So the other morning I had to get Kyler to soccer.  As I was getting ready for the day, which also included a portrait session in Leavenworth, I was packing the car.  I had the camera in my hand and noticed the spiderwebs all over between the bushes, so I took this image.  I consider it to be my reward for actually being outside before 9:00 on a cold weekend.  If that sounds pathetic, I do work nights about one night a week!

Yes, that is my family that the arrow is pointing to!  Three little pumpkins, a wife and a couple of in-laws!

We went to the pumpkin patch today and had a great time picking the pumpkins, carving, hay-ride, and every hayfeever sufferer’s favorite, the hay maze!

A little pint-sized attitude.

Pumpkin snarl.

Free ride.

Here is an image of Blackbird Island in the Wenatchee River a couple of blocks from downtown Leavenworth that I took this afternoon.

Here is Kyler & the boys running through the victory tunnel after completing their undefeated season.  Taken with the 24 stopped all the way down to f2!

My Birthday was 5 months ago.  However, I received some presents from myself today!  I had to share my extreme excitement!

The Box.

Opened.  Leslie was amazed at my restraint in taking photos of the process rather than ripping open the boxes!

Here’s what I bought.  Canon 5D with a 24 1.4L and a 135 2L.  Yummy!

Unboxed.  To tell you how excited I am at this point.  It was effort not to shake with excitement.  For non photographers, you just won’t understand!

First image with the 5D and 24 1.4L.  The eye is in focus and the rest just goes to beautiful out of focus area.  Amazing Bokeh!  (Bokeh is the uptight, artiste photographers way of saying, “the out of focus areas,” and sounds like “bouquet”.)

Little Riley with his remote.

Remote control Hippy Bus as Riley calls it.

Riley standing inside with his remote smiling as he runs the hippy bus into my foot!  Taken with the 135 2L.

The 24 taken with the 135L.  See the way it goes from sharp to out of focus so quickly and renders the background completely soft?  Hmm…Yummy bokeh.  Okay, did I ever say that I was not an uptight, artiste photographer?

Then Leslie and I went on a field trip to Starbucks, since I was clearly not going to get any work done for a while.  She took this of me on the phone with the 24.  I should sell it as stock!  Well…if I looked more like a model!

Leslie then shot the coffee cup.  Nice job.  She needs to come with me more often.  But then I’d have to share my toys!

Me giving the cup to Leslie.  I love the way I am so far out of focus.  Have you figured out why I bought these incredible lenses.  Let’s say it together, “Nice Bokeh!”