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!

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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 :)

Summer!!!

Oh wow---it finally feels like summer! It was pretty tough staying in the office all day today... Inside is the LAST place I want to be right now! So instead of putting up all the pictures I wanted to, here's a quick one from my trip out to visit the horses last night.

We've had Sweet and Sour, our Belgian mares here for about 6 weeks now. They've really calmed down and became very friendly! We had plans to get them hitched up and back to pulling this summer, hopefully we'll still be able to do that despite Justin's broken hand! He goes back to the doctor on Monday, they should be putting on hard cast so maybe he'll be able to get back to working!

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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I'm back!

After a somewhat relaxing/busy weekend, I'm back at school. And real life, unfortunately. My Friday consisted of spending 6 hours in a car driving to and from a job interview, that may or may not have been successful. We'll see I guess. Then it was up to Justin's parents place for the weekend.

It was nice to kick back and relax while Justin and the guys went hunting (no luck yet!). Saturday morning my future mother-in-law and I went wedding dress shopping, and I think I've found the one!

We had tickets to see Lorie Line in concert Saturday night (her 20th Anniversary Holiday Tour) and it was probably the best one yet! She brought back all her old traditions, like the medley (I got Great Balls of Fire in there!) and the fan letter. It was a fun night, and Justin loved it too!

Sunday morning, we spent some time with the draft horses. We were somewhat successful in getting the harnesses on Sweet and Sour! Finally!

Here's a picture of me with Sweet. They are sooo big!

Well I suppose I had better be getting to class. I'm looking forward to a family photo shoot this afternoon! Look for a preview possibly tomorrow!