At 6:35 A.M. 3/30/2013 Brendan got his first Turkey!

                                                  Brendan and others playing basketball!

 Brendan when he was a baby and Micah now.

Cannon EOS Rebel XS

I wanted to take a moment to talk about the camera I have used to take the majority of the pictures you see on this site. The camera is the  Cannon EOS Rebel XS. I really enjoy taking pictures with this camera. This is the first camera of this quality we have ever owned. Previously we have used the point and shoot cameras of various brands. These are good cameras but it's hard to stand back out the action and be able to zoom in and get good closeup action shots. I have not taken advantage of all the features this camera has to offer. The local community college offers a course to familiarize people with digital cameras. I wanted to take this course but due to financial constraints was not able to. That not withstanding, I have enjoyed endless joy with what I have been able to figure out on my own.
It is not my intention, in any way, to disparage other camera brands in any way. It is just that this is the camera with which I have experience. Our camera came with an EFS 18-55mm lens and a Zoom 75-300mm lens. The latter is the lens I use to take pictures at the ball park. Also, included was the battery, battery charger, and camera bag, etc.
By the way, we purchased this package from our local Sam's Club. So, if your looking to purchase a really good camera with everything you need to get started, Sam's Cub is a good place to start looking.
I have not mentioned pricing because these packages change from time to time. I know how much we paid for our package but have no idea what current pricing is. For most families this would be a major purchase. So if your interested in the typical point and shoot type pictures this type of camera may not be for you. If, however, you are interested in going beyond the usual, these cameras can provide an endless source of satisfaction as you go out and take high quality photos. Enjoy!

Well its March 20th and Brendan's first travel game is today. That is if it doesn't rain or snow it out. At least this game is in town. I'm glad too, because we don't have to travel very far to get there. Logan is still playing, on the city league; so his games start in May. Today will start our baseball photography, for this year. So we will have new pictures to post soon. Check back in a day or two to see the first baseball pictures this year. In the meantime I will try to find some from last years travel team. Enjoy!

Our granddaughter turned 15 on Saturday. So we have some new pictures to add to our collection. Family and friends were all at this party. We did get a lot of good pictures. As soon as we get them downloaded we will post some. Everybody had a good time, especially Shania. And that's what counts.
In order to take these kind of pictures you have to focus your camera, use an appropriate lens for the distance you are, from the subject, and take the pictures. And also be a little quick to snap, because some moments have a very small window of opportunity, for a picture. Be sure to get pictures of the birthday person, presents, cake, and anything else surrounding these things that pertains. Also get pictures of family and friends that are there. It's always better to take too many pictures than not enough.

Baseball Season is fast approaching! The kids are getting ready and Spring is almost here. I'm looking forward to all the games and excitement. My husband takes a lot of baseball pictures and things and people surrounding it. So I posted some more older baseball pictures. I hope you enjoy them!

                                            One of the hardest jobs in the game, and you do

                                            it so well. 

I actually was thinking earlier about creating a new blog, just for baseball, but I'm not sure that it's necessary. Although the majority, of our Sports Photography is baseball, we do have a lot, of other photography, too. So for right now we will just  keep them together. What I decided to do is just post a bunch of baseball shots, today, on here. Enjoy!

My husband, Alan, is really good, at taking the action shots of Sports pictures. I'm pretty good with still shots. Also I enjoy taking pictures of animals. Pets and other animals, too, such as birds. We have pictures, of Hummingbirds as well as other kinds that we both have taken. Also in doing dog grooming we have several shots of dogs I have groomed; as well as our own dogs. We both do Children's Pictures, which I really enjoy.