♥ Flower

I took this picture in my flower garden. I did not realize the pistols made the shape of a heart until I was looking at my pictures on my computer screen.

 Here are some more views of "this" flower.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.002 sec  (10/5000)
Aperture:	f/3.2
ISO Speed:	400
Focal Length:	5.8 mm

Slip Slidin' Away

Today, my kids, my mom and I went to Aquaport.  It's a small water park about 20 minutes from our house.  We had so much fun.  Here is a picture of my son going down one of the slides.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0018 sec  (10/5500)
Aperture:	f/4.0
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	4.2 mm

Royal Orneriness

Here is a sweet picture of my puppies resting.  Don't let those innocent faces fool you.  They had just finished a two hour session of lets see how many times we can get our humans to say "NO!"  :-P

A few more shots of my mischief makers.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0167 sec  (10/600)
Aperture:	f/3.6
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	7.3 mm

Serenity

The softness of the color of this flower along with the water droplet on it have a very calming effect on me.  I am so lucky to have these growing in my own back yard.

Here are some more photos of flowers in my flower garden.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0045 sec  (10/2200)
Aperture:	f/2.8
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	4.8 mm

A Cucumber in the Making

The bloom of a cucumber plant in my garden:

More garden pictures:

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1800
Exposure:	0.0125 sec  (10/800)
Aperture:	f/3.1
ISO Speed:	64
Focal Length:	5 mm

Lunch Time

A pelican at the St. Louis Zoo caught a fish while we were watching the water fowl.

Some more shots of water fowl at the St. Louis Zoo

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1800
Exposure:	0.0067 sec  (10/1500)
Aperture:	f/5.6
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	63.5 mm

Shake a Tail Feather

I caught this swan doing a butt boogie when we were at Dickerson Park Zoo.  He was a very friendly swan, mainly because there was food there and people were allowed to feed the ducks and swans and fish.

Here are some more shots of the Swans at Dickerson Park Zoo.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1800
Exposure:	0.0067 sec  (10/1500)
Aperture:	f/5.6
ISO Speed:	200
Focal Length:	75 mm

Bee Lunchon

This was taken in one of our local parks where I do A LOT of my shooting. We have great parks for that, so I spend as much time in them as possible. I was so excited to catch this fat bumble bee while he was sucking up nectar.

 A couple more shots from that same walk.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.008 sec  (10/1250)
Aperture:	f/3.6
ISO Speed:	400
Focal Length:	7.6 mm

Day Glow Bloom

This is a picture of a straw flower in my flower garden taken at the hottest most humid part of the day. I really liked how the harsh light made this flower glow.

 Here are a couple other shots of flowers in my flower garden.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0021 sec  (10/4800)
Aperture:	f/2.8
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	4.8 mm

Weeeeeeeee

My kids and I went to the local aquatics center today to try and keep cool in this horrid heat.  They have a speed slide there that my daughter just loves.  I managed to get a shot of her coming down the slide.

Here are some more shots from our day at the pool.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.002 sec  (10/5000)
Aperture:	f/6.4
ISO Speed:	100
Focal Length:	28 mm

Summer Buzz

This picture was taken with my HTC EVO.  I was at a park with my kids today and found some great shots, but all I had was my phone with me.  But, I'm still happy with several of my shots.

Here are a couple other shots from today:

Camera:	Htc PC36100
ISO Speed:	116
Focal Length:	4.57 mm

Somebody's Watching Me

I caught this little guy watching the kids and I as we walked our two new little puppies through the garden path at our local park.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.04 sec  (10/250)
Aperture:	f/5.0
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	43.1 mm

Injured Woobie

My puppies yanked the ear off this poor Woobie. 

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.0357 sec  (10/280)
Aperture:	f/2.8
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	4.2 mm

Destination Unknown

I found this tanker car very interesting while standing on a footbridge over the train tracks.

Some other views from that same footbridge.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1800
Exposure:	0.0167 sec  (10/600)
Aperture:	f/9.0
ISO Speed:	64
Focal Length:	14.6 mm

Countess Olivia

Day 47: A picture of our new baby Countess Olivia

This little girl and our other little puppy girl have both brought so much joy to our house.

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
Exposure:	0.025 sec  (10/400)
Aperture:	f/3.2
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	5.4 mm