Chasing Rainbows!

Driving home today I spotted what looked like a piece of a rainbow in the sky as I was coming off the highway (and of course I decided not to bring my Nikon with me to work today).

I couldn't wait to get to my favorite open field to try to capture it (even though I only had my little Canon Powershot with me...but it does a good job). I was afraid that by the time I got off the exit ramp it would be gone!

Unfortunately the rainbow didn't come out in the photo as I saw it with my eyes but a lot of time that is the case with these types of things.... The rainbow formation is to the left in this shot:



Even though I couldn't capture the rainbow as I saw it you COULD NOT BEAT THIS SKY!

"Hi my name is Jen and I'm a sky and cloud addict"



Since there was such a great sky I stopped at one of my common photo spots along the canal and took this shot. I love the darkness of the trees, the shine of the water and the beauty of the sky.



The next thre from along my ride how is where I got a little crazy. I loved the The next three from along my ride home is where I pulled over for a 3rd time on the side of the road to get these shots. I just keep thinking that people must think I'm nuts when they see me standing next to my car on the side the road....but you know what? I don't care! LOL!!

Photo Shoot With Two Little Friends

Today I did a photoshoot of my friend Mary's 2 children. I've known Mary since grammar school and I asked her to let me know when she had some free time to do a photoshoot of her 2 children Bobby & Kaylee.

We started at the lake and then it took them a little time to warm up to posing, etc. but once we switched to a different location at the park things took a turn for the best. I took a few hundred photos and when I looked at home there were a little over 100 quality shots. Since many look very similar I'll go through them and pick the best of each.

The best part of the day was when a rainbow appeared as the sun was setting. Bobby noticed it and I quickly laid in the grass and told them to look up at the rainbow holding hands. It was a great way to end the photoshoot.

Because the sun was setting behind the trees the photo came out really dark but I liked it that way. I lightened my favorite of the rainbow shots a bit and I like that it is a little shadowey in the shot.

I'll be working on the series for a while since there are so many quality shots but I'll share the rainbow shot I edited below.