Amelia Island Part 2

August 30, 2017August 30, 2017 | Allison

Hello hello! I’m back with part two of my pictures from our vacation with friends. 😀 (See part one here.) I love these photos, and I hope you do too!

Let’s start with the crabbing photos. We went out to a marsh to catch blue crabs with some crab traps, chicken pieces for bait, and some coolers. It was SO much fun and we ended up catching quite a few crabs – around 8! They didn’t amount to much once we cooked them, but the few crumbs we had tasted good. XD

We drove around everywhere in golf carts, which allowed you to take in all the beautiful scenery. ♥ Isn’t it gorgeous?

DSC_1339 (1280x853) — A tree where we parked the golf cart. I love all the Spanish moss! It looks so mysterious.

Besides crabs, we also caught some various other water creatures like fish and shrimp. (But we didn’t keep them.)

We caught two of these fish, I believe, and the second made a weird grunting/clicking sound. O.o It was so odd and funny!

Doesn’t this look like a tropical angelfish or something? We were all amazed to catch it.

Shrimp look hilarious with their long antennae. XD

And of course, the crabs. Look how blue they are underneath – so pretty!

DSC_1314 (1280x853) — We put the crabs on ice to calm them down. 😉 Some of the little guys were quite feisty!

Now for more beach pictures. 🙂

DSC_1368 (1280x853) — THIS IS SO PRETTY AND GOLDEN!

DSC_1379 (1280x853) — Whoa, I LOVE this photo! Isn’t abstract design of the sand neat?

DSC_1380 (1280x853) — What do you know. I only took one shell photo this time.

Shore birds…

DSC_1352 (853x1280) — I really like this one!

DSC_1353 (1280x853) — Heh heh, he looks a bit ruffled at being on camera.

DSC_1357 (1280x853) — I couldn’t decide whether to delete this picture or not… it’s kind of neat, but sort of not. 😛

I absolutely LOVE these pictures of my little sister Carmen! (I seem to be saying “I love this picture” to almost every picture, huh? XD)

The sunset over the beach was gorgeous! Unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of it at the peak, but I did get these.

Lastly, I took a bunch of pictures on the way home, especially of the enormously, voluminously puffy clouds (wow that was fun to say).

beach 1 (1280x515) — Such a pretty drive!

DSC_1490 (1280x853) — The birds look like specks of pepper.

And that’s about it! I hope you enjoyed the huge conglomeration of photos, dears. 🙂 Do you have a favorite(s) or is it too overwhelming to pick?

Also, HAPPY (late) BIRTHDAY to my sister Megan! If you haven’t already done so, hop on over to her blog and send her a belated birthday note. 🙂 (By the way, she also posted the pictures that I took of her on the sister’s photoshoot here.)

***Allison***

Raindrops {Photo Dump} + A Favor?

July 31, 2017 | Allison

Some days I step outside, look around, and go right back in for my camera because it’s too beautiful not to. I love just walking around, taking pictures of the little beauties I find. Because that’s how to be a good photographer, you know. You have to go looking for photo opportunities, not just wait for them to find you.

Sometimes the best photos are of the little things no one else takes time to notice. I like to think that through your camera lens, anything can be beautiful. ♥ Even thorns.

I love how these pictures turned out! Who knew raindrops on asparagus plants could look so neat? 😀

Beautiful zinnias…

I’m a little proud of these next pictures. XD I just LOVE how the raindrops reflect color onto the Japanese beetles!

Sparrows on a barn roof. 🙂

Phew, that was a lot of pictures! I hope you enjoyed them, dears. 🙂

BUT WAIT! Before you go, could you do me a favor? I’m entering some photographs in our county fair, but I can’t decide which of these to enter in each category. Would you mind voting for your favorites in the comments?

Wildlife:

Should I do…

1. The butterfly?

2. The snail?

Rural _________

1. Mountain?

2. Golden dust? XD

3. Fall evening?

People:

1: My dad?

2. My sister? (I would crop and edit this a little bit more.)

Landscape:

Should I do this sunset…

Or one of the Rural ______ ones?

Thank you guys so much!

Would you like to see a post of the rest of the pictures/items I’m entering in the fair?

Do you like photographing little things and raindrops?

***Allison***

Beautiful Things {Part 1}

April 7, 2017 | Allison

Oh my goodness, spring is such a beautiful, wonderful thing. ♥ I have taken SO many pictures lately, like I always do in spring and fall; too many to fit in one post, even though you guys said you didn’t mind long posts. It would be a VERY long post. XD Heh heh.

Anyway, today I’m going to post some landscape photos of our farm. I hope you enjoy!

Sometimes we take a little walk/run up this hill before school to get some exercise. 🙂 It’s a beautiful spot!

Our house and surroundings. 🙂 Several of the trees are green(ish) by now.

I love how fluffy and soft alfalfa looks.

Triticale doesn’t look the same, but it’s still really pretty!

AHH I LOVE THESE PICTURES SO MUCH! I DIDN’T EDIT THEM! *Ahem* It’s just the lighting was absolutely perfect, and the scenery, and… ahh. It’s easy to take these views for granted when I see them every day, but sometimes it’s impossible to ignore their beauty. I’m so glad God gave me all this to enjoy! ♥

DSC_1487 (1280x853) — I kind of like the effect of the sun through dust. 🙂

Can you see why I love spring so much? AHH IT’S SO GORGEOUS! Do you love spring too? Do you have a favorite of these photos?

Thank you so much for reading, my friends!

***Allison***

One Spring Evening…

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 | Allison

We went over to our friends’ house last Sunday, and I took my camera along. 😉

They just got an adorable Miniature Schnauzer puppy named Snoopy. GAAH! He’s so cute!

-Allison(Mallory, dandelions, frog) 032 (1280x960) — I think he blinked. XD

I also got the best moon pictures I have ever taken. XD It really helped that it was still light when I took the pictures.

-Allison(Mallory, dandelions, frog) 054 (1280x960) — Look! You can even kind of see craters!

I edited this picture of their neighborhood on my camera with the “Miniature Effect” setting. I really like how it turned out! It almost looks like a fall evening instead of a spring one.

My friend kindly let me take some pictures of her. 🙂 ♥ The first picture is not edited, but the rest are. (The third picture I actually took last summer.)