No Trespassing

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The high today was 10 degrees.  The temperature will continue to drop until morning.  We haven't had weather this cold in East Tennessee in 17 + years!  I figured my photo for today would have to be a quick jump out of the car, a click of the camera and a jump back into the car!  Basically that is what this image is. This girl doesn't mess around when it's freezing out!  For some reason I am always drawn to No Trespassing signs.  Must be the fascination of what lurks on the other side.  In this case, a beautiful old white barn.  Try to stay warm!

Lens: Sigma 50mm  1.4

Aperture:ƒ1.4 | Focal length: 50mm | ISO: 200 | Shutter speed 1/8000

Sofa

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Now that's a sofa!  Does anyone else make three circles through a town, just to take a second look and third look at an old sofa propped up on an old door in an abandoned old building?  Well, if you are anything like me, you would! Can't even tell you how fast my mind was going, thinking about all the possibilities this beauty could bring my photography!  After my third swing through town, it was apparent that not one single person (this is a one red light town, by the way) was around for me to ask if that sofa was a freebie, was it for sale, or why it was even just standing there all by itself! Why, oh why?

I had to photograph it, at least for the memory.  Needless to say, I will make another swing through the town next time I'm that way.  A girl can always hope, right?

Lens: Sigma 1.4

Aperture:ƒ2.5  | Focal length: 50mm | ISO: 800 | Shutter speed 1/6400

Toy Truck

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Didin't have a lot of time today to push myself for a photo challenge, so when that happens, I tend to shoot something that I love.  I LOVE vintage, so I tend to find something that I have collected to shoot.  This truck has been handed down through our family for years.  I love the color, the rust, everything about it.  The vintage camera is a Brownie that I picked up at an estate sale.  I think I have about 7 vintage cameras right now and I hope my collection keeps growing!

Lens: Sigma 1.4 (Christmas present this year, yippee)

Aperture:ƒ2.5  | Focal length: 50mm | ISO: 2500 | Shutter speed 1/200

Peaceful Sunrise

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Winter is finally here in East Tennessee.  I woke up this morning to a very peaceful sunrise.

Lens: Nikon 50mm 1.8

Aperture:ƒ1/8  | Focal length: 50mm | ISO: 500 | Shutter speed 1/400

Memories by Polaroid

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I collect vintage cameras and only felt right photographing my polaroid with some old photos of myself.

Lens: Nikon 50mm 1.8

Aperture:ƒ1/8  | Focal length: 50mm | ISO: 800 | Shutter speed 1/60

A New Year

Happy New Year to All!  I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Ours was wonderful!  I made this card to send my daughter and her husband that are in Afghanistan.  They loved it!   I didn't get around (I can't believe it) to sending out Christmas cards to anyone else this year.  That is so not like me, but it happened.  Every time I checked my mail and received another Christmas card, it made my stomach turn, I felt so guilty.  Then I asked myself, why do we do that to ourselves?  Does anyone really pay attention to the fact that they did not get a Christmas card from everyone they sent one to?  You think?  Anyways, one of my new year resolutions is, to GET OVER IT!  Life happens :)

So it's a New Year and with a New Year, comes New Goals and New Year Resolutions!  I thought I would throw mine out here!  What does the New Year have in store for you?

2014 Goals

1. Work on giving it ALL to the Lord! Live with fearless faith!
2. Get over the fact, I can't always get everything I want to do done! (as in sending Christmas Cards)  Lol
3. Focus on my health
4. Focus on my home & family
5. Do more for others (whether it's something big or small, just do more)
6.Focus on my passion, photography

Leaving you with number 5, I will be starting the Project 365 as one of my goals.  If you don't don't what that is, it's simply taking a picture everyday and posting it.  I am hoping this will inspire me to shoot more and improve my photography skills.  I hope you will enjoy this journey with me.  You can click on the button above to find out more.

Now to start taking down my Christmas decorations!

Street Art

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I don't want to get behind with my 365 project, so I am posting this first one as if it was posted yesterday for Jan. 1.

Lens: Nikon Coolpix Point Shoot

Aperture:ƒ/4  | Focal length: 70mm | ISO: 280 | Shutter speed 1/50