Blink & You'll Miss It | Lights, Camera, Action!

I realize that this is an extremely odd photo. So allow me to break it down for you and tell you what it means. Have you ever in the midst of cooking, realized that you needed to line a pan with aluminum foil? So you pull out the roll of good 'ole Reynolds and try to tear off a square. No brainer right? Well it is if you have enough foil on your roll. Much to my chagrin, we were at the end of the roll, so this piece was all we had left. I used my lens cap to demonstrate size and proportion. It was like a classic April fools joke on the wrong day, at the wrong time, with the wrong woman. Needless to say I was more than mildly annoyed. Definitely had to improvise and use all kinds of pan degreasers to make clean up easy for the meal that night. So the moral of the story is make sure there is enough foil on the roll for the next person to use. DO NOT leave your loved ones (or yourself) stranded. It's worse than getting stuck in the bathroom with no TP. It just sucks okay? Thanks.

My adventures in Otterberg have been on a hiatus for a couple of weeks, due to Jesse breaking his thumb on a ski trip. He is healing well and was back at work yesterday so I was able to gallivant out to chill with the Aiduk girls. Photoshop homework for week #5 calls for the study of action shots. Small children move constantly. It continually amazes me just how quickly they can change from one position to another. Which means, if you blink (aka your camera settings are incorrect) you'll miss that one important shot. Due to the fact that I have no children of my own (*sigh of relief* yet) I borrowed J's for an afternoon. There was nothing super styled about this shoot... the girls are in their everyday clothes doing everyday activities. I love getting the chance to capture the everyday routines. Kids grow up so fast and I would want to document certain phases of their lives with consistent elements. I hope these little ladies make you smile today, because they sure make me giggle every time I visit them!

This weekend is a three day weekend!!!! It's also Sarah's Baby Shower which I am super bummed about being an ocean away. I'll be there in spirit sister!!! D and I are going to try and take a driving trip this weekend just to get out, but it's SOOOO cold! We'll see. Next week is chalk full of activities already.... whew! It's already the middle of February and I'm still running ninety miles a minute. I hope you all have a marvelous weekend and Happy Presidents Day!!!

Martinshöhe Photo Walk

During my Otterberg Adventure last week, I managed to snag some pic of J's girls helping to put away the silverware for the first time. Not to mention BOTH girls were wearing "two po-tails" that day. Definitely too cute to resist pulling out my camera.... plus I'm trying to work on photographing small children when they move SO fast! These images weren't perfect... but they're still fun!

So it's winter here in Deutschland. Which in case I haven't said it enough means the weather is über dreary. Grey skies, lots of fog, wet soak into your bones cold. I never used to think this bothered me, but after living here I learned it does take it's toll... even on someone like me who loves cloudy foggy days. So to combat living in the doldrums, D and I are trying to go adventuring as much as possible on the weekends we don't have plans. It gets us out of the house, and as long as we dress appropriately (and always bring an umbrella!) we're good to go. It seems like an added bonus that I can use these random trips to practice my photography. I have fallen in love made myself fall in love with the diffused cloudy light. There are no harsh shadows... NONE! As log as you're not taking pictures of the sky, it's not too bad. There's a side of me that's thrilled because it's super easy to think "Oh.... it's a gross day... no need to take out the camera, because the light will be crappy."  NOT TRUE! It fascinates me how light/tone changes with the seasons... and I take comfort in the winter light I've found to shoot in.

D and I decided to drive to Martinshöhe on a Saturday morning simply to get out of the house. It was pretty cold that day, so we bundled appropriately. We've taken the route to LARMC so many times and I always wonder where it will take us if we drive the other direction at the big turnoff. So on this day, we did. Such beautiful rolling hills and small little villages. (Like I could expect anything else here!) I am also amazed at how the rolling hills are still green. Germany never turns brown. EVER. When I go home to Texas I'm going to think our state is dying because it can get so brown. D was so patient with me as we walked and I took photos. He even pointed out some beautiful shots along the way. I was thrilled with all the results.

Tomorrow the Schneider's get here!!!!! We are so excited to welcome them to Germany!! Then starts the beginning of a seriously busy week. All good things to come though not to mention lots of photos! I wish everyone a great weekend! Miss and love you!