The Response: Chickadee with Icy Background — Cheryl This winter has presented many opportunities for photographing snow, chickadees, and ice.

The Response: Lensbaby Leaves — Cheryl Today, I decided I would say, “yes” to my Lensbaby (which, of course, implies that I stopped saying “no”). The winter landscape can be rather monotonous, and attaching the Composer Pro with Sweet 35 optic seemed like a good way to shake things up a bit.

The Response: A Tangle — Cheryl This image, of the wild rose bushes in the backyard, was taken remotely. Using my 70-300mm lens, I pointed the camera out the window of the master bathroom.

Cheryl I started the day with a shot of my prayer book and cup of coffee. An early morning rehearsal (OK, 9:00 is early for me) for Bridget meant I had to be up and at ’em, so I brought the camera and got some lovely, snowy shots. Since my prayer book and coffee shot […]

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The Call: Little Helpers — Jessica My oldest son was looking for a way to earn a few extra dollars, so I pointed out some outlets that needed to be replaced and gave him a copy of Time-Life’s Basic Wiring. He diligently set to the task with a few helpers in tow. Of course the […]

The Call: Ice-Coated Road — Cheryl The weather warmed up last night, resulting in pea-soup fog and water on top of any snow/ice that never got cleared away (creating a very slippery surface). This is a situation I generally wouldn’t bother driving into, but Jack had a dental cleaning at 11:30. After the appointment, I […]

The Call: Frozen this Time — Cheryl When I don’t feel like wandering far from home, I can step out my front door, walk down the road less than half a mile, and take pictures of the creek. The Response: Eternal Rest — Jessica The final end of all our wanderings… Not trying to be […]

The Call: Returning Order, Slowly — Jessica We do this for the art, not the adulation. I’d rather our music get liked and we get ignored. I don’t want to be adored for anything other than the music. — Andy Partridge This sums up, pretty nicely, how I feel about photography. While it is nice […]

The Call: Just Enough Snow — Cheryl We’ve barely gotten any snow, but that hasn’t stopped Henry from sledding in the front yard. Watching that kid living life with gusto brings me great joy. The Response: Decoration — Jessica Last Friday, as I was busy attempting to make paper snowflakes with the little boys, my […]