Wisconsin Apple Farm

Ever since I saw the movie "Baby Boom" (great 80s movie, by the way if you haven't seen it) I totally wanted to live on an Apple Farm.  Well, maybe not live on one, but at least go apple picking and drink hot cider at one.  On a recent trip to Lake Geneva, we detoured for a tour of this gorgeous apple farm as well as an apple cider doughnut.  Yum!  And who wouldn't want to purchase a peck of apples?  It's not like you can do that every day.

It was on this trip that I really had to embrace fall.  You see, I don't like fall very much because it just means winter is around the corner.  I know there are so many people that love the four seasons, but I'm just not one of them.  The thing is, however, that fall can be really beautiful and it's going to happen no matter what.  So I am learning to enjoy it as best I can and the scenery was truly beautiful.

How do you like them apples?!

Parke County Bridges

For our anniversary, we decided to go on a drive to nearby Parke County, Indiana.  (I know, we sound so old, right?)  We've been so busy with work that we wanted to do something low-key that we could also bring Friday along.  Slightly less famous than Madison County, Iowa (at least to those not from the Midwest), Parke County actually has a larger number of old covered bridges. 

It was the perfect time of year to drive around there.  The leaves were in full color and it was still quite warm.  It was a challenge to capture just how beautiful the scenery and these historic bridges were.



Happy fall!

Indiana Summer

Exploring just outside of Chicago, we took a roadtrip recently and looked at Indiana Dunes State Park and New Buffalo, Michigan.


Enjoy!

Friday was happy to run into this Goldendoodle.

City Series (Part 1)

While I love producing portraits that are classic and beautiful, sometimes I want to experiment with the more artistic side of photography.  When looking at some fashion spreads or the work of David LaChapelle, I'm inspired and fascinated by the creative process and how artists can push boundaries.  Recently, I started walking around the streets of my new city and marveling at how much more urban and old looking everything from the fixtures to the buildings look. 

I snapped photos of some of the grittier aspects - the exposed brick, telephone poles, and urban skylines juxtaposed with the more beautiful side of the city such as the trees of the parks, Victorian architecture, and blue skies.  Then, in Photoshop, I experimented with textures and color.  The result is the first of my City Series and is far different than my normal blog posts, but I think that is kind of fun. 

What do you think?


Enjoy!

Up in the Air

It seems I've been spending a lot of time in airports and on planes lately.  When I was home a couple weeks ago, however, I went on a very different plane ride.  My dad has been working on his pilot's license and took me over the the Oxnard Airport to show me around.  While we were there, his good friend Ron was kind enough to take us up for a short flight.  I didn't have my camera with me, so I captured a few shots of our adventure on my dad's camera.  This is not some flimsy point-and-shoot - my dad has many hobbies, and photography is a big one.  He is the one who got me into photography in the first place and bought me my first "nice" film camera. 

Soaring above the Ventura foothills, Oxnard, and even glimpsing Santa Paula I was amazed at how the places I had walked and driven thousands of times looked so much more amazing from the air.  I was reminded again of one of my favorite Bible verses - Psalm 121.  I lift my eyes up to the mountains - where does my help come from?  My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.  Being so high up sure puts everything in perspective.


Enjoy!