in from the lake.

Jackson focused on Raina.

I looked over the marina, where the fog was rolling in.

We took turns with the camera, looking for more things that inspired us, like flowers:

By Raina

By me

By Jackson

And spiders and their webs:

Raina saw this spider; I took the picture

I like this photo by Jackson that shows the spider web, but still shows the lake and island in the background

Family Photography Challenge: From a Low Point

Our interpretation of from a low point was to take a picture of something at ground level, or lying down and looking up at something.  I went to the garden again to take a picture of this developing zucchini plant.  I can't believe how many leaves are still forming on this plant!

I am also partial to this photo of Ollie's bare feet.

Raina laid underneath a tree in our yard and shot this nice angle of the trunk leading up into the leaves.

Jackson took his picture a few days later--a view of curly-haired Raina.