More Festival of Colors photos

Here are some more of my favorite photos. I'll keep posting a few every couple of days. What an adventure!








The Bride and Groom that came to take pictures

2011 Hari Krishna Festival of Colors

My parents live just a few miles from this temple and I've never been to this huge festival. So this year I decided I should come down from Idaho. What an adventure. These are only the first few pictures that aren't edited yet - but when I get home I have more than 200 photos to sort through and edit. I'll post those when I get them done. For now - here are some of my favorite photos.

ETA: Here are the edited pictures.

How To Play Squirt's Favorite Game

All you need is your favorite teddy bear ( or any stuffed animal). Say the words in the quotes. Do what Squirt is doing in the pictures. See - it's easy!

"One"


"Two"


"Three"


"Where'd it go?"


"There it is!"


Repeat

a hundred times a day

Try other stuffed animals for some variety

Point and Shoot Camera Tip #1

The first step to improving your photos with your point and shoot camera is working on lighting. Natural light is best for photos, especially window light. In the winters here in Idaho we get a lot of good window light. Clouds diffuse the light - or break it up. Direct sunlight is pretty harsh and leave shadows, but when there are clouds (especially when it is still bright outside) it is about the best lighting you could get. If you're indoors and using window light turn off the other lights in the room. Incandescent (light) bulbs are great to help us see, but make photo subjects appear pretty flat.

Also, turn the flash on your camera off. Most point and shoot cameras have a little lightening symbol on a button and by pushing it, sometimes three or four times, you can get the flash to go off. My point and shoot camera has 3 options I can get by pushing the flash button: Auto Flash, Flash On, Flash Off.

Using the flash can help you get a photo when it's kind of dark, but a camera's flash will make a photo look flat. Photos taken without a flash and with good lighting are pleasing to the eye. It's fairly simple to turn off the flash and it will improve your photos immensely.

Photo with flash - Photo without flash

Photos are unedited

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My boys

These are my boys

And sometimes they are crazy.
But I love them
more than a million buses

because they always make me laugh
and they take good care of me when I don't feel good
and they give me good hugs and kisses
and lots of snuggles

Plus, I'm the best Mommy
Little Squirt ever had
He even told me so.

And Cyam says he loves me forever
and he really means it.

I'm the luckiest girl in the world