Walking the line

Polo exhibit (WIHS)

2010-11-12T21:01:00.002-05:00

At this years Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) there was a special section with a polo exhibit match.I got a good collection of photos from both behind the scenes and the match itself.Head on over to my website and check out the photos:2010 polo exhibit (WIHS)

Vote for my little girl

2010-03-14T22:42:00.003-04:00

I just took a photo tonight before bedtime and Jacki entered her for one of the Wilhelmina contest.Vote for my girl... Please :-)http://apps.facebook.com/next_direct/gallery/show_entry/48703?auth_token=916b98fb52e25be16cbc560b0ebd97db

Join me on Facebook

2010-02-21T17:10:00.000-05:00

Join me on FacebookOn facebook I will be sharing portraits, photos, wall hangers, tutorials and more.Please join me on my facebook fan page and sign up to get updates.Udsigt photography on facebook

A snowy day

2010-01-30T20:59:00.003-05:00

On a snowy day like we had today I finally got to play around with the light setup that I had been thinking about for a while.It did help that we (Emma and I) had been watching a few online videos and she was excited about recreating the setup.I have posted a description of the process and photos from the steps in the Three light setup post.Here I wanted to share a few of the outtakes. It is

portfolio

2009-11-08T20:28:00.003-05:00

just in case you got a minute or two why not stop by and check out my initial portfolio?You can find it here: http://udsigt.daportfolio.com/let me know what you think :-)thank youps. While you are at it maybe take a look at the state parks to see the ones I submitted there (resolution is horrible since they require images to be <200k)but here goes: http://www.stateparks.com/whitney.html

New tutorial available

2009-10-08T22:12:00.003-04:00

Finally got another tutorial ready.Here is a tutorial on light retouching of a portraitLight retouching - create clear portraitBeforeAfter

Why are you running around in the dark taking photos...

2009-07-25T23:49:00.002-04:00

I get a lot of questions like that.Well... just because... something like this when a car passes ;-)

Twilight polo

2009-07-16T09:15:00.001-04:00

Finally got the photos from the Twilight polo match on 4th of July ready ;-)Check out a few of them here: http://udsigt.blogspot.com/

Michael Jackson was a 7...

2009-07-08T09:52:00.003-04:00

ok. I am not much into the big media hype and stuff like that.But like it was with the presidents Kennedy and Lincoln there are a few things indicating that Michael Jackson was a 7...A few facts to base it on: - Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02. - Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09 ... exactly 7 years after the will was signed. - Michael Jackson's two biggest hits -- "Black &

Air safety

2009-07-06T09:19:00.003-04:00

The ones that have been on a plane have probably seen the safety demonstrations video or "live". After a couple of times not many pay attention to it though.To "combat" that and make sure people pay attention New Zealand Air has come up with a new video. The pilot, pursers and crew goes bare and wears nothing but body paint...

Family photos...

2009-07-03T13:25:00.003-04:00

So I did fall behind on the uploading of family photos...Just a little bit... Since March that is..Here are all family photos that I finally got uploaded:Family photos June 2009Family photos May 2009Family photos April 2009

It will pass

2009-07-03T12:02:00.003-04:00

Sometimes weird weather happens. Even in the northern Virginia where we reside.A Friday evening where we sat down to watch a kids movie I noticed that the light outside was kind of weird looking. This orange/yellowish glowI know it can look like I just got the color balance way off or something like that. But the color of the sky was really orange and kind of weird looking.At the same time as the

CMT music awards 2009

2009-06-17T09:48:00.001-04:00

Is it just me or did someone leave the audience on mute???I was surprised to see the B52's coming on stage (yeah it's been a while) but with Sugarland it was pretty darn hot... However I am not sure if the audience were wondering about who the B52's are or someone just left them on mute.Singing the love shag there is the spot where the audience "help out". Something like the band singing "bang

A few from the horse show

2009-06-15T21:56:00.003-04:00

Finally got a few photos posted from the Upperville horse show or should I say Jumper classic.Hope you like them :-)You can find them on the photography tab or just right here: Budweiser-Upperville Jumper Classic.

monumental...

2009-06-10T12:05:00.002-04:00

Ways of making your monuments "stick out"....well here is one of them...see more Fail Blog

On a sunny Sunday

2009-06-08T10:09:00.006-04:00

As you may have noticed on Jacki's blog we went to the 156th Upperville Horse and Colt Show with the Budweiser-Upperville Jumper Classic.It was a sunny and hot day for sure. Going through the photos I got a few family snapshots to share before Jacki starts showing off the horse photos.First order of business is to get something to eat after arriving. Saves us from dragging food around :-)For Emma

A short walk in the mountains

2009-05-30T22:22:00.004-04:00

Last weekend Emma and I went to the mountains. Actually we were planning to try out a new trail that is nearby but not knowing too much about it and low elevation combined with heat. I figured heading out to the mountains and get to a nice temp would be cool (hmm so to speak...)At the first stop Emma just couldn't wait to get out of the truck to see the view. Look dad... see this view... don't I

first shots in the new house

2009-05-04T12:43:00.003-04:00

Sooo Sunday I finally got the studio backdrop mounted and a couple of lights setup to get the first couple of shots in the new house.Emma has been waiting to have her photo taken so here is a few from a rainy Sunday:And a single photo with a texture applied in psJust the first few of hopefully many to come :-)

it's official

2009-04-30T22:47:00.001-04:00

with all the moving and everything going on... yeah... there is a lot. but it's official. It has actually been 5 years... check out Jacki's post here: http://jackidyrholm.blogspot.com/2009/04/happy-belated-anniversary-to-us.html

got the flu???

2009-04-29T13:38:00.002-04:00

A designer/illustrator/cartoonist I have been following for a while depicts it very well ;-)be sure to visit him here: Brad Colbow.

In these changing times...

2009-04-03T21:31:00.002-04:00

As you may have noticed we are in the packing/cleaning up/painting/moving mode and sometimes we find a few items here and there.One of them sure tells you about how times are changing.Emma got a tape from Jacki and was happy as can be since it was a tape called best friends with happy music.When putting her to bed (me having forgotten all about the tape) she kept talking about the music that will

Being special

2009-04-01T09:11:00.003-04:00

Ok it has been a long time joke around the house that I am "special". It started about the first time my Mom visited and well you know she does pretty good at the English but sometimes (just like me) she has a Danish word and well have to "search" for the translated word.So she had the famous statement "yes, Peter has always been special". And well you can see how that turned into "special"...Now

Travel blog...

2009-03-27T12:37:00.004-04:00

If you haven't noticed Jacki started a travel blog. The kick off for her Friday travel blog is from a place close to home. Be sure to check it out...Click here or on the picture to be transported to Skyline Drive and the Shenandoah National Park.

Outsmarted...

2009-03-26T11:39:00.002-04:00

As any good dad I am trying to read to Emma each night and sometimes you come across books that will teach good things.So as I am reading princess manners (a Disney book) and come to the part where Cinderella cleans up her crafts before starting a new craft I thought that I was really clever :-)Before reading it I scan the page and make a slight change to it. "Cinderella is good at cleaning up

Time lapse

2009-03-19T14:55:00.002-04:00

As some may have seen I have experimented a little bit with time lapse. Once looking into it I have been trying to find info to what others do.On Vimeo there are several beyond great examples. Find time lapse on Vimeo here.On that is a wee bit long but includes mountains, clouds, traffic, northern light and... yeah a lot of cool stuff all in HD is this one.Pixel's Revenge timelapse demo reel from

A few portraits

2009-03-18T16:57:00.004-04:00

So over the weekend I made a stack of portraits for Lily and her acting portfolio.For these portraits I didn't use photoshop at all... I used nothing but lightroom and portrait professional and I think it turned out pretty ok ;-)You can find a few examples and workflow description on my photo blog

End the week the fun way...

2009-03-12T19:30:00.000-04:00

Browsing through photos here and there sometimes I stumble on some pretty hmm different things.Remember back when UFO's was the big topic? Back with the crop circles and all the UFO spotting here, there and everywhere?One web site hosting some photos is the ECETI (Enlightened Contact with ExtraTerrestial Intelligence).On the front page they have this photo of "Tensor transmission and probe"and in

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

2009-03-12T09:19:00.002-04:00

As you probably already know st. patrick's day is coming up...I wonder if the green beer is going to start growing in the garden on time ;-)

New tutorial - enhance and pop color

2009-03-11T13:34:00.004-04:00

Last night I finished a new tutorial.I started creating it based on a photo I manipulated quite some time ago. I kind of forgot how I got the result so it took a little experimenting.But finally there is a new tutorial available :-)Enhance and pop color

Whitney this weekend

2009-03-07T16:03:00.006-05:00

This weekend Emma and I headed off for Whitney state park to take a walk and look at nature.It's not one of those super charged state forests with drive by nature and a gift shop. It's "just" a forest with lots of nature.For reference you can find more information about Whitney state forest here: http://www.stateparks.com/whitney.html.As we are just getting out of winter (hopefully) the trees

Colors in nature

2009-03-06T11:24:00.003-05:00

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekOk so it may not be a fresh off the press photo story Friday but I was just going through a few of the "old" photos yesterday and posting them on my website.Here are a few of the ones I found was interesting in one way or another ;-)The first one is from one of our walks up to the lower White oak canyon falls. This one I remember mostly because I spotted the red

It may be windy...

2009-03-04T21:04:00.006-05:00

At times it can be windy, cold and just the kind of weather you really don't want.But sometimes I kind of miss that wind and the chill that you can only get from a walk by the ocean...Doesn't these just say it all? (I guess it helps if you grew up by the ocean too ;-) )

Winter is here...

2009-03-02T09:57:00.002-05:00

So we finally got the good snow. The kind that you can actually compact into a snowman and the kind that's great for sledding.But as it is... of course it had to be on a Monday... And the kids are sick (yeah me running around playing in the snow alone would most likely look a little weird).It's really one of those days you should stay home with hot cocoa under the blanket but well. How believable

a tour around the house

2009-03-01T16:02:00.000-05:00

Here is a small video with a tour around the house from Saturday.House tour from Peter Dyrholm on Vimeo.

Photostory Friday

2009-02-27T13:08:00.004-05:00

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekAs some of you may already know we went to see Disney on Ice on Valentines day.We got some great seats. Really close to the ice and all the action.The cool part is that we did get to see all of these:Disney dancingPlutoDonaldThe really cool part is of course Mickey and MinnieFor Emma though that entire princess thing is what is on the top of the list. So I think one

Time lapse

2009-02-25T09:26:00.002-05:00

So I gave it another shot... well make that multiple shots ;-)After I got the D200 with the interval option (taking multiple photos at specified interval) I was trying to create a cloud time lapse sequence last week.I guess I did forget a few things and it got kind of messed up with exposures not matching and all that good stuff... So instead I tried with the stars which I had a little bit of

why you really don't want to take kids to the dentist

2009-02-24T15:15:00.002-05:00

This is kind of freaky but then again... Yeah it is kind of fun ;-)

soo you want to win a photo contest???

2009-02-23T14:10:00.003-05:00

These days there are many photo contests around.Some with prices and some just for the fun of it. Granted it's pretty cool to have you photo displayed in a magazine or well just about anywhere.however... you may want to pick you contest with care...One example: Amtrak photo contest....cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/

Disney on ice - valentines day

2009-02-23T11:22:00.003-05:00

As some of you may know we went to Disney on ice on valentines day.Jacki had it in her post here.I uploaded the photos to the photoshop website and you can see all of them right here:Disney on Ice

Update on the house

2009-02-20T13:07:00.004-05:00

Today was the day... Home inspection done and now we are just waiting for the result of the radon inspection which takes a couple of days to run.Just in case you haven't seen it about a million times already here is a shot of the house from the backyard where you can see my new coffee room overlooking the backyard. (The big windows in the center).Inspections do take a while so while that was

Just a few quick ones

2009-02-14T10:19:00.005-05:00

So I tried a little photoshop with a photo of Emma to create hmm something nice.Emma's reaction... yeah I don't like that. I can't see my dress... Maybe it's a girl thing ;-)Anyway here it is.I was standing outside trying to take a few photos of the birds in the bird feeder and just you know trying stuff out.Then I saw a huge bird zooming over and after about a split second I realized that I

Superbowl

2009-02-02T08:54:00.003-05:00

Ok I have to admit it... Football may not be a huge part of what I like to do. However Superbowl is different. If for nothing else they have some great commercials where companies really have to put in their best.Every year (for the past 20 years) the best commercial is picked with the ad meter. USA Today host the list of the most popular commercials where you can see the top picks right here.

I would rather go Naked...

2009-01-28T15:55:00.004-05:00

So PETA got some press coverage again after getting their Superbowl add campaign banned by NBC.They should have seen that one coming since we all know how pumpkins are too sexy for TV. And a model touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli... I say bring on the veggies...I mean granted it does make veggies look steamed... But it's not exactly like the Danish company's add for

More houses

2009-01-24T23:12:00.005-05:00

So we went out looking at houses again.I do snap a few pictures when we are looking at them and yeah I know I am not posting all of them since I am sure it would bore most people quite a bit...However we did see one today that was a pleasant surprise. Maybe it's because we didn't expect much or something like that.but a few pics and you tell me if Emma might like this one...I don't know if I *

Traffic is grrrreat....

2009-01-20T09:45:00.005-05:00

Under normal circumstances traffic in Washington D.C is one of the reasons why I pretty much want to stay clear of that place and not drive there.However today traffic is greeeat. Just look at these trafficland camera shots:but well you may wonder where people are and well here is another reason for me not to go(yeah I don't care much for the million people crowd):But then again some areas are

mystery solved...

2009-01-19T21:48:00.003-05:00

Here I was thinking those birds sure do tend to eat a lot... I mean the can even disassemble the feeder, eat grapes and carrots...naa, I kind of knew it wasn't them (I'm not *that* blond) and I have spotted our visitors several times before. But now I got some not so blurred photos of them.ohh did you know that firing a flash from within the house doesn't scare them one little bit. Even if they

Not fair...

2009-01-17T23:28:00.003-05:00

If you don't know the magazine Natures best you should check it out sometime. It's pretty good.They have a kids magazine (yeah cute right...) but well don't let the kids part fool you. These are some very very good photographers. They just happen to be teenagers... yeah...but they are good. Check out the winners for last year right here.ohh don't compare with my birdies in previous post ;-)

From the great outdoors...

2009-01-14T20:58:00.005-05:00

Sooo I had a few opportunities for taking the camera outdoors over the weekend. That as you would know is pretty cool :-) However that particular weekend of course had to be rainy, cold and windy. So I did a few photos with the birds in front of the house and as you can see it was a little wet for them...Ok I have to admit that Sunday morning is kind of slow for me. I am not exactly jumping out

Waiting on ...

2009-01-09T10:36:00.003-05:00

Did you hear the Brad Paisley song Waiting on a woman?Recently Cledus T. Jedd created some new lyrics for that one and had Brad Paisley add a little guitar on the track for this song: Waitin' On Obama

one you have to check

2009-01-08T15:28:00.004-05:00

If you haven't done so already... you have to check out Jacki's post from Grandma's visit: Italian cooking 101.and not to forget the recipeGrandma's Pasta SauceGrandma's Meatballs

shut down the city

2009-01-08T14:58:00.004-05:00

This morning I heard about the planned shut down of D.C. during the inauguration. It sounds quite extensive with road closure and just about all bridges from VA into D.C. will be shut down or restricted.If you are going get ready for some walking...For more info check out the article here

freezing my rear end off...

2009-01-02T18:19:00.007-05:00

First off...As some know I have a thing about cameras and do have a few "oldies" around. You know the ones that take film (the stuff you take to the camera store to get developed before seeing your photos).Anyway. Today with mom out shopping I was playing with Emma and we were looking at the different cameras and figuring out how they work. She actually figured out how the manual focus works...

Happy New Year

2008-12-31T23:37:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year to all.I found this youtube of the fireworks in town hall square in Denmark.Very nice indeed :-)Happy New Year

updated the website

2008-12-30T23:01:00.003-05:00

Finally I got around to updating my web site with photos from the mountains.I have had them laying around for quite some time and just needing to get them sorted out at bit and put together in some way for display.Well now I tried out a new slide show package to upload some of these photos.Check out the new ones in the mountains section (link top right corner) on my website:http://

B-day cards

2008-12-28T11:00:00.007-05:00

I got a couple of cards this morning...I love these little things Jacki arranges :-)I got this card from Emma (click image to open)and this card from Jacki. As she put it: "when I saw that I had to get it" (click to open)And from DK :-)Now I got my coffee and today is all about doing nothing :-) or well sort of ;-)

It was the day after Christmas... (sort of..)

2008-12-26T23:03:00.009-05:00

So Jacki posted a blog entry on the day after Christmas and I figured I would add a little to it as well...Starting off Emma got a dress from her sister Emilie (in DK) and she really really liked it a lot. Couldn't get the thing off her and she was more than willing to pose... (I guess I should be somewhat concerned... hmm...)A really great thing about Christmas is that Jacki baked as you may

Photo hunt: Squeaky

2008-12-26T15:14:00.004-05:00

Just getting over Christmas and finally being able to relax all day (yeah Christmas pics will come later) I decided to get in on the photo hunt.Main reason was to get Emma activated and we could do something together. So I explained that we have to pick up the camera and search the house for things that squeak.So off we went in our search for squeaky things.First up... Sneakers. They can be

got heat?

2008-12-23T14:56:00.002-05:00

We finally got the heater fixed :-) so now we are just waiting for it to warm up the house. It my take a while though...When I got home I put a thermometer in the living room. It proved to be kind of cold in thereOur new space heater is actually working and when I moved both space heaters in the living room to help heat it up the fuse popped... Anyway here it isTo "seal" off some of the room I

It's cold outside....

2008-12-23T09:12:00.005-05:00

So this morning was rather eventful...Jacki woke me up at 4am because she was cold. She had checked the heater and guess what... it was dead. Well sort of dead. Fan was running, gas was working but no spark...So the house was down to 60 at that time.She woke me up and started speed talking. Not exactly what my head can handle at that time of day. I mean, I didn't even have my coffee yet...Anyway

Merry Christmas

2008-12-22T16:27:00.000-05:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Paint by numbers...

2008-12-21T21:48:00.005-05:00

As some may know I did get the bamboo doodle ehh tablet... you know with the pen tablet for making it easier to use photoshop.one thing is editing photos. Another is painting in photoshop and well many places describe techniques where you dab the brush... Try doing that with a mouse...Anyway I got started on one painting where the first step is to outline your drawing. Well I guess I should have

Fudge...

2008-12-19T10:23:00.002-05:00

You know you want it....Head on over to Jacki's blog for the recipe: http://jackidyrholm.blogspot.com

Konnichiwa....

2008-12-19T09:03:00.002-05:00

have you been caught by the wii yet?Check out this video clip with the creator of Wii music demonstrating it to a kindergarten class....http://us.wii.com/viewer_wiimusic.jsp?vid=4.It is just too fun to play ;-)

Let there be light....

2008-12-16T17:50:00.000-05:00

This year we got a new addition to the collection of lights we hang for Christmas.I know we could have more and really should (power company needs to feel it's Christmas too... right?).Here are a small selection of photos from our front yard:As you can see the penguin finally have company. Emma picked out Pooh as a fitting companion for the penguin. And well since home depot had it at 50% off...

Getting pine cones

2008-12-16T17:30:00.001-05:00

Over the weekend we were talking about doing some art work/projects at home and would need some pine cones. Rather than raiding the neighbors back yard... I took Emma out to the forest for a walk and see what we might find (yeah this is where we went to home depot on the way home and got pooh on our lawn... read more).So we are walking along to see what we can find. As you may have heard Emma can

Recommendations for the 2009 holidays

2008-12-16T09:04:00.002-05:00

Last night I saw an add for slideshare in which you can create slideshows and share with friends or use for posting on your blog/web site and so on.In looking at the website I found the recommendations for the 2009 Holidays.I am not sure I would be up to all of these.....

The Julekalender

2008-12-15T14:27:00.004-05:00

yeah I know it's gonna be hard to *really* explain.But with Christmas coming up this is (weird as it sounds) is one of the things I miss on tv in the season.In DK there is a long tradition to have a JuleKalender. This is kind of like the advent calendar only with a tv show that has been split up in 24 episodes (Since Christmas is on December 24th... right?).Anyway. There are two editions. One for

Notice of upcoming yard sale

2008-12-15T10:17:00.003-05:00

Due to the current economic situation (and the 200 calls a day from the bank) I have come to realize that I may have been living slightly beyond means...Even though it's not easy I have decided to part with some of my beloved belongings. This will all be at a yard sale and I have started setting up items for sale in the front yard.

Nikon....

2008-12-11T09:56:00.003-05:00

I use Nikon equipment and is quite happy doing so.Yeah it would be really nice having a D3x and all that (if it wasn't for the price tag). So not to complain about Nikon but this one is just too funny...

Making of a Christmas photo

2008-12-10T12:21:00.003-05:00

Creating the Christmas photo of the year is always an interesting adventure. It looks so easy when all you see is the finished result. However getting the right idea and setup is just the small issues compared to getting a toddler to "play-along" with the idea and "vision"....Just to illustrate it. Here are a series of photos from the making of the Christmas photo.Illustration and showing what to

In these times...

2008-12-09T11:43:00.003-05:00

Every now and then it comes up how there are limited resources available and we have to conserve and recycle to ensure not wasting valuable resources.I know it's not your everyday subject and well hmm warning this may not be a nice and fluffy warm feeling subject...Anywho... after a bathroom visit (at work we have these big bathrooms with stalls and all that). I was thinking about water

after a little photoshop

2008-12-08T21:42:00.002-05:00

Yeah... I am having a hard time as you can tell ;-)Anyway... a little quick touch up and here are the results. I had one picked out but figured I would just try one more little thing ;-)If you were to pick one?Number 1Number 2ohh btw. click (left button) to view a larger version ;-)

Need some comments on this one

2008-12-08T11:02:00.003-05:00

Soo what do you think of this one?Need a few comments :-)

Emma cam - a few from the past 6 months

2008-12-04T22:12:00.004-05:00

I know it.... I can be all caught up in the latest and greatest and knowing everything about photography and gear and such...However sometimes it's ok to get a little reminder of what it's all about. Luckily I got Emma to show a different perspective which at times can be quite fun :-)A good capture of mom...Yeah... I still have to figure this one out... but hey got a suggestion?Here's baby Jimmy

What happened to November...

2008-12-04T10:37:00.004-05:00

November sure was the month where it started getting cooler around the Northern Virginia area and the amount of outside time is going down a bit every time it gets colder...Here is a few shots of what we did during November.Fist up we did have a trip to the park. Emma loves going there and in particular the playground. There is just something about toddlers and swings... (more here)We also took a

Just for the fun of it

2008-12-02T22:21:00.003-05:00

At a recent trip to a closing Circuit city I found a cheap(er) wacom bamboo fun tablet...Come to find out. It's fun to play with once you start figuring out how it works... It can be a little tricky but relatively quickly it's much easier doing selections and touch up in photoshop and such ;-)So just for the fun of it... here goes

Who needs a movie mode anyway....

2008-11-25T13:40:00.007-05:00

If you haven't seen it yet Nikon has released the Nikon D90 replacing the D80.Quite a few changes and I am sure some of them inspired by the D300, D700 and D3 meaning you get quite a bit for the $$One thing (being used to handling a SLR) I had been wondering about is the live view... Who would use that anyway??? being a lcd screen and giving a posture for holding the camera that doesn't really

Driving to school

2008-11-20T09:21:00.002-05:00

Having a long commute can sometimes bring up a few fun comments on the way.As you may have noticed on Jacki's blog we have been out looking at houses and Emma has been with us.So driving to school this morning we are at a red light and well being slightly late guess what I am thinking about traffic and all that....Not Emma... Emma: (seeing a nice little bright blue house) Dad, can we buy that

Dark field photo

2008-11-15T15:45:00.002-05:00

I started reading a new book on photography and lighting in particular.It's the book Light science and magic. This is a very good aid in learning about light and why light acts the way it does.So it goes into angles, light types and reflections.Reading the book you will want to try out some of the things described. And one thing that I just tried out is photographing glass ware. First try is with

Calorie calculations

2008-11-14T14:04:00.003-05:00

Now that Thanksgiving is coming up and Christmas is right around the corner it seems like we need a little adjustment to ensure that everyone knows the rules for calculating the calorie intake.1. If you are eating something and nobody sees it. It does NOT contain calories.2. If your drink is a diet it will break down any calories that may be eaten with the drink. (e.g. a bowl of ice cream + diet

Who is you worst critic?

2008-11-13T14:59:00.002-05:00

Who is your worst critic?I know for me it's very easy. It would be myself (sounds like the new TV show my own worst enemy)... But it's true...When I create something I always have to have it come out the best way possible and it often can't be good enough.Anyway... I have been working on creating a web site and as easy as it sounds it takes a bit more when trying to get a "simple" layout that is

It's all about natural beauty

2008-11-11T15:51:00.004-05:00

Yeah I know... It's not exactly a new one.But just saw it again and well... it's all about natural beauty right?Campaign for real beauty

Fall and butterflies

2008-11-11T09:25:00.002-05:00

As you probably already read on Jack's blog we went on a trip to D.C. to the museums and most importantly to see the butterflies at the live butterfly habitat at the National History museum.Sitting on the steps outside the museum I caught a view that was pretty cool. It was getting to be afternoon and the sun gave everything a warm glow. So here is your fall in the cityAfter getting in to see the

Photos from October

2008-11-06T21:53:00.002-05:00

wow... Finally got around to uploading the photos from October. Including the halloween photos :-)You can find the little player on the right hand side or use the links to go and check out the album.Speaking of which. Are you uploading photos to an online location for sharing with family and friends?Do you or would you pay for a service like that?Some are offering the convenience of being able to

Busy weekend but time for a few photos

2008-11-02T21:31:00.005-05:00

Sunday really should be a day of rest... But I'm telling you it's pretty hard work getting things done.First I had to supervised the truck being cleaned. It's not really easy finding good hard workers these days but every now and then you can get lucky. Like this one:Of course it doesn't come cheap...After working hard we had to go out and do some environment research to ensure fall is

a little time in the studio

2008-11-02T10:05:00.001-05:00

Check out this family studio shoot. Just about 10 min of photo time....5 min studio shoot

Bloggy give away

2008-10-27T21:54:00.007-04:00

And the give away has ended.... The lucky number is...And that makes the winner One Ordinary MomI am sorry I don't have enough copies to make everyone a winner :-( but maybe if you swing by the photoshop section or photo section you can pick up a few things there all free :-)Given my interest in photography I want to give away something that can be useful to just about anyone wanting to improve

End of the weekend :-(

2008-10-26T22:05:00.003-04:00

So it's Sunday night and the end of the weekend.Saturday it was raining and Sunday we got a little shopping done.Amongst all of it there was a few funny moments. And yeah Emma was the source of them ;-)As some of you may know (yeah not really a big secret) I do a bit of photography. And I just printed a few of the two kiddos on canvas to try something new and different. So as Emma was standing

Guess a season

2008-10-25T16:18:00.005-04:00

Here is a really tough one....Guess a seasonHappy Halloween everyone...

Stony man mountain - revisited

2008-10-24T13:59:00.013-04:00

It may be raining but it's finally the weekend. Soo I got a chances to put up a few photos from a small trip to Stony man mountain in the Shenandoah.Last time I had a few hiccups so now was my chance to fix those and see how far fall has progressed in the mountains.Stony man mountain is pretty good because there is a great view and the walk up there is "just" about 1 1/2 mile or so (compared to

Halloween

2008-10-15T13:29:00.000-04:00

This is just too funny... Halloween is gonna suck this year

Zyrtec and medicating kids

2008-10-14T11:10:00.005-04:00

Soo last week I heard on the radio about parents and grand parents using NyQuil to "calm" kids down and create some adult quit time...yeah... don't get me started on that one but... gggg does the government really have to put something like that on prescription to avoid parents doing something that stupid!!!!!But back to the point with this post. A co worker of mine has had a not so pleasant time

A small camera trick

2008-09-27T22:55:00.005-04:00

Even though it's been a while since I have had time to sit down and do some writing on the blog I have had a few opportunities for playing around in the studio trying to get the colors/light just right... That's kind of tricky though at times when experimenting with different setups.However here is one that is both simple and well relatively cheap. I was reading an article about how photographers

Shenandoah - Overall Run Falls

2008-09-13T16:26:00.001-04:00

Here is a little post from a weekend (well an afternoon) get away to the mountains.Several times I have been thinking about going to this particular location but never really made it.In the process however I have found other places in the Shenandoah that are very interesting but for now here is the post from my hike to Overall run falls.At the bottom I have included additional information with

First fishing trip

2008-09-13T13:59:00.006-04:00

We finally got to go on Emma's first fishing trip. Equipped with a Barbie fishing rod (the one with the purple butterfly "hook") we headed of for C. M. Crockett Park and Germantown lake.So here goes the first throw with the fishing rod. First throw into water that is... we practiced the throwing quite a bit at home ;-)As you can clearly see Emma got that thing under control. Leaving dad kind of

The ant and the grasshopper

2008-09-12T20:57:00.002-04:00

You probably all know the old story of the ant and the grasshopper.If not here is the old version followed by a new version. What can I say... check out original hereOLD VERSIONThe ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.Come winter, the

Food saver

2008-09-10T20:57:00.004-04:00

Remember this article: Food saver from Jacki's blog?.As you all know this will seal up just about anything for freezing and the food will last much longer. It's pretty cool ;-) (yeah you know it...)Guess what happens if you were to vacuum seal something that isn't as dense as meat. Like hmm.... let's see how about cupcakes?Here is a side by side example. Regular cup cakes and cup cakes ready for

Hot chicks in advertising

2008-09-02T10:27:00.004-04:00

Models used for advertising in magazines and posters are all supposed to look a certain way and just to make sure that the photos come out the best way possible some of them have extensive photoshopping done to them.well sometimes it's like... yeah maybe they missed something.Like this one:

The flying circus airshow

2008-08-26T22:00:00.000-04:00

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekGiving mom a breatherLocation: The flying circus air showSo we are heading out again. Just Emma and dad. I had heard about the flying circus air show several times. But as far as the family goes nobody had ever been there because... well it's in Bealton... or well in the middle of nowhere so how fun can it be...Anyway it was hot air balloon weekend (not that we saw

Thorup strand

2008-08-26T12:25:00.005-04:00

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeekTravel Date: July 27, 2008Travel Destination: Thorup strandHere is a couple of photos from our trip to Thorup strand. It was one of those days where mom would head off with farmor to do other things and the girls wanted to go to the beach... soo... yeah of course ;-)Here is a few "mood" photos from the beach and a couple of panos to finish up the post ;-)Along the