Day 89: Halloween

We took pictures at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz on the morning of Halloween.  It was perfect weather for a photo shoot and so much fun.  Clara chose the theme this year.

Day 87: Performance

 Clara's preschool had a Halloween party and program where they performed songs for the parents.  She was so excited about it and did a great job.

Day 86: Skeletons

Only photo for the day.  Our neighbors decorated their jeep with skeletons and skulls for the month of October.  It was pretty cool seeing it driving around.

ISO 800, 50mm, f/8.0, ss 1/200

Day 85: Ghosts

28mm, ISO 100, f/22, ss 8 seconds

Day 84: Day of Rest

Paul took a good 45 minute nap after church and home teaching this afternoon while Rose napped, Clara colored, and I developed photos.  He is the cutest in his argyle socks.

32mm, ISO 640, f/4.0, ss 1/100

Day 83: Boo!

On Friday night we came home to treats on our doorstep with a "Boo!" handout telling us to take treats to two other families along with a copy of the handout, so on Saturday we made sugar cookies and ding-dong-ditched two families we know from our ward.  Clara was SOOOOOO into it and was thrilled when I let her do the second house totally on her own.

65 mm, ISO 640, f/4.0, ss 1/80

Day 82: Fort Point

I have been wanting to go to Fort Point for a while now, ever since I heard about it on the website of a photography school that does photography tours of San Francisco and stops here as one of their shooting locations.  It did not disappoint.  Paul and I loved these big rusting chains that look like they are flaking away from years of exposure to the saltwater that crashes on the rocks below.  And I'm happy with my composition here with the post on the rule of thirds and then the vertical element being repeated in the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.  I even got a shot with the water going out from a wave which made the rock on the right hand side of the image darker and larger than when it is further submerged.

28mm, ISO 200, f/13, ss 1/40

 And I just adore this image of Clara hugging herself to stay warm and making a face as she tells me "I'm cold, Mama!"  I always underestimate the drop in temperature that happens right around the bridge, even if it is in the 70's in the city itself.  It wasn't freezing or anything, but it definitely was a little chilly and her cardigan wasn't enough for her.

45mm, ISO 1250, f/4.0, ss 1/160