Clique: P*S*B - Nov 2-8 ~ "Animal Portrait"

Welcome to CLIQUE!

I can trace my love of photography back three generations, to the early 1900s and my paternal great-grandfather, Henry Mattson. I have a really cool photo that he took of the old family homestead in Minnesota, sometime before 1910. According to family history, Grampa Mattson frequently took photos of his world - the people and places that he loved.

It warms my heart to know that this love of photography didn't skip any generations as it passed down to me! I am blessed to have such a legacy and I hope to pass it on to my own children and grandchildren some day.

I experience a physical and spiritual thrill whenever the Lord shows Himself in His marvelous creation around us and in the people I meet. My dream vacation would be to spend a year or two just traveling around the US, stopping at little out of the way places and photographing the interesting characters and the beauty of nature to be found along the way - those things that draw me closer to GOD and help point others to Him, too.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

PSB - Nov 2-8 ~ "Animal Portrait"

Here are my first two submissions for this week's challenge --

Puppy Dog Eyes

This is the look Cully gives me when she wants my attention...

F3.7, ISO 400, 1/74 shutter speed, focal length 17mm

Bugsy and the Remote

Took lots of photos of Bugsy while visiting Jen today - this is one of my favorites!

F4, ISO 1600, 1/67 shutter speed, focal length 36.1mm

TFL - kimB

5 comments:

Jane F. Smith said...: Wow these are great candid shots!!! love the last one...like he's going to change the challene with his eyes!; November 4, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Nice shots! Puppy dog eyes will get me every time! Georgeous coloring on the cat! Can he really work that remote?? He's a man isn't he? LOL!; November 4, 2007 at 2:10 PM
pixelchick said...: Both are wonderful..I love the cat photo!; November 6, 2007 at 9:20 PM
Gayle said...: Fun candid shots! Love those puppy eyes!; November 7, 2007 at 8:53 AM
pdxscrappinmamma said...: Love the close up shots. Very nice, the color is great too!; November 7, 2007 at 10:03 PM