Sunday, August 27, 2006

Butterflies and Brown-eyed Susans

These are a few of my favorite things...Yesterday we spent the day at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. We went there shortly after Katrina was born and have been wanting to get back all summer. We finally had a completely free weekend and took advantage. Of course there were all sorts of fun moments with Emily and Katrina, but for once my post is not about them. :) I had really been wanting to check out the Winged Wonders exhibit which is only open during the summer. I had a lot of fun taking pictures of the butterflies and the flowers in the garden outside the exhibit. Brown-eyed Susans are one of my favorite flowers. The just give me a happy feeling. This was one of my favorite parts of the day. I had been wanting to play with some depth of field ideas I read about on Shooting The Kids. Here are some of my best shots. Enjoy.







Sorry, I just had to throw in the one of Katrina. Hey, it does have depth of field. Christoph doesn't like it but I think it's a cool shot.
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  1. ChristophAugust 27, 2006 at 3:48 PM

    Whatever! You know I love that shot of Katrina. (Next time I won't comment on your photos when I'm tired.) You took great pictures at the zoo.

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  2. AmyAugust 28, 2006 at 5:22 AM

    GREAT shots! The butterflies are simply beautiful. Don't you just love slowing down and taking pictures of the details of life? Of course, my fave of the group is still the close-up adorable baby. I'm just a sucker for a baby face that fills a whole picture! (Actually, I'm just a sucker for a baby, if you couldn't tell!)

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  3. lortzAugust 28, 2006 at 5:34 AM

    Thanks Amy! You and Chris have really inspired me to have more fun taking pictures and to experiment more with our camera. What I really need to do is get out the manual...

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  4. MommyAugust 29, 2006 at 1:05 AM

    Nice job darling- I love all your pictures. You know how much I love to do macro shots :oP Very fun. You also know how much I would love to bite Katrina B's chubby cheeks.

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