Yeske Wedding

Ashley & Brandon were married on August 22, 2009. I had the pleasure of capturing their happy day on camera. It was a beautiful day!! They had the reception at Pioneer Village and I had fun capturing them in the "old town" Here is a sneak peek at some of the photos from that day.

Weaver Wedding

My cousin Miranda and Robert had a picture perfect wedding day! They were married on May 30, 2009. Let me tell you that Weaver family is HUGE! I had so much fun trying to keep track of who was who. LOL. The first photo is of my dad and my Aunt Gwen. It is one of my favorite images from the day. Here is a few of the other photos I took that day.

Sturgis 2009

Another year at Sturgis. Every year I see more and more things that I want to capture on camera! We had a great time as usual and really enjoyed the grown up time together! We didn't get to make the Needles run this year but next year we will! I am also hoping next year we can drive through Vanocker Canyon and on Nemo Road. More things to look forward to! Enjoy!

I have been terribly busy this summer. I promise I will post a whole bunch of new photos for all of you really soon! I have a ton of photos just sitting on my computer that need to be posted. Plus I also have two weddings to post... so be patient with me and very soon I will update.

Northern Minnesota

We took a 4 1/2 hour drive up to North Branch MN. Wow the scenery is so completely different from around here. You go from corn fields to maples and from flat lands to rolling hills. It is so beautiful up north! Chad & I have both agreed on many occasions that we want to retire somewhere in Northern Minnesota. (although I'd also like to travel to the warmer climates when the dead of winter happens here) Back to my photos... So the it rained all day Saturday and I captured this maple leaf with the green cast of the forest and the raindrops. One of my favorite and very simple photos. The rest of the photos are taken with my camera phone so the quality of them is not as good but you still can see the beauty of God's land. We went to a park in Taylor Falls where all the rocks have been carved out by the whirling power of the St. Croix River many many years ago. We have made plans to come back to this park in the fall. Can you even imagine what the fall foliage will be like..Oh my goodness it's like waiting for Christmas for me. It's amazing how the beauty of the land can excite me so much. I am truly at peace when I am in nature. Back to that maple leaf. When I was standing there taking the photo all I could hear was the silence of the forest and the gentle sounds of the rain falling. Oh what an amazingly calm sound. I hope that I have captured what I feel about nature in these photos. If not I will keep trying. 

Lightening

Had you seen me outside on this night you would've thought I was a crazy person. I stood in the rain with my camera on a tripod and a garbage bag wrapped around the camera to protect it from the rain. In order to capture a photo of lightening you have to switch the camera to bulb. Then you push the trigger and hold it until the lightening flashes. Sometimes you can hold the trigger for up to a full minute before anything happens. By using the bulb it lets light in until you release it. Anyways enough of the technical stuff. Everytime I capture a photo I did a happy dance - like a little kid on Christmas morning! So enjoy my excitement as you look at the photos below.