Chasing the Dream

I think most photographers have something they spend years trying to capture that seems to elude them. There's been lots of those for me: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds in flight, and fireworks. I've read articles, taken thousands of pictures, and still not been able to capture the color and crispness of fireworks without also overexposing the smoke that inevitably overpowers them.

At Disney World last week I was able to finally figure it out. I don't know if it was chance, or I actually figured it out. But I'm thrilled for once I got the shot.

A Pier to the Horizon

A pier at a crab restaurant on the Potomac River. I'm standing in Maryland; the land you see across the water is Virginia, where I live.

The water looks pretty due to a little post-processing magic. The recent rains have stirred it up and it's a bit muddier than this photo would lead you to believe.

The Cinderella Castle

There's nothing special about this traditional photo of Neuschwanstein Castle. You can find postcards of equal and better all over Germany. But as a walking tourist without a helicopter and with a family of eleven, I was pretty excited to get this one.

We're heading to Disney World in a few weeks, and this is the castle Walt Disney modeled his famous Cinderella castle after. I'm glad my kids can go and say, "Hey! We saw the real one!" At their age, maybe the Disney one is more magical, but someday they'll look back and realize how cool it was to be standing in the mountains of Europe with the castle that actually did house a prince.

Pretty in Pink

D.C. in bloom. Flowers in the gardens at the Smithsonian Museum.

Baby Easter Eggs

Okay, not really. They're really peanut M&Ms. In Easter colors. But they look like baby eggs, don't they?

The Barn that Ticked Me Off

The story of the barn and the adventure of getting there is here at my author blog. Not for the squeamish, though. :)

Not the Usual Bathroom View

Taken from the bathroom in Puerto Rico. Not too shabby.

Lotus Position

On Pins and Needles

What I Like to Call Photo Therapy

It's Bound to Happen...

 Those daffodils are just so darn optimistic. Every now and then, it's bound to bite them in the bud.

Whoops!

I spent last weekend taking pictures of the cherry blossoms and intended on posting a few each day this week - ya know - since I actually had new photos. But I got overwhelmed with other things and let it slip.

So here's a few extra to make up for it. Have a beautiful weekend. :)