Project 365....day 148

Big locomotive, right on time.


Big locomotive goin' down the line...


Big locomotive, number 99


Left the engineer with a worried mind.

Project 365....day 95

Another day, another shoot! Yesterday I had an AMAZING shoot with a beautiful young woman who is so full of color and personality and creativity, it's nearly impossible to believe that she can be/stay as quiet as she is! Still, even reserved, Emmy was a wonderful model, and I can't wait to get to use her again.

Here are a couple of bits and pieces that I've chosen from my shoot yesterday for my 365.


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Project 365....day 91

Thursday I had the privilege of actually having a real, live model! My friend Matt and I went out to take advantage of the beautiful spring day we had. I did take a few other random pics while we were out, but I wasn't thrilled with any of the 'randoms', so I am choosing to use a few alternate edits from my portrait session with my friend Matt. Enjoy!

Hangin' out...catchin' up....snappin' pictures. My favorite kind of day!


Another beach shot...a bit longer this time to include the shadow.


On to the train tracks! One of my favorite locations to shoot portraits. (Please note the awesome sparkle from the sun on his glasses!)


This is one of my favorite pictures from the whole 2.5 hour session! I love the movement in this picture, and the angle his arms are at.

Project 365....day 84

Yesterday I had to work in the morning, and my sweet little toes was not feeling well at ALL, so I wasn't entirely sure I was going to have time to even get out and shoot yesterday. Thankfully, I was able to make my escape when my husband came home to take over w/the kids for a while so I could get out and shoot. By the time I made it out, it was late in the afternoon, and had started raining, but I'm still thrilled with the outcome. Here are my 365's for day 84!

The first of many shots of the train tracks in Fonda, NY


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A beautiful farm I passed on my way out Rt. 5 yesterday.

♥ Trains for Liam! ♥

Today I was out and about taking pictures, as I am every day, and on my way home I came across this train car...it's another car from the FJ&G Railroad. (You can see those pictures on day 13 of my Project 365) This one is located in Northville, right off of Rt. 30, so without further adu, I give you some more trains for Liam ♥



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Project 365....day 27

Today's project 365 is an exciting one for me! My husband got out of work earlier than I'd expected today, so as soon as I finished watching Days of our Lives (go ahead, laugh at me) I took off, in search of 'the bridge'. I have been looking for a covered bridge for a few weeks now, and my friend Dave mentioned that there is one right across the street from his house. After checking out a map to make sure I knew where I was going, I set off!

First...a little history lesson;

In 1828 Arad and his brother Leonard moved to the Town of Edinburgh, purchasing Ely Beecher’s sawmill and carriage factory located along Beecher Creek. Arad had 35 acres across Beecher Creek where he had garden and pasture land. An open bridge below the house gave access to this acreage until it was destroyed by melting spring snow and ice. In 1879 he then decided to build the covered bridge that still stands today. According to family legend local residents Melzor Manning laid the stones, Jacob Latcher hewed the timbers and Azariah Ellithorpe Jr. framed the bridge. For the complete history, go here: History of the Copeland Covered Bridge

A long shot of the Copeland Covered Bridge



After I captured that shot, I climbed/slid my way down to the bottom of the rocks to get a different angle on the ice and the wintering plants.



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The wild, flowing water of the Beecher Creek!



One of the last shots I took before I headed back home....from the top of the hill...I loved the look of the fence.



On my way home I detoured to take a few pictures for my friend Jani's son. ♥ he loves Trains, and while that will be it's whole own post, here is a pretty cool final shot for the day. I am curious to see what you all think this might be...

Project 365....day 13

Sarah's pictures a few days ago inspired me, and also gave me an idea for a very-very local shoot! A few blocks from my house is a piece of history for this part of New York. Just a few blocks away is the site of the old FJ&G railroad. To honor this small bit of history, my city has left a piece of track and one old rail car. I went there to shoot today, and was pretty thrilled with the results.

First, just for fun I played with my macro setting for a bit, trying to capture some more perfect snowflakes.



After I played around with that for a bit, I got down to business. Here are a couple different edits of the train.

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More trains for Liam! ♥



Finally today, I have a shot of my sweet little princess resting after dancing "ALL night at the ball, Momma!"