a taste of winter...

I seem to have taken several photos over the last couple of days of our first "real" taste of winter.  I was looking for a photo that portrayed a desolate/cold look.  This look is sometimes hard to do in a city environment.  These two photos seem to fit the bill.  It is always amazing how you can take such a simple subject and make a photo. Came upon this scene today while driving Sherri and  her twin sister around shopping.  I dropped them off and drove back behind the store and took these two pictures with my Leica. Really wanted to capture this scene using instant film.  Unfortunately the temperatures made it very difficult to use this type of film. Will see if I can salvage and post them later.

a mother and her daughter...

Probably one of my favorite things to photograph is family.  When I got my Leica M8 and now my Polaroid collection, I stopped taking mass quantities of pictures (relatively speaking folks).  Instead, I try and make the few photographs I take really count.  Using this method I miss alot of photographs, but how I absolutely enjoy the ones that I catch.  Saw these on my computer and noticed that I haven't posted them.  What a beautiful relationship: a mother and her daughter...

beautifully rendered...

Seems like I have had ALOT of opportunities lately to take pictures of Pyper.  No matter how many photos I have in my stack to edit or scan, I can't seem to quit taking more.  

Pyper and I spent a little time outside on Sunday playing in the leaves and running around. The two pictures are separated by about 60 seconds. In the first, she is almost terrified of the leaves. In the second all she can do is smile. Regardless of the look, the Leica M8 and 50mm Summicron rendered the images beautifully...   

longing for something...

Saw Pyper looking out the front door this morning when Sadi left. She stood there at the door for some time just staring outside. Maybe she was hoping that Sadi was actually going to come back, maybe she saw something else or maybe she just wanted to see what it looked like on the outside. I grabbed my camera because I knew exactly what I was seeing. I saw a little girl longing for something. Much like all of us, but in a way that was totally visible. All too often we long for things, but we keep it bottled up inside.  That is the beauty of the innocence of a child.  They can only wear their emotions/desires on the outside...

Pyper being candid...

Seems like I take alot of posed shots, but I absolutely love being able to catch a candid moment with my manual focus Leica. Pyper is hard to catch so I guess you could say that she gives me lots of practice. Took this one on Saturday while eating out at Chick-Fil-A. Pyper was joining in on the conversation...