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.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
On a sunny Sunday
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 of course the horses are the big thing... She started out with a small pony and loved it.
Then she got on the next one which was a little bigger.
And she loved it...
From the Leesburg zoo there were a few animals in the petting zoo area. Including a lama, goats, baby chicks and bunnies...
And I sure did hear a lot about the fuzzy bunny... not just from Emma!!!
At one time I was taking photos of the horse show where the ride the horses around and ribbons are given to the best of breed and all that. When I turn around I see one of the riders holding Emma and she is in the face of a horse petting, hugging and all that. Not just any horse... it was a Irish Draught!!! These are big horses... there is no pony feel in those ones... ohh yeah I don't think Emma will get one of these anytime soon though....
When going to an event like this there are always the special people with special parking. I guess if you have that privilege one should really arrive in one of these... It was very very nice looking indeed....
When Emma wasn't ohhing and ahhing as the horses jumped she was playing with her toy jumper horses and always wearing the hat to get a little shade (she really didn't want the hat on but it was needed...)
And finally a view of the lawn where we were watching the main event from. Notice the lack of shade... yeah it was a hot one.
Stay tuned as Jacki post a few horse photos ;-)
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 of course the horses are the big thing... She started out with a small pony and loved it.
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Then she got on the next one which was a little bigger.
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And she loved it...
From the Leesburg zoo there were a few animals in the petting zoo area. Including a lama, goats, baby chicks and bunnies...
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And I sure did hear a lot about the fuzzy bunny... not just from Emma!!!
At one time I was taking photos of the horse show where the ride the horses around and ribbons are given to the best of breed and all that. When I turn around I see one of the riders holding Emma and she is in the face of a horse petting, hugging and all that. Not just any horse... it was a Irish Draught!!! These are big horses... there is no pony feel in those ones... ohh yeah I don't think Emma will get one of these anytime soon though....
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When going to an event like this there are always the special people with special parking. I guess if you have that privilege one should really arrive in one of these... It was very very nice looking indeed....
When Emma wasn't ohhing and ahhing as the horses jumped she was playing with her toy jumper horses and always wearing the hat to get a little shade (she really didn't want the hat on but it was needed...)
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And finally a view of the lawn where we were watching the main event from. Notice the lack of shade... yeah it was a hot one.
Stay tuned as Jacki post a few horse photos ;-)
Saturday, May 30, 2009
A short walk in the mountains
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 just look cute in front of it??? (yeah I know there goes a couple of gray hairs...)
This stop is also where I noticed a smell of gas and found that the gas container in the bed had tipped and leaked all over which left the truck bed somewhat flammable...
Anyway. Couldn't spend too much time worrying about details like that when Emma is ready for her photo in front of the view...
Turns out that the temperature was pretty good in the slightly higher elevation. And even though we didn't plan to head to the tippytop we did venture down some nice trails like this one.
And Emma's eye do spot things...
The birds are fast but for the first time I got a photo of a blue one :-) and one of the more common visitors.
As we were watching the birds we came on the topic what birds eat... yep birds gotta eat... like hmm these
Having talked with her mom a lot about gardening we know that trees and flowers grow in dirt and you have to water them. But dad... what about that one... yep of course I would have to do a little explaining about a tree growing out of a rock...
ohh recognize the trail?
Posing on the rocks with yet another view... Something tells me I should start getting concerned... She really do likke to show off ;-)
and just for the fun of it. One last view of the Shenandoah valley... (gotta click to enlarge it)
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 just look cute in front of it??? (yeah I know there goes a couple of gray hairs...)
This stop is also where I noticed a smell of gas and found that the gas container in the bed had tipped and leaked all over which left the truck bed somewhat flammable...
Anyway. Couldn't spend too much time worrying about details like that when Emma is ready for her photo in front of the view...
Turns out that the temperature was pretty good in the slightly higher elevation. And even though we didn't plan to head to the tippytop we did venture down some nice trails like this one.
And Emma's eye do spot things...
The birds are fast but for the first time I got a photo of a blue one :-) and one of the more common visitors.
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As we were watching the birds we came on the topic what birds eat... yep birds gotta eat... like hmm these
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Having talked with her mom a lot about gardening we know that trees and flowers grow in dirt and you have to water them. But dad... what about that one... yep of course I would have to do a little explaining about a tree growing out of a rock...
ohh recognize the trail?
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Posing on the rocks with yet another view... Something tells me I should start getting concerned... She really do likke to show off ;-)
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and just for the fun of it. One last view of the Shenandoah valley... (gotta click to enlarge it)
Monday, May 4, 2009
first shots in the new house
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 ps
Just the first few of hopefully many to come :-)
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 ps
Just the first few of hopefully many to come :-)
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