Sweetsauer Photo Hunt #2

I participated in the second Sweetsauer Photo Hunt... for more participants including two friends of mine (Alexa, Jamie) please visit Photo Hunt Challenges.

Here's what I came up with:

1. A View from Above (looking down) - Oregon Coast2. A Macro Shot3. Laughter4. Relaxation ~ Last page in the book titled "But No Elephants" by Jerry Smith (great book!)5. A Celebration6. A Sunset ~ over the Pacific Ocean on June 28 in Seaside, Oregon7. Sun/Lens Flare8. A Bridge ~ entering the State of Oregon9. A Shadow ~ My son told me he saw a butterfly in the backyard, so I came out to see and in fact it was a dragon fly. I grabbed my camera and actually got a shot of it! Then I noticed it's shadows...10. A Garden11. A Park12. A Street Scene13. Signage14. A Summer Activity ~ picking strawberries15. A Summer Treat16. Earth17. air/wind18. Fire19. Water20. Something Vintage (pre-1980)21. Something Made of Glass22. Something Made of Wood23. Something that Floats24. Something Railroad Related25. Something Round

Round Robin Photo Challenge ~ Wildlife

I went to the zoo last week with 2 of my children - here are four species of wildlife we saw...

Bison -Hippos that weren't submerged in their pond, hooray!peacock-giraffes-

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Straight Out Of the Camera ~ window

I was hoping for a better picture, but I couldn't go and make the mothers of the bride/groom move... so I still took the photo and think it's kinda neat even with the extra bodies... I'm inside the chapel looking out at the happy newlyweds in the garden starting their wedding photos ~ For more Straight Out Of the Camera photos, visit Jan at:

EDIT: Julie left me a comment and suggested I use this for the meme "window views". Well, I found it on her blog and linked this post up this week! Thanks for letting me know about this meme!

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ strawberry

mmmmm, yummy! This was served at a wedding I went to last weekend!
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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ 3D flower

I've been noticing the shadow this piece creates while hanging on my wall in my living room:For more shadow shots from around the globe, visit:

Straight Out Of the Camera ~ Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! My Husband and my Daughter - she's so brave!

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Brenda's Photo Challenge

The challenge is to get up close and personal, to get a macro shot... here is my African Violet that is in bloom right now! I can't get good in-focus shots really really up close, need to practice more on that or get more zoom capabilities! ;)

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Sky Watch Friday ~ fire truck ladder

a fire truck was at the Children's Festival we attended last weekend - for the children to explore and this was for demonstration purposes...


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Shadow Shot Sunday ~ flipflop

I like how the red shows through from the strap...

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Straight Out Of the Camera ~ princess

this was taken at a Children's Fun Day where my daughter had her face "painted" (stamped)...

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onto the next scavenger hunt

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NicoleB Photography Scavenger Hunt

I am missing a few still - but I have a sick child on my hands so I'm not certain I'll be able to get out to get the final few...

I participated in the NicoleB Photography 2nd Scavenger Hunt... as I did last month, I left some til the last minute and find myself finding opportunity around my home to get some of the ones I'm missing - for this one I can't quite finish it up yet but will still post!
Thanks for hosting Nicole!

1. a souvenir - from my Parent's trip to Hawaii

2. fish: from my archives from summer of 20073. a religious building4. a fire department5. a manhole cover6. a postcard La Bufadora, Mexico7. water8. a communication device9. a life event: Prom (my kids and I went a spied on this Grad Class, it was so fun!)10. a foreign stamp - I received a pack of a dozen pre-stamped envelopes from a Student we hosted from Beijing, China; so here's quite a few stamps for you!11. a tree13. a street mirror - there was a mirror on the playground equipment, this is looking in the mirror to the underside of the slide where some graffiti was14. a decoration fixed on a house15. a foreign flag- I found on a miniature golf hole16. a fire19. a "verboten" sign20. a beach21. a Cityscape: Las Vegas22. something goofy - some students arrived in Hummers, Limos, Hot Rods, Vintage vehicles, an ice cream truck, a grocery cart and this:23. something carved24. an eye (or two)25. something rural