Sunday rambling and photos-I need help!

Today I finally took the time to sit down at my "photography" computer and went thru some pictures from the spring/summer/fall. Yeah it's been awhile. I finally had a deadline (company photo contest) coming up and with the crazy that the next two weeks will be, it was now or never.

What's coming up in the next two weeks? Well, girls' basketball practice starts tomorrow (still not sure how I feel about this), and then tomorrow night our boss will arrive from England for a visit. So, we will be busy weaning calves, getting cows moved around, sorting off open cows and shipping them, and weighing and tagging lots and lots of calves (around 700).

Justin and I are still doing Insanity in the mornings so my weekdays will look like this:
5:00-wake up and get ready to workout
5:20-ish-start workout
6:00/6:15-finish working out, I get breakfast ready and watch last night's news while Justin showers
7:00-Justin *should be* out the door, and I start to get ready
7:30 or so-get to the office, check email, check answering machine, do "work stuff"
3:00-leave work, get ready to head to basketball practice
3:15-leave the ranch to head to practice
3:55-get to town just before school gets out at 4 so I can get the gym ready
4:10-girls start to arrive at practice
6:00-practice wraps up
6:15-once everybody has left and I lock up, I head home
7:00-get home, hope that Justin has made something for supper
7:30-sit down and check facebook, emails, etc.
8:15-I'm ready for bed!

And so the fun that is the next 6 or so months begins...

Anyway-here's the photos I promised...

 

The top two were taken a few weeks ago-the orange skies are compliments of a smoky haze. The bottom is from calving, earlier this spring.

I need your help! I'm entering 1 of these in our company's photo contest (winners will go into a calender) and I can't decide which one!

Black Hills Photo Shootout

It has been a GREAT weekend in the Black Hills for the 2nd Black Hills Photo Shootout. I've spent the last two days meeting other photographers of all skill levels from across the country shooting pictures around the Spearfish area. I thought I'd better share some pictures tonight while I've got a chance- the busy just isn't stopping anytime soon! I threw this video together (everything is straight out of the camera-just to warn you), enjoy! Let me know what you think!

Favorites

I take a lot of pictures. And there are quite a few I like. But this one? I want to enlarge it poster-sized and hang it on my wall. If I had any more wall to put pictures on. I'm pretty much in love with it.

 I was searching for a picture to enter in the Beef Magazine "Cowboys and Cattlemen" Photo contest, and I came across this one. I took it over a month ago (obviously, since Justin doesn't have a broken hand in the picture) and I'm not real sure why it didn't catch my eye right away. Or maybe I was too busy to really notice it. But Wow. I love the timing, the clouds in the sky, the cows watching on the horizon, the colored cow, Justin's position... It's pictures like this that get me fired up about photography and what I do. Which is good, because I have a bunch of pictures from the branding yesterday to go through, and I'm excited for that!

Maybe I'll have to see if I can talk my boss into hanging it in the lobby of the office :)

Quick picture post

Just thought I'd quick share a few of the pictures I took this weekend at the Larry Larson Photography class. It was a great experience! I had a lot of fun and learned so much! Here are a few of my favorite shots.

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A few peeks from Kristin and Art's engagement session

I'll be photographing Kristin and Art's wedding this summer, I'm excited for the opportunity! I recently took a few engagement pictures, we decided we'll take some more when it's warmer... and there isn't two feet of snow on the ground!

We started by taking a few shots around town...


then set up a makeshift studio at Kristin's place!



The Always Remember print is my best seller on my Etsy site, so I thought I would personalize one!

It will be the summer of weddings, as I plan mine, photograph Kristin and Art's, travel to my future brother-in-law's wedding, plus more!

Want to win a free print?

Here's how!

Later tonight I will be posting details of a contest on my facebook fan page. Of course, you have to be a facebook fan to participate! If you aren't already, just check out the fan box at the bottom of this page and it's easy to become a fan!

The contest will run through Thursday, December 17 2009, 11:59 P.M. Central Time, and the winner (to be posted Friday morning) will receive an 8x10/12 print of their choice! A great gift for yourself or someone else!

Hope to see lots of entries! Good Luck!

Howdy!

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A little bit about myself: Although I may be a Minnesota farm girl, I'm quickly adapting to the ranch lifestyle of South Dakota. My photography days go quite a ways back; I first started trying to find the "perfect shot" back when I was in about 5th grade in the 4-H photography project trying win that grand champion prize. I carried on my journey to become a better photographer, and I still enjoy the art of photography, and appreciate it more now than ever.

When I'm not busy finishing up my last semester of college and planning my wedding I'm finding ways to make my Etsy shop (www.cowgirlimagery.etsy.com) better, or trying to figure out how to better use my camera! It's a never-ending process!

Be sure to check back and see what new pictures I've taken and other exciting posts from Etsy, or just stuff I find that's cool!