Week 36 – Nate

We received a surprise package this week from a fellow dog lover. Inside we found some wonderful bumper and window stickers. It didn’t take long for those to make it onto Nila’s car.

 

Canon Rebel XT w/ 50mm f/1.8
Taken at 50mm, f/1.8, 1/500s & 1/2000s, ISO 400

Week 36 - Jordan

This week was the annual Make-A-Wish of North Dakota’s One Enchanted Evening Gala. It’s a pretty big fundraiser for them and has been a good time both times I’ve been there. Molly is pretty responsible for planning the event, so props to her for putting together a great evening. You can find all of the photos from the event here.

Canon XSi with EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 18mm 1/6s f/3.5 ISO 1600

Week 35 - Jordan

Took the weekend to actually relax for once. It was nice.


Canon XSi with EF-S 70-200 f/4 L IS @ 106mm 1/6s f/4 ISO 800

Week 35 - Nate

Nila has always wanted an espresso machine and I’ve never been a fan of $4 lattes so we broke down and bought one a couple weeks ago. I haven’t quite figured out how to pull the perfect shot, but I’m getting better on a daily basis. :)

Canon Rebel XT w/ 50mm f/1.8
Taken at 50mm, f/1.8, 1/50s, ISO 400

Week 34 - Jordan

Molly's parents are in town this weekend and we're getting a bit of landscaping done. Haven't picked out and planted any plants yet, but Molly found some solar lights she's happy with and we've done a good amount of pulling up sod and creating a mulch-filled bed for future plants. Here's the lights on their first night of operation:


Canon XSi with EF 50mm f/1.8 II @ 50mm 1s f/2.5 ISO 800.

Week 34 – Nate

We happened to to have some flowers around the house this week. Nila doesn’t like this picture because the bouquet is actually really bright and pretty but I love the lighting and colors.

Canon Rebel XT w/ 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Taken at 100mm, f/2.8, 1/200s, ISO 400

Week 33 – Nate

Seeing Jordan’s post in my Google Reader reminded me that I didn’t post over the weekend either. Oops!

This guy decided to build a massive web off our back porch. Unlike the cicadas (which Maggie loves to eat) our dog was fairly wary of the spider…

Canon Rebel XT w/ 70-200mm f/2.8L IS
Taken at 180mm, f/2.8, 1/100s, ISO 800

Week 33 - Jordan

Pretty sure I forgot to do this on Saturday, even though I had a photo selected and everything!

The other day, the clouds were particularly awesome outside with scattered storms rolling through and everything. I ended up taking a few different photos while I was over in Moorhead feeding Joel and Meghan's kitties, but I liked this one the best.

It took a little planning to do right, considering I can't very well look through the viewfinder while driving. So I stopped, set things about where I needed them and figured out the angle I'd need to get the shot. Then I drove slow enough to get someone behind and shot a few.


Canon XSi with EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 55mm 1/320s f/5.6 ISO 100

Week 32 - Jordan

Two weeks ago, we moved into a new building at work. The full set of photos of it are still coming, as I currently lack several things necessary to appropriately photograph the buildings (among them: health, battery charger, and time). It will happen, however, but for now, I’ll leave you with a photo of the outside of the two new buildings. Yes, they aren’t landscaped yet. If it’s neat when it’d done, expect photos of that, too.

Canon XSi with EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 20mm 1/100s f/3.5 ISO 200, 4 shots

Week 32 – Nate

Queue the anonymous comment from Nila about the cutest dog in the whole-wide-world.

Canon Rebel XT w/ 18-55 f/3.5-5.6
Taken at 30mm, f/5, 1/100s, ISO 400